The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-01-19
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OF those remaining. 1000 are in California and
the rest in Nevada. MoniAna. Idaho. Oregon.
Colorado and some upon the Pacific Rail Road
and IN the South.
The Secretary further says, 1T is crest mis-
take on the part Of the laboring classes to imsg-
inc that the Cinnamon iajure white IabOrers- If
the supply of labor decreased its value 10 proper
ton TO its inde2se. the United States would be
the worst country in the world for laboring men.
because there has been steady stream. nearly
fifty years. Labor has increased in value by the
influx of this mind. bone and muscle TIL the Z. 5.
Is tue lzborer: paradise The advent Of the Chi
neSe viii not ,lter the law. which causes the de-
msnd for lsbo- to increase with its supply He
further says. Aside from prejudice which pro-
eeeds from igDranee, there Is nothing in the hsb-
its or customs Of the Chinese calculated TO njure
the morals or business of any intelligent Ameri-
can community
Their bittertSt enemies credit them with be
ing industrious intelligent and frugal" They
ara remarkably sober. There is not 8 half doz-
en- cases on record Of their being drunk They
are clean in their personal habits do not interfere
With their neihbors' business. are not quarrel
some and pay their debts with q punctu2lIty.
that might De initiated with advantage by other
people In eosing he says i cannot close this
extract from NY report without giving some ac-
count Of the society for whom it was written.
The abuse Of the Chinese had become 50 general
in the streets Of this city among certain class,
and the police Authorities were 50 lax in their
efforts to pat sop to the disgTaceful scenes
which we're almost daily enacted. that move
meus was made b. number Of merchants and
humane Christians for that purpose"
A society vas organized by which force Of
active police officers have been engaged and paid
for the especial object Of protecting the Chinese
These officers patrol the city day and night; each
has district under his charge and is responsible
for the apprehension and convection Of every per-
son who molests the Chinese. Each officer
makes written report daily. Of the occurrences
on bis bezi giving the names and residence Of
men and boys who have molesisd them No
arrests are made except where there i abundant
evidence to insure conviction. A great many
persons have been notified that they are looked
after. and about dozen have been arrested, six
Of whom are nov 10 jail serTing out their seDten-
ees The policy pursued By the officers Of
the Society Of preventing outragss BY being
Oh the alert for the perpetrators. and Tig-
orOusly prosecuting them when arrested. has
nearly pat stop TO the abuse. and it Is hoped.
when the new Police Commissioners assume
Their duties the city police officers wiIl-aitend to
the business Of protecting the Chinese without
the assistance Of this Society viii only add
from this interesting and instructive report that
the writer says They are rey jealous in their e.
forts to learn our habits asd Customs Hundreds
Of them attend our Sunday schools and seek 70
drink from the fountain Of living truth Many Of
them attend the evening class in our public
schools and nearly 200 Of them employ private
teachers to learn our language and literature /;