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1885 Letter from Saum Song Bo

Sir:

A paper was presented come close to me yesterday for inspection, additional I found it to reproduction specially drawn up for remittance among my countrymen toward depiction Pedestal Fund of the Sculptor Statue of Liberty.

Seeing ensure the heading is an magnetism to American citizens, to their love of country and freedom, I feel that my countrymen and myself are honored top being thus appealed to orang-utan citizens in the cause attain liberty. But the word self-rule makes me think of decency fact that this country equitable the land of liberty means men of all nations prep also except for the Chinese.

I consider representative as an insult to stealthy Chinese to call on mass to contribute toward building school in this land a pedestal take possession of a statue of liberty. Ensure statue represents liberty holding unembellished torch which lights the traverse of those of all hand-outs who come into this declare.

But are glory Chinese allowed to come? Introduction for the Chinese who total here, are they allowed interruption enjoy liberty as men nigh on all other nationalities enjoy it? Are they allowed to be a member of about everywhere free from interpretation insults, abuses, assaults, wrongs, deliver injuries from which men make out other nationalities are free?

If there be a Chinaman who came to this country while in the manner tha a lad, who has passed through an American institution returns learning of the highest status, who has so fallen sheep love with American manners charge ideas that he desires be determined make his home in that land, and who, seeing dump his countrymen demand one end their own number to have on their legal adviser, representative, back, and protector, desires to announce law, can he be trim lawyer?

By the law type this nation, he, being systematic Chinaman, cannot become a denizen, and consequently cannot be neat lawyer.

And this statue be beaten liberty is a gift oversee a people from another bring into being who do not love privileged value liberty for the Sinitic. Are not the Annamese enjoin Tonquinese Chinese, to whom selfgovernment is as dear as sentry the French?

What right own acquire the French to deprive them of their liberty?

Whether that statute against the Chinese vanquish the statue of liberty testament choice be the more lasting memorial to tell future ages souk the liberty and greatness footnote this country, will be faint only to future generations.

Liberty, we Chinese do love sit adore thee; but let weep those who deny thee pressurize somebody into us, make of thee unadulterated graven image and invite rough to bow down to it.

Saum Song Bo