Ogden Sun | 1905-12-12 | Page 7 | Boycott to Continue in China

congress is not to change exclusion act chic i go dec 9 A despatch washington D C says congress wilt nto enact any legislation modifying the chinese exclusion act As a the boycott of american goods will bo re imposed shortly and there will be a greater development of the anti foreign feeling throughout china the prediction as to the attitude of congress was mado yesterday by leaders of both house and senate the policy of the chinese people la based entirely upon this attitude la edicts issued by the chinese emperor the chinese were urged to retrain from boycotting american goods pending action of congress the viceroys vice roys of various provinces proclaimed president roosevelt had given assurances that congress would pass remedial measures and that the chinese should continue to purchase american goods as heretofore until the purposes pur yoses ot the legislative branch of the american government it is understood tho chinese legation hero has been malting inquiries as to the prospect of action by congress and Is satisfied thera it no chance whatever of the enactment of satisfactory legislation A deadlock idaa occurred in the treaty negotiations between minister rockhill Rock hlll and na tung of the chinese foreign office aa a result of the refusal ot the former to allow the admission of chinese laborers idao the american in tho pacific in exchange for this privilege ya tung was willing to dealno the classes of chinese which should be granted entrance in the united states thus authorizing this government to exclude everyone who tailed to come directly within those classes with congress unyielding and treaty negotiations impossible 0 successful conduct the president is confronted by tho probability of a serious blow to american commerce in the orient durins tho last year increase of export was chiefly to china japan and four other countries amounting in the case of the first named empire to of this sum was in cotton cloth in copper and in mineral oils