The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-21
TALKS BOYCOTT
AND EXCLUSION
Ne Poon Chew, Chinese Editor, Tells
Sentiment OF COuntrymen.
FIGURES BACK ARGUMENTS
COMPARES MoNooLlAN AND EU.
RoPEAN IMMIGRANTS.

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= nese TO enter this country under =
y present conditions"
If your missionaries are killed =
. in our country, many dollars have ,
= to be paid, and if they're tainted .
= it's no matter
y What we want TO do is TO =
= change an exclusion law into a re- ?
= strictive law"
= Chinese must go became a y
= rag-time song during the early =
= agitation
= Western Manchuria is fertile, .
= and it has been made more fertile =
? by Russian bodies"
= To-day China is waking up and =
, rubbing her eyes. The Chinese =
: thinking apparatus has been out of =
= use for many centuries
China viii yet have a standing .
y army. Never before has she had =
= a standing army although she =
= now has a sitting army."-Some =
= Chinese wit and wisdom as eX- =
= pounded by Ng Poon Chew, man .
= aging editor OF the Chung Sal y
= Vat POI the Chinese afternoon =
y daily Of San Francisco.
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AIG POON CHEW, managing editor
of the Chung Sal Vat Po," or
Chinese Daily Paper Of San Fran
cisco, was in Salt Lake City a few
hours yesterday ana, before leaving
for Chicago, paid a visit TO the editorial
rooms of The Herald. A man thor
Oughly abreast of Chinese conditions
and China's needs, Mr.. Chew leaves
one impressed with the idea that were
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gin in this country under the lead of
such able men as he, the exclusion
question" would soon fail 10 he a ques-
ton at all. Without any attempt at
evasion, and admitting as true some of
the fears of a wide-Open door to Chinese
immigration, Mr.. Chew takes the posi-
ton that after all there are many thou
sands of Chinese who are not labOrers.
that beyond the fact that their skin is
of a little different color the Chinese
immigrant can safely stand the test
against hOrdes Of European immigrants
now pouring in at the eastern loop
hole of the United States, and that it is
hardly fair TO set down q hard and fast
law that any Chinaman who entered
this country before 1882 and who leaves
the United States may not return un-
less he happens to be q government
official, a merchant, teacher, a stu
dent or traveller.
And the severity Of the law is emphar
sized when one learns that Mr.. Chew.
a respected member Of the Presbyterian
church, a polished newspaper man and
taX-paying citizen, cannot leave the
United States for this very reason, that
he was an immigrant prior to 1882. and
that to leave means to lose the privi-
lege Of return.
Progress of Boycott.
You have no idea in this country of
the strength Of the boycott instituted
by Chinese interests against the United
States. OF course the Associated Press
dispatches tell of its progress from time
70 time, but we have special CORE
spondence and advices from the two
cities where the boycott is being d.
rected, Canton and Shanghai.
Millions of circulars setting forth the
/ reasons and purpose of the boycott and
protesting against the severe exclusion
! laws of the United States have been
circulated. The Chinese feel that in
/ Justice to themselves they must assist
in the boycott. The movement is not
only well organized but it is a sincere
one"
Mr.. Chew emphasized the fact that
the Chinese are not clamoring for a
wide-Open door, but simply that the
present exclusion treaty be made more
liberal and the restrictions fewer. He
pointed out that while under the pres
ent law government officers, merchants,
| teachers, students and travellers may
enter, the conditions imposed are bur
densome. Teachers and students must
show that they are registered to teach
or study at certain recognized institu-
/ tons Of learning before they are al
! lowed to land. Merchants must show
that they are to buy and sell for them
selves and in their own name and must
indicate where their places Of buying
and selling shall be. He asked how
merchants were to set up in business
unless allowed statesmen, etc.
Denies Danger to Labor.
Mr. Chew denied that the admission
! under restrictions of Chinese Iaborers
would harm American labor. He
pointed out the great need in California
! Of labor and showed how Chinese could
/ be utilized in the agricultural districts
/ He pointed out that with the rigid ex-
( clusiOn laws against Chinese has come
/ the decline OF four great industries in
/ San Francisco; namely, shoe, cigar
| clothing and wOollen manufacturing
| He said that where formerly thousands
of white men and Chinese had found
work side by side at these industries,
/ the Chinese doing the TOugher work
! there were now only a few handfuls
Reduce the number Of Chinese work
! ingmen and you reduce the number OF
/ white workingmen." was his conclu-
/ sion.
'In the fiscal year 19O3-1SO4." he con-
! tinued, speaking along the general lines
/ Of immigration. there were SO, 600 i'm
! migrants via Ellis Island. These came
{ from Europe, and one out of every
/ seven could neither read nor write any
| language. Last year these European
! immigrants numbered 1,0lS.0 600. of whom
| a vast number were illiterate.
From 184S, when the first Chinese
| came TO the United States to 1882, the
| greatest number of Chinese in this
| country at any one time was LOG 000
| During the same period of thirty-four
! years there were 900 immigrants
| from Europe. AS for personal cleanh-
ness the Chinese far surpass the immi-
| grants who continue 20 pour through
| Ellis Island.
u tell you it's easier for an American
millionaire TO climb TO heaven on d
Ifire-escape than it is for a Chinese 10
lenter this country. 1 may not go with
iout the boundaries Of this country with
Tout losing all rights TO return. That is
because / came here in 1882. two years
before the exclusion treaty, and do MOI
Happen TO be one of the five classes
now permitted entry.
"FOlIg wears ago when / visited Nj