The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-18
the future relations between the two peoples may
be governed by considerations hitherto ignored by
the United States.


the United States.
Chinese Emigration to the United STATES
The London Times of the 5th inst, in its city arti-
Gle speaking IN relation to the emigration OF Chinese
laborers to the United States, says:-
The most rapid redistribution or races ever wit
messed seems likely to occur during The present
generation IN the innux OF Eastern people 10 the
Western States OF America on the Pacific. During
the year 1865 the arrivals IN California from China
and Japan were $500, In 1867 they were $780, and
IN 1883 they more than 10000, While this year
they are expected TO exceed any previous total.
An association OF leading politicians has been
formed TO encourase , ,ne inuigta' on anu IL Is
eastern section OF the United states, q house in
Chicago having, according 10 report, sent out an
agent TO China TO contract Tor 30, 600 TO WORK the
southern plantations. Ii Is the completion OF the
Pacific Railroad that affords facilities for these
plans and an idea appears to be entertained that
during the next three years the increase OF Chinese
population will be limited only 20 The means OF
transportation" Their value as aDorers Is becom-
ing greatly appreciated, and instead OF prosecuting
them the disposition Is now to meet their views and
afford them protection They are supposed to hoard
their specie. and is anticipated ''to get up
ings bank which VIII secure their confidence" The
importation OF Chinese women Is attended TO, and
1870 were landed III san Francisco on the 10th OF
last month.
The Reform Ciub Diflculty-The Black baliing
system.
from the London Daily News July ST.
The withdrawal Of Mr. Bright anu Mr.. W. Fl. FOrs.
ter from the Reform Club Is now matter or such
public notorety that we DESIRE without discus sing
the questions which have been raised III regard TO
to contribute one fact TO the discussion. Those who
censure Messrs Bright and Forster Tor the extreme
course they have thought 1t proper to pursue seem
not to understand the enOrmlty OF tue offence of
which the TWO Ministers have to complain. They
proposed candidate, not for permanent member
ship OF the Reform Clue, but for honorary member
ship curing one month. Now 1t Is customary
In all clubs 10 regard such proposal IN
the most generous manner. candidate
so propOsed-he Is always q fOreigner-ls
rarely, II ever. blackOaed. 1t is a very Odlous
thing to exert the right OF backball IN such case,
unless for the most stringent reasons. Here IS case
IS club in London which has repute tor black
balling. Last year two of Its members, men of re-
pute, proposed that a certain foreigner should be
elected an honorary member for month. This
proposition extremely distasteful TO nearly all
the members OF the baOting committee. The for
In London. and the committeeman disliked the
notion OF meeting HIM In their favorte haunt.
What did they dor They knew that 1t would
be extremely offensive to blackba for
month. They discovered, however, that no
great harm would be done II the committee did not
meet Tor several weeks to come. The members OF
committee were summoned regularly every week,
bat strange 70 say week after week they could never
make a quorum, and all their business, including
postponed. At length there came day when the
committee were obliged to meet. Another foreigner.
Mr.. LOngfellOw, came to town. His stay in London
to be very short and II he was to be elected into
the club 1t was necessary to set about the business
with all possible speed. The committee met ana
they had to consider the claims OF the other
foreigner to whom they objected. single black
ball would have excluded him, yet they elected
him.