The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-21
TALKS BOYCOTT
AND EXCLUSION
Ng Poon Chew, Chinese Editor, Tells
Sentiment of Countrymen.
FIGURES BACK ARGUMENTS
COMPARES MoNeoLiAN AND EU.
RoPEAN IMMIGRANTS.

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= on a fire escape than it is for Chi =
= nese TO enter this country under ?
y present conditions"
= If your missionaries are killed =
= in our country. many dollars have .
= to be paid, and if they're tainted =
= it's no matter"
= What we want to do is 10 =
= change an exclusion law into re- =
= strictive law"
= Chinese must go became a y
= rag-time song during the early =
= agitation"
= Western Manchuria is fertile, =
= and il has been made more fertile =
= by Russian bodies"
= To-day China is waking up and y
= rubbing her eyes. The Chinese
: thinking apparatus has been out Of =
= use for many centuries"
= China will yet have a standing =
y army. Never before has she had =
= 4 standing army although she y
= now has a sitting army."-SOme y
= Chinese wit and wisdom, as eX- =
= pounded by 'Ng POOn Chew, MAIL >
= aging editor of the Chung Sal =
= Vat Po," the Chinese afternoon =
y daily Of San Francisco.
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Al C POON CHEW. managing editor
II of the Chung Sal Vat Po." or
Chinese Daily Paper Of san Fran
cisco, was in Salt Lake City a few
hours yesterday and, before leaving
for Chicago, paid a visit to the editorial
rooms of The Herald A man thor
oughly abreast of Chinese conditions
and China's needs, Mr.. Chew leaves
an. INN rzaa vz-9FE Il
a Chinese campaign of education TO be-
gin in this country under the lead OF
such able men as he the exclusion
question" would soon fail to be a cues
ton at all. Without any attempt al
evasion, and admitting as true some of
.the fears of Wide-Open door 10 Chinese
immigration, Mr.. Chew takes the posi-
ton that after all there are many thou
sands of Chinese who are not laborers:
that beyond the fact that their skin is
of little different color the Chinese
immigrant can safely stand the test
against hOrdes of European immigrants
now pouring in at the eastern loop
hole of the United States, and that 1t is
hardly fair to set down a hard and fast
law that any Chinaman who entered
this country before 1882, and who leaves
the United States may not return an
official, a merchant. a teacher, a stu
/ dent or a traveller.
And the severity Of the law is empha-
sized when one learns that Mr. Chew.
a respected member Of the Presbyterian
church. polished newspaper man and
taX-paying citizen, cannot leave the
United States for this very reason, that
he was an immigrant prior to 1882, and
that 10 leave means TO lose the priVi-
lege of return.
Progress of Boycott.
You have no idea in this country of
the strength Of the boycott instituted
by Chinese interests against the United
States. of course the Associated Press
/ dispatches tell of its progress from time
to time, but we have special CORE
spOndence and advices from the TWO
cities where the boycott is being di-
rected. Canton and Shanghai
Millions of circulars setting forth the
reasons and purpose of the boycott and
protesting against the severe exclusion
laws of the United States have been
circulated. The Chinese feel that in
Justice to themselves they must assist
in the boycott. The movement is not
only well organized but it is a sincere
one"
Mr.. Chew emphasized The fact that
! the Chinese are not clamOring for a
Wide-open door, but simply that the
present exclusion treaty be made more
| liberal and the restrictions fewer. He
pointed out that while under the pres
ent law government officers, merchants.
teachers, students and travellers may
enter, the conditions imposed are bur
densome. Teachers and students must
show that they are registered TO teach
or study at certain recognized institu-
tons Of learning before they are al
lowed to land. Merchants must show
that they are to buy and sell for them
selves and in their own name and must
indicate where their places of buying
and selling shall be. He asked how
merchants were to set up in business
unless allowed statesmen, etc.
Denies Danger to Labor.
Mr.. Chew denied that the admission
I under restrictions Of Chinese laboreFs
would harm American labor He
pointed out the great need in California
Of labor and showed how Chinese could
be utilized in the agricultural districts.
He pointed out that with the rigid eX-
clusiOn laws against Chinese has come
the decline of four great industries in
San Francisco; namely, shoe, cigar,
clothing and wOOllen manufacturing.
He said that where formerly thousands
of white men and Chinese had found
work side by side at these industries,
the Chinese doing the Tougher work.
there were now only a few handfuls.
Reduce the number of Chinese work
| ingmen and you reduce the number Of
white wOrkingmen," was his conclu-
sion.
I'm the fiscal year 1903 1904" he con-
tinued, speaking along the general lines
Of immigration, there were $4,000 i'm
| migrants via Ellis Island. These care
from Europe, and one out of every
/ seven could neither read nor write any
| language. Last year these European
immigrants numbered 1,0lS,OO0, of whom
| a vast number were illiterate.
From 1S4S. when the first Chinese
came TO the United States, TO 1882, the
| greatest number of Chinese in this
country at any one time was log. 000
During the same period Of thirty-fOur
| years there We're - 1000. 600 immigrants
| from Europe AS for personal cleanli-
| ness the Chinese far surpass the immi-
| grants who continue to pour through
/ Ellis Island.
| Il tell you it's easier for an American
millionaire TO climb TO heaven on a
| ire-escape than IL is for a Chinese TO
lenter this country. l may not go with
out the boundaries of this country with
| out losing all rights to return. That is
| because / came here in 1852. two years
before the exclusion treaty. and do not
| happen 10 be one of the five classes
now permitted entry.
| -Four years ago. when / visited Nj
agara Falls, / wanted To go on the
/ Continued on Psae z,