The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06

cause of their numbers, the low wages s9r Mheh of thsy ynw york and n,x their ow them out, but the Chinese authorities do no desire that they should be ad- nitted: At, present their entrance is
 this ws purposs apy ffqssasats aws thoroughly enforced. The violations ne infInitesimal and can be entirely disrega1dea There is nc serious skilled or unskilled, and there IS no ing to. feel the slightest alarm on the But in the effort to carry out the golicy of excluding Chinese iaborers; Chinese cooiies. grave injustice and to the people of China, and Therefore ultimately to this Nation itself. Chi- nese students. business and .protes- ional men of all kinds--not only mer- chants. but bankers, doctors, manu- lecturers, professors, travellers, and the like-shouid be. encouraged to come footing that we treat students, busi- ness men, travellers. and the like of other nations. Our laws and treaties these people in the excepted classes, but to state that we will admit all Chinese. except Chinese of the coolis borers. ass. There There would would not no % besthe least danger that any such provision would result in any relaxation of the law conditions. be kept out absolutely. But it will be more easy to see that both, justice and courtesy are shown, ( aese. if the law or treaty Is framed / above suggested. Examinations snould be completed at the port of de- pose there should be provided a more adequate consular, service in China than we now have; The appropria- suls and for the office forces In the consulates, should be increased.
 As a people we haye talked much of pect, and quite rightly insist upon, jus But we can enot expect to receive not ask the Chinese to do to us what we are unwilling to do to them. They would have a perefct right to exclude threatened to come into their country In such numbers as to jeopardise the weil-being of the Chinese population: the conditions with which Chinese immigration actually brought this people face to face we had and have a ernment in nc. way contests; to act as we have acted in the matter or re: stricting cooi,e mm,Sraci0n; sS cn,n, That as explicitly acknowledged in the last treaty between the two countries. Hut we must treat the Chinese student, traveller. and business man in spirit of the broadest justice and courtesy if we expect similar treatment to be ac- to to our to S5s peopMs M,c6 of ;1os s%ss from the organized boycott against American goods which hss s been start fucinF this boycott has been the re: ssar. Of cF.s Sy all harss . ness of our law toward educated Chinamen of the professional and busi- ness classes.
 This Government has the friendliest feeling for China and desires China's we'll being. We cordially sympathise % o stanG n for 9ne of sna Such ar. attitude tends to tho peace ot the world.
 The Civil Service.
 The civil service law has been on the statute books for twentv-two years. Every President and vast majority been in office during that period have favored a gradual extension Of the merit system The ,moe more 9roy,dag th99ronEhigy the greater has been the favor with ad.rirtstrative officers Any attempt nertnents n9 n% o of the the Government without
 
 tNis law would inevitably resnlt in are doing excellent work; and their compensation is inadennate consider ing the service they perform.
 The statement that the examinations are not practical in character is based on Q misapprchcnsior of the practice of the Coumission. The departments are inevitably consulted as to the ra- Inducements desired and as to the char acter of questions that shall he asked sent out to all heads of deuartments ask'ng whether any changes in the scope or chararter of examinations are required. In other words. the de- pa~tments nrescrihe the requirements And qualifications desired, and the CIv'l Service Commission co-operates with thew in securing nersons with those uuaHfi~at tinns aud insuriug open ard ir,ps rtial corrpetition. In large ru-nher of combinations Gas. for ex- a-nnle. those for tr1des nositions) t'e-c are m educational requirements whatever. and person who sc9n neither read nor write may pass with
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