The Washington times., 1905-10-20
puty to Wage workers.

Duty to Wage Workers.
j, Is our clear duty. in the interest OF
our own wage-workers. to forbid all
Chinese OF the coolie class-that Is.
labcrers. skilled or unslzilled--from COM
ing here. The greatest OF all duties Is
national self-preservatton. and the most
important step in national self-preser-
vation Is to preserve in every way tha
well-being Of the wage-worker. / am
convinced that the well-being OF our
wage-workers demands the exclusion OF
the Chinese coolies. and II is therefore
our duty to exclude them. tust as IL
would be the duty OF China 10 exclude
american laboring men IL they became
IN any way menace to China by en-
tering into her country. The right Is
reciprocal, and in our last treaty with
China IL was explicitly recognized as
fnher1ng in both nations But we sho,1ld
not only operate the law with as little
narshness as possible, but we should
snow every courtesy and consideration
and every encouragement TO all Chinese
who are not Of the laboring class to
come TO this country
Every Chinese traveller or student.
business man or professional man.
should be given the same right of entry
70. and the same courteous treatment in,
this country as are accorded TO the stu
dent or traveller, the business man or
professional man of any other nation.
Our laws and treaties should be 50
framed as TO guarantee to all Cinnamon,
save OF the excepted coolie class. ths
same right of entry TO this country and
the same treatment while here as II
ton BY executive action / am as rap
idly as possible putting a stop TO the
abuses which have grown UP during
many years in the administration Of this
law. I can DO a good deal. and will do
good deal. even without the action
of the Congress. but / can not do all
that should be done unless such action
is taken, and that action l most sarnest-
ly hope will be taken
Our Own Interests.
It is needed in our own interest and
especially in the interest CT the Pacific
slope and of the South Atlantic and Gulf
States; for IL is short-sighted indeed for
US to permit foreign competitors TO drive
us from the great markets of China
Moreover. the action 1 ask is demanded ,
by considerations that are higher than
mere interest, for / ask II in the name
of what is just and right America
should take the lead IN establishing IN
rernaT!onal relations on the same bcsis
of honest and upright dealing wnlcn We
regard as essential as between man ana
man -
the patriotic Georgians who wished q
see the nations Chief Executive. ana
proceeded to the school Of technology
W0ere ne VIII Spedh u the
A reception will be held this after
noon at the governors mansion on
Peachtree street In honor or President
and Mrs Roosevelt This will last un-
til 1t is time for the President to leave
for his train.
He will reach Jacksonville tomorrow
To one who knows Joel Chandler Har-
ris. the author of Uncle Remus." and
other stories for children. which every
child old and young south OF Mason
and Dixon's line is willing to swear are
the best ever written. there is nothing
strange in his deciination Of a place OF
honor in the reception TO President -
at Atlanta today.
Mr. Harris shrinking from contact
with the public Is ...oroughly well un-
derstood by Georgians. and is re-