The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-11
TIE PIGTAILS.
The Cos. OF Importing chinese chine Labor p.;

The Cost OF Importing Chinese Labor.
The yicksburR Times reports at consider
able length speech Of General W. r. Miles,
who has recently returned frem San Francis
co, where he went at the instance Of the Yicks-
burg Chamber OF Commerce in the interests OF
the Chinese immigration scheme. The fol-
lowing is portion of his address:
Can We get this labor II the United States
Government does not interfere we can. Iu.amall
quantities for next year, afterwards as many
as we wish. 'iel .'Srs'i tG'ttTi.lE 9LTtl
And having satisfied myself that the labor
would suit Us, / directed my attention to the
question OF encouraging immigration.
Bear In mind that those who are we'll OF, and
have means, do not want to migrate; aud that
those who want TO como and work for term
Subsistence from China here; but they are
willing and anxious 70, enter into a contract In
China. fairly wordsdi stipulating For fair wages
for period OF FIVE years, that out OF the total
shall be advanced, by the party who makes TIE
ont OF their transportation md sSbsistencss, Ss
and that the balance OF the wages stipulated
for shall be paid to tho Iaborer monthly, quar-
terly or annually, as may be agreed upon.
| Finding this disposition to exist, made ar
rangements TO send to China, by tho steamer
70 leave Ban francisco, on tho 4th Of septem.
tation could be, found Tor, Some 5000 or Il. .0Oo
might have been obtained in time for the
next crop. But just as this arrangement
haf been tsSs%p1Istse Secretary Bo9.wss
lished IN the newspapers, This letter ssem.
ingly Forbids the coming 10 this country OF any
number Of Asiatics under contract for labor, or
service for term OF years, entered into In q
appaI rent prohibition, the party who was!to 20
out to China suggested that he could not en-
counter the risk pt the. great outlay for char
terinR and provisioning ships for these labor
ible, that tie government would interfere Nib
his delivering them In fulfilment ri the forejon
contract But be stated to me that 1.-THE land.
owners, and others here who wanted This
labor, we're willing to run the risk Of the gov
ernment interfering. he would 20 out on the
October steamer and bring % many as trans
portation could be found for to New Orleans.
Going out IN Octobef; the 'laborers could not
Tsl Tal.S Eeeoh h New Orleans beiore Februryo;
i is impossible TO state with precise acct
racy what this labor will cost, becsuse IN exc.
outing the eoptraets before Chinese authori-
ties. and having them certified before the
Says to b, aST to Ultimate
Mandarln nor the American Consul will work
without pay.I I,feei lsafs In saying that lfrom
dollars must bo paid o on he arrival OF the is. IA
borer, and AafaafanxH intervals through
rye Sesf: Snsa5 81 sSs S,ssTgss 4 as
not in coin. This vii! be between ten and eleven
dollars per month, the hirer, 10 supply rations.
doSSs ssR,sr eR eHs sSI 4 spa I.sd
these terms, ali you have to do Is to dsposit X
eAoh for himself With, Writ Adams q %.
sum OF money 10 proportion TO the number OF
iaborers be wants, p WheHeyer.A aum shaiI bs
deposited suficient to- cover one or more car
g. HE psrss snssssS there Sili if 90 o1sr e
China by the 6rat outgoing steamer, and Wiii.
with an convenient speed. make the contra cts.
chip the laborers. and will deliver them on
board ship, anchored in tho stream OF the
Oustomhouse In New Orleans, his responsible.
ty being ut an end when anchor IL cast, yor,
taking all the risk OF government interference.