The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-23
CHINESE LABOR.
CALIFORNIA CAPITALISTS COMING TO THE AID
OF THE wHIrEs-THE AsIATIc LIKELY I'd be
arfIlI,I N-.rIcI


sUPPLANTED.
From The San Francisco Bulletin August II.
Muny thousands Of people in San Francisco will DO
glad TO learn that several cadn aud wealthy mcr-
chants and manufacturers who have heretofore en-
ployed Chinese labor in tier factories trying
plan TO subst tu,e white girls and boys for
Cinnamon These men, who are seeking to bring about
a better order OF things for white laborers dnd
great many difficulties in their way, and already per-
ceive that they must have union Of all or nearly
ALL who employ Cinnamon, in order to accomplish
the much desired result. The problem which
they are called upon TO solve cannot be solved in
day or week u month. It's solution VIII require
time, patience, harmony and mutual concessions In
the movement the merchants guided by a desire
to protect themselves and relieve the white laborers OF
hardshps now confronting the industrial classcs
There is apprehension among manufacturers Of cloth.
ing boots shoes &C. that the Chnesc Will soon get
control of this trade unless thing be to
check the tide OF commerce which is turning that
way. During the past week interviews have been
held with leading jobbers aud manufacturers. elicns
from them their opinions us to the best methods OF
dealing with the Chinese question.
EFFECT YEARS ASrI-cooLIE DEMONSTRATION
II was the unanimous expression OF all tho
chants interviewed the coolie demonstrations
last year resulted in decided advantage to Cinnamon,
and corrcspondingly injured the cause OF the white
laborers Several factories tncn employing white
and Cinnamon equal numbers were compelled t.
suspend operations. Tho white laborers who were
thrown out OF employ ment remained ido for months.
while the discharged Cinnamon went TO work a
small scale purchased balo of cloth two aud
began tho manufacture Of pants, shirts and overalis
on their own responsibility, and when their goods
were ready Tor market took them to auction houses
and sold them in lots at prices so low that tho factories
could not compete
THE u S.
WHITE GIRLS.
As one merchant said, al Chinaman comes to my
house oilers " buy bale OF goods sell 1t to
HIN, yet know hc will make II up into overails and
take it 10 my neighbor, who WI! undersel me. In
that way the Cinnamon are getting control OF the
trade 1 know OF one firm in Oregon that buys
$4,000 worth OF goods annually from Chinese mer-
get trade OF that Oregon rm but the Chinese have
IL The only thing we can do IS TO
Chinaman viii make these overalis (poistins to
stack OF theml at 81 % doTen and furnish the
White girls CAN hardly do this, but afford to
pay them more After few months time white girls
can earn from " 70 ~ % dsy a! prices we oouIa
white girls. Their wages average more than 81 day.
Some earn 49, but they have TO work industriously.
The trouble with men is that the eight hour day
agitation and trade unions impair their usefulness
and encourage strikes II is our preference TO have
all done by the piece; then the laborers who
are most industrious and efficient earn the most. Our
experience with boys has not been very satisfactory.
They to know at what We will pay them, and
cannot afford TO pay them 50 day until We know
what they worth When We commences the
man ufacure OF goods here thought we were dong
good for the State by Keeping money at home which
was formerly sent TO New York under the importing
system. WHAT Is needed now is some concert of ac
ton employ white girls, and boys too, and teach
them tho trades which the Chinese are seeking Ia
mopopoize IL viii do more harm than good 10 dis
charge Cinnamon before We have other employees v
take their places
WORKSHOP WHITE
! A visit was aftcrward paid to the where the
girls above mentioned are employed, and the owl
dences OF industry and order presented were agree
| .1,lx Tha luAu phnPn n fhn
poyes exhibited her books, showing the earnings
Of the different girls, and the tgures verified
| to 81 80 per day There OF tainess and
neatness about the establishment which WAS highly
c0mmcndable- The lady under whose direction the
emp Dyes making overalls aud other articles Of
that line is an earnest advocate OF white labor, and
believes that the girls Of San Francisco only need
enlargement to bring them forward IN great numbers
She speaks in the highest terms of the young ladies
employed in that establishment, but said that there
were certain grades OF cheap goods, man ufacturod
almost exclusively by Chinese, which they would mol
touch. sne hoped that the example OF employing
girls would be initiated by other establishments, until
young ladies we're led to realize that the fact oil
ing for living did not stand against ones position
society
GROWING TENDENCY EDUCATE WHITE GIRLS TO SUR
| PLANT CHINESE
IL was asccrtatned by moro extended inquiries and
visits 10 othcr establish that there a growing
tendency to educate white girls with WOW OF sup.
planting Chinese labor Tho suggestion was made that
some RESPONSE bic person should start factory and
agree to make up goods at certain figure. loft
might ne procured at low rent and there goods could
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