New-York tribune., 1879-02-27
Boston. Feb. -, 1879.
DrrEyCL 'OF THE CHINESE.

4 DEFENCL or iIlE NilNl-Hi''
~ INTELLIGENT Cii&ANA>'s EtpAL oF TIE
WRONG, OF III, coUNuiYAEN, AND TIE fffLCI
or HE PRESENT ELL.
Nloy jim kce Is an intelligent Ch!namah
,n,uloycd by H. C. P.r,cs, dcicr II Chinese ana
Iirauese goods IN Frour-at, m tno city lie mas bee"
u iI. couutry Tor sever yeas, tn" greater part "t
winch tine c la. spent ic Pacific 'oaS lie Sp"h'
tLe English lauEuirc yrrJ "'l' "i'h onIy Hl'H"'
foreign accent Ho is well educated and ls me'n"'r
Of the Methodist Episcopal C-1rcI. MI fHh'' states
that MoyJin Kcc j. frequently consulted hl h'PN'es
IN THIS city, and other persons interested IN ChiheSe
affairs and as hs is Close communication with iIiends
III Cuna ho is well d OF the FEELINGS Of his teo"-
countrymen. MI Pdrscs says that hrs Obliged I" pay
Moy jim good SALARY % retain MS SERVICES 'H ne
l. sought after by other houses IN the trade hummer
Of Methodist gentlemen ~ city have formed plan
to send Moy jim Kce to Drew Theological seminary
with view OF making him q missionary.
when asked Yesterday f'r his views on The Chine'e
bill Nov jim Krc sud th;nk IT a great shame that
we should ne singled out ratOn to be degraded ana
neu ted IN this manner W. dd not want To come mere
The United states sought 70 enter into treaty rclao
with China and opened our ports TO thl' aud o"f
nations against our Wishes but have lived up to our
agreements and have the other nations. excepting
the Unitcd states We expected moro from this country
than any other because nation Oi freemcn, but
we have got less The treatment nave Received here
na- been shameful, and IL the good people OF the United
States could only realize how have been hunted ana
bounded about. property taken from ns by orce'
our poor homes burned over our heads ana we stoned
and driven from place pace subject 10 the glbcs aud
p.ults Of cyory Ionfcr OF an irish cllow-ctztl am
sure we would not have been 20 msrePre-eniod By Mr
Blame and others and would find greater protection
than we now receive. The Chinamsn are patient, and
they great deal, but they cannot bear every
thing.
"Thcse things happen on the Pacific Coast, though
here not aa foreigners.
era Of my friends wanted 10 night school IN this
city recently, but they we're rdcued ana insuted by
other attendants, ana had to give up the project
know OF "a many sixty Cnmamen IN this city who
would ike attend night school could they he allowed
ais it true that nearly all the Cinnamon VINO come to
this country do 80 under cOntractf y
"Yes but 1t is "a voun ary contract They are paid
great deal more than cy get at home, and they are
glad to come They money to pay thor passage
or 1--we when they get here. 80 they bind them
selves e. work for SIG month tor certain time, until
they repay the passage money advanced by the SIX
c mpanics There is no slavery about II. Tho hneSe
Government will allow Chluaman 10 I've brought
here except he voluntarily. II anv como IN any
other way 1t IL through English ports and not Chinese
came here to and under contract and
have relatives and friends VINO came here III similar
maDneI"
"I. ittrue ~ charged, that most OF those VINO ccme
TO this country are of the very lowest classes 7"
"Ihcrc are three classes China all II whom have
different ancestors They the Chinese the Tar;ars
and the Coolies. Most OF those who come here are
coolies and Tartars. out OF the 800 Cinnamon in this
cltv not moro than 20 Chuamch. properly called.
The better class 90 here because they do not
get thai kind treatment which the treaty guarantees
them; end more particularly because they cannot bring
their wives with them and settle here tho lrsn and
others are allowed do They would gladly settle here
and live as Americans do u hey were granted rights
wuIcn are allowed the lowest TrishInlp utIer
| tO d.
wife here, now living ~ Canton. II ! could acquire
popety atd TO protected in lis usc, ~ transmit It to
nv family. Chiu Lon. famous Cnurse merchant IN
san Francisco. who died about TIVE year. owned
houses and lots and mining property, and worth
gr at deal of money. He mad wife and nine children
with him hut when he di'd his property was ~ taken
by tie cy ana lIs family was cIt destitute. That
a great lesson to Gilman aud that 3, why they are
obliged to take thcr haV@s,r they nave any back 4"
China II they could acquire homrSt' ad-, they would
settle on the ND lands ana become afmcl,an occupi-
ton they aIc fitted tor ana iac;'
what lbou the assertion that The Chinese women
in e county uolry all brought here for IMPROPER
purposes r. .,.
the Treatment Chinese have received ~ a. conn
try The better Clns-s OF women 40 nor come cre he
causc theY are TuDrc l." li-uii" Hl az u' oh'l marc
shlps we have 10 UNDERGO here | cOul not bring ny
wIe here. Two friends OF mine, whose wives i've IN
thl- city, had To- bring them h.r- IL fncn's clothes to
sayo them from g." insults "f hood ums and Otuer' As
a Chnalnnn Is not allowed to become e.t1cn ne 10
Obliged to 20 bach - Clnd 80 thty 90 h" BRING tier
wiycs with them.
vote, and bocauAr Vc nav t. work Tor oar lying. We
mr. clean don't get drunk, mind our own al liz. and do
dtlty. tdI ii'tE luf lH ili@h, ticf
or any other fO:ciEnci-l We pru,CriJcd In Cali
iuInIa ard hen hc contract under which tac China
mlu works runs out. H." j. uI,be To- get WORK. They
lIyr chcapiy bec,tusc they forced 10 de- They
work chrpy rather than etrike or ttarv". II they
cead I'm any occupation they are Immediately sci upon
by the hoUGluIn- AID driven ont % H. They taxed
death, bu pay without grImbluC. One learns bu.i
ness like that the lunGrymrn. ana be teaches Il free
to the others aud they fullJw 10 for want OF anything
else ana that why there are 50 many Chinese laun-
dries The slaves the south treated ike
the Cmncsc are bein@ treated III California. Ii Is
tcrIinlc."
''What VIII be- the effect Of the Chinese bill on your
fellow COuntrNmeH 80 lOmc =
" am AFRAID II vii De very bad for the American
merchants there, i've IF whom have property there
tiHn al tue Chur-r hive IN the United States"
" l. there no hope oi CnTisilanAug thr Chlnrsei I"
Yes. .Upr. teen iliUu- ana baptized
~ the Methodist church ~ Canton within three months
II Chinese TINS country wcfr not forced 20 back
10 China thty would be moro willing to embrace Curls
tlaliy. | am % member - the Methodist Church NV
brother isa BIpt, ana have three friends iu the cy
who are COHgicgatiOhalsts"