The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-17
A M9NaDLsAN EERH FOR.
The Comparison He Draws Between China
and the United States

A reporter of the Chicago Times got hold of
Chin Shin VIM editor Of the Chinese 1f0it, pubs
lished at Canton, and g. member OF the Chi
nese embassy to this country, while at
Chicago last week, and tried to pump him.
Chin Yin showed that he understood an inter-
view and submitted to the questioning pa
tiently.
'How does the appearance Of our masses
impress your partyY' asked the Times man.
"They look fat enough and healthy. They
are generally well attired. Where are all the
hard times [ have heard and read abotlt2
What do Americans call hard times"
Chin Shin Yin asked the question with pG~s
cular vim.
"Well, our people have beerec 81 ..5s..=sss-1lg
In luxury, as compared ~ - .=up1ess
that they are. impatient uistsr any financial
strngeucy and comparatively low pay. They
call it hard times here when the poorest
people cannot have meat three times q day.
'*Tou live well, them" said Chin Shin Yin
'Too, well, it ] may say It for this klnd ND q 9.
weather. You eat too much animal food at
this season. It will not be good for the public
health. It is better to live somewhat On
grain and vegetables"
''Another thing charged against Chinese IN
this country is that they never appear TO take
solid root When they die they all want to
be sent back to China" said the Times Mon
gollau.
| cans who dis in China should wish their re-
mains sent home, II they are rich enough TO
pay the cost?'' retaliated the ambassador.
| The Times man did not consent to pc inter,
viewed, but said, "The Chinese are also found
| fault with for sending back all their money TO
| China, thus making our coinage scarcer.
Eyes, but they leave you the result OF their
| labor-its value, ne answered. "One OF bhe
! chiefest principles OF Chinarnan Is 70 sup"
port his aged parents or helpless relatives
| Our poor emgrants send home their money
| to the poor families they leave behind, and en-
| courage others to come out. NOW, d0h y0l1I
European emigranis do the same? Don't the
| II 4hrf
dnavians? Why SHOULD the Chinese b9 blamed
! for what is laudable In others?"
Again the Times reporter refused to be IN
| tervewed and remembered the InetElcal story
| of the cunning "Ah Sin"
| "There is yet another charge to be made
| against the Chinese emigrants by hearney
and his followers, and the laborers genef1
ally-that they undersell the Caucasian lapor
| market. How Is that p
ut is this: The Chinese work cheaper, beS
cause, perhaps, they can live on less. Iney
are economical and temperate. rms ls 9
temporary hardship to the American IaboTers
will see it is q benefit Cheap labor will make
manufactures cheap, so that the poor can az
ford to buy. II you can manu- aeture Ior IeSs
cost, so can you sell for less value. what is
tionately dear High wages and high-prleed
goods. Low wages and low-priced gooas IL
proportion That would be the more SEM
sible way Of settling the question" :,
But suppose Lne HbuuLdc5uEbL5 Wt1t 1ot
lower their prcesW
f'Then," answered Chin, "they cannot sell
their goods. They might keep up prices for 9
while, but, in the end prices would fali 10 gne
J circumstances Of the people. II, for twenty
five cents, d man, by cheap labor, can purchase
J what he now pays dollar for, where is me
, differences except in the high-soundlng higneIf
J wages? It is my opinion that prices must
always fall to meet the resources q tne
masses Of the people, who are, after all gns
life of trade and the main patrons Of khe7
manufacturers
"Where do
THE CHINESE ESrIGRANTS
to this country come from chjefy-the frIte-
t rior or the seaboard of Gilman asked Ln6
Times Investigator. ...-.,. 81
, From the seaboard and the clties--Farelv
from the interior -
g "Your people appear slow to adopt our Gus
j toms in this country :, go.
: "WelI." replied Chin, chow can 1t be Others
7 wise when YOU isolate them? Teach them 70
9 speak English and they will soon show you
g how American they can be. Of course, II yeal
i ostracise them because they are Chinese, you
: cannot blame them for remaining Chinese.
y The loss Of the German ironead Grossez
Kurfurst has had disastrous effect upon the
. fisheries at Foikstone. Many Of the bodies
:, picked up have been found to be sadly mn
q ii ated bv Hthg fish, aud SO the inhaDitanGs