The Shasta courier., 1870-05-07
SH HASTA COURIER
Address to the working Men of
California.

Address to the working Men of
California.
| Why is it that in our young, thrifty State,
with climate and soil unsurpassed and
yielding bountifully; our granaries over
flowing our banks and the private Golfers
of capitalists loaded down with treasure
our mines yielding their millions no de-
rangement in our currency, or natural
calamity to retard our progressively, we
ask, should We see our people unemployed
business paralyzed-general stagnation
prevailing in every branch of industry
poverty, misery and want residing in our
midst-honest labor begging for work and
pleading for bread-our youth idle, and
many honest women driven to degradation
our best citizens and founders of our
State leaving it to obtain remunerative
employment elsewhere? Why does white
immigrants shun US, and land grabbers ask
for subsidies to obtain them? Bitterly do
you know the cause. Six Chinese COM
panies, together with vile wretchGs of our
raee-trafhckers in human flesh and hu-
man misery, and welding millions Of capi-
tai, acquired by the inhuman trafic-have
imported and forced in competition with
us one hundred and thirtv-two thousand
| Chinese slaves, who are eating up our
misunderstanding us from employment
-overstockirg the labor market--reduc-
ing wages below fair remunerative rates,
producing misery and degradation in our
land their wages, unlike those of our
people which is expended here benefting
every class of our people, is forever with
drawn from u.s. Thus is the right arm of
our prosperity paralyzed, the stream flow
ing from well paid labor is ceasng, and
every class Of our citizens is suffering
thereby Need we tell short sighted cap
italists and heartless, pandering press
that al this has resulted through their
cruel folly? The press, the mouthpiece of
capital, well knowing that the great mass
were without organization, divided and
powerless, with perfect impunity proclaim
ed aloud, "Down with wages" ave
want cheap labor instead of performing
public duty by saying, down with rents,
reduce your profits, decrease our taxes,
restrain our monololies, render justice and
protection to our own people, send back to
Asia her slaves-our country is free and
will not tolerate them-oh no, that did not
suit capital. Their mouth pieces again
howled, and the cry was echoed by the
whole pack: "Our white nen and women
are too independent employ the Chinese,
they are cheap and subservient" lmmed
iatel ely the white race were at discount
and were discharged, and coolie slaves
were duly inaugurated in their places
John Chinaman now reigns supreme in the
parlors, bedrooms, kitchens, press rooms,
Offices, stores, banks, mines, steamers,
dairies, farms roads, woods, mills, work
shop, manufactures, engine-rooms-
where he can be found; and not content
with mental position already we find him
engaging in various descriptions of trade
and speedily driving away all white COM
pettors.
Men of America is it not time to
refect-what will be the result of all this
Will white freemen yield their birthrieht
without a struggle? Starvation recognizes
no law; therefore, unless this. immense
stream is stayed, war of races is newt
able The food gates of China is thrown
open by recent treaties, her surplus popula-
ton is pouring on our shores, and theaten>
us with inundation Our Government,
instead of protecting us, is increasing her
subsidies to add to our burdens. Our past
and present knowledge of the evil give us
earnest OF the future. What then shall be
done? In vain we have sought relief from
legislation. Our prayers have been scofed
at and our legislators have betrayed US.
We must now rely on ourselves alone. To
secure success, immediate, constant vigor-
Gus action is necessary the power Is In
our own hands, il we will use it. Nine
een-twentieths of our population is iden-
tilted with the industrial interests by
uniting that interest our success is certain.
To effect that unity, an Order has been
established that strength, harmony, order
and discipline may be secured (open meet
our only recourse). 1t recognizes no
party sect or creed, and desires no members
whose aim is personal Hggrandzemeut
Each member is pledged to use all legal
means to cause the speedy departure of
coolie slaves and their vile harlots from
our shores. No politics is permitted to be
discussed in the Order; therefore, every
true man of the Caucasian race is earnestly
desired to lay aside all party prejudices.
Examine this great question as a citizen of
this great Republic, and not by a narrow
party standard then take such action as
Will benefit our country, our children, and
the masses of our people.
a branch is established in every ward
IN San Francisco, and all true friends Of
the Caucasian race is expected tojoin with
us.
We wish it to be understood that we war
not against the cool es, but those who sup
port, and encourage them.
Published by order of the
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