Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-24
CHINESE QUESTION.
May Disrupt the Trans Mississippi
Congress at POrtland.
SPEAKERS ARE VERY AITlCOIlS1IC


dications fail, the sessions Of the trans
Mississippi congress, which has as
semDled here vii be rent In dissen-
sion before the congress d "a hours
old. Utterly antagonistic views ara
held by the delegations representing
California and other Western States.
and those representing Oregon and
Washington, on the subject Of Chinese
immigration m M J.
This fact nrst became manifest dur
Ing Gov. Chamberlain's address The
Oregon executive had hardly finished
the perfunctory welcome to the con-
gress, when he launched an emphatic
dictum to the effect that while the
commercial interests Of China are
valuable the Influx Of horde Of
Chinese coolies into the Pacific coast
states 10 too high q price to pay for
1t, and this, he said in effect would
be the result II che exclusion laws
were not administered with the ut
most stringency. n lsa
Gov. Pardee Of California, IA re-
spending for his state. displayed an
evident desire to evade an allusion to
the subject Of immigration. However,
there was In this statement, that the
United States had quite as much to
fear from pauper immigration Of
European countries and from Africa
as It had from China, an evident re-
Election Of the sentiment Of his consti-
tuents. Gov. Pardee in measure
minimized the contention Of Gov.
Chamberlain that to conserve the
trade relations with the Chinese en-
pire Is not worth a material loossning
of the present strict supervision Of
Chinese immigration.
That the better classes Of Chinese
are Disseminated against to an unwar-
ranted extent, that q less stringent |
administration Of the exclusion law,
or, II necessary, limited reconstruc-
ton, Is advisable, was urged by other
speakers on oriental trade at the Sec
ond days session Of the trans issis
Sippi commercial congress.
These ideas were brought out with
especial force by Hon. John Barrett.
United States minister TO Colombia,
and by Theo. B. Wilcox, president Of
the congress. Mr.. Wilcox asserted
that It would be better TO even admit
/ limited number of Chinese laborers
INTO the United States to satisfy Chi
"a. The oriental markets had been
developed at the expense Of almost o
quarter Of q century's labor by manu-
acturers Of the Pacific coast, whose
'fforts would be nulli6ef IL the boy
'ctt against American products is sue
,essful. a3
america is in no position to ACt In
N independent manner, as this coun-
~ produces nothing that the Chinese
rant which cannot be obtained from |
ther nations" said Mr.. Wilcox. Ii
Mr.. Barrett, during the course Oi {
is address, emphasized the point that I
! Is not to compel the introduction Of Z
collie labor which the Chinese are re- {
against, but quits the
The boycott is a remon.
trance because the scions Of noble
len, refined and well educated gen =
emen, are held in the detention quar-
srs by unwise immigration officials \
our ports Of entry for period Of Q
m days ct q time, and compelled tai Q
erd with the lowest Glasses, Of theii b
during that LlmA Ia
The fight probably will be initiated 4
fore the committee on resolutions, \
here It Is almost a foregone conclus- n
n the sentiments Of the different 4
ctions Of the coast will be presented n
resolutions committing the congress
one side Of the contention or the
her.
Hon. John W. Noble, first vice-presi. &c
mt Of the congress and chairman Of al
e day, called to order the second days q
ssion Of the Mississippi con. fr
ess. General Noble introduced W m
Langitts, U. s. A.. who addressed 10
9 convention on the Importance Of m
e Columbia river as a waterway. ic