The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-05

Is arare tirQll OH oN
4 IN more rigid insp n tie
COMMITTEES from which lie
grants come. 1t VIII be d gre esl
better TO have fewer inlnI grants
but all Of the right kind, than a /
great number Of immigrants, many
Of whom are necessarily OF the
wrong kind. As far as possible We
wish to limit the immigration to TINS
country to persons who propose 70
become citizens of this country, aIlo
yva can well afford to insist upon |
sdeauate scrutiny of the character
az those who are thus proposed for
future citizenship There should be
an increase in the stringeney OF the !
laws to keep out insane, idiotic, epl.
leptic, and, pauper immigrants But
this is by no means enough. Not
merely the anarchist. but every man
Of anarchistic tendencies. all violent
and disorderly people, all people OF
had character. the incompetent, the
law. the vicious, the physically I'M
81 defective. or degenerate should
bc kent out. The stocks out OF
which American citizenship is to be
built should be strong and healthy
sound in body. mind and character.
If it be objected that the Govern
ment agents would not always select
we'll. the answer is that they would
certainly select better than do. the
agents and brokers of foreign steam
ship companies, the people who now
do whatever selection is done.
The question arising in connection
with Chinese immigration stands by
themselves. The conditions in
China are such that the entire Chi
nese coolie class. that is, the class
under the head of undesirable lmml-
Grants to this country, because OF
their numbers. the low wages for
which they work, and their low
standard of living. Not only is IT
TO the interest of this country to
keep them out, but the Chinese au-
tbori+ies do not desire that they
should be admitted At present Their
entrance is prohibited by laws amply
ADEQUATE to accomplish this purpose
These laws have been, are being, and
will be. thoroughly enforced. Ihe
violations of them are so few IN
number as to be infinitesimal and
can be entirely disregarded. There
is no serious proposal to alter the
immigration law as regards tho
Chinese laborer, skilled or unskille'
and there is no excuse for any man
feeling or affecting to feel the slight,
est alarm on the subject.
But in the effort to carry out the
policy of excluding Chinese labor,
ers. Chinese coolies. grave injustice
and wrong have been done by thi:
Nation to the people of China. anc
therefore ultimately to this Natlor
itself. Chinese students. business
and professional men of all kinds
not only merchants. but bankers
doctors. manufacturers, professors
travellers, and the lille-should bt
encouraged to come here and treated
on precisely the same footing thai
we treat students, business men
travellers, and the like of other ma
tions. Our laws and treaties should
be framed. not so as to put these
people in the excepted classes. but t.
state that we will admit all Chinese
except Chinese of the coolie class
Chinese skilled, or unskillcd labor
ers. There would not be the least
danger that any such provision
would result in any relaxation of tho
law about laborers. These viii, un.
der all conditions be kept out abso,
ntely. But it will be more easy tc
see that both justice and courtesy
are shown. as they ought to be shown
to other Chinese, if the law or treaty
is framed as above suggested Elk
aminations should be completed at
the port of departure from China.
For This purpose there should be pro
vided more adequate consular ser
vice in China than we now have
The appropriations, both for the of
fees of the consuls and for the Of
flee forces in the consulates. should
be increased.
As 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 can not eX-
pect to receive equity unless we do
equity. We can not ask the Chinese
to do to us what we are unwilling
to do to them. They would have .
perfect right to exclude our labor
ing mon if our laboring men threat
pncd TO come into their country in