St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-22
Letter from California. John.

gard to the introduction of Chinese
Labor into this State. The minority
who oppose it are Yet outSp"ken. while
IL very few are making weak effort to
remedy the evils arising therctrom. If
these MongolanS could thus he ell
lightened and Chlistianized in this
country, there would he no question
but what they ought to he received.
But this is impossible. He is heather
at home and il heather here, and always
will be. There are $4,000 Cinnamon in
this State, and few dozen would en-
brace all who have become protestant.
They all cling tenacicu>ly to their pig
tail. which if they lose. they are forever
cut off from their faith, as they believe.
One thing only is to be said in their
favor. They like to work. and lis Il
general thing they are in this regard
faithful and Industrious. But there are
objections to them that more than out
weigh this thing in their favor. What
are they! To illustrate: suppose the
MeSsIS. Fairbanks in ST. .JohnShurN
should conclude to substitute for their
employees cheaper Labor. and say to
| themselves, we will employ Cinnamon
to manufacture scales ut SD per month,
to take the place of men that they now
pay so Il month. and go on suppressed
ing all their men in every department
of labor with Chinese help. because
they can get it Il little cheaper. Now
what would follow! Why YOU would
have II thousand of these hcatlIcn in
st. JohnSbury ut once to take the place
of those men now in their employ. and
their families who help now to make
up il highly intelligent. refined and
Christian society. They would carry
there their id"latrou> practices. their
institutions of every kind. their filth
and degradation. their gambling. their
opium eating and smoking. aud thcii
prostitution. You might say You would
ChriStianizc them. But they would
make just a> much effort 10 convert You
to their faith and hclict. Mind You
they are positive in character. and they
are arrogant. passionate. WilItul and
u>urping. They Will Use all the power
they can master over You. The mis-
tre>> here l. ordered ont ot her own
kitchen 10y her Chimaman cook. and She
has to obey or he raises his fist. on may
he IL cudgel to enforce his command
Now make one-iiith of the people of
St John>hurv Cinnamon. and how long
would it hr before property would he
gin /" drpIcciatc Every person who
owned and occupied next to one OF them
would want to sell out. The Mc>>r>.
Fairbanks would soon lose in this di-
rection more than the, had gained in
another. saving nothing about the NOR
al condition of the >orictl in the town.
Under such Il condition of affairs would
liepworth Dixon have paid -. Johns
bury such Il compliment. 81 worthy and
deserving? l. You can imagine how it
would he with N"u in this change ~
compared with the condi' ION nf society
there to-day. you can appreciate the
Chinese question. aS it really i III Cali
folnia. The Immediate profit in dollars
and cents decided the question when
they came here. aud Immigration is NOW
continuing for the same consideration.
but the remote results are dark and
] 4 I,
growth OF the State is concerned. Tine
fact that these people are brought here
and kept under Il system of bondage
= and slavery, is enough t" condemn the
whole thing. The traffic - carried ON
10y companies composed wholly of Chi
namen. and the MYSTERY is much more
. the South used 10 hold over the blacks
But YOU will ask tor facts. They are
to bc had. and will give You some of
them: | will begin 10y saving that it
Is said that San Francisco is Calitor-
MIA" If So, the facts i'll regard to the
, conditioner this MongolIan curse there.
. coast. san Francisco is also called
second Hong Kong. by travellers over
the continent, and il is said that there
is more truth than poetry in it, In san
, Francisco there are 30. 900 Chinese who
) make Il living 10y engaging in various
pursuits. such as cigar making. working
in factories. washing. cooking. etc.. but
Siediiag is their CHIEF rocaGon. and one
T. which they ply with the cunning of the
fox. Annually thousands of white peo-
: pie are thrown out of employment 10y
{: them. With this influx of Monaghan,
. it is 10 wonder that San Francisco com
B.. plains of ''hoodlumS." that their aSN.
. lumS are crowded with THEN whit,
giIls. that their mothers are sent to tn,
e Home of the incbriatc. and fathers I,
q. the penitentiary, and their Lunati,
n Asylums are full of mad men and wo
. men. In times not long ago. that por
q ton of our city now known as "China
II town. was IL cluster of fine dwelling
. and business houses. How is it to-day
II The heather is the sole occupant. Gol
. might ask how he got ii into his posses
II sion In this way: Four or five q
: the wealthirSt of the Chinese would
/. form an organization and 90 to thu
Y owner of one of the buildings. no mat e