, 1870-08-04
THE CHINESE

Ihe Anti-ChIn~.e Contest 0pencd in
Californin--A Warning Letter to
the SIX Chinese Companies.
Tho officers OF the recently organized Anti
Chinese Convention Of California hAse sd-
'.ressed the following circular letter TO the si1
Chinese companies:
sAS FnAscasco, July Il. 1870.
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GsS7lAEx We hare ths honor Of informing
.ou that the evening Of the 18th OF July, 1870,
he largest meeting u tae pe9pls eysr s;segaoed =
iuF the puIpoee Of protesting Against the further
emigration OF Chinese 70 this country the ful 10
eount Of which you viii 11nd IN the newspapers OF
The next day, Al that meeting the following
retolutlon Tas unanimously Adopted, With enthn-
l1st3c tvidencss OF Discrimination:
Reso1red, That The Temporary President 3nd
Secretary inform the nix Chinese companies Ia
tnts city that We do not consider 1t Just to us or
safe to the Cinnamon, to continue coming TO the
United Statea, md request them 70 give such no
tice 10 The puhno 1utnot1ues Of sae Chinese EN-
We shall IMAGINE eersaln Questions that you
oi answering IN plain language, taas We nay not
re misunderstood or ntsrtp<escnted-
Efrst. Why Il this warning sens to the HI CHI
Aess companies IN San FEAndseo1
To his re answer, you are The acknowledged
hesas OF the Chinese cAns thsl cone 70 th4s eopn-
try, and the ok wealthy representatives OF the
T.
etTmnnicanns our wisoea 70 Jus1 government.
s+eo4.d. Why Is the emigration o1 ChlnAmen TO
this couptry unjust 70 Americana, with whom We
sate I nauo1aa treaty g1znrax u the privilege
OF tolEng to the LATED Mates
To this We anSwer, the Immigration Of your
| people to this country Is un1ost oecaus* It une-
:1rai. We hayr for twenty Jeafa. even before the
fu1linexme rzeat1, been permitting your people to
nome among Ms and enjoy the Commercial AtFan.
| aRes Of our country; your 1aooFtrs hare dug ouR
gold, carried 1t aNu!, md impoverished oui
| mines; they hAye ents1cd Into competition with
/ ,pr wslhcfwpmen, our mechanics, cur lahorcrs
! put mai servants and our maid sezyA1t3, u
such pr1ces as 70 drive them to the verge d
1 starvation; your people hare comparative
| u 10 families, while on17 nafe WtFes ant
| ten, CONSUMERS ol o1r pEoduce. thtlf hAnso &1t
| morals arr communicating our people; every d.,
I they arc beccInlnQ more md morc fpulAve 70 tht
| tretEQcu OF our nation. Our people Cxunot ente
into the interior Of oaf eountJ ard anaetlJ enlo
government By ura1J n1s granted Jou tho priTl
..up OF coming to this country, bQt ,pua Ia xar
rTLuent Of the people-1he President and II
Seuste, wno sre ne utsty.naftng powcf. arc tasi
six Jrars Il they do wrong, Or commit An efrnl
we elect others to eoHec1 the mi,
takea oi tie psst, Aad do our bidding IN the fusurs
We i've pp to agreement In our tse1t1es, and ano
,sh tnem when theF become oppressive; Eoe
.stth China, as onr national election u fast Al
nrnachIn1, 1nd sill tuin uran that, ~ wtu
ether questions sgastng Tire labor interests Of q
ga.1d, VII, IL + unsafe for cntnamen to coz
| to tits coun,rJ when the Government Of the Ur
m fnfs vr xnkMeT: Al The government h4s mss
treaty vim your empire, It viii abide BY and r
5.fn III n far - II has the power To do 20; bot
! rover y In me people. Sioee The formation Of Z