New-York tribune., 1874-04-24

eiently remuneratiye without subsidy. inose hheS
could certainly receive the sea mail postages 10 te
same extent an IL now paid the Pacific Mail steamship
Company for extra service and the sem-monthy trip
40 that mail service Is not absolutely dependent upon
the latter Company.
It's also probable that II tho additional subsidy IL
granted it will operate crush out fair competition Oh
tue Pacific coast In the trade with emma ana 'ap"u
which will subject the merchants and Shippers 70 his
rates o. freight and the exactons which lnyaFl
ably follow monopoly.
IL is also publicly known 10 such extent as 10 autno'
cognzance OF Committee, that the stock OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company constantly
"jobbed" in ;Walist. and elsewhere the nuctuatonS
I'm quotations being indicative OF an absence OF approx
mate value and characteristic OF what is technlcaiy
termed fancy stock" THIS has existed 70 the entire
prejudice standard OF values and TO the interests
OF commerce. as well the total subyersion OF the
intent of Congress in granting the two suosides' winch
clearly TO foster and encourage building iron steam
ships American yards and by American industry ahd
for other purpose.
The Legislature of California that the Pacinc
Mail steamships are engaged in Importing Chinese
coolies TO that State and that they almost wholly
manned by Mon golians, aud to the exclusion OF free
(Shte) labor. 1t is apparent that the word "hte -
used in contradisnctiOn 70 brown or 10 distinguish
between the white and brown races-the Aneflcahs W
Europeans, and the Chinese. This IA very
serious charge. and merits the seyerest scru-
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institutions that any class shall be held to Involuntary
seryItude and labor or, by any modification OF the term
slavery reduced vassalase and heotry upon the
territory Of the United States The horrors OF the cooe
trade well understood to need the anmadVers'oh
Of the Committee and while t is beyond question that
other nations permit this unholy traffic 1t time that
some action should taken to prevent its practice ana
incorporation III the United states IN any Iofn gusc' VI
ehape.
It's notorious and fagraut that Chinese are Imported
into California and elsewhere on the Pacific coast IN
great numbers under contracts for labor when reduce
them to absolute yassalage; that Chinese women are
similarly imported for the purposes OF prostitution OF
the deepest and revolving grade. Neither men nor
women masters Of their own labor and wages, put
owned by companies who farm them out under the
most abject terms. Nor do these MOngoians become
citizens and Taxpayers contributing TO the public wet
fare: but. the contrary, they are only uomIclthe
held to service and labor and when discharged return
homeward The influx Of such class naturally aheets
the character standard, and price OF that labor
which contributes to the public veal and winch
performs the obligations and duties mutually existing
betveen the citizen and the Government. La6orunder
such auspices as In the of African slavery. becomes
degraded and rendered wanting in that respectapy
which freedom and independence demand, In order tha
peace and happiness may be pursued under the genus
of American institutions. The citizen should not DE suo
eced to such calamites and special facilities shoud
be permitted WHCn operate elJucE Va
TO produce that result. The interests OF American sup
building while undoubtedly OF great Importance to the
country are not paramount as 10 submerse all other
| considerations aud the subsidies OF the Government
should produce better results than the infections ana
wrongs OF which the Legislature Of California complains
Granting subsidies corporations 10 of very doubtful
| policy. Tho views OF many leading citizens. VINO
favored that policy heretofore have materially changed
within few years. 1t has been demonstrated 10 tHe
| satisfaction OF tho country that more evil than
| good results from q policy which places lhe
| credit of the country at the comparative
mercy OF corporations monopolios. There must De
soe great national interest stake lofty in import
ance and In magnitude, which would JUSTIFY the prictce
of granting subsidies to private enterprises, ~nlcb
| VIII successfully, become once
Tire expenditures OF the Government are being ecOno
nized In all its branches aud the people are indsposed
toward exravagance Of any kind Our nnances are NOT
5000 coo to further suosidze the Pdcihc Mail Steamship
Company, particularly when no necessity exists TOT
semi-nonhly postal service between san Francisco
Japan, and China, and when equal mail faculties may
befad IL desired, under general law. Nor should TINS
Company DO enabled by Government subsidy 10 mOnop-
olze trade to the injury OF competing commerce nor 10
maintain by the means special facilities Tor import
Inc coolies into territory thus incorporating
another and equally Objectionable form OF slavery, 10
the degradation and injury OF free labor