River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-31
HIT HIM AGAIN.
FoR room JOHN CHINdMAN HIS NO
FRIENDS.
Indignant Comments of the San Francisco
Press on Published Interview With Col.
Esee---They Declare that the Chinese are
Nuisance and Must Coat Best Those
that Remain viii be Tolerated

SAN Francisco Oct 26.--Ail the leading city
journals notice editorially the statement of
Col Bee, published in the Washington Post.
The BtlEetin this morning says: The state
ment in the Washington Post by f. A. Bee in
relation to the views of the leople of this coast
on the Chinese question will attract more at
tention on the other side than here. Perhaps
opinions that may be formed in relation to it
will undergo some modification when it is gem
orally understood that the Chinese are Mir.
Bees clients. That gentleman has been acting
for some time in this city in the capacity
of their general attorney. We are rather in
clined to think that his presence in Washington
indicates that campaign to thwart the wishes
of the great mass of people of this coast is
about to be opened there. MIR. Bee Is quite ex-
perienced in the ways of that city, and is well
known in the corrrlors of the capitol. He
last there before going into Chinese employ
in the interest of Mr.. Webb, who was seeking
subsidy for his Australian steamship line
The Euering Post, after referring to Col.
Bees position, as attorney to the Chinese COM
panies, continues: Now we have objection
to Col. Bee serving any master ne pleases.
Doubtless he is better paid for congenIal work
by Chinese capitalists than he could hope to be
in open practice of the legal profession, but
what we do object to is this man maligning the
population of the Pacific coast, the exceptions
being so few as to be hardly worth noticing.
The article then quotes largely from the inter
view published by the Washington Post, and
charges that the national organ of the Demo
cratic party has been bought by the Chinese
companies.
The Examiner devotes a column to the sub
iect. 1t says: "Col. Frederick A. Bee, agent
and man-of-all-work in a public way of the
Chinese six companies, is now in Washington.
He was taken there by one of the Chinese Off
cials recently come to this coast in the interest
~ hot To do whatever he
behalf of the maintenance of the Bur-
hncame treaty before the Cabinet, prepare
tory to the meeting of congress. De-
tested, discarded, and Stunned by his
own race, this drone Bee has sold himself body
and breeehes to the Monaghan, and is their
ready. reckless and INSCRIPTIONS liar in the de-
famation of our own adopted citizens particu-
Iarly and this whole community" In general
terms the article then, in opposition to Col.
Bees statements refers to the position of the
California Senators and Representatives on the
Chinese question, the action of the legislature
at the last session. the declaration of all polit-
ical parties in the States and the avowed senti-
ment of nine-tenths of the press of California
and the Pacific coast.
The Chronicle tomorrow will say: Col. L.
A. Bee, paid .ltorney of the Chinese companies
of this city, exceeds the bounds alike of truth
and decency N the representations that he has
thought fit to make to a reporter or the wash
ington Post in regard to the attitude of citl-
ZenS OF San tIauC1SCO lOWdlo SHluSoC SAilA
grants. His statement that opposition to the
Chinese comes only from the lowest class of the
populotion, is unqualihedly false. That any
considerable number of persons IN California
favor Chinese immigration is equally untrue,
and is indeed as gross n perversion of well
known facts as it is possible to conceive.
With the exception of a few capitalists who
find in servile labor an efficient weapon for
breaking down the wages OF white men, the
people of this coast, as Col. Bee well knows,
Al, of and
look upon their presence here as an unmlxed
evil.
The Call tomorrow will publish the follow
ing regarding Col. Bees statements, as to what
class oppose the Chinese and how the better
class of Califoruians regard them ''These
statements of Col. Bee need correction, because
they are untrue. They represent state of
facts which does not exist apart from few who
are making large profits in business by Chinese
in various trades IA ' hich they are engaged.
There is substantial y no difference or opinion
on the question of Chinese immigration.
The great mass of the people of all
classes demand that immigration be
stopped. The utmost point that
will be conceded is that those here may remain
until they may be persuaded peaceably to de-
part. The people of this State will respect the
obligation imposed on us by the federal consti
tuition, but every remedy that can be devised
without violating the federal constitution Will
be adopted to rid ourselves of their presence.
Business men and property holders OF this
city are decidedly opposed to the Chinese as the
class known as hooiiums though they have
e different way of showing it. The better class,
rs Col. Bee has it, do not regard the Chinese as
good citizens.
Inc htus will have an article of which the
following is the substance: 1T Jue report of
the language reported to Col. L. a. Bee by the
Washington Post be correct, we must say that
the gentleman has spoken indiscrete-y. His in
dignation at the numerous great wrongs and
petty vexations of which Cinnamon have been
victims may drive his Judgment from the strict
middle ground of GOODNESS and impartiality,
but whatever the cause, whether prejudice or
incom etc inform alton, We do not hesitate to
say that he claims entirely too much for the
Asiatics. The better class of Californians do
not regard The Cinnamon as good citizens. We
do not believe Col. Bee ever applied the term
to them nor desires to encourage their immigra-
tion. On the contrary the better class of Cali
fornians would be the chief gamers by having
white laborers in place of Chinese at any rate
of wages the business of the State could afford
to paw