New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
WOULD ADMIT CHINESE.
Colonel Heistand Says Yello1c Peril
Is Greatly Exaggerated.

Colonel Henry o. s Heistand. military secretary
of the Department Of the East. in address en-
titled Rambling Recollections Of China which he
delivered before the Military Service Institution at
Governors Island yesterday, protested strongly
against the exclusion OF Cinnamon from this coun-
try. and asserted that II was proper to give him
an opportunity to Dig the Panama Canal II his ser
vices needed Colonel Heistand chief OF
staff and adjutant general OF the American expe-
dition China help suppress the Boxer
rebellion in 1900 and. having lived in China pre-
v!ously. is familiar with the real Chinese little
known the people Of the United States.
After enlarging upon the honesty 50 paramount
in the Chinaman. Colonel Hestand took up the
question of Chinese exclusion. He said
We hear and read much OF the China man lot
or u Is hslhLo ana ~,
truth and accuracy. ! assure you Chlnaman Is
any other laborer. He learns to increase his price
show He is willing to take his chances, whether
II he in digging the Panama Canal 5hoVelfu! at a
.' the a5est G5 RS3f Diplomats ma Let him dig the flaming
Canal and II IN ne asyeT q%Gf nng r ng In
creating and preserving him ,, ,,
with or ira withont the exclusion laws, than We have
tions araong our own people VINO endeaVor to divide
the American people into classes. to inspire ana
foster discomfort and viciousness TO raise class
against class and strike a blow against our
fraternal prosperity by creating prejudice aSahsI
maintained IT. Had it not been cen for the cnpdty M M OF
other nations, Japan could have settled tne boXer I
herself Without the support OF America az that
time China would doubtless have been partitioned
by the nations Of Europe 1t was due to the states &
dficuIty iitSiy wit bout the loss Of territory.
/ cannot but express my regret that small
in feeling but nevertheless American, through the
naturalization law. should have been enabled 10
cupstion Of China do not wish to & eTtGise , ,an my
makers win remove discrimination against the
Chinese. I believe in keeping out OF tins country
merchants and professional men OF China. all of
them educated men. should Se debarred from this
country.
Colonel Heistand. speaking OF the absolute hon
esty Of the Chinaman recalled that there had been
no bank failure in China in three hundred years
when a bank suspends in China he said, Ithev
chop off the heads of the officials and investigate
atterward Such a custom might be introduced
with good effect in this country.
While the Chinese adherents of the square
deal" he continued, they pay physicians only
while the family is in good health. When mem
ber becomes III all fees suspended"
Colonel Heistand speaking Of the yellow peril
said:
china wharf teS ea the eow the s nT
peril see is the peril of the highwayman when
the Spirit of is the the pe
Of lazness in competition with industry. the peril
asssed BY truth peril 8 eft lsbor sE
faF the G
hs all al tse nd tsfy T @ be eow What
trom the bondage of superstition, quicken her her
Istent FORCES ana make her resources and her
commingling of the two civilizations the creation
of higher and lofter civilization incorporating
the best features of both for the betterment of ali
Gods children and the uplifting of the human race
without prejudice TO color country.
Major Thomas r. Ruger was elected president Of
the Military Service Institution for lso7-'0s Mem
6ers OF the Council elected for 1sO7-'l3 are: Colonel
Z. E. Br1tton, n. G., n. Y; Lieutenant Colonel M
Crawford. General Grant. Colonel Hestand Colonel
s. c Mills and Brigadier General H. s. Turrill Gre
tired. W
4 reception was held after the meeting at the
Officers Club. Many prominent officers from the
United States army and National Guard pres
ent; Among them were Major General Wade GEN
eral Horatio King General Grant, Colonel w A
ersl George Moon Smith
Kit Fue Shah, the Chinese Consul in New York
attended the meeting and Srasped Colonel Hell
stands band at the conclusion Of the address