The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-10-07
A PREACHER ON CHINESE Ex'
CLUSlON.

cles. that If you want to get some one
to take opposition to a movement IN
which labor is vitality interested, and
where the question Of right Is over
whelmingly in favor Of labor, get a
preacher to do the work. If there Is
not any in the town in which you re-
side go elsewhere, you will surely find
one with very little effort. \
Union labor for years has taken a
solid position against the wholesale inn
portation Of Chinese into this country.
We have not only been supported by
our fellowmen in the field of industry
on the Chinese question, but by the
best business and professional men Of
the west who have seen the danger
from the wholesale competition Of the
yellow man with white labor In west
ern industry.
At no time in the history of American
politics has the immigration laws Of
our country been so ably and consist
emily enforced as they are now. Com
missioner Sargent has won the graft
tude and esteem Of workingmen
everywhere for his watchfulness and
care in his important office.
Workingmen are just as particular
about the restriction Of immigrants
from certain European countries as
they are about the Chinese, but they
have not been able to induce Congress
to take action against any Of them in
the same manner as was done against
the yellow man.
Now a propaganda society for the
repeal Of the Chinese exclusion act
is doing it's utmost to mould Ameri
can sentiment in it's favor A press
bureau has been established and some
mighty interesting matter is being cir
culated for publication. A typical
reader is led to believe that all stories
sent out from the bureau are anthem
tic.
On Sunday last a sermon was print
ed in most Of the big daily publica-
tons. It was delivered by the Rev.
Frank E. Bristol of the Metropolitan
NJ. E. church Of Washington. In
some manner the telegraph editor Of
the Duluth paper missed his date and
printed the sermon Sunday morning
when it should have been held until
Monday. The pro- Chinese bureau sent
out the sermon as a part of it's propa-
ganda work.
Mr.. Bristol roundly scored the Off
GERS of the American Federation Of
Labor for favoring an n-Christian"
and "un-A American" policy of exclusion
Of Orientals. He quoted a few texts
of scriptures to support his contention.
Now if any sinner wants to find some
excuse for his action all that is neces-
sary for him to do is to pick out
verses of scripture here and there and
weave them together to support his
contention. So it is with the wise
and sagacious preacher, Mr.. Bristol.
He talks about Brotherhood of
Man principle that would make ones
eyes red with weeping. He called it
violation of this principle for Ameri-
cans to exclude workingmen from other
chimes, even if they should happen to
be yellow men.
He wastes a lot Of good rhetoric by
referring to the present tyranny of
monarchies and aristocracies, and hold
up his hands in holy terror for fear
that labor will become powerful and a
greater tyrant than its predecessors
ever dared to be. He Is very careful
however, about making any reference
to the tyranny Of the capitalist of mod
ern times, because possibly he draws
his inspirations from that source.
It would require all of our editorial
space to properly comment on this di-
vines sermon, and it is not worth thar
much. He discussed the question
wholly from a humanitarian stand
point, while the workingmen, who u.s.
ually weigh heavily that phase Of any
question, are compelled to act from
an economic standpoint.
We do not propose to permit our
selves to be "Chinaized" Here Is a
race Of people that refuses to adopt
American methods. No matter how
much money they may earn they al
ways stick to the Chinese IAethod of
living. American workingmen cannot
compete in the field of industry with
the Chinaman. If high tariff is nee
essary to protect the products OF
American workingmen, then how much
more important is the Chinese Exclu-
sion act to protect the workingman
himself. Where is the consistency in
protecting our goods from outside