The Washington times., 1906-01-25
NE TCALF ACCUSED
Of HATING CHINESE
Bias Hinted by McLaurin
Before Senators.
CONFER ON COTTON EXPORTS
Representatives of Spinners Heard in
Favor of Overman Bill 10 Send
Commission to China.

The people of California are Just as
fanatical on the subject OF the China
man as the people of South Carolina are
or the subject of the colored man" en-
phatically declared ex-senator Nc
Laurin OF South Carolina. in addressing
the Senate Committee on Commerce this
morning. 1T Is absolutely impossible
that a department of commerce headed
by a man from California, should be able
TO deal inteligently and satisfactorily
with the series of commercial questions
involved in our relations 20 China.
Senator McI.aurin was talking to the
Commerce Committee, as spokesman Of
a delegation OF twenty representatives OF
the cotton growing industry. who ap-
peared before the committee TO urge the
passage of the Overman bill, providing
FOR the appointment of d commission TO
investigate conditions, particularly in
China. and give such assistance as may
be possible 10 the development CT the
export cotton trade.
Represented Convention.
The gentlemen before the Commerce
Committee are among the delegates at
tending a convention OF the cotton in
dustries and trade organizations, which
primary purpose Of the gatherig is 10
consider the condition of the export cot
ton trade.
Those who were heard before the COM
mittee this morning We're Senator over
man and ex-senator Mclaurin OF St'ui Z
Carolina: William Whittam. editor oI
the American Manufactures. or Char-
Intte G DR. j +, Crowen, OF Wash
inRtOn formerly president OF itllity
College. North Carolina; Erister Ash
croft, of Alabama; {. {. Moore, OF mar
lotte president of the North Cafollna
| Cotton Growers Association. and j A
Brown, of ChadbOurne. \. c. In addition
A c Hutchinson. OF South carolina,
| presented a resolution adopted Dy ne
| South Carolina Soft Yarn Spinners As
ISOLATION a few days go in favor OF the
OVeTLlan Dill
senator McLaurin discussed the great
| importance of preserving the cotton
! trade. saying without our cotton eX-
ports the balance or trade would soon
| turn against Us. Then he took up and
analyZed reports OF the Bureau OF Com
i mcrce and Labor, inoicaung that the
cctton export trade IS falling on
Boycott in China.
Senator McLaurin discussed the meth
/ DDS which ought 10 be employed in i'm
proving our commercial relations with
/ China He said 1t was impossible fol
| consuls and consular agents 10 do eff
| fective trade extension because these
lare political agents, and are restricted
| TO a narrow range Of observation and
information in the localities,
The boycott problem is primarily q
commercial one. with some political
phases; and Il should be handled by
commercial rather than political
agencies
| Senator McLaurin explained the fea
| lures OF the OVeTman bill and urged
| that il offers the most practical solu-
| ton of the Chinese difficulty that has
| vet been proposed. The measure has
/ the Endorsement Of the cotton grOwins
and manufacturing interests all over th'
/ country.
| Senator McLaurin's remarks were EN-
| phasiZed by the other speakers. TIT
| committee rose without taking action