The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-05

for which they work, and their Tow
standard OF lying Not only is it to
the interest OF this country to keep
them out, but the Chinese authorities
mitted. At present their. entrance is
prohibited by laws amply adequate to
have been, are being and will be,
thoroly enforced. The violations If
them are SO few in number as to he
infnitesimal and can be entirely dis
regarded. There is no serious proposal
to alter the immigration law as regards
the Chinese laborer, skilled or un-
skilled, and there's is no excuse for any
man feeling or affecting to feel the
slightest alarm on the subject.
But in the effort to carry out the
policy Of excluding Chinese laborers,
Chinese coolies, grave injustice and
wrong have been done by this nation
to the people Of China, and therefore
ultimately to this. nation itself. Chi
nese students, business and profess
sional men of all kinds -not only mer-
chants, but bankers, doctors, manufac-
turers, professors, travellers, and the
like-should be encouraged to come
here and treated on precisely the same
footing that we treat students, business
men, travellers and the like of other ma
tions. Our laws and treaties should be
framed, not so as to put these people
in the excepted classes, but to state
that we will admit all Chinese, except
Chinese of the coolie class, Chinese
skilled or unskilled laborers. There
such provision would result in any re.
Taxation Of the law about laborers.
These will, under all conditions, be kept
out absolutely. But it will be more easy
to see that both Justice and courtesy
are shown, as they ought to be shown,
to other Chinese, if the law or Treaty
is framed as above suggested. Exami-
nations should be completed at the port
pose there should be provided a more
adequate consular service in China
than we now have. The appropriations.
both for the Offices Of the consuls and
for the office forces in the consulates.
should be increased.
+. d 49, Open Door In China.
AS a people we have talked much Of
the open door in China, and we expect.
and quite rightly intend to insist upon,
Justice being shown us by the Chinese.
unless we do equity. We cannot ask
the Chinese to do to us what we are
unwilling to do to them. They would
have a perfect right to exclude our
laborlng men II. our laboring men
threatened to come into their country
in such numbers as to ieopardize the
we'll being Of the Chinese population !;
and as, mutatis mutandis, these were
the conditions with which Chinese i'm
migration actually brought this people
face to face, we had and have perfect
right, which the Chinese government in
no way contests, to act as we have
acted in the matter Of restricting coolie
immigration. That this right exists for
each country was explicitly acknowl-
edged in the last treaty between the
two countries. But we must treat the
Chinese student, traveller, and business
man in spirit of the broadcast justice
and courtesy if we expect similar treat
ment to be accorded to our own people
Of similar rank who go to China Much
trouble has come during the past sum-
mer from the organized boycott against
American goods which has been started
in China. The main factor in produc-
ing this boycott has been the resent
people Of China. by all the Chinese
leaders, against the harshness of our
law toward educated Cinnamon Of the
professional and business classes.
This government has the friendliest
feeling for China and desires China g
wellbeing. We cordially sympathize
with the announced purpose Of Japan
to stand for the integrity of China.
Such an attitude tends to the peace Of
the world. 1#' %. =
II.