Daily Los Angeles Herald

Meeting to Endorse Senator Miller's Course.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.—In response to a joint call of the Republican League and the State Central Committee, a very largely attended mass meeting was held at the Grand Opera House this evening to endorse the course of United States Senator Miller in his efforts to break the Senatorial deadlock. Ex-Senator Cole presided and introduced as the first speaker Hon. Frank M. Pixley, who, after brief speech, read a set of resolutions to the following effect: The preamble recites that Asiatic immigration is a question of national importance, especially affecting the welfare of the Pacific Coast; that it has for 30 years been considered as a practical question, and the result of this long, careful and impartial investigation is the unanimous opinion of all disinterested and intelligent people of all classes of society, of all shades of religious belief and of all political parties, that unrestricted Chinese immigration is an evil of great magnitude; that the benefits accruing to this coast have been less than the injuries; that the local disorders of the past history of San Francisco are results of Chinese immigration and that the labor competition disorders will increase and intensify as they extend to broader areas. We of the Pacific Coast regard unrestricted Chinese immigration as an evil fraught with the gravest possible consequences to Republican institutions and the welfare of the people. The new treaty has been received by us with the greatest satisfaction and we have accepted it as the legal and peaceful solution of the problem. We earnestly desire its ratification by our Senate and its exchange with the Chinese government as a final settlement of this question, regarding it as of greater importance to us than mere party questions.

We look with alarm upon the condition of things at Washington and fear that political or party complications may endanger the ratification of the Chinese treaty. With entire approval of the course of the Honorable Senator, John F. Miller, in his past and present attitude toward this question and desiring to strengthen him in his effort to secure speedy and favorable action upon the treaty, we have called this meeting to give a public expression of our earnest desire that the Chinese treaty may at once and without delay, and without amendment or change, be affirmed and exchanged; it is therefore

Resolved, By the people of San Francisco, in mass meeting assembled, that the Republican Senator from California, Hon. John F. Miller, be requested to spare no effort to push to speedy ratification the existing Chinese treaty; that he urge the matter upon the members of the Senate of the United States as a question of paramount importance and one affecting the best interests and the future welfare of the whole country.

Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and resolutions be immediately telegraphed to Senator John F. Miller as an expression of the opinion of the people of this Coast in regard to ratification of the Chinese treaty.

The resolutions were adopted amidst great enthusiasm.

Ex-Senator Sargent was the next speaker. In his remarks he stated that advice had been received from Washington which gave reason to believe that the treaties would receive consideration at an early date.

M. D. Boruck read a letter from ex-Governor and former Minister to China, F. F. Low, warmly endorsing the object of the meeting. Referring to the opium clause in the commercial treaty, he said that his experience of the disastrous effects of the opium trade in China led him to fully approve that provision of the treaty.

Captain Wm. L. Merry was the last speaker.

The meeting was earnest and enthusiastic.