Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-22
CHINA AND CHINESE.

The Virginia Enterprise says it has
had an interview with the Hon. G. K.
DeLong exMinister to Japan, in which
it obtained the following news from him.
He says the Government of China will
not appoint even a consul to reside in
San Francisco to look after the interest
of the Chinese here. The answer given
when the Chinese officials are approached
on the subject is, " We DO not wish our
people to go away if they do they must
do It at their own risk" Mr. DeLong
believes that when China begins her
great system of internal Improvements,
which she is now preparing for by the
education of Chinese engineers in the
United States and Europe, Chinese en-
igration will stop. He further believes
that the estimates of the population of
China are outrageously magnifed. he
found it So in Japan and thinks that the
impression gained by travellers who only
remain for short time is all wrong
He gives Yeddo as a sample. He says
insteal of that city containing crowded
population of over 100000 people, there
are less than 1000, 600 and they are not
crowded. On the coolie subject he gave
us some interesting facts. These coolies
are more absolute slaves than ever the
negroes Of the South were. They are
obtained in the following manner: All
through the interior of China are coolie
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old people, with sons and daughters
With them it has been constant strug-
gle for years to get enough food to keep
soul and body together. The trader pro-
poses to buy the services of son or
daughter, he agreeing to give the old
people sum of money down, and agree.
ing to feed and clothe the boy or girl,
and to return him or her, or his or her
body, TO China after the term Of service
has expired. In consideration for this,
the young man or woman signs con
tract which is absolutely frightful in its
conditions. He or she agrees to give
faithful service to his or her master for
a term Of six eight, or ten years as may
be, and for n guaranty of faithful service,
father, mother, brothers and sisters are
mortgaged with thousand dreadful pen
allies, in case the service is not faithfully
per ormed. The result is that the coolie
is bound body and soul, ana hence, when
The inspector asks, "are you leaving
China Of your own free will" the answer
is, 81 am" and when here called up
on 10 testify, he knows just how to an
syer 10 please his master. The men we
see drIdgiug here are paying debt con
traced to keep their fathers and mothers
from starving, and this fact shows US
that as yet we have fathomed neither the
character, endurance nor virtues of the
Oh n3se people. Indeed, Mr.. DeLong
bel ewes that there is not another so deep
aud subtle race on earth as are these
Tartars. Beyond their trading capaci-
ties, which have already put in their
hands the entire trade Of Japan and the
southea tern coast of Asia, and before
which every nationality succumbs, he
says there are statesmen there among
the higher orders who are match, if not
more than a match, for the brightest
minds ofthe Caucasian ce, and that
their claim-looking back through his
tory which is unbroken through four
thousand years-that all people outside
ofChna are barbarians, is not altogether
unjust.