The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-17
CRAZY cHICAGOANs.
A Band Of Follows Who Want
to Initiate Rearney.

Chicago, I5.-Socialists he'd a meet
ing last night. heard addresses from their
leaders on the Chinese question, and
adopted ultra resolutions against immi-
grafton. They formulated a petition 10
the city council to quarantine against
Chinese and threatened dire things in
case they came 10 Chicsgo in any num-
bers, declaring a bl .ody revolution would
ensue, aud that tie Celestial would be
hanged to lamp posts. They were e'pe-
cially afraid of the leprous diseases
which the Chinese would bring. The
usual socialist orators narangued the
audience.
Chicago, I6.-In the leading speeches
last ght at the toeiallst snll Cninese
meeting, Kearney was lauded TO the
skies by some Of the speakers. A. 2.
Asair declared the Chinese question
would be one Of The paramount issues the
coming ear, and there was no half way
about it. The Chinese must 60; that
would be the effect. II had been demon
strated in San Francisco that white
men could not live on what Chinamen
could, that a white laborer had no show
alongside y Chinese labOrer. There
lore, either the wOrkingmen of
hicsgo or the Cinnamon must 60
The working classes Of the country had
built it up, and made it what l. was;
should they bs driven ont by Mongols
that were hardly fit to live under the sun
at all? (Applause.) Chinese would soor
be here in force if the Workingmen did
not say emphatically they should not
come. They must take a firm stand,
protest vigorously, and give the authori-
ties of Chicago TO understand tnst the
Chinese coOlIe system could not find
habitation in this city; that if they per-
sisted in encouraging them to locate here
wOrkingmen would not wal. six months
or a year to come before they erect a
gsllows on the sand lot OF Chicago,
but would do il the very first day. |
(Cheers.) They did not want to retard
the business of Chicago, to bring the
wheels of industry to a standstill, as they |
bad been brought in San Franci:co, but |
before Chinese cOolie labor should come |
here. they would stop the wheels Of in
dustry from the Atlantic to the Pacific. |
.CheeTs.) They want 10 live and let |
i've. He did not oppose Chinese immi-
grafton TO this country, but they could |
come as other passengers come, seeking |
livelihood as freemen. (Applause.) |
The resolutions say that we'll founded /
'eports indicate that the San Francisco
Six Companies, as a matter OF expediency,
Ire distributing their Chinatown plans /
among the larger eastern cities, par
iculsrly Chicago, st. Louis and New
Orll, and that this class of slaves, bound |
~ law, caste, Ignorance, prejudice and
uper=tition, their masters, will be well
,omed, by southern planters, VINO
ormerly paid for labor with the lash,
md by more greedy northern employers,
md that for these and other enumerated
easons, they protest against these slaves
md criminals; call upon every man and
Woman who loves liberty and detests
slavery; upon every soldier who bore
nusket to wipe out the curses and shame
If rebellion; on every mother who weeps |
or son butchered in the noble cause of |
freedom; upon all haters of retrogression
md loves Of progress and liberty, to
-aise their voices against this Monaghan
INVASION and thus create such all-power-
iul public opinion as will forbid the |
planting of a Chinatown and the |
of slavery in our midst.
They demand IF the common council |
hist they instruct the department of |
health to keep close watch on the Chinese
entering the city, and quarantine against |
hem, II such course seems necessary, to |
The end that citizens of Chicago may be
from the losthsome contagious
german to this degraded and slavish
raca