Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-28
OPPOSES EXCLUSION ACT
HOMER C. STUMTZ SPEAKS OF
PROGRESS IN ORIENT.
Address Before Y M. c. A. at An
niversary Celebration-Statistics
of Organization by Secretary.

That there would be no great rush OF
coolies to this country were the Chinese
exclusion act to be repealed was the opin-
ION expressed by Rev. Homer c. Stumtz
field secretary OF the Methodist Mission
airy Society in the Philippines and the
east in an address at the fifty-fifth an
niversary of the Y. NJ c. A. In the as
sociation gymnasium yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Stumtz spoke Of the great awaken
ing and development of the orient, and
he hit the Chinese exclusion act hard
| The insistencc on Chinese exclusion on
! the part of many Americans, he said.
in his opinion, was largely due to igno-
rance OF the Chinese characteristics. The
! Chinese do not like to leave their homes
or their native land, he said and for
/ that reason he thought they wouid not
( dock To this country. Besides their coun-
/ try is now developing and opportunities
are opening there.
There are 2DCD0 Chinese students In
! schools in Toxic each year stated the
speaker. Were it not for the Chinese
! exclusion act. most Of those young stu
! dents who to be- the viceroys. the
judges. the amba ssadors of the Chinese
empire IN the next few years would have
I come to American universities. And here
IS the proof. In the examinations for
entrance to the Chinese civil service only
one out OF all the Chinese graduates OF
American colleges has failed 10 pass. Out
of the Toxic students about 70 per cent
have failed
He outlined their reasons for not COM
ing 10 the local colleges by presenting a
concrete example. \ Chinese merchant,
who imported half million dollars worth
of silks every year to his New York
store. came into San Francisco at first
class passenger on the same steamer
as the speaker. At San Francisco the
merchant was measured by the Bertiiion
system, his finger prints were taken as
if ne were a criminal, and ne was put
into shed made only OF rough boards
without furnishings, where he was Kept
three days The students do not like
to be put IN pens like cattle, and they
do not come to this country on account of
this treatment
Without Colleges.
China has no colleges nor universities,
and the ambitious young men go to the
mission schools in China and Japan.
Among them the missionaries of the Y.
NJ. G. A, of the various church organiza-
tons and others work for Christ, the
speaker said, and the students are to
De the future great men of the empire
the work of the Christian workers can be
regarded as important
In speaking of the development Of
China and the other countries of the
orient Mr. Stu,ntz told of the vast ex-
penditures being made for docks, for
railroads and for developing the resources
of the countries few years ago, he
said, there were only two post offices in
China; now there are over 1.SO0. And not
long ago the official Gazette was the
only newspaper OF the empire; now there
are newspa pers everywhere. In Picking
there is a newspaper. he said, published
by d woman-a thing not yet accomplished
in this country.
Statistical Showing.
To mark the fifty-fifth anniversary of
the formation of the local association
General Secretary Z. w. Hearne gave
some figures concerning the association
work. There was aggregate of 1850
members IN the past year, and $4,000 was
expended in carrying on the association
work.
At 3 O'Clock Commissioner H b. +. Mac
farland spoke to a meeting of the older
boys Of the boys department in the as
sambly room of the association building
on Success" This is the first of a
series Of Sunday afternoon meetings for
older bows.