New-York tribune., 1878-01-18

which Chinese labor has cxerted in California. running
throug q period OF Twenty-Five years am strongly @ ol
chinese California would not now have more & tLin
one-hah or twoihrds OF her present Thlte p. p"ln.
ayenucs and new industries FOR white labor; MADE
many kinds of business possible, and ald tie oiu a.
Hon. o manufacturing interests that bd 1ar 10 rise ~
enormous proportions that the senee of ibe Chne
o Ing on. the prosreet FOR labor a. IF csDiia and @
migration California. the most n'tlnE Htn '
mn and lsstly that the labOriag men OF Calorhia
lave ample employment ana are oe''0i P'' '"' - "
most any other part Oi tte country
The argument is also noticed that, although Chlhese
labor was at one time OF great value to California yet
that period is past and the time s come when the
further presence of the Chinese in California Is an
injury. The only special reply made TO TINS argument
in The PAPER presented to-day an extended reIore'c
TO testimony showing that Chinese cheap labor Is lhus
peueale 10 profitable farming operations in California
al present and that it will be still more indispensable
when the speedy exhaustion of the rich lands SHAH COM
rel the application of principles by when ahns
are improved in the older settled States He addresses
evidence given before the Joint Congressional commit
tee which shows that the intellectual capacity oi 'he
Chinese Ia fully equal 10 that of the whiio peop@
paper saws tie evidence established the faet that
Chinese labor in California free as any other .
THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE MAJORITY.
Jn connection with the foregoing. she following con-
cuslcn of IN report submitted by the majority OF the
oDt Congressional Committee on this subject 10 tue
las; Congress will lie read with interest;
Tho tide of Chinese immigration is gradually tenHlns
ward and before quarter Of century the ulIhcu
omcstIou that now arises upon the Pacific Coast VIII
n,oabv have TO be met upon the banks OF The Misss-
sunni and lcrhaps on the ONO and Hudson. Many leo
MI n tbc PIcC Coast believe that this innuN o 'hi'
nrse Is standing menace to republican institutions
upon the Pacific Coast and the existence there OF 'hs
tian tVillZ1tlOn. 49, .,ho.ot ,o,,;r. {.
,nn,, ti, matter considering fnTy the testimony "r
and oganst the Chinese. the committee believe tndt hs
uui6n well founded Thcy believe that ffee lhstllu-
tious founded upon free schools ana lntcGcnce can
nDlv he maintained when based intelligent ana adt-
0u,tcly ui;d labor. Adequate wages are needed
Ia GIVE self-respect to the lahOrer, ana the
means of education his children. Family III" Is
great safeguard TO our political iusiitution- Cnne-c
Immigration involves sordd wages no rublc scnopls'
aud inc nb>enc? OF the family. We speak If the Chinese
AS they have exhibited themselves on tba Pacific Coast
for twtly-ve wears past, aud rs "N are there AZ le
present time. They show few o the chara icllcS ci
dsi ab!e populGtOn, ana uany 20 be tCccIrd ny any
nairiu,. Ils problem Is too important to hc treated
with Indifference CougIess should solve IL, having
due recAd any rights already accrued under cAst&
frpueS and humanity but II must DC sO!'cd VI te
Judgment OF the committee, unless oufIdcir poSN'
arr, 10 be ultimately gwen over 10 race alien IN al lis
tendencies which will make OF II practically provinces
of China rather tGan : atcs of the lnlnn.
The committee recommend that IN aSnies ne taken ny
the Executive looking toward mudHcalon ol thc tA-
i.lug treaty China. coniuu- II to strictly CONNER
cl plrpOscs s. aud that cgside - RESTRAIN lh
great influx Cf Asatcs to this county, II i mol hceNtu
that either OF The measures would be lo0kd uh WIN
osfavOr hy the Chinese Cow rnment. whether TINS II so
or not Il duty - owing to the Pacific states ami Terri
tories hci are suffering under terrible scpf9e Dut
are p1iputy waiting relief IrOm Congress