The daily gazette., 1880-03-18
The Van dersssg Chsnansan.

Ihe W0DHezt9sg Cys1ss0x5s07s.
From the Newdrk Adrerfsser.
Whatever else may be said of John
Chinaman be cannot be accused of be-
ing tramp. When brought into con-
tact with civilization. like the Indian he
is more apt to acquire its vices than its
virtues. He becomes addicted to whisky
and the pistol; he has been known to
shoot his friends and beat his wife,
while by perverse rule Of logic, q
minor crime with the white man be-
comes major crime when committed
by smoker of opium and worshlpper
OF Josh. If an Irishman works four
teen hous day on railroad for 90
cents he receives sympathy of the
entire community; If Chinanian does
the same, In California, he is beaten,
murdered, driven away with sticks and
stones, as villain who interferes with
the labor OF honest men. But never
under any circumstances does the child
OF the sun. the cultivator of bohea and
the washer of other peoples linen ever
become tramp, If forced to live on
rice alone he fourishes his chopsticks
in peaceful cohtentment and smothers
his sorrows in apipe Of bis favorite drug.
1t seems propable now that while
tho son of the Flowery Kingdom will
not become a member of the honorable
body of tramps, according to the un-
written constitution ofthat association,
which, in a few words, means, get all
you can for nothing, by begging, if
convenient, by force otherwise, that
there will be considerable of an exodus
from California eastward. We are in
formed that Mrs. Sargent is in New
York for the purpose, SO she gives out,
Of encouraging the emigration Of Chi
from California and their settlement
in Eastern cities. She recommends
them highly as servants and tradesmen,
and thinks that they will do well If
they can be induced to establish large
laundries at the different watering
places. We really hope this is true.
With all the facts at hand no one can
we'll maintain that the Chinese are a
decided acquisition to this country.
Wide in extent as it is, made up of
the most varied population in the
world, still oil and water will not mix,
nor will two diametrically opposite
developments Of the race. Here and
there Chinaman so far throws off
his habits of life and of thought as to
make an endurable citizen, yet he is
an exception and not the rule. But,
if we are too open the gates freely,
then like taxation the Chinese should
be as widely distributed as possible.
They are in tolerable numbers in New
York, and there are few in Newark,
but they pursue their washing and
other industrial operations without
revolution, or G ven without producing
asand-lot crusader in the shape Of
a vagabond like Kearney.
There is no doubt that if the
Chinese leave California it will be un-
willingly. They will not be exactly
driven away either, but under all the
pressure of unjust and tyrannical
laws and the difficulties thrown in the
way of their obtaining employment,
they may think it polite to scatter.
Indeed, it is wonderful, that they have
stayed there as long as they have.
There are fields of work far more in
viting than California can offer.
They are splendidly adapted to the
cultivation of rice and other Southern
crops, and would be valuable adjuncts
to Commissioner LIE Due in his intro
duction of the tea plant and sorghum.
Lum Bing, an educated California
Chinaman, now in New York, does
not seem to fancy there will be much
of an exodus, however, and he has
very poor opinion of Kearney and his
vaporing followers. He says all the
excitement in San Francisco is due to
nothing but talk. 1.-THE men who
support Kearney," he says, "are not
fit for anything but talking. They
are either too stupid or too lazy to
work, SO they talk. 1t don't cost
them anything to do it, or they
would never utter q word" That
proves Lum Bing to be wise heathen.
If such men as he would try to i'm
prove the morals and manners of his
countrymen, he would act even more
wisely than he talks. Whether they
can be driven away from San Fran
cisco is not the sole question. He
should look to the future and to the
possibility of their assimilation among
the industrial workers of the coun-
try. Without that can be accom-
plished their eventful fate will be a
hard one. No community would for
ever endure China town in its centre
with all its foulness and liability to
disease.