The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-04-19
no rhe Amerlcnn PnblIc.
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The United States has been open to Chinese immi-
grafton for more than twenty years. Many Cinnamon
have come TO America, few have returned. Why is
this Because among our Chinese people few have
obtained n fortune and returned home with joy.
desire to obtain 4 competency having arisen in their
hearts people have not shrunk from toll and trou-
BILE. They have expected to here for onsor two
years, and make Il tie fortune and return. Who
among them ever thought Of an these difficulties
Expensive rents, expensive livinS-a day without
work is day without food. For this reason, though
wages are low. yet they compelled to labor and
live in constant poverty, quite unable to return to
their native land.
Now this honorable country IS discussing the i'm
portauce Of prohibiting the further immigration Of
the Chinese into this country, That Is very good in
deed. First because it will relieve the american peO
pie Of trouble and anxiety Of mind Second, the Chi
uese will then no longer DO wanderers in strange
land. Both parties will thus be benefited. But ths
should be brought about 10 reasonable manner. Il
is said that the Chinese Six Companies buy aud i'm
port Cinnamon into this country. How can such
things be said Our Six Companies have year after
year, sent letters Encouraging people from
ing this country; but the people viii believe
Us, and they continue to come. The necessary ex-
peuses Of these poor newcomers IL constant drain
upon the Of these already settled here so
that the Chinese residents Of this country also OPP
posed to this rapid Chinese immigration.
But the capitalists Of this country constantly
calling for Chinese cheap Labor while the white la
boring men are very angry because the Chinese OBJ
tain employ ment. Nhlcu they cinlm belongs 70
men alone; and so they hate the Cinnamon, some
times stone them. sometimes strike them while walk
ing the streets, and constantly them. Tho Chi
people cannot return such treatment in the same
kind lest other nations hearing Of such things should
ridicule the laws of this honorable country Of
use.
To prohibit the Chinese from coming to this
Try is not difficult task. Formerly. His Imperial
Majesty, cur August Emperor made treaty Of peace
and friendship with the Government of the United
States, opening up commercial relations and permit
ting free INSTRUMENTATION between the people Of
the two countries This treaty Is 10 accordance with
the law Of all nations. Now. if the American people
do not desire the Chinese to come here, why not go
to the Emperor and ask repeal Of the troaty2 Or
why not limit the number Of immigrants each
steamer to a very few Then many would return and
few would come and not ten yeas would elApse be-
fore not trace Of the Chinamen would be left in this
country. Would not that be well indeedH
But let there be counsel and consideration. 1t can
not be said that Chinese labor mpoverishes this
try and do not the paid by the Chinese bens
fit this country But let the Government of the Uni
ted States propose to the Government Of China re-
peal or change in the treaty prohibiting the people Of
either nation from crossing the ocean. Then the in
dustra interests Of this country and the white labor
shall longer be affected by the composition Of
the Chinese laborer. Then our Chinese people will
no longer be subjected to the abuses and indgnies
now daily heaped upon them in the open streets of
this so-caled Christian land. If this be accom-
pshed, we Chinese will offer to the virtue Of this hon
orable country deepest gratitude and thanks
s. +. Cal. APrii2