The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-07-15

cite relief. 1t should be made the duty OF
the District Attorney on his own tnforuia'
ton, or upon Information of any citizen
or upon having his attention called to
violations of the law by the Grand Jury, to
institute . proceeding in the name of the
Territory, summoning any alien holding
real estate in violation oil law, to appear
before any District or Supreme Judge and
show cause by what authority he 90 holds it.
In case it should appear upon such inves
stigsti0n that the law has been violated and
that rcal estate is being held by the defend
ant (bcing an slien) decree Of forfeiture
should be rendered, and the property 90
sought to be held in violation of law expos
ed to public sale. and the proceeds of the
sale paid into the county treasury, or into
the county and Territorial treasures, In
such proportions as MAY he deemed expe:-
dent. We do not, of course, pretend to
give the details of such law as Is required.
That will be the province OF the Legislature.
The character Of the above kind Of legisla-
,ion is thoroughly known to the legal pro-
fcssion, and its details will readily suggest
themselvcsto the legal mind Wemerely give
the general outline for the benefit OF those
who are not of that profession. IT,
Provision should Of course he made for
allowing aliens to hold leases Of real estate
for limited period, for the purposes OF
trade and commerce, with stringent safe.
guards to prevent these provisions from he
ing fradulently used to hold such property
in pc.pctu'ty. go T..
Thus far We have used the words
"CHinese'' and "Alien" unfortunately.
A law 10 enforce the Common Law rule
on the subject Of alienage would Of course
have to spply 70 all aliens alike. This would
necessarily entail upon our white alien popu.
lation some expense and trouble in declaring
their intentio-i to become citizens, and 50
fur would be drawback to the passage Of
such law, but the evil would be infinitely
less than what we now suffer, and will in
future moro largely suffer from Chinese
monopoly. We hold that the soil of any
c.untry properly belongs to its citizens, ma
tive and adopted, and that any one who is
not willing to assume the burdens Of citi
zenship, in return 70: the protection extend
ed by the laws, has no just right to demand
that the interests of the citizen should b.
subordinatel to his whims. If he choose
to remain an alien let him stand by the con-
sequences of his choice.
In addition to the above, and until the con-
vening of the Legislature (ethcr in general
or special session) we would suggest the call
ing of Territorial Convention, independ.
cnt of politics, whose object should be to
obtain an expression of the opinion OF the
people, as TO whether anything should be
attempted to be done with reference to this
great and rapidly growing evil. Such q
convention would BE- able to present 70 the
people large amount Of Information upon
the subject, and BY its fair and candid treat
ment, would not only favorably affect any
Territorial legislation that might be propos-
ed, but would also be able to express au
thori!atiyely the views of our peoplc to the
General Government The greatest danger
in this Chinese puzzle lies in the prevalent
Misrepresentation in the East VI the chsrac-
ter and cay1sity Of the Chinese. To them
the Chinalnan is as yet An interesting Curl
osi,y To him they look for y solution Of
many difficult labor problems. while the
sentimental portion of the characterization
OF the agc invests him with romantic
character which nothing but hard facts will
dissiratc l.. .,.. '.,. .'s,@. ..n~
The convention which We suggest by the
appointment Of general committee and 10.
cal committees in the several counties, to
report to the General Committee, would b.
able before the converting of the Legislature
or the next session OF Congress to gather
information which would prove invaluable
in showing the exact manner in which
Chinese immigration affects the Territory
the extent to which Chinese labor entered
into competition with white labor, and its
effect upon the general acreage prosperity
Of our people. The people Of the Pacific
coast generally are giving u the subject IN
unusual amount Of attention, and some plan
should be adopted by which common
movement may be commenced and sus-
tanned, designed to arrest the excessive i'm.
migration of Chinese into the United States,
We repeat that the battle will have to be
fought with plain hard facts and sustain!
ed effort upon the part of our people. De
uunciation, and outrages upon the persons
Of Cinnamon will effect nothing. Spssmodic
action and resort to violence will only re.
suit in irritation. II anything il to be done.
now is the time We believe the people are
ready for action. -
INSPECTING THE DEP1RT-
aa&aaar anA+rs MENT. -t@,
We hsd the pleasure Of meeting in Hell
ena, on Wednesday, General Baird, Inspec.
tor.0eueral Of this military Department,
He IL now on tour Of inspection through
the District Of Montana, and il sccompan.
led By Col. Carlin, Aide on Gen. Hancock'l
ssaff. They 80 - Forts Shaw and Ellis
and thereafter, via Deer Lodge, 70 the In.
dian rcscrvstions IL the Bitter Root and
Jocko valleys, but. meantime, will examine
The Big Blsckfoot country, In response r
~. - ,;,itaAi0s nf reaillents Of Lincoln md