Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-16
OUR CHINESE POLICY

Ih' thlnpNe uI TINS country nv Npll
us Dhoso NJ home are protesting against
the treatment their couutrymon ARE te'
cclylng In American ports Members ct
the A.uiic society IN America hn}N
made formal complaint 10 President
nooNvclt who N said to be mklng u
docp interest IN the mnltcL At the
Same limo, the chinese government ls
snld IN have under consideration u
proposition to fumlelto Americans who
land m CHINA, and churgo 5000 "A hea
FOR the privilege ~ entering the coun-
ny ~ SIN more consequence would
be an order 10 boycott American mor.
chnudso. and II Ia stated that the chi
ncse government IL about 10 issue such
nn olloL aud make the violation of
II a capital oncnse,
The complaint N not about the oY.
cuslon Of coollo loborcrs, but ubou,
tho humiliation TO which even the hghs
or Clds8os " the poopo ave subjected
because of the color Of their Fkin,
CHINA IN, probably perfectly Wiling
for this country Ia help her stem lh9
tide " emigration NJ her mbormg forcp,
since no country likes 10 see her mus
clca and alnews weakened, but CHINA
IKE every other country rcscpls the
arbitrary discrimination against her
subjects and who cnn say that she IL
not light In doing Ho2
The American reply w that the
Chinese present 80 many fraudulent
certificates concerning their slntus that
the only possible way 10 maintain the
law, ia 10 ecruiInlgq such certificates
'Nth the greatest care, II IN this close
examination II IL alleged, That the
Chinese object to,
n this were the entire story tho
American contention would be unan'
sNemblc The Chinese plans 10 cyode
the law are 80 complete, and NO cum
ming, that they sometimes succeed w
spite Of the most perfect vigilance But
there are eases, whore the humllin-
ton ana Inconvenience TO which chi'
ncse subjects have been subjected cans
not be excused on that ground, ono
Of these was the case Of a gentleman
who claimed 10 he an American citizen
by birth. but was denied the privilege
of proving his claim by legal procedure
Another case wae equally llagran',
-Four Chinese students came 10 Boston,
they had been studying three years NJ
the University Of London They borp
passports, signed IN London by the
American ambassador, ana those pass.
ports certified that they Intended TO
| remain In this country no longer than
| was necessary for them to reach CAM
| ada, Thoy wore clothes Of European
fashions they were cultured, vell be-
hayci aud interesting people, yet bee
cause they bore the racial stamp they
wore the victims OF humllallng dR'
elimination ana treated with what I'M
der the circumstances was llttlo short
Of lnllnlly
Against such outraRoa the Chimes
protest Retaliation ls proposed, W.
believe our government should look into
the mitlor, and tender an apology II II
IN found that American onlclols, yield
Ing 10 the dlcta Of prcIudIccs, have OK
cccdcd lholr powers, II " true the chi'
ncse In this country have no yolos. and
therefore no political influence, but III.
country has n valuable trade, ana un'
lust discrimination may prove TO be
costly policy N spite Of the wise oN'
clnslon of the Mongoians from our po
lnIcal NE, But this country should no
need to be reminded of the value u
AslaIc trade, as an incentive TO doinl
right, We should apply the golden ruD
IN our dealings with nations.
The former prime minister OF tn
Chinese empire, kang w Wei, n shor
time ngo spent fcw days In Chicago
and In an interview spoke Of our policy
toward CHINA lie pointed out that lh'
manner In which the exclusion law Il
enforced, drives n number Of NhlnoN
students ana merchants 10 Europe. A
a consequence, IN an the largo cities o
Europe can be found colonies Of veal
thy and educated Chinese, who az
making "A study Of Western civilization
America, ne said, suffers when lhos
visitors return To china, The mater
Ol development, of China ls just be
gmnmR Vast amounts Of mochncr
are to be purchased The orders, or
large part Of them, should go TO Am
cllcon manufacturers Az II II Euro
poans yet the bulk Of them when "
begin TO bulld railroads and TO deYclo
industries he continued, we want I
buy from America, Tor IN mochanlcl
appliances the United states leads m
world, These words should serve as
warning The necessity Of cScludln
cheap labor should not be- made sn cN
cusc for humllating a nation, who's
trade IN coveted.