Show I CALIFORNIANS ARE ALERT Will Renew Fight Against the At Attempt Attempt Attempt tempt to Modify the Chinese Exclusion Act Washington Dec Dee 11 Preparations are arc nr being bc made in the house for another an another other attempt to get et the Foster bill ii n edifying the th Chinese exclusion act out of the house committee on foreign markets Last year car the California delegation was successful srul in preventing a favor favorable favorable able report on the measure and the Californians are again lined up this year preparatory to renew renewing their fight against any changes in the bill excluding excluding excluding ing Chinese Chines laborers from this country Representative e McKinlay Representative Kahn Icahn and Representative Re Hayes who headed the opposition to the th Foster bill last year express ss their determination to spare no effort to prevent pre vent ent a favorable consideration of or the measure at this session Some modifications may mRY be made Rde in the thC th bill before it is again brought to the attention of the th house committee but in the main it will ill stand as at present The present Chinese exclusion act net forbids the ad admission admission admission mission of all Chinese except students merchants and other privileged classes and places the th burden of proof upon Chinese E seeking peeking admission The pur purpose purpose pose pos of the revisionists is to change the act so it will admit all Chinese except excepting excepting ing Il coolies |