, 1870-06-24
TIE ORIENTAL NEMESIS,
Interview with the F1eueeF HHPsxteF
Of tho ChiHeae-k41s Life TkfeA1an.
ed, kmt.E3&e Property Secure.


wonRfor ltaeH in The old g1ne ia Of no more
use, and new ones must he made in = new
game and on new board Capital had to
coneede while labor WAS necessary, but when
machines which were almost automatic we're
substituted capital grew strong, and now
when it can command machines that think,
and are faithful, capital is supreme.
give this opinion, go far rs it CONES from
from myself, with 81 the hesitzncy which
ahould accompany hasty generalization from
partial experience, yet am fortified in il
bF tho agreement of the men at the bottom OF
this movement. They are eiated at their sue.
cess, but their elation is based on confident
conviction which is not without sure founda-
ton. They, as experts know, when after
one day q instruction Lad can last and heel
and cole a shoe, that they have found nasn
who. If not skilled rapid lsboret, is the ma-
terial from which one IL made, and that his
facility in building shoes will be but short
while growing to perfection They arc s1trs-
ted with John Chinatnan, and II they arc, the
labo1er whose place be is destined ind meant
to occupy may be far from contented But
what their views are had better Be told in
their own words.
It ia fatal mistake to suppose that tbsse
Chinese are not capable Of doing frst-clAsa
work. Years ago Father Hue, the Lazarite
missionary, bore independent testimony to
their remarkable initiative eE1l in mannfac-
ture. Crucif1es which he had brought from
France with lin wero reproduced ii metal By
Chinese with fidelity Which was startling to
him. Had he seen these people, after two
days instruction and practice, become adopts
in trade. acquire power over q machine
which IN expert pronoances the most difficult
ITO nm Of any in our manufactured, and
even learn a new alphabet, he could not have
been more astonished and surprised than I
have been. They may fail IN strength and en-
dursnce, yet doubt it; but, if skill and per-
severance be considered, I am OF opinion that
some, At least, Of them can hold their own
against American or Teuton and Ce1t.
l had been shown round the shop and the
Chinese home By llr. Chase, and be now
handed mo over to the senior partner Of the
faith in what m interviewer must do to face
this gentleman, for II he were unwilling he
WAS not man from which much could be OBJ
tanned, and he did not seem very willing, ~ he
stood apart while his foreman, All Sing, WAS
Piled With question after question. But q few
He is ane-looking man, II daahing appear
ance, handsome eonnteuanee, keen, shrewd,
speaking eyee, and appropriate dress cau JUS
tify the description. He is more like General
Jordan, the Cuban Generalissimo, than any one
have ever seen- The beard and face Of both
arc almost similar. As 1 zee him now N mem
ory aa he appeared yesterday,-iu Panama hat,
loose velvet jacket, light mAstcoat, and trow-
sers, the hat on the eide Of the head, and
handsome revolver pointed At me by way
Of il,ustrstion,-1 cannot but feel that be is
the man with al the pluck and energy
for thus situation. II be Ia coWed, then one
man h never able to cupo with = multitude.
For any enterprise, from fighting the Crispina
OF running ptigateer to calculating the price
Of stock and bearing the gold market, this
position as ! trader, am told. is respectable,
and he Is one Of those men who are not un-
common in this country-the architects Of
their oTn fortune. What he thtuka Of his re-
cent action Is his best apology. and subssan-
TALLY it Ii told in our conversation. quiet
little parlor is this OF his counting room, with
full view Of the Hoosac hills and Of apleas-
ant wiley, which now for quiet rural beauty it
would be dif8cnlt to equal. Here the thinking
Of the establishment is done; hare it Was de-
tezmined to bring in the Chinese, and here
heard The history Of this step and it's defence.
Chinese here Possesses m interest outside Of
North AdEms. Can hear from you your res-
sons for It, End lsy them before the public:"
" Certainly, " he replied, in SLOW, quiet, de-
teEnined manner, which sesms peculiar to
voluhlity Of General Jordan, whom he re-
eembles 30 much; and then, with hurried
abruptneas, he added: But wish to hare
this aesurdity about the bosses of these
Chinese corrected We have made no ar
rangenent with them such as is stated in the
newspapers"
30 Ah Sing told me. Perhaps you would
not object to let mo copy tho contract? Such
document possesses historical interest,"
No, sir-T-r: Every one makes LIS private
contract with them. and it is q matter OF p1i-
yate busineas."&
"Are tho statements in tho nowspaperp cor
rect specifying th4t you are to pay the Chinese
S13 month for two years and 9g6 subae-
quently, Keep them in fuel aud supply them
With loging. psy their foreman 760 month,
and employ two Chinese cooks, &c. T"
~ Oh nkovnu ,ksry 3n~
and oihers are not; but decline 10 tell what
my contract is-"
Chinese here:"
''My partner, Mr. Chase, who brought them
ever, can tell yon better than l."
III. Chase. thus appealed to, said: tive
came through without any difficulty; there
Vas no violence. although the expressions OF
dissatisfaction al. along the way were quite
audible; but, 80 long 1s this was confined to
nGe I zee e. eness E e. not aaas
did not care"
"Why, Mr. Sampson, did you take this
STEP"
to do Just ss the Knights OF St. C1ispin say, oFE
give up bpsiness, or LOOK to another source for
lAbor. I chose the third"
'tDo you cay that zdEisedly-thAt the order
Of Crispins wished to interfere with your buai~
ness p
"Yes, sir; why, they wiehed to dictate to mo
Just what should do, whom I should have a.
foreman, whom should employ Is workmen.
what Wages should give, even what profits
should receive. They had the coo1nees to sp-
POINT committee to AJAX 10 examine my books
and what price Was getting for them"
FFoN safAIL BEGINNINGS GREAT CONVENTIONS
RISE.
"6imply sketch, II you please, the history Of
your trouble with the Knights Of st. Crispin."
Some time ago No vera paying to thebot-
TONER'S fifty cents 1ees for single soles thAl Tor
double Boles. In February they demanded that
they should get the same price for single soles-
We then let them work until april, wl3en We
had 1l!e1 al our ardetA Then, ~ business Vas
growing slack, ! called ths men together, told
them how things we're, and said that
time Il they were wiling to take ten per cent
1eFs- Ihey took tMthe next day to copsIder.
and then declined to accedt. imported from
Canada number Of Frenchmen, but they
were soon made Crsspins, and Refused to give
sAtls1action. 4 good deAi Of their work WAS
!aookneld in aeszch Of men To make it par
1eetly satisfactory to them, he brought on
Lad to examine the place He reported in t.
gor OF the place. and large number came on
The Crispins 1t first threatened them, but !
found thus useless; they then, It is alleged,
ps,esa ,saa th.n 70 70 bsck to North Brookhe'd;
whist did you do then 2"
"At 10 o'clock l. m. they went 70 North |
Brookfald. At ! O'Clock p; N. Mr. Chase
started for San Francisco. That Has On Nay |
IS. Exactly on that day month, June 13-"
"And 1t the eamo hour, !" interrupted Mr.
Chase.
NAnd exactly at the same hour-4 O'Clock |
D. m" continued ar. Sampson, Mr. Chase |
arrived here with his Chinese"
Here VAS = slight pause, and then MI, Camp
son continued was compelled to do it. 7
was perfectly unwilling to do it, but could do |
nothing else."
SHOW were the Chinese received hare.r
"1he1e was great crowd they hooted and |
yelled, and two or three ATTEMPTED IN ssssult, |
but they were walked OF 10 the lookup, and
Ehefe xas an end to the row."
1ese7"
!, b Az tor me, threatening is IN old story; if
threatening could Kill or mtim me, not limb
u me would hang together now I would
ave been annihilated long ainee, and my fac
toIy would be IN the air. -
"What WAS the nationality Of the strikers
we're there any people acquainted with doings
II trade-unions in Sheffield or Manchester" Z"
"Ihey were nearly III French Canadians,
some five or six rinh, and two OF three Amer
cans."
"Wese these men employed in various de-
3a1tments9"
NO; they wese all engaged in 'bottoming
hoea."
:"Iet us understand tho financial qucstilps