New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-07
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| rim WARD A CHINESE GOD-FAhILIES SOLD
TO PAY FOR PAssAGE--BRITIsH PHILAN-
THROPHY TO CTIINEsE-wHY TIE SOUTH
CANNOT GET LABoRERs.
CANTON, China, April 6.-Mandarin, priest,
coolie and beggar seem be getting fair understand
ing OF American laws Their constant theme Of discus
sion the probable action OF the United States the
" Chinese Question" Before the American wild
tales of the gold mountains Of wealth 20 be had for TIE
asking OF a Chinese-loving that owned the land
were circulated Then, however the higher classes dig
credited these statements and published books warning
the people, and declaring those runors 70 be "wly
snares for the avarcious leading TO toll and DEATH But
interest has sprung up among tie thl-cse as
TO the United States owing to several new causes.
Within two years more than 500 Chinese have re-
turned from California either to make visit or to re-
main at home They have wonderful tales 10 tell OF
wealth present prospective and Of the great liberty
they enjoy few hundred few thousand dollar ia
a great fortune for laboring ChinaDan. Like Marco
the REALTORS have the diamonds show The cooc
in the riceed hears Of land where lighter and more
wholesome labor receives twenty-five times his present
recompense. The treadmill operator IN the rieenin
thinks OF the 100 cents day In California and compares
them with the five perhaps six which he receives here
The farmer gardener is told Of crops that bring fifteen
hundred per cent profit in market than any in
China. Thinking only Of "thrty dollars amonth" rever
of the cost living, they ready TO embark at mo-
ment's notice.
They suffer also from the increasing tyranny Of the
Tartar Government Forced obey tLelr couquerors,
pay exorbitant taxes and 10 sacrifice their lyes, II
called upon, under system devised by foreigners in
which Chinese have interest they contrast the prs
ons the starvation the insults, and the toll Of China
with the liberty, the luxury, and the comparative kind
ness OF which their returned neig hhors ten.
Another for confidence in the people OF America
and which viii yet outweigh all Others is the act Of
the Emperor deifying Ward, the American flbuster.
They accept all the gods their ruler gives them without
ri 10
Emperor in putting down the rebellion TIs success
was something wonderful to the Chinese, and at the
time when he accidentally shot 10y his own men,
they looked upon him the greatest general that had
existed for 1900 years. At his request, his coffin
was Ming Pa according Chinese custom, above
ground and uncovered. Nine months after QsC3), tie
Emperor ordered the body be removed 10 sungKang,
aud deposited in the courtyard Of the temple Of Coy
fucius. Within the temple ret up tablet bearing
his name as the "Captor Of sung Kong and many Other
cities" The Emperor has ct 10 60 further, aud IN
a recent edic has placed him among the major gods OF
China commanding shrnes to be built aud worship 10 10
paid to the memory of this American. The people are
worshipng him along with the most ancient and power
full deites of their religion great deveror from war
and famine-as powerful goo in the form OF man. In
every household, school, aud temple, his name will be
thus conmemorated. The remembrance or millions Of
people secures his immortality The dedication Of this
American certainly will give additional intensity to the
respect already entertained by the Chinese for the
United States. Any country in which Chinese deity
was born is good enough for his wOrshipers.
The sacrifices and risks undertaken by the Chinese
emigrants and their relatives Truly Lcroc Before
the passage of the law fOrbdding American vessels TO
engage the coolie trade, the e.Lgant bound To
work certain length of time after lis arrival IN the
United states at stipulated sum per moLth, out Oh
which the emigrants passage money was repaid.
American employers and capitalists being now iOrbiddeD
to advance money for the passage, "a that would be
in tlp
the wealthy among their country and give their
security this is the worst feature OF the whole
business The coohe tall laborers are called coolest
goes to the rulers elders Of his town or village ana
with the of those interested gives security on
the persons his family for such sum ~ will secure
his passage 10 tie United States Tie elders 20 to the
Mandarin and give him their united bond for the
amount. The Mandarin In turn gives ms note 10 TIE
teket-brokers, who furnish the oooIe with his ticket
The bond by which all the persons are boud gwen to
secure the coolies note held ly the brokers,
stipulates that in the coole fail to pay
the sum charged for bis ticket, including the
fees Of brokers, Mandarin, and Eloers, within
the specified time, then the ndols'r5 VIII pay the same
without question. The charged TO the coohe Tor the
ticket which costs brokers but SO i often As high as
500 or 500 five instances out Of ten lac VIII ia to
meet his obligation. II he fails 70 the brokers here
demand payment Of the Mandarin az once. Tic Man
DARN pays the note, charging heavy zee lor 20 DONG
The elders pay the Mandarin, charge another iet ana
demand the amount from the coolies family They beng
unable to pay are sold off, after another, beginning
with the youngest girl until enough is realized TO cancel
the debt In this way whole families often reduced
to slavery to pay Cor so ticket. Two families were
sold here In Canton week to satisfy such debt One
of the notes was $50 Two unmarried girls, each Is
wears old were purchased by Italian pr0hgate at s75
apiece One boy sold for $50 SIX per-
sons in all were sold before the rcquSite
au,ount was raised. Girls, however, often bring
HIGHER prices and sometimes the salc Of handsome
daughter will he sufficient II is ur;reGuent for diff
fcrent members of family 10 urge that they may bt
sold instead of some loved that offered. The heads
Of families sell themselves into serytudc to save Their
families Chinese beside the sacred family ties common
10 all mankind have strong religious desire that ther
children should be free, 10 pay devotion 70 their memo
ries after they are dead. When they se child tDty BE-
eve that ii sold body and onl ana that IL can never
again be relative Of theirs either IN this world or se
next and unless they leave children pay them certain
kinds of devotion after DEATH their souls "wil wander
forever naked, cold and hungry, through an eternal
waste of darkness and terror" 1t has sometimes hap
pened that after sale OF family the coohc returning
finds portion of the claim still unsatishcd, ana he Mn
self is sold FOR II.
The precautions which the Chinese take against beng
buried ON foreign soil the not because OF any
Religions fears with regard to the peace Of Their sons as
Is commonly supposed. II they were able To secure
passage for their entire families, ana TO own lana IN the
United States they would be as eontened with TIE pros
meet of burial there in their native villages " INC
laws OF the United states permitted the contract syseu'
this outrageous brokerage business could he abolished
and for the money it now costs to carry one person.
whole family could secure tickets Another result would
no en- the emigration OF thousands instead Of hundreds.
The desire 10 reach the United States il great That
even with the present bad system, vessels enough can
NOT he chartered to take those in waiting Two thousand
left the port of Hong Kong last week and as many more