Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
SINGS HIS OWN SONGS OPPOSE THE Chinese
|Gev Haskell of Oklahoma Asatic immigration League
Writes Campaign Dtes. Members Give Views.
)BRYAN AND KERN A THEME FEAR OF YELLOW PERIL
Exubeant Spirits Outlet in Charge That Foreigners Take Bread
Tuneful Verses From Americans.
WILL WRITE MORE J1NGLEs SPEAKERS PROPOSE REMEDY
Political and Notwithstanding
Audiences he Speaks. Work ashee Washees'
Charge That Foreigners Take Bread
From Americans.
SPEAKERS PROPOSE REMEDY
Suggestion That Orientals Play in
Their Own Notwithstanding
Work From "Washee-W Washes"

do not patronize Chinese laundries''
is the war cry of the newly formed
National Asiatic immigration League of
the United States according to several
speakers at a public meeting last evening.
While the subject of an alliante for the
mutual benefit Of the trade OF both the
United States and Japan or China is be-
ing discussed. the anti-washee-washee
element of this city last evening displayed
great deal OF bitter feeling toward the
yellow men, who, according to the state
ments of many speakers at the meeting,
are coming to America in hordes and
taking bread from the mouths of Ameri-
can families. In spite of the fact that
chop suey costs Is cents for one order
John 8. Brinkman stated last night that
Chinese prices in America are too low for
competition by Americans, and his I'M
qualified recommendation to all America is
that not only Chinese, Japanese, TartarS,
Malays, Hindoos and other Asiatics be
excluded, but that the foreigners in ques-
ton already established here be driven
out by withholding patronage from them.
Several democratic speakers last even
ing pointed with PRIDE and viewed
with satisfaction" the attitude of the
democratic party on the subject Of Ash
attic exclusion, and. although party differ
ences were not discussed, there was a
great deal said about the yellow peril
being combated by Americans as ma
ton. 1t was remarked that In time the
subject will become a paramount issue
in politics.
Suggests Play in Own Yard.
Richard P. Evans, in a short speech,
earned applause when he said:
I'VE have no feeling Of unfriendliness
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csc or other races. but we want them to
play In their own yard"
Mr.. Evans added that as Americans
have one race question to settle already.
it would be a wise move to hurry up the
Exclusion of the yellow peril and suggested
that the Philippine Islands be turned over
to the Japanese and Chinese on condition
that those two nations sign a treaty for
bidding their people from coming to
America.
John H. Brinkman, secretary of the
Carriage and Wagon Workers Union Of
guage was plain, that for ways that are
dark and for tricks that are vain the
heather Chinee is peculiar. and the same
he was free to maintain. He criticised
the American people for allowing the
Asiatics to obtain SO powerful g. position
in the economic status of the country's
Inhabitants and said that We need re-
forming ourselves.
Placing the Blame.
1--WE should not blame the mongolians
already in this country" he declared,
"but We should blame the enterprising
steamship companies and large manufac-
coolie labor. seek to cut their expenses
and at the same time deprive honest
white men of their living. 1t the Ameri-
cans who patronize Chinese laundries
would seek other means Of getting their
shirts washed. how soon would those
Cinnamon go out of busineSS?'
Mr.. Brinkman made some remarks
about the boycott, and. continuing said:
Labor has been fighting against this
immigration problem for the past twelve
years. but 1t has knocked at the halls
of Congress in vain. 1 am neither a demo-
crat nor republican, but l admire VIII
liam j. Bryan, who has said The man
is bigger than the dollar and If elected.
l believe he will carry out that plank in
the platform adopted at Denver to ex-
clude effectually all immigration of Asiatic
or coOlie labor"
Aggressive and Dangerous.
A speech was made by A. w. Thomas,
secretary of the league: "The yellow man
crowded into narrow quarters" he said.
lis becoming, aggressive and dangerous to
the white man. Is a clash inevitab BILE? Is
war coming! War between the east and
the west, either within our own day or in
the future? No one can answer this with
certainty. Tonight no one can tell what
q day or a year may bring forth between
the east and the west. but I say that the
laws Of nature must be Obeyed by nations
races and peoples as we'll as by indivi-
duals. If any one thinks that the white
man and the yellow man can with safety
assimilate in the industrial or political or
racial aspects of life he is cherishing a
thought that is contrary to the law of
nature.
Other addresses were by ]. La Coste
ROdier who compared the Chinese laun-
dry to the famous wooden horse used by
the Greks at the siege of Troy, and Judge
s. S. Yoder. who gave figures concerning
the increase of Asatics in America and
the Philippines.
Dr.. Charles M. EmmOns dwelt on the
medical feature Of the situation. espe-
cially to Washington and cities gem
orally, and gave instances of his own
knowledge of insanitary conditions exist
ing in the Chinese restaurants and laun-
dries, and was emphatic in urging that
the same strict accountability to laws
and regulations should be imposed upon
the celestials as are required of white
citizens and business men. and no i'm
munity granted because of alleged ig-
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