The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-04
APPEAL FROM CALIFORNIA.
THE WoRKINGMEN OF SAN FRANCIsCo TO
LABORERs EVERYWHERE,

THE woRKINGMEN OF SAN FRANCIsCo TO
LABoRERs EVERYWHERE.
We yesterday received from California
an appeal to the laboring men of the
United States on the subject of Chinese
labor. We have not space for it entire,
but give its essential parts:
San Francisco, October, 1880,
To the friends of Labor EVeryaOhere Greet
ing:
We take the liberty of informing you
that at a special meeting of workingmen
held for the purpose of discussing the
situation Of affairs here as regards the
laboring classes, at the present time,
resolution to the following effect was
unanimously passed -
ReSoIved, That committee of five be
appointed to lay the true state of affairs
before the workingmen of America.
We, as said committee, would call
your attention to the following, as few
of our many grievances
We are cursed here with Chinese com
petition. 1t stands around us and be-
fore us in all its appalling misery and
degradation to the white Christian labor.
ing classes. The Chinese are filling all
the avenues of industry. They number
in this State nearly one hundred and
fifty thousand, nearly equalllDg the en-
tire white voting population. They take
out of circulation daily the sun of seven
ty five thousand dollars. Therefore, we
asK, how can there be any prosperity
under this condition of fLhiDg2 They do
not come here like other nationalities, to
add 10 the progress and welfare of the
State, and in time to become good Cti-
zens of this republic, making their home
here, and taking an interest in the vel
fare and progress of our country. They
come here more as slaves than any hing
else. They are brought here by the Six
Chinese Companies" said Companies
paying their passage, and are bound to a
condition worse than slavery as long as
a dollar of their passage money remains
unpaid. They are compelled 10 dc what
ever kind of work the companies may
order them to perform. They are to all
intents and purposes bOndSmen to saiG
companies, and dare not disobey, on
peril of their lives, If they wish to re.
turn home to their own country, they
must get permit from the companies
before the steamship lines plying be
tween here and China will take them
They bear the semblenCe of men, b. t
live like beasts. They come here with
their Pagan religion, worshipping idiots,
wooden gods. Therefore, we ask again,
can there be any progress expected from
a class of people that, as far as progress
and civilization are concerned, have
stood still for the last 4000P There are
a few China women here, imported for
something far worse than slavery, for
the purpose of prostitution in fact They
have no respect for the females, who are
bought and sold as any other chattel.
They are natural thieves; will steal
whenever they have they have the op
portunity. They have no respect for
our Laws; in fact have secret tribunals Of
their own, called the HoEY," where it
is believed they sometimes pass the sen
tence Of death.
We have judges here sitting on the
bench, who have testified to the unrelia-
bility of Chinese testimony; that they
would not believe uncorrOborated Chi
nese testimony. Then again, some of
our eminent medical men have testified
to the evil arising to our youth from the
Chinese prostitutes. Indeed, the array
of evidence against them would hardly
be believed were it not for the standing
Of the gentlemen so testifying; and yet
these things are tolerated in a Christian
community.
We have here in the centre Of our