Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-30
STUDENTS WON
THE DEBATE.
The Team Of the L. D. S. U. Car
ried the Honors on Chinese
Exclusion Law.
WILL Be HEARD AGAIN.
Both sides Make Good Showing and
Entertain Large Audience With
Facts and Argument.

The debate on Wednesday night In
Barratt hall was an entertaining and
brilliant affair. The question, RE-
solved that the Chinese exclusion act
should be rigidly ,forced by the Unit
ed states" was ably handled by two
teams
The Affirmative was represented by
three students OF the Latter-day Saints
university--David Cummings, Raphael
Olsen and Richard w. Young, Jr. These
boys made a decided hit, and their ar
gument seemed to please the audience,
which was largely composed OF students
OF the institution. The negative was
represented by Nephi Jensen and James
Carlson, selected from the school teach
ers OF Salt Lake county. Supt. Ashton
and a number of others OF the county
teachers were present. The applause
was pretty evenly divided between
the young student debaters and the
more mature men representing the
county teachers. 1t must be said. how
ever that the students carried the hon
ors and therefore they deserved the de-
cision which they received from the
judges. The judges were Hons. william
II, King, b. Fl. Roberts and Frank
Pierce.
In rendering their decision the chair
man, Judge King, voiced the sentiments
Of the Judges by paying a high compile
ment TO each team. and one OF the
Judges on the question Of delivery was
In favor of the negative. The other
two judges on this question and all
three In respect to the matter OF argyll
ment awarded the decision TO the l.. ID.
s. students. The Tbessalonian students
certainly gave good account OF them
selves. Mr.. David Cummings opened
the outlined argument somewhat as
follows: He defined the question and
outlined the proof, showing that milder
policies have failed, and giving the his
tory OF the Chinese In America.
He was followed by Nephi Jensen on
the negative, with a careful and elo-
quent speech. which was forciby and
accurately delivered In the main his
line OF argument was intended to show
that II the Cinnamon worked for less
than he received he gave more than he
received and would consequently be
financial benefit 10 the country He
further brought statistics 10 show
that the Chinese are not members OF the
\ criminal classes, and are in this respect
above the average in American cities;
also that fewer OF them are TO be
found IN insane asylums than other
residents of this country, and adroltly
challenged his opponents to meet and
answer the various strong points of his
argument. He was followed by Ra-
| phael Olsen. who gave clear, rapid
survey Of the authorities as to the
! deslrability of excluding the Chinese,
and then on each point appealed to the
4 audience with an Interrogation as 10
| their views on such a state OF facts.
| Mr., Olsen's presentation was fluent,
| clear, and attractive. Mr. James Carl
| son, for the negative. followed taking
up several Of the points presented by
| the opposition, and developing some
| new lines OF argument He also showed
| that the Chinese law as now enforced
was a failure. On the affirmative Mr.
| r. W. Young, Jr., came next and made
a remarkably pointed and exact speech
| and delivered arguments which took
well with the audience. Notwithstand-
Ing its condensation, both the arrange
| ment and the delivery were good, Mr.
Jensen followed for the third speech on
| the negative and reviewed the argu-
| ments thus far made by both sides.
After a brief intermission. Mr. Carl
son summarized for the affirmative and
| MIR. Cummings for the negative. The
Judges rendered their decision as pre-
viously noted The house was well
filled with an appreclative audience.
Col. Willard Young, the new president,
presided with dignity. and the whole
affair was a pronounced and genuine
success.
1t is understood that the debate will
be repeated In Cottonwood ward In the
near future.
The discussion turned largely upon
two points: Are the Chinese a financial
benefit 20 the individuals who employ
them and to the country as a whole
and are they a political and social
menace 10 the safety OF American COM
munities and to the republic as a
whole?
Both sides were prolific of statistics
concerning wages In California and
other states, and both sides quoted
many opinions from eminent men in
support OF their conclusions.