The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-05
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.

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CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
! The questions arising In connection with
| chinese immigration stand by themselves.
! the entire Chinese coolie class, that ls.
the class OF Chinese laborev. skilled and
/ unskilled, legitimately come under the
country. because Of their numbers, the
low wages for which they work. and their
low standard Of living Not only Is II 10
/ out, but the Chinese authorities do not
desire that they should be admitted ~
present their entrance H. prohibited by
laws amply adequate TO accomplish this
These laws have been. are being. and
! will be. thoroughly enforced The, viola
tions OF them are so few i'm number as
70 be inhnitesimal and can be entirely
dieregarded. There is no serious pro-
CARDS the Chinese laborer. skilled or un-
skilled, and there Is no excuse for any
man feeling or affecting TO feel the slight
est alarm on the subject.
But I'm the effort TO carry out the policy
OF excluding Chinese laborers, Chinese
coolies, grave Injustice. and wrong have
OF China, and therefore ultimately TO this
nation itself. Chinese students. business
and. and professional men % OF alI klnds-not
manufacturers professors. travellers, and
the like-should be encouraged 10 come
here and treated on precisely the same
men. travellers, and the like OF other
nations. Our laws and treaties should
I'm the excepted class, but To state that
We will admit all Chinese, except Chinese
OF the. coolie class, Chinese skilled or un-
skilled laborers.
NO RELAXATION
There would not be the least danger
that any such provision would result in
These will. under all conditions, be kept
easy to Gee that both justice and courtesy
are shown. as they ought 20 be shown.
TO other Chinese, 81 tho law or treaty is
framed as above suggested. Examina-
tions should be completed at the port OF
departure from China. For this purpose
there should be provided more adequate
consular service in China than we now
have. The appropriations both for the
offices OF tho consuls and for the office
forceS IN the consuiates. should be in
creased
A. a people we have talked much OF
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 TO us what we are unwilling
20 do 10 them They would have a per-
feet right 10 exclude our aboring men
n our laboring men threatened to come
into their country In such numbers as 10
jeopardize the well-being ~ the Chinese
population; and as. mutatis mutandls.
t,',,', 1,i,,sS were ere me condluons with winch
people face TO face. we had and have "A
perfect right. which the Chinese govern
nave acted I'm the matter OF restricting
coosic immigration.
RIGHT ACKNOWLEDGED
That this right exists for each country
was explicitly acknowledged in the last
treaty between tho two countries. But
fU1a
traveller and business man I'm a spirit
OF the broadest justice and courtesy ~
we expect similar treatment 90 be accord
go 20 our own people OF similar rank who
go To China. Much trouble has come
during the past summer from the organ
ized boycott against American goods
which has been started in China. The
main factor In producing this boycott has
been the resentment fell by the students
Chinese leaders. against rhe harshness OF
our law toward educated Cinnamon OF
the professional and business classes
This government has the feeling for
China aud desires Chinas well-being
We codially sympathze with the an
the interrty Of Of china p such an n'atd altitude
tends TO the peace Of the world.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The civil service law has been on the
statute books for twenty-five years.
Every president and a vast majority or
heads or departments who have been in
Office during that period have favored
be more eStfSsSn Of The merit
been understood, the greater has been
the favor with which the law has been
regarded by administrative officers. Any
attempt 10 carry on the great executive
departments OF the government without
this law would inevitably result in chaos.
The civil service commissioners are do
ing excellent work; and their compensa-
ton is inadequate considering tho service
they perform.
The statement that the examinations
nrprtiCal ip Ia ho
a apprehension OF the practice OF tho
commission. The departments are in
yarlabiy consulted as TO the requirements
desired and as To the character OF ques-
tions that shall he asked. General invi-
tations are frequently sent out to all
heads OF departments asking whether any
examinations are required. In other
words. the departments prescribe the re-
quremcnts and the qualifications desired.
and the civil service commission cooper
ateS with them I'm securing persons with
these qualification and insuring open and
impartial competition.
NO EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT.
In n large number OF examinations (as,
for example those for trades positions)
there are no educational requirements
whatever. and person who can neither
read nor write may pass with a high
average. Vacancies in the service are
filled with reasonable expedition and the
machinery OF the commission. which
reaches every part OF the country. IL the
best agency that has yet been devised
for finding people with the most suitable
qualifications for the various offices to
be filled. Written competitive examlna-
tions do not make an Ideal method for
filing positions. but they do represent an
Unreasonable advance upon the "spoils"
method, under which outside politicians
really make the appointments nominally
made by the executive officers. the APP
pointees being chosen by the politicians
IN question. i'm the great majority OF
cases for reasons totally unConnected
with the needs OF the service or Of the
public.
Statistics gathered by the census bu-
reau show that the tenure Of office I'm the
government service does not differ ma
terially from that enjoyed by employees
Of large business corpora tions, Heads OF
executive departments and members OF
the commission have called my attention
to the fact that the rlue requiring a NJ
ing OF charges and three DAYS notice be
fore an employee could be separated from
the service for inefficiency has served no
good purpose whatever. because that is
not a matter upon which hearing Of the
employee found TO be inefficient can be Of
any value and in practice the rule pro-
viding for such notice and hearing has