The Washington herald., 1908-08-21
STAMP OUT PERIL
Tn TINE, THE CRY
EXciuSiOniStS Hurl Words of
Eitri0I at Yellow Men.
Would ROB Us OF OUR HOMES
Richard p. Evans, John II. Brink
man, 4. ~. Thomas, }. La COste
Warn Against Taint Of MonEo-
iians and Its Consequences.

Advocates Of Asiauc exclusion gathered
at the Pylh-sn Temple last night and
voiced the sentiment expressed in the
constitution ~ ths National Asiaiic Anti
Immigration League OF the United States.
TO exclude all AI0ngoEan fortune hunters
from America. The meeting was held
under the auspices of the league, and
was the rrsJ public session that has been
held IN yhis country % further the inter
csts Of this movement
Speeches advocating the principles OF
the Organization and explanatory Of the
motives that prompted its formation were
made.
As a climax 20 the speeches. the audi
ence adopted the following resolution:
Resolved. That it is the sense OF this
meeting. after a fun discussion Of the
question Of Asiatc immigration by able
speakers, that We favor the exclusion
from our country OF all Asiatics Of the
yellow. the Chinese. the japanese. the
Hindoo. the AIalayan. and Tartar races.
or Of other Molgollan extraction. except
such persons OF the races named Who
come into This country as officials OF rep
resentatIves Of their respective govern
uents. or as teachers students. mer-
chants. travellers for curiosity q pleas
ure. and the families and attendants Of
The same and we do This as Americans
VINO hope thereby % aid in the main
tenance OF American civilization"
No PurtiSauship in Debate.
Although statements concerning the az
titude Of the Democratic party on the
subject OF Asiarlc exclusion were given
by several speakers with an unolistalable
pride. al party differences were forgot
ten by rhe individuals 5n the audience
All voiced the sentiment that unless
the yellow Peril IS not conbated ef-
fectiyeIy IN America by one party, the
time would come when this would be
a paramount issue in the politics OF this
country"
Richard P. Evans expressed the key
note of the meeting when he said We
have no feelings OF Unf-iendllness or
arlmositv against the Chinese, japanese.
or 0yher races. but we want them 20 keep
within the natural boundaries established
b. God"
john H B-inkuar. secretary Of the
Carriage and Wagon Workers Union Of
America causci-zIIy criticised the indif-
ference exhibited by Americans 20 the
growing strength Of the Asiarlc races iu
this country These people should be
excluded. il for no other reason than
they are taking the food out OF the
mouths OF American labOrers BY working
for small wages said he
we need reforming ourselves in this
movement. We should not blame these
1Iougoliaus who are already within our
country. but we should blame those en-
raoropollas and manufacturers who. by
importing cooUe labor. seek 20 cut down
expenses. and al the same time deprive
white men OF an honest living II A-nerl-
cans would not pa-rouize those Cinnamon
who conduct lsUlC-ies. how soon would
they give Up business and seek other
Iands2
Let the people % this country resort
20 that means used by organized labor,
which Judge Taft has sought 20 llII-the
5oycctt-and these undesirable immigrants
would soon seek their fortunes elsewhere
Fight for WorISinEmen-
labor has been fighting against this
. immigration problem for the past twelve
years. but 90 has knocked AT the halls
/ Of Congress in vain I am neither a Dem
ocrat nor a Republican. but admire VII
liam J. Bryan. who has said The man
is bigger than the dollar and If elected
. 7 believe ne VIII carry out that plank in
. the platform adopted at Denver 10 eX-
clu6e edectuaIIv all immigration Of Asiatic
( or cooIe labor
Following M B-inkmsn's remarks
4. u. Thomas. secretary OF the league.
+ explained the stand taken by the league
with regard to the chronological side OF
# q
to-day a problem unlike any with which
mankind has been confronted in all the
ages OF the past The ancient barriers
are broken down. The spaces have
4 shrunk into naught. TIE white MAJ on
! the Western continent and the yellow
man On the far shores Of Asia are in
. instant touch and constant Commuuica-
ton with each other; press a button
i and the message flies back and forth
/ from continent 10 continent IN an in
/ stants space
watch Ont for Future.
The yellow man of asia. crowded into
narrow habltats. IS becoming aggressive.
( ambitious. and. within certain Iinita-
tons. dangerous 10 the white mans civ
I tlization- Is q clash inevitable? Is war
I bound 10 come between the East and the
West, either within the present day or
at 70 distant future2 No one can an
/ swer this with certainty. Tonight no
I one can tell what a day OF year may
I bring forth between the East and the
West Eut I want TO emphasize one
/ fact. which. it seems TO me. is the
most important factor in all this dis
| cUssion Of the question Of Asiat.c immi-
/ grafton, and that IS that the laws Of
I nature must he o5eyed by nations, by
! races. by peoples. as weu as by individ-
I uals And II any ore thinks that the
white man and the yellow man can
/ safely and peacefully assImilate in the
{ Industrial. the political or the racial as
: poets OF life. here in this land. he is
/ cherishing a thought that runs counter
I TO the fat OF nature"
Richard P Evans said: We have one
race question on our hands at present
and If Americans are wise they will
arise 10 the present crisis and take the
steps necessary % halt the great influx
Of Chinese and japanese into this coun-
Try As Republican, an forced to
admit that the Chicago convention failed
10 insert a plank pledging itself TO ex-
clUde Asiatic immigration. but feel sure
Judge Taft viii live up 70 his statement
when he said he would work for Iegisla-
ton TO this end
"e--A S-s5cSL tl-aL IlG Ellli pplne
Islands be turned over to the japanese
and Chinese on condition that a treaty be
signed by those nations forbidding their
subjects from iDmigratilg 10 America
Congress Should Act.
J. Lacoste Rodter, the final speaker. ex-
/ plained the question from the standpoint
/ Of industrial America, and was Of the
[ opinion that Congress should at the ear
[ lest possible moment enact laws more
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