The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
THE CHINESE BOYCOTT.

THAT President Roosevelt moved in admonshing
immigration authorities the administration OF the
cuson evident the spread of the American boycott in
reported that is becoming antoreign
movement reaches all foreign natonaIites
If need be surprised 1t is taken
of when read of the violent election of Chinese
merchants ALL from localities in California Nevada Oregon and
places under the law and treaty they have perfect
right These accompanied often by robbery and
nequenty by murder but they do not stir people up all
They regarded eprehensbe But when read of
anoreign uprising China become indignant Yet the
Chinese have much right retaate have to provoke
them and furnish them the example.
needed knowledge of China and the Chi
country knowledge country
people China This is be had by reer intercourse be-
the of the which by the force of public
opinion To the of Americans every Chinese coolie
Other of foreigners who have asylum been the
propagaors of this the tradition of the immigration
1t the keynote OF all policy and dealing with China
Now China making similar mistake in her estimate of Ameri
that the wide
1t will be well China insist upon equality by enforcing it
against That will bring about speedy understanding
When American gentleman, seeking land Chinese port
stripped minutey examined measured by the Beon method
kept close prisoner denied counsel and refused communication
with speaking his language he will be treated exactly
vigilance our immigration officers This comes mainly through
the popular and official idea that there Chinese gentlemen
but that all Chinese coolies.
Chinese students matculated
University Berkeley they refused board and lodging in
the and when they sought have building of their
which they might shelter while pursuing their studies the neigh
bors protested against it, and taking legal
prevent these students making the only that would enable
Iodo families in China They had come here to pt Western
education knowledge of people, and
welcome which They upon coolies
Mr. Wong Kai Kah who arrived the Mongolia has stated
the for China This gentleman graduate of Yale and has
before held official commission this country from his
Government His OF language and knowledge of people
equip him judgment situation In his interview given
The Call yesterday he declares that the American boycott
China has relation all exclusion of Chinese aborers
this country but caused by the purely fantastic definition of Ia
borer by the immigration authorities and by the of all
Chinese who come coolies
know Mr. Wong statement of the facts to be the exact
truth If expect trade China give China equality Of
right with other nations We enforce the law intelgeny
humaney and ignoranty and butal and pro-
better understanding by hospable policy toward Students
travellers and merchants and their encourage
said in Washington that Government will demand that
the Chinese Government raise the boycott because it is violation
of the treaty of Tensn Suppose the Chinese Government demand
of that raise the boycott Chinese in the places
this whence they have been cted Just what would
make? If demand that the Chinese merchants
of Annoy Shanghai Canton and Hankow be compelled take
and China demand that the Town Trustees of Pao
Alto boycott Chinese how will the
ton look o when both sides of
The President have said before deserves the support
this his effort bring about understanding that is in
the interest