The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-08-19
Chinese lmmiyrstiaa.- California Rspnb.
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Chinese elmmiyraaisa. "a California Rspnb.
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The Hon. Newton Booth, Republican c.n.
didatc for Governor of California, made the
opening speech Of the campaign At San
Francisco the other day. His view of the
much "gi;stei question of Chinese labor and
immigration, which is that of his party, was
US follows:
The Chinese immigration constitutes a
marked class, a distinctive element Of s'cie
~. We cannot he blind TO the fact that
China, with population of not less than
300. 0O0, 900. as near to u practically. IN the
expense of transportation, as New York.
may send here such volume Of immigra.
tion as would modify our socic,y and sub.
stantially change the relations Of capital t.
labor. That modification would not be sucl,
as We desirc in American civilization-that
change would not be in tho interest of labor.
There are two theories of political econ.
omy. The one setks only to stimulate pro.
duction; the other looks mainly to equality
of distribution. The ono would create val.
ues without regard to means; the other re.
CARDS that community as tho happiest where
labor enjoys the great proportion of the val.
ues it creates. The latter is the Republican
theory. The true element of strength in q
republican government is independent man.
hood. The importation and employment Of
labor simply because it is cheap is at war
with that theory. II it creates values more
rapidly it in.erferes with their jus, distri.
button. It tends to make human labor sim.
ply part Of tho machinery OF production
to be supplied with bread as fuel, and run
at the lowest cost, without even u margin
for 'wcar and tear" Beside these consid.
crstions. the presence of larger population
in our midst. to whom We are unwilling 10
accord equality of political rights, establish
es to that extent system of caste, end is
at variance with the genius of our institu.
tons. l believe public sentiment will gen
orally concur in the view that while the
Chinese who are here, or who may come,
under the stipulations Of our treaty, should
bc protected from violence, and from all
rersecu''oi under the forms Of law, the
general Government should call for such q
REIMBURSEMENT of tho treaty as will restrain
their further emigration.
ABOUT ALASKA.
We copy the following extract from a
letter written by Capt. Hamilton, brother
of Mr.. James Hamilton, of Toledo. from
tho Fairfield (Iowa) Ledyer:
This is, indeed. very strange locality
and all nature seems to be turned topsy tur
w. At this season of the year it seems 81
mrst impossible for the sun to set. and ever
when it does go down, it only sinks $" shor
u dstsnac below the horizon that the Who'll,
western sky remains perfectly brigh. q!
night long, and there is no darkness. Pco
pie have to produce artificial night by using
very dark curtains at their windows. The,
say that during tho winter just the revers'
obtains. and the sun is only seen few hours
cn. day above The horizon, and tho night
are long and dreary and so drt"dfaNy dark
During that season it rains and SHOWS will
scarcely any le. up. and f'r weeks an,l week
rendering it almost impossible 10 NOV
about out of doors with any degree of com
fort. Even during the summer We get
dose If rainwa,er now and then whic!
ma ,cs US shudlcr to tl,ink how much mnr
uf the like is in store for US next winter. Th
vicinity of the warm oceanic current ten,
pcrs the climate here very mncl, and
never gets very cold nor yet very wara'
The thermometer, believe, averages al'ou
| 50 degrees. We arc surrounded on all side
by high and rugged mountains, which ar
covered to their very submits with dcns
forests Their SUBMITS and valleys arc s,i
white with snow which docs not cntircl
disappear during the summer.
The harbor of Si,ka is quite pic!uresqu
The entrance is guarded by huge volcano
whose crater is distinctly visible, and
covered with snow during the entire yea
II is about eight miles in length and five {
six in breadth, and is dotted with u lar.
! uuIuUCJ ~ SuSO'Ss SOS"y O"N S~ASOuSiv AvsA
ell islands. The town ncstlcs at the foot I
high mountain. on little plateau raise
not many fec, above high water level u
half the town consists 0f Indian hOus
made Of hewn logs, and containing near
two thousand inhabitants; the rema nd
Of Russian and American dwellings. tt
Russian part of the population is not mut
Of all ornament 10 society. They are Vel
poor. ignorant and degraded, and ure near
all paulers, and have to hc supported
the government. The Indians are self su
porting, and gain good livelihood by hun
ing and fishing. They give Us no trout
ut all, have always been friendly, aud '
would rather have them near US than Il
Russians.
For fish We arc now having salmon, ha
but aud mountain trout, and for game ve
is n and grouse. You can imagine, thcr
tore, that We arc hardly reduced to the di
Of whale and seal oil. There arc tivc ladi