The daily gazette., 1879-03-11
THE YANKEES MUST GO.

THE YANKEES MUST GO.
The Increment In the Fiouery Kingdom
FOR the Expulsion Of Mclean Men.
lfFrom an alleged Correspondent Of the
World.l II = Ntt-'
| Hone KONG, December 2S.-It was
some months since in Frio SEQ, the capi.
tai Of the Province OF IA Ii Fob Ma, an
Ianti-American agitation began, which,
though at first merely ridiculous, soon
lbecame annoying and now is seriously
Threatening. The idle and dissipated
youth of the lower casses-'ood lun.
the native term Is, which ls about the
equivalent of our trough" or "rowdy"-
began by prosecuting in cowardiy man.
ner single Americans that might be OBJ
served in the streets during the absence
of the acknowledgements to
them opprobrious epithets, ridiculing
their garments, pulling the women's
back hair, or peltine some less fortunate
straggler with garbage, potsherds or even
pebbles. These acts, annoying though
they we're, were for time laid to the
account of the prejudice of ignorant
heather and the talent for malice of ir-
responsible rowdy boys, and it was hoped
that with time, and as the better classes
made their influence felt in the native
community, cause for complaint would
vanish. These hopes, heweter, were
doomed to disappointment. The watch
men and magistrates-mandariC Of the
lower class, exercising functions analo.
! gous to those discharged by police JUS
tices in American cities-actually seemed
TO sympathize with the malefactors, and
when "Sam," as every American Is called,
invoked protection or justice he found
neither, but was, instead, bullied, black
mailed. and often .till more harshly
treated.
An extensive colony Of Americans had
settled In Fri SEQ, occupying what is
known As the Yankee quarter, and carry
ing on there, with the aid OF those inven-
tive appliances, In the construction of
which our countrymen are so ingenious
and indefatigable, a great number of
business enterprises. Cheap as Chinese
labor is supposed TO be, its product was
not to be compared on any ground with
that Of Yam Kee machines. For instance
In the simple matter of washing cloth
ing, washers, wringers and mangles,
operated by power furnished by wind
mill, were agencies with which the Chi
neso Ion drees, or washerwomen, could
not compete, though they are satisfied
with few "cash" day for wages and
the industry, faithiulness and economy
Of our country people causing them to
be preferred to the natives, hitter feel
ing sprang up, intensified BY the fact that
the Ton drees were no longer able to sup
L mi t1SAir hn1 he u "a.
who, therefore, stoned and chevied
"Sam" more mercilessly than ever.
Often has my blood boiled to see cow
ardly mob set upon a single American
who was carrying home a basket of
nicely arranged clothing, strew its con-
tents In the mire, beat and kick the poor
fellow and pursue him to the very gates
of the settlement. Still other prejudices
were awakened. Our country people,
most Of whom were estimable colonists
from the interior of Massachusetts, were
denounced by people who might be ex-
pected to know better as the advance
guard OF Occidental barbarism. While
the population Of the Celestial Empire,
1t was pointed out, had remained steady
or even slightly decreased during the
century, that of the United States had
increased more than so per cent. during
the last twenty years, and was rapidly
growing Chinese civilization could not
be expected long TO survive where the
teeming overplus of America invaded it,
people uneducated, not sympath.zing
with its ideas and hostile to its form of
government. Beside it was pointed out
that Americans brought with them all
l n fri ierta f,h .ft tl,..h
Indeed, an outbreak was feared when
IL was discovered that the "Sams" of Fri
SEQ really had among them two genuine
cases of dyspepsia. Extracts from Ameri
can papers of the highest standing were
quoted to show that the most eminent
men of America were liars, thieves,
suborners OF perjury, receivers of stolen
goods, coparcen, rs and bloody homi-
cides, and 1t was argued that If the lead
ers n ere thus corrupt and dangerous the
lower classes must in turpitude rival the
demons of the pit. "Sams," 1t was again
claimed, worked hard, and thus took the
bread out of the mouths of the Chinese
an absurd claim, of course, but preferred
most loudly by those who had never
done an honest days work In their lives
and sent his money out Of the country
to America, while ~ to his dietary 1t " as
dangerously unpatriotic and disgustingy
barbariac. Instead Of purchasing and
consuming sharks hns and birds nests,
or even Of dieting upon plain and nutri-
II GUS dogs, earth worms and lizards.
"Sams" delight was to feed upon succot-
ash, baked beans, steamed SO uash, homi-
ny, apple sauce and similar things. served
up in an infinitude of tiny di hes and
washed down with draughts Of ice water.
Americans, of course, as sensible and
civilized people, can see how ludicrously
without foundation were all these
charges and prejudices. 1t may hardly
seem credible to you but have actually
heard respectable Chinese merchant
opposing the admission OF what he called
I"Caucasian hordes," on the ground that
they would corrupt the morals of the
chaste young girls of the Celestial EN-
pire, and he was SO in earnest about II
that he pooh poohed as ridiculous my
suggestion that the chaste young girls
might avoid this by keeping away from
1.-THE icentious Cauc assiaus But to such
length has caIumny and suspicion gone
that WHEREAS be was bound to come-a
blatant demagogue appeared, the train
was ready to be fired. Kar Nee, the
the demagogue in question, was porter
at Fri SEQ, a man of mean origln-in-
deed, not Chinese at all, but native OF
Cereo, whence he came in an emigfant
ljunk. or in consequence ofthe attempted
purchase of sheep which was not for
sale. Kar Nee being plih saucv pro-