The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-24
JOHN CHINAMAN
CAUSES WORRY
Exclusion Law Discussed at Cabinet
Meeting.
VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENT
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO RE
TAIN ORIENTAL TRADE.

June 23.-Chinese inn
w migration to this country and the
execution of the Chinese exclusion
laws constituted the principal topic of
discussion at today's meeting of the
cabinet. It was the last meeting of the
cabinet to be held before President
Roosevelt shall leave Washington for
the summer.
The situation is regarded both by the
president and members of his cabinet
as serious. As Secretary Taft phrased
il. there seems to be more trouble over
the administration of the law than in
the law itself. In fact, he expressed
the belief that too much time was spent
in developing evidence against Chinese
who presumably were entitled TO enter
the country.
Presidents Possession.
The president made it clear at the
meeting today that he was determined
the Chinese should have fair treatment
under the law whenever they applied
for admission to this country at any
port He believed this was not only in
the interest of American manUfactur-
ers and business men. but no more than
Just TO the Chinese. While no definite
decision was reached at today's meet
ing il was the generally expressed
opinion that the AMIGA bic diplomatic
and trade relations which this country
has always maintained with China
should be continued if possible. To this
end Secretary Hay will take action on
behalf of this country.
Boycott Causes Worry.
The report that the commercial guilds
/ of China have entered into a hard and
| fast agreement to boycott the AmeTi-
/ can made goods has had a disturbing
/ effect on American producers inter
ested in the Chinese trade. It Will be
| the effort of this government to en-
/ deavor TO correct any misrepresentation
{ that NAV exist in China as to the too
I harsh enforcement of the Chinese ex-
cIusiou laws There Is no disposition TO
! exclude from the country any of the
/ classes of Chinese who are exempt from
j the operation Of the exclusion law
Trade is Increasing.
/ Secretary MetcaIf of the department
/ of commerce and labor. who has direct
supervision of the immigration bureau
( does not believe that unnecessary
! harshness is used in the enforcement of
/ the law. but is investigating the sub
/ iect with view to correcting any evils
| of administration that may be de-
veIoped He points out ct the cabinet
I meeting today that the United states
trade with China in cotton goods alone
for the ten months of the present fiscal
year had aggregated S21 100000 as
I against s.. 100000 for the previous fiscal
I wear. He hoped this trade would not
! be disturbed through any misunder-
standing and expressed the belief that
/ il would not be.
Morton's Last Meeting.
/ All the members of the cabinet were
present at the meeting 1t was the
/ last cabinet meeting probably which
| Secretary Morton viii attend as he ex-
poets formally to severe his connection
| with the administrs ton on the Both in
J slant Meantime he will spend much o1
/ his time in New York attending to his
new duties in connection with tbs
I Equita able Life Assurance society. HI
/ viii be in Washington on the 30th in
slant, to turn VSkiisthe navy depart.
ment 10 his SueeeSsor, Charles T
Bonaparte.