, 1876-05-21

| his statement. The Chinese Government sold
their prisoners and paupers to the Chinese CON.
question Of labor and money was the least
among them. They brought diseases with them,
which they spread broadcast. He had been told
of six cases Of leplosy among Cinnamon Emf
boys of II and IS years of age had been the
| victims of loathsome diseases-sprcad
among them BY Chinese women The
press had the power to prevent
the spread Of the evil, and they should oppose
i. In some cities there was opposition to the
views ununciated by him. He wanted the papers
further existence Of this evil The Cinnamon
seemed honest aud docile, yet they had more
than their share in the penitentiary in Califor-
] niA. There they learned trades and were
brought in direct contrast with honest labor.
He argued against convict cheap labor. He
! wanted the farmers to
RAISE IurE AND HEMP,
which the convict should weave and sew into
bags Trades had been ruined by convict labor
for from 50 to Sc cents day.
He alluded to the immense quantity
Of pawnshops in San Francisco, which cou Id not
st Tss a2GF 2 y vas re hempeed chnfse Ss
did not want to abrogate the coolie trade, #hy,
they could afford to do away with trade with
China, which had balance in its favor each
year OF 81, 10000: The speaker read the reso-
last, in San francisco. He read from President
Grant's message OF last year, showing how he
viewed the Chinese labor question, and sup
ported the speakers views, who had 10000
$500 housc-seryants in San Francisco, dis
pos % sways the T {aalt osD q the chinanen ads sas
because some women didn't like to see girls in
the house, and gave the preference to Chinese
cigar-makers were thrown out Of work by |
Cinnamon. Women formerly made SIS and so |
week at this business. Chinese carried on |
every occupation, and drove out competition. /
In tie fisheries they had driven out 100 men, |
Francisco Bay. The people had built IN avenue
in San Francisco at cost Of 81, ,5O0, 900 to pre-
vent their children from being taken through |
the Chinese quarter on their way to school, On
He held that the reciprocity treaty
was not reciprocal at all, but entirely for the
benefit Of the Chinese Government. There
we're 1000 Cinnamon engaged at cigaI-n3aAng |
ia San Francisco. Re characterized California
letter recently published in the Cincinnati Ga
.effe as base fabrication. California mechanics
Te1c frugal and industrious, and had 500, Geo. 900
n the savings banks. The workingmen had
more houses in San Francisco than any other
dty in the country.
THE woRKMGMES ON TIE PACIFIC COAST
lad no desire to be idle, and we're now doing |
[rudgery and hard work at from 50 to 2.50a day.
Mr: Birth was one of the largest vine growers
q California, but he would not employ Chinese |
abor. The white men bought land. The Mon
olian accumulated 500 or $500, and then went
ack home to lire in luxury. He closed with an
ppcal for sympathy for the people Of the Pa
ilic Coast, aud drank the health of the people
Chicago in 4 glass Of pure lake water, amid |
pplause-. The lecture was well received.
Mr. John 6ilveray offered the following,
hich was adopted: I
WHEREAS, The people Of the Pacific Coast have | q
'nnd that the importation Of Chinese labor is
!sfortune, and contrary to good policy, and not {
'lculated to foster and maintain the spirit of in
.pendence for which our fotefaehers have fought / =
~ brothers died TO MAINTAIN; and
WHEREAS. The Chinese eunigrant has no inten- il
On OF becoming permanent citizen, and avoids | {
to support our free institutions, ignor- -
E our courts Of justice; therefore,
Rtsoir<d, That nc pledge ourselves to use our | e
oral support in favor Of the abrocation Of any | n
=atF whereby the Cooiie slave is put footing | -
equality with the free men Of our country. P
SYDNEY MYERS II
IS then called upon, and he spoke briefly in | 81
ppoft Of Judge RoacAs argument, and paid d
u glowing compliment. He termed Coolie- ::
4 rs but another name for slavery, and but | Il
other way Of carrying On the slave trade, and d
oelieTed in abolIshng it, 10 matter whether Ia
rlcan or Mopgolian. At the conclusion of tt
:. Myers remarks, the audiunce dispersed. gt