Show NEEDED DEEDED IMMIGRATION IMM GRATION LAWS A problem of or great delicacy and ex extreme extreme extreme difficulty ii i confronts the govern government government government ment in the adjustment of the Chinese immigration question which has b been eu dropped pending ending the arrival ani viti at the Chi Chinese Chin hose nese n capital of Minister Objection Obi by the Chinese government nt to the restrictions thrown around Chi Chinese iii nese 11 merchants students nd travelers by b the American government led to the thc of a practice typical t of the tho Orient and anti characteristic of the Chi Chinese Chinese nese liese in i particular Chinese officials It t appears have ave been accustomed tomed to is issuing issuing suing certificates as merchants stu student Students dents dent and travelers to coolies which compelled the American government to scrutinise carefully the credentials of or orall all Chinese to the discomfort diS of oC the better elates elare ela and the irritation of the Chinese government The United States government is ilS jus justified tilled 1 in its precautions against the wiles wIes of a people DooDle notorious because of their lack of and contempt for ethical etl cal standards The United States cannot afford te to throw down the gates for hordes hord of yellow scalawags scala and until the Chinese e government is in a position poRi lion te to properly accredit the better classes of its it must expect the United States to lo adopt A OIt adequate protective l gUr China i is not the only country countr that needs to be guarded against Europe is giving us ua U thousands th u of altogether alto ether un us undesirable desirable immigrants The traditions that hallow America as the home of the th oppressed are beautiful but they the should not be folio followed wed to the extent of making this tills country countr a haven hayen for thou thousands thousands thousands sands who are entitled to nothing bet better better ter than oppression oppre Sentiment should not be permitted to operate against the intervals int of or good g Od citizens to the advantage tage of ot creatures cre tures who differ from the brute creation chiefly in that they the have human shape Let Europe keep all those tho e it would not be glad lad to receive back and America will mean some something thing more than a convenient scrap heap Make he every v applicant give a suf sur t reason iao f for fer r claiming the Uge tA oC of tie thi country before he is iii per ner to enter ep r There There still sun remains an sit opportunity ol for forone some one ne American statesman te to render re der his country a It real service by riming framing ad additional additional additional immigration laws |