The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-17
DENLY AND
SIR CHENG
Chinese Minister at Washing.
ton May Be Recalled
AFFRONT TO UNCLE SAM
Organized Movement Credited to
Steamship Companies, Orien-
tai Officials and Others.

WASHINGTON. April l1.-BecauSe
OF reflections made on Representative
Edwin DENLY of Michigan In a letter
the Chinese minister, Sir Chentung
LANG Cheng, has stirred up compiled
lions here that may result in his re
call In any event the minister has
given serious setback TO the efforts
of this government to smooth over the
troubles arising from Chinese exclu
sion and the Chinese boycott, and il is
believed the plans for legislation at
this session have been irrep0rably
damaged by his blunder.
The difficulty has arisen over letter
written on April s. In this the minis
ter used strong language in refuing
statements by Representative DENLY
before the house foreign Affairs com
mittee Oh March ii on the subject Of
Chinese exclusion. In closing his let
ter the minister practically accused
Mr.. DENLY of classifying and of giving
rein 10 fertile imagination.
MY. DENLY had declared in his testi-
mony that Chinese officials had been
guilty of issuing fraudulent certificates
to persons intending to migrate TO
America. The minister said such
frauds could not he blamed on Chinese
officials and added:
II consider the mtimaton of Mr.
DENLY that but for the vigilance of
a. To-, fhnpA NxAtIl1
have been traffic In bringing in Illegal
Chinese which would have enriched
thousands of officials and our country
would have been overrum with them
as IL there had been no exclusion law
as an emanation from a fertile imagi-
nation rather than trustworthy judg-
ment founded on cold facts.
In diplomatic circles it is said I'M
hesltatingly that the use of this Ian
guage constitutes u diplomatic affront
and violation Of the diplomatic law
that forbids public comment by min
lister or ambassador on matters pend
ing before the Legislative body of the
country to which he is accredited.
The matter was called to Mr. Den
by's attention by the publication OF the
hearings ON Chinese exclusion.
one of the developments threatened
is demand by the house for the Sc
cret records of the immigration bureau
tending TO show. it is charged, an or
ganized movement by steamship COM
panies. Chinese officials and others to
bring into this country great numbers
of coolies. Another fact which 1t is
said will be revealed is the existence
Of thousands OF Illegal immigration
certificates at the state department is
sued by Chinese officials.
Mr.. DENLY Is sou of the former
minister 10 China and Il brother OF
Chief Clerk DENLY of the state depart
ment He is thoroughly familiar will
Chinese affairs
The Chinese minister takes ISSUE
with Mr.. DENLY and says that there il
no evidence that Chinese officials have
ever issued any fraudulent certificates
and adds:
DNllllH lhc lhiCN !Nai -" ~ ~
in this country as the diplomatic repre-
sentative of the Chinese government
10 case Of this character has ever beer
brought officially to my notice to tn,
best of my recollection. The Inference
is therefore plain that Chinese otiicial
cannot he blamed for frauds of thi
kind
Representative DENLY made thi
statement last night.
1T was to have been expected tina
his excellency would not admit tha
the Chinese officials have been guilt
Of fraud. because he is the Chimes
minister. My statements were base
Oh facts and fair inference Every as
sertion can be easily proved