New-York tribune., 1879-03-01
the vicinity Of the Bay Of Naples. and OF many dssA
fu chapters in tho history Of sncieht and modern Az
bsU- FORK. February 27. 1879 NV
THE ROOT OF THE CHINESE QUESTION
WHENCE CONES THE OUTcgYi

THE ROOT OF THE CHINESE QUESTION
WHENCE COMES THE oUTcgYf
To the Edttor Of tn, Tr,oune.
SIR; The letter of Joaquin Miller, which 20.
PRINT to-day, goes directly to the roo. Of the CHA,
question. The Outcry against the CbDese coma, ,,
the elements Of the population that burned ~
colored orphan asylum in Jlly, 1868, and o,io,-'
10 the employment OF Italians to sweep our str...'
The real and only offence oi the Chm.
ia thar they are willing 10 work for small wagcs p
other objection h merely aftertnought and a pre,,
That they spend but ttlc -. no doubt. true but the
spend nearly, n not quite an they get. and the ds
between what they get, and wha' otter labor a.,
worth any mOre would cost, j. sO much added di,.o,
TO the National wealth, instead Of coming back turr
the crcuitous channel OF the vli.key am
Itls true that some " the Chinese go back b,,.@+
takea ll'tlo money with them; bu. tleir going 10
ought 10 be looked blessing by those who ob,.
to their coming; and all the money which they b,v.
ever taken away, or ever eau take away, Will not eo
iu amount what +, spent abroad ln sil..s yea, \,
American uabob-.
ltis true tlc C1i0csc DO not cct naU,a.zsd bu an.
laws expressly forbid and preyont their uatlrlzs,l,
aud u open question whether we ,.ou not be- H.
tex OH t1-aay otlor classes OF Immis iat. were I
less eager ,o become .itz.us aud on..e4ofer. Un.
C.uc-e live IN sgulor there ar' .iIn. DO New.Yo,t
which, IL tho accounts n yestcrtaf. TIEr>s ae r,.
worthy, can live odd. to tle Cha..r g4ar.r ot =.
Friuci-cp Nr Blaine speaks OF tia ilu r ~ rrsll.,.
from thclr teucmen,s. Ia" pc'tl' Of Ca forua b.r.
a tAc power and al. the mac..u ..t of -.teramea, ia
their hands; tlcy h,yo tAe police. tur courts. ta Jsl
and the law, aud 10 tncv CaaH', uuI.r .-a
circumstances, deal WIKI subordinate problem It.
the tcucmeut.ou,e question "lt.ol. r4.u- 10 tho al
oftlc Nlt.oual Government, they .aI better a5lc.
their functions. and .ct tAe Cal. auau tJ Job hand q
ruling th- e. IL 1ad- uo trouble Do doH. Aor,
aud Is not afflicted with pe.tlca.e. as ae we're l.'
year with yellow fever, ana l. lr.,l. is 80 present
Nr Blame says that uighffu form. u I.osti,uii,,
prevail among the Chimes. I'D 10 Irau..scD amba
aware that either in law or u mora, tlgIe Is any d.
tnotiou between various kinds ord l., prostitution;
and doubt II ANYTHING among Tue Chinese can bs
Wols. than what exists aud ua- always existed
with the know ledge ana couuyiuce % Tie police Toe
" Caucasian" or " An-lo-- 1on parts OF San Fran
d,uc, ODD regard To- these matters H.. was produced
before tI- uyr,iI-d. d.lu- comm ti.a ". tOa-r-,s
suaicept,y strong and couD'U..F, t' rar r. ne l41
en- rc used Dos Nr. Blaine. if ought fn Doe sufficient, also
20 Va'rau. thc interference o. tac ,ia Francisco pohcs
Iitue people of CIlforra arc 90 u,rrd .r tas qus
UOu %. j. rIct-rdcd, HuY u pu.-t." . I''N1O Cult
men 90 make aviu-i Who employs iu- '.. a,myd
.aaorcr-i T. credible tDlt wla.e population, Tor he
sake OF "a pallry saving of money, Ni ,.uHiagr sld
-l,IerWult th.y .o4tIa A. crying e,.i ]. D. ANNA
mtutCd hy political kerry aud !a'I.n Uf com euu0h
Iti.uo5 .,f.uud.u. thai j.e euen... o. o.. C.n-ss
which pro.cs5-- 10 b.. the reig n OF therrf.ls tie
io.Iv and the Oppressed, Bid 10 know uD d.-tuctOBd
races, bur to regard an mainland %, n't..,rh lM
Clu4Miu come. .rr, asa human b.IU-t asking iof %
fiyors or privileges, content II he 4, allowed %
,'"I r- bl - rnr ,u Iry Wv "a iu,le1 Or a.
expense % tur community mo 'uur- tF" io o." '1ai1'
.o M "l i.' . -.. ,.. "a d. CON .,.IiT
1I-IHr7,' Hr .!,@' d" t .'.' " - VI " "", " i AZ fftE
b ..t.|. .f g. .s- D..
-.r -.g, iu l,t .ucr OF an l3W. 10 is even made .
coach 10 him that when Dee dies he prefers MS body
The me only ,d,,atiou urged a-aast ''e Chinea
that bear, tut -'mul4i.r OF an t' .lt 'IaeltLc{
M he nro!1rri n y, rs country hy %, utur increase
OF the population, aud among us by the stream oi innr
1y1rJ no doupt Dee mucl hgIc. t ccrlan
number OF poor mems children were df0NnT
every year; II the import 3loh ol German ana
lii-h lanu lI- men N'l' l"l ..-''''' l' '.-1o
penal offence TO invent aiy IlD"I--v- lA' iarry ana
II laws passed prohptns tN' teaching oI uAgo'
Co apprentices me rA.'l Pl""u "a "i'D % H',Ste , "
Cnu,-r cheap labor IS precisely the same it j, pi0
duced by iaoot-saFlhE in4,h..'Iy' eve. ,''LI W III ~
IN tue cost OF certuu kinds OF labor Is available
for other purposes and increases the demand Tor ntn
factured articles anu IN consequence l" A'N To- o'. 10
Al The sane time the cost a. the ntctss1fi' ot I'VE y
reduced, Of wuch he working classes S1arr tnr Oueht
II Mr. Edison, OF some ulAtl inventor c."t "e',sc
ut,lur tHat would d. far next 20 u0tir tHa VOrS That
Is now done by tn, Chinese IN CaaloIult, De- would De
justly hdi cd - beutIictpi OF MA hlAh 1' HAOeiG
opposed tur introduction OF h~ luSt fi'l W"d De rd
en- ed rs am idiot F0ra practical purt oa-s Ae tlhcse
perform tCtly tine same unctOh q. su'u % Hi'n
our experience with tuc slavery question -u'Au Nau
us ol the danger OF Inaklu- auF cUhr --"h however
slight, to am irrational "ud lnEumau cal.oli s1ouA
warn ll, that such concession, only urtu tur dOoI
n,rcrr u more Iusulcut demands. It We CuLsrht ues
~ limit the immigration OF Chinese the next ei'p VIZ
90 prohibit t altogether; the same al -uut mat "o-li
Warrant the one cOurse are equally valid ln tHYor
tl ofrrr IN Ike manner the cXpulsl0u Of tle Chuess
VINO are already here would logically follow. Unle,
We are repared 10 go all lengths with krrn"y ana tle
hoodunl- We are bound 20 have a conflict HI,n themi
iI b4 Ia "a
business 40 the start A J.
Aeir-IOi&, Feb. 70, 1879.