Sim,—ln the present agitation "The American Exclusion Act" and the boycott upon the part of the Chinese as peaceful protest, Tam of the opinion that the question sr issue is not understood by' the majority of your readers any more than it is by the great mass of ican people; otherwise I feel as an American, that they (the American people) would of themselves adopt the necessary measures to do away with the degrading injustice to which Chinese entitled by treaty rights to enter the United States are subjected by the acts of over-zealous Castoms officials.
'The intent of all laws and treaties bearing upon the subject is to protect the American working class by excluding the Chinese coolies, founded on' the basis that the Chinese coolie's habits, customs, and mode of: living permit' him to offer his labour for wages upon which the American' working class could pot exist, Without entering upon a discussion of the right or wrong, of the discriminafriends, those who take @ real interest in Passengers, subjecting her to a searching soe them progress and take their place their welfare, those who are anxious to inquiry, as the official records and nows- side by side th the great Powers of ides in the early part of last} world, they will pause before striking 'a show, are contrary to the blow at by her acts has sentiments of all true Americans, and I proven herself s friend second to none. for one—engaged in business here whom this boycott may affect _soriously—declare the Chinese are right, eon of the Great American Nation ith its principles of liberty, equity, and tice to all, irrespective of race, colour, reed, or nationality. A Tam, ete., Aw AnERIcaN, 21st July.
Tt ix unworthy of great people like the Chinew t d+-cond to "uch measures, in the fave of asmrances that when the Congress of the U.S, Government. meets, the question of " treaty will be takeo up which all sir-m-rided men are confident will be antisfaccory to: both nations.
'Th: "ducated Ohinese know that itis ut possible for the President of the Dnisted states to mike' law. They know
ents tives of the people in Cong.e-s the laws mad" by te te-Membied end trey) have thet °thia does not meet until December To the Editor of the
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