Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-15
THE CHINESE.
How the Workingmen Regard
the Treatened Invasion.

Somewhat oil a SENSATION was '''"V,'
among the workingmen OF the city, ny
IN, appearance in the Ae,gs. Litter, II pro-
nounced labor organ, OF the following
editorial: ,,,.
There are about five thousand China
men i'm New York and vicinity at pres
emf. and il is said to be likely that hNe
Thousand will be brought East To engage
i'm various labors. ltappears thata MIS-
sargent and Mrs. Matthew Wilson,
whose cousin is the wife of fung wing,
Vice Consul for China II Washington,
are about 10 engage actively IN move
to hiring the Chinese East, particularly
To New York and Philadelphia. MIS-
Sargent says that when the present nun
tied exodus of Chinese from San iran
cisco is accelerated by the extra induce,
mcn,s to be offered, the Mongolians WIN
swarm in. She intends, with the assist
anc, ( her ri nlS, to see what can he
done with the manufacturers Tor exteh-
siye employment OF Chinese
The attention OF "a REGISTER reporter
was called To the fact that the lnlorlhA'
tion contained ia the above article, was
oi a character interesting To working
men, by overhearing 4 fragment ol con
yrr,aiion between several men on the
posloIlice corner, yesterday. lie at once
ioinrd the group, and learned the men
we're members OF the United Working
mon. and were engaged ia vigorous
discussion oi the probable SITUATION
should any number oil An Sins come
here. Ii was at once apparent tliat
while the feeling on the subject Was
strong with all, it varied among the
trades. Where an ayocalion required
more time lor the mastery oi II, lhc'e
was less apprehension than where u o
trade Is such that novice might al once
step IN aud take hold,
Alter listening moment To the con.
ycrSation, which was rather alnless ana
disjoinlcd, tha reporter hunted up II
pr1mincnl member Of the association
mentioned above aud questioned hun
on the subject. lie was disposed to re-
gard any anxiety rs being premature,
and doubted whether there would he
any outcome rs referred To the article
| i'm the NWs. Later His opinion was
that I'll the Chinese spread over the
Eastern country IN any degree like the
| situation in California, there would ho
such u general uprising OF workingmen
that Congress could not hesitate III en-
acting law that would solve the dill
| Guilty
But the reporter was not To he put oil.
lie wanted local bearing. But sup
pose, inr the sake Ol argument the
! Chinese would come down upon us some
hundreds strong, what would the work
| ingmrn do?
They would have to fight 'cm right
out. 1t would he question ol self
! preservation, or, rs scientists would say,
4 struggle lot existence, and We would
bc victorious \ species Of survival ol
the littrSt, YOU see. But don't APP
prcdcnd any such thing The CclrStlals
NAV engage in laundryiug, hut let en-.
This interview having been brought
to decisive close the reporter sought
Bridget IIuulahan aud told her, 10y way
OF preface, that 400 Chinese were com
ing To Wheeling to do washing for prl-
waite families, and-hut he was never al
lowed 10 finish lie had expected u
general uprising aud u mild anger, even
| warmth, but never the explosion that
! told at the volcano Of wrath in the
honest bosom ol Mrs lloohhan. Her
wrath was boundlrss. The reporter
bore not thr slightest resemblance 10 Il
Chinaman. but Tor all that hc concluded
To- lid hasly adlru aud ill up that IN.
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