The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
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I'LL TREATMENT or CHINESE.
 It is unfortunate that the President has virtually set his face against any modification of the Chinese exclusion act. and that he refuses to admit that any leniency or discretion should be shown by the immigration officials at the ports. The Hartford Times men, tions "an outrage perpetrated two or three weeks ago at Boston on four Chinese students. including a young lady, who merely wished to pass through this country on their way home from Europe. where they had been pursuing their studies. They were arrested. photographed in public, compelled to pay an outrageous price for the photographs, and treated like so many feIons"
 Is 1t any wonder that the Chinese government and ruling classes feel in- censed at such treatment. and that re- taliatory measures are proposed? Only day or two ago the following dis patch was published in The American press:
 .Tien Tsin. June 1s--The boycotting guilds is daily assuming more serious proportions. The guilds have quietly astermsned .e carry the the boycott t manu}acturers is rather gloomy. The tisements of American goods.
 It would be very grave mistake %< @k.k that 1t Is a matter of small import ance. It will seriously affect the cot ton growing South as well as the cot ton manufacturing North. and will also affect other American industries. Our trade with China is large and growing. They can live without our goods. but an effective boycott on all American manufactures would make quite hole in our foreign trade A delegation which included prominent representatives of the various cotton industries of the United States visited the President some days ago but re- ceived little satisfaction from him. To copy again from The Times:
 What is needed at once is an execu- tive order from the President compei- ling all United States officials to cease from such performances as occurred at Boston. Every American ought to feel a sense of shame that such things can happen in this country. Nobody can complain of the business men of China Representing the outrageous treatment which men of their race receive here. and for retaliating by discriminating manifestation n nnhIfQ nnfnfnn soon which will lead to an entire modi- f1cation of the attitude of this nation toward the Asiatic peoples.
 Whatever may be the equities of the matter as regards trade regulations. there can certainly be no reason why influential and well-behaved visitors from China should be treated either as paupers or felons. That they are so treated is beyond doubt In a recent letter to contemporary written from Washington, Richard Weightman gives the particulars of the case to which we have referred. and alludes to the general treatment of Chinese. saying; prisoner much more secluded than 2 murderer. or highwayman would be | in any of our jails. He cannot invoke the service vice of of 3 friend , 9r an atterney next t,a. to no .oPpporttpsn1lty to prove his
 to 5Sss an and aaPpeSS to the tSs demnation- which he usually experi encesLand If he happens to know toma to thes asir ahd hseif he Is then permitted to appeal to tn, secretary of commerce and labor ant to employ counsel to that end.
 l This is simply outrageous. We ad. init that 1t would not do Rt all tc throw our doors wide open7tb Chinese immigration, for our country woult soon be overrun by the worst classe. of that population, but no one com. plains at fair restrictions. We have immigration restrictions against pau. pers and felons from Europe, but nc one .imagines that Europeans of tnt same character as the four Chinese oi whom we have been speaking would be treated as they were at Boston Our government would not dare dc anything of the kind. for 1t woult bring down on us the generations -oi the civilized world. if 1t did not bring a fleet of war ships. China is unable to help herself by force of arms. but i begins to look like she is determined to retaliate in another way, and ont that will be effective. for 1t will touci all the American people. It Is fairl, within the power of the administration to correct this evil, if it will