Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-08
CHINESE COMMERCE
How Prospects "r the Trade With
china are Regarded nj san Fran
cisco.
San rrony,~a lsullNh

SAN FraNe,eye lmllNm
The Ito Chung may arrive at any
moment now, She is 4 steamer he
| longing Is the Chinese MeWhantSi
Transportation company, She has
heretofore been engaged in carrying
Chinamtn and merchandise q the
Sandwich islands, Her appearance in
this port Will make new epoch IN the
Chinese Invasion.
To those who have not given sath.
cient thought e. the subject i would
seem Is hc nj mpoSSihlltN that man
could I've held practically IN slavery in
4 free country liut when the char
actrr NJ the man is understood and
the religious notions hy which he is
dominated aualyzcd, i viii hc seen
that the operation Is not hN amy
means us ditlicultaS might I've supposed.
1t is y part ot thcrhiNnanS religion that
he must he returned dead ~ alive 10
his native land Tho parties who have
control Ut the transportation ON the
route Ivy which he travels practically
become his owners and propulCtorS.
They cam safely enter into contracts
to labor covering long periods, tor he
cannot yet back without their consent.
they have the strongest guaranty that
he will make the return Tor the change
of acquiring some wealth IN this rNuu-
IN which he stipulated The Chinese
who are engaged i'll this upholy traffic
arr believed ut first tn have secured
this power Ivy M arrangement with the
Pacific Mail Steamshipcompanv, There
is Some evidence that for long time
no Cinnamon could obtain passage
home unless he presented n card of de-
mission from some one NJ the siN com
muirs The impcriim ID ipp.rio
which exists IN our city in this way
issued It's writS Of ne trcdt IL one Of
it, poems sought tu escape from It's
clutches he was condemned to wander
for the rest Of his life far from the cen
trail flowcry Land
But the arrangement tn which refer
cuee has been made WAS one that was
bound ,0 fill the momcnt public nttru.
ton WAS directed to it For some timc
past II l. believed that il has not been
extensively in operation At tho last
session Of the legislature n law WAS
passed making il misdcmcanor
for amy transportation company "a re-
fuse To- sell ticket To any person pro
scnting the money for it Meantime
events werC occurring al the other end
of the line which mcnaCcd this new
traffic IN men still more seriously The
United States consul NJ ltongk kong hns
of 'atc been IRVING Ia give practical
.,tI. k,l,, n
OH American vessels Is persons enter
inc into contracts to labor, Tho law is
not large enough 10 cover the case, even
lift could hc rigidly enforced, FOR il can
not be applied 10 foreign vessels But
the Cunscicntiunsncss oC Consul MnSlN
has been II factor in the matter.
In addition, the English authorities
vt llonpkong have walked M to the
fact Tint not only does Chinese slavery
exist To Il large extent IN that dopCn-
dcncv of the British crown, but that il
large export business IN slaves, partic-
ularly after the fashion Of Inu2lba, Is
carried on there Coy, lIcnncssy and
| Sir John Smnle have been doing MI in
their power 20 break up the business.
| There was only one way Of escape
| from these attacks ON both ends OF the
line that j. 10 shy, the laying on Of u
| line Of steamers ~ the man-stcaling
munda ms themselves They have
control of the port Of Canton, and can
continue their operations without
touching nj llongkong nj all At the
! former place there can he no lntcflcr-
cncc with them on the part ef the rcd.
haired harbarans 4 line of their owu
also would fix mp the break NJ thisend.
No Chnnmnn will pet passage On the
llo Chung who is not able To exhibit n
discharge from the six companies, II
TINT vessel and the fleet which it is said
is ready 10 follow her should succeed
il driving oil MI opposition, the men
aced empire ol SIX companies viii be
restored 10 nll lis original strength.
All this time stupid public senli.
nent nj the east is rather disposed ia
encourage the Invasion It thinks that
il has got hold Of the humane side ol
the question When The African slave
trade was mt It's height il was regarded
u movement to bring the benightcd
heather under The blessed influence ol
the gospel. The lNsal fluctuations over
1 the new form of the same traffic are
quite ~ resonant. The Cinnamon
cdncntcd nj the cast known well how Ia
cater 70 those notions. No doubt they
haze occasion 10 laugh in their sleeves
ut the success ofthcir duplieity II il
not the first instance IN our history IN
which idenists and enthusiasts have
been made 70 do the work Of those who
have no concern for humanity.