Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-03
The CHINEsE PROBLEM.

fHE CHINEsE PROBLEM.
What to do with the Chinese has been
perplsIing problem on the Pacific
Coast ever since the grand golden era Of
California. which caused . universal
rush thithsr from all quarters Of the
slobs. Among tho very first Of the en-
tsrprising emigration came the Chinese.
- eager In the general rush and strife
for wealth as any other nation. whsr.
evsr white men went. amid the numer.
n perils and hardships inciden-
tai TO new and comparative
~ u~ne1plored mountain country.
the Chinese followed. They were
among the hardest. and most industri.
u pioneers. and there is no reason to
doubt that many Of them were ss sue
osssiul a. any other people in the &C.
QUESTION Of gold. But the Chinese are.
and always have been. q peculiar people.
Their habits. associations and pro-
clivitiss segregated them. ~ 10 were.
from all other nations. ~ . distinct race
by themselves. Living upon rice. and
the very cheapest OF everything. and
dressing in the simple clothing. brought
from their native land. they saved nearly
the whole Of their earnings. and either
ssnt or took The same with them home
10 China. Thss they were and have
ever been vastly moro Of a detrimental
drain upon the Of the country
than Q benefit TO il.
Yet no honest man will deny that the
Chinese have been q beneficial element
In many respects. In the building OF
railroads and the opening out and con-
Quoting Of similar great public enter
prisss. where the cheapest labor has
been required. they have been employed
to very good advantage. Chimes
vash-housss are everywhere. and
John IL very willing to wash and
az mp your dirty clothes for the lowest
possible compensation; and even the
many prsjudiced Caucasians Who will
not paironizs those heather establish
msnts, but send their clothes to the
laundries Of white men. will and that
John IL employed even there and washes
those very clothes. Men who would
refuse to ~patronizs q Chinese restaurant
arc right willing TO eat their regular
meals al other restaurants. where the
cootingi 10 done exclusively by Cinnamon.
Rampant demagoguss. mounted on the
rostrum. address excited crowds with in
hAmatory speeches dsnouneing the
Chinese and advocating their immediate
annihilation. yet stand in shoes made by
. Chinaman. and. moreover. they are
the very. men Who would not pay q
white mans price for shoes. The
Chinese mako the best and most
faithful servants. therefore they
hnd employment In mental capacities
everywhere. and = preferred. wen at
the anne prices charged BY other races Of
people.
The whole thing sums up a. follows:
The Chinese BY mutual national treaty
have been allowed to ZONE TO this eoun.
try. and finding hero . wide Geld for
labor at much more remunsraiivs
wages than they could get at homo.
they have come and are still
coming By Thousands. They will como
by thousands more unless they are
stopped. Al long as they are allowed
TO come. they will find employment. and
always a the disadvantage Of white Ia
Dor. The Chinese are smart. active and
intelligent. they are here and will
always do the best they a for them
selves y long {. they are allowed here.
For many centuries they kept thsn-
selves ssdulously locked up in their
own country. but civilized nations
would not let them remain 80. II the
result has proved . sort Of Pandora's
boz affair. civilized nations have simply
themselves TO blame for 1t. What 10 TO
Be done with them 10 the most perplsx-
ing problem Of the present day. and We
hope 70 zee IL satisfactorily solved.