Letter from Tingfang Wu to John Hay
Tingfang Wu objects to a bill passed by Congress that will extend Chinese exclusion to Hawaii and the Philippines, territories that were not administered by the United States when the Chinese Exclusion Act was signed in 1882. Wu claims that these islands have a long history of commercial and cultural exchange with China, and he would like President Roosevelt to consider this information before signing the bill. He argues that changes in these types of arrangements are not generally changed without negotiations between the nations in question.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-29