The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-06
CHINESE IMMIGRATION

The questions arising in connection
with Chinese immigration stand by
themselves. The conditions in China
are such that the entire Chinese cody
class that is, the class Of Chinese la
borers, skilled and unskilled legitl-
mately come under the head of unde-
sirable immigrants 10 this country be-
cause of their numbers, the low wages
for which thy work and their low
standard Of living. Not only Is 1t to
the interest Of this country to keep
them out, but the Chinese authorities
do not desire that they should be adj
mitted. At present their entrance is
prohibited by laws amply adequate TO
accomplish this purpose. These laws
have been, are being and will be thor
oughly enforced. The violations OF
them are so few IN number as to be In
| finitesmal and can be entirely disre-
garded. There Is no serious proposal
TO alter the immigration law as regards
the Chinese iaborer, skilled or unskill-
ed, and there is no excuse for any man
feeling or affecting 10 feel the slightest
alarm on the subject
But In the effort TO carry out the pol
Icy of excluding Chinese laborers, Chi
nese coolies. grave injustice and wrong
have been done by this nation TO the
people of China and therefore ultimate
ly to this nation itself. Chinese stu
dents. business and professional men
Of all kinds-not only merchants, but
bankers, doctors. manufacturers, pro
fessors. travellers and the like-should
be encouraged to come here and treat
ed on precisely che same footing that
we treat students. business men, tray
elers and the like Of other nations.
Our laws and treaties should be framed
not so as to put these people In the ex-
cepted classes. but to state that we
will admit all Chinese except Chinese
of the cody class, Chinese skilled or
unskilled laborers. There would not
be the least danger that any such pro-
vision would result in any relaxation
Of the law about laborers. These will
under all conditions be kept out abso-
mtely. But it will be more easy TO
see that both justice and courtesy are
shown, as they ought to he shown, TO
other Chinese If the law or treaty is
framed as above suggested. Examina-
lions should be completed at the port
OF departure from China. For this Dur-
pose there should be provided more
adequate consular service IN China
than we now have. The appropriations
both for the offices OF the consuls end
for the Office forces in the consulates
should be increased.
A Question Of Equity.
Asa people we have talked much or
the open door in China. and we expect
and quite rightly intend to insist upon
Justice being shown us by the Chinese
But we cannot expect 10 receive equity
unless we DO equity. We cannot ask
the chinese to do 10 US what we are IN
willing 10 do to them. They would have
a perfect right to exclude our labOring
mon II our laboring men threatened TO
come into their country in such mum
bers as 10 ieopardize the well being OF
the Chinese population. aud as, mutatis
rnurapdis these were the conditions
with which Chinese immi grafton actual
Is brought this people face to face we
had and have a perfect right. which the
chinese government in no way con
tests - set "a we have acted IN the
matter II restricting cody immigration
That tlrs right exists for each country
was explicitly acknowledged IN the last
treaty between the two countries. But
we must treat the Chinese student
traveller and business man in a spigt
Of the broadest iusiN,e and courtesy "
we expect similar treatment 70 be ac-
corded 10 our own people Of similar
rank who 90 20 China. Much trouble
has come dsrins the past sufsme- from
the Organized boycott against Ameri-
can goods which has been started in
China. The main factor. IN prodaeiag