New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-03-19
CORRESPONDENTS.
The Chinese in California.
Written for tho Review by 0. P. cHAMrL,s.

The Chinese i'm California.
Written for tho Review by o. P. CIAMPLIs.
This race demands the attention of
the people of the whole land, because
it has already affected national legis-
lation, and is destined to more and
more in the near future. Every man
who casts vote for a member of Con.
gress should inform himself of the facts
of this race; but if any man hasn't the
patience to do it he is no longer fit to
exercise the right of suffrage. tits in.
cumbent upon the voter that he, of all
men, should be intelligent; and his in.
telligence should extend to all questions
of pubic interest. Whether we like
it or not the Chinaman is here and is
making himself felt. We have had
Indian, Negro and Irish fevers in the
body politics; and now we have the
Chinese, and it still runs very high.
Whether we can lower it's pulse and
bring it to a healthy beat is to be seen.
Perhaps it can't be done without killing
the patient so great is the disagreement
among the doctors.
It must be confessed that the case is
complicated. The fact of the race Of
fers one difficulty; it's morals and reli.
gion a third: hence it is no easy matter
to treat it. Our Congressman have
shown already what quacks they are in
treating it. Some of them, from whom
better things were expected, have even
blotted their past good record by their
shameful treatment of the case.
There are two or three classes work.
ing over this case, studying it up and
giving us their conclusions. The Com
munists are busy over it.; and thus far
have made about as much noise and
buster as anybody. The politicians
are not far behind. Both of these
classes are antagonistic to the China
man. Both are working hard to drive
them from the country. The reason
for their cause may be found in the
public life and personal habits of the
Chinese
Before we look into these it may be
we'll to look at the race itself. The
Chinese belong to an old and strong
race. It is 4 race Of educated, indust.
rlous, frugal people. It is a race with
a history any people might be proud
of. China is y great nation viewed
from any stand point. 1t covers one
tenth of the globe and holds one. third
it's population. Of the two, the Chi.
nese character is considered to be more
hopeful than the Japanese. For enter.
prise the Chinese are second to no 9th.
er people on the globe. They are
very free from vices, more 80 perhaps,
than many nations we are doing all
we can to influence to our shores. All
these things which we deliberately
state as facts beyond controversy
claims a fair consideration if this race
is to be. weighed in our national bal
ance.
Now what have the representative
of it done in and for California! They
have maintained many profitable in
dustries which would not exist with
out them. They buy the fragments Of
carpets of the dealers and make then
into slippers they make certain kinds
Of coarse clothing, boots and shoes
They keep running, houses, which
manufacture rope, Woolens, silk rib
bons, mattings, bags and cigars; ant
without them these houses would al
have to close. They have worked t,
/ good profit gold claims abandoned BY
the American mines. The Chinamal
is a good cook and skilled house SCI
want; and will work in places Wher
servants Of other races will not 60
Without him the network of railroads
woven in the valleys Of the State
would not have been done; but thi
work has raised the price Of wheat land
from one dollar to twenty five per acre
The Chinese pay thousands Of dollar
a month for rents and insurance. An,
q when, on one occasion, Sacrament
was menaced with a rising flood, it wa
. q gang Of Chinaman who, mired t
the waist in mud, raised the levie
& which saved the threatened city; q
q gain when Americans shuddered a
the task, they were Cinnamon who
swung by ropes over the butling pre-
] cipices Of the Sierra Nevada, scrape
out the track for the Pacific railroad
mined and blasted the miles Of tunnel
throught its peaks. Z
These are some Of the things th
], Chinese have done TO deyelope th
golden State; and now what il thel
!. Irewards.