Chinese Discourse on Exclusion of Certain Classes
Debates focus on policy measures and social impact of excluding specified groups. Officials, scholars, and community leaders weigh legal, moral, and practical consequences amid rising tensions.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1905
Page
1
Debates focus on policy measures and social impact of excluding specified groups. Officials, scholars, and community leaders weigh legal, moral, and practical consequences amid rising tensions.
Washington June 23 1905 President Roosevelt directs diplomatic and consular officers in China to enforce the Chinese exclusion laws while guaranteeing courteous treatment to merchants students teachers and travelers. Officials warned against harassment and assured dismissal for misconduct.
The British India Steam Navigation steamer Ikhona, a 5,262 ton steel vessel built in Glasgow in 1900, was sunk by the Russian cruiser Terek on June 5 about 150 miles north of Hongkong. The ship carried mails and rice from Rangoon to Yokohama. cargo valued at 450,000 dollars. Crew were landed at Hongkong by the Dutch steamer Perlak on June 23.
Charles W. Chestnutt of Cleveland urged intermarriage to solve race prejudice at a Boon Literary and Historical association talk in Boston. He said color differences are the main barrier and predicted eventual racial amalgamation would be beneficial for all.
Washington announces Count Cassini the Russian ambassador has booked passage for July 11 to return home. He will stay in Washington to await successor Baron Rosen who arrives in New York on July 4. Cassini will go to New York then Oyster Bay to present recall letters to the president before sailing back.
Paris reports financier George Rodrigues, a banker, committed suicide after heavy losses from a sharp decline in rentes. His bank faced liabilities estimated at $2,000,000 amid the financial downturn.
In Rome on June 25 the chamber of deputies passed the military budget by a large majority, endorsing funding for armed forces and defense programs. The vote reflects government priorities amid ongoing security concerns.
Russian officials and Japanese representatives near agreeing on a date for plenipotentiaries to meet in Washington in early August. President Roosevelt and Ambassador Meyer appear to have shaped the timing, with Lamsdorff delaying due to illness. Armistice debate and army strength claims surface as talks continue.
Edward Garnant, a Mutual Telephone lineman in Billings, died instantly from 2200 volt contact while on a 25 foot pole. Autopsy and coroner's jury cited live wire contact due to lack of precaution. Garnant previously served on the city police, lived four years in Billings, and left survivors including parents in Rippey Iowa.
The interview cites figures of bayonets for Japanese and Russian forces and quotes a Paris correspondent saying Japan’s terms are moderate and acceptable. The diplomat says Japan seeks a lasting peace and is financially able to endure a longer war, signaling no doubt about victory or reserves.
London notes M Odagiri the Japanese consul in Shanghai has been recalled. He leaves Tuesday to proceed to Washington as one of the peace plenipotentiaries.
Pretoria June 25. American consul Snodgrass cables Ambassador Reid on behalf of H J Meyer named among contractors in the army stores affair. Meyer asks Reid to discountenance aspersions in parliament and press, arguing Forester’s orders to withhold contracts lack evidence and cause sacred, moral, and material damage.
Fire sweeps the wholesale district in Cleveland at St. Clair and North Water streets gutting Willard Storage Battery Co. building and threatening Fairbanks Morse & Co. plant. Fire causes about 50000 dollars in damage and men race to prevent spread as flames advance.
Secretary Taft met at the Manhattan hotel with John F. Wallace chief engineer of the Panama canal T Shantz and William Nelson Cromwell. He declined to discuss topics in the talks. The visit follows Wallace's return from the isthmus and may signal possible resignation conditions.
Thomas M. Casey, cashier of the defunct Salmon bank, was arrested in Clinton on a charge of forging two notes totaling 10 000 dollars. The forged notes were hypothecated in Kansas City, with copies found in the bank by Bank Examiner Cook. Casey, son of the late cattle king George M. Casey, the bank’s affairs are described as deplorable and depositors’ realization is feared to be small.
Chicago on June 25 reports a strike situation that may widen to involve all union teamsters if the referendum vote tomorrow rejects employer terms. Conservatives plan to counter any sympathetic action, with chances about even for success.
Paris June 25 Jean Jacques Henner the painter is seriously ill and in a precarious condition. He has received the last sacraments and death is momentarily expected. He was born in Alsace in 1828.
Linevitch details from St. Petersburg dated June 23 describe no change in front lines. Russian cavalry recaptured points on the Mandarin road as Japanese forces advance west, then retreat under pressure. By June 21 Russian troops push toward Rescopingao while enemy batteries fire and confusion grows among Japanese troops near Chajushen Korea.
In Troyes on June 25 M Etienne minister of the interior said France faced envy and jealousy as it extends its frontiers and promotes its ideas abroad. He urged France to preserve dignity by proving wisdom and unite to realize justice and strengthen the army.
Violence grips Lodz Poland as soldiers and Cossacks terrorize areas around Baluty and Pabjanice. A Jewish family and two policemen are killed, liquor stores looted, and 2,000 flee by train. Citizens plead for protection. General Shustow promises action once witnesses testify.
Reports from St. Petersburg describe heavy street fighting in Lodz and mass Jewish evacuation with little official information. Censors delay telegrams as authorities weigh convocation plans and possible ukase while Poland’s factories in Warsaw Kalisk and Pietrowk fear open resistance and sustained disturbances.
Warsaw reports a proclamation by the Social Democratic Party of Poland and Lithuania calling a general strike. It orders all factories offices and shops closed and traffic halted to show solidarity and protest imperial crimes. Police and gendarmerie clash with workers injuring several civilians and officers.
The government acquired a prime site opposite the French embassy, overlooking Sheridan Circle, on 6th Street NW. The 300 by 195 foot plot will host a stone building in the Friedrichs style reminiscent of Sans Souci or Potsdam. The ambassador and Baroness Sternberg will sail for Bremen aboard the Bremen for months.
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