The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-23
zee Wan Avn WING LEE.
wheeling Chinamon NOT Desirsus of re.
turning 10 the Celestial Land-A Talk
About the Rotrograde Emigration.

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wheeling Chinamsn NOT Desirous Of Re.
turning 10 the Celestial 1and-A Talk
About the ROtroErade Emigration.
Recent intelligence from the Pacific
coast informs us that the Chinese are re-
turning In large numbers to their native
country. The following extract from a
California letter Of late date will afford the
reader an idea Of the movement and its
purpose:
"The Chinese Government has sur.
prised California by revealing o policy
quite unexpected. It has inaugurated an
official Tetrograde emigration Of celestials
back TO China! The last outgoing steam.
or was engaged TO take back Its full COM
pleme mt OF working Cinnamon Tor Gov
eminent industries, with orders to the
consulate to continue selecting skilled
hands best versed in our mechanic arts,
etc. The policy appears to be to continue
sending raw natives, but not materially
TO increase thenumber Of our Monaghan
population, skilled Cinnamon being taken
away in proportion. This Is admirable
strategy. China undoubtedly means bust
ness, and has determined to enter into
general manufacturing, TO employ hei
people and 10 compete with other nations
Tor the trade OF the Orient. We have sutii
GENTLY trained few hundred thousands
Of her people In all sorts OF occupations
and given them skill in the use Of modern
machinery, and they prove remarkably
skilled In everything they undertake
With this nucleus for start, Chinese in
dustry, economy and perseverance may
soon make their rivalry felt"
Yesterday afternoon q reporter OF thiI
paper had the subject OF the above para
graph recalled TO his mind as he passed
along Market street and glanced up at thu
sign OF "Yee Wah, Chinese Laundry,
No. 1885. As the reporter entered,
letter carrier was coming out and Ye,
Wah was ironing white linen collars.
CLOVIS business?" inquired the re
porter, as the Celestial looked up with
Ifurtive glance from bis almond eyes.
"All light-good. Where letter conn
fom California; said he, changing thu
subject, and holding up the newly'arrtvet
epistle.
We looked at the postmark and answer
ed that it did. Proceeding, then, to in
form Yee. Wah ofthe return Of great mum
bers OF Cinnamon 10 their native land, W,
endeavored to pump ont his views upol
the matter. He said in substance: "Thel
can't make Cinnamon all go. ] no wan
to 90 back TO China, / make..a living hero
though nothing more, but am quit
satisfied. make sometimes Sand some
times S. a week. Do you call that making
money? Virginia is very nice place; 81
lis Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, bu
Kansas City lisa d-n bad place. l wa
there a little while. l came from
New York, and have been herr
three or iou yearsr l have beer
in this country about ten years.
no make money here; no care for money
But Wheeling nice place-nice people
no 90 back 10 China. Sometimes meI
come long and open door and shout
"W hat you do here?" but l no care. Ant
sometimes boys throw dirt on windows
but small boys no sense, and no max,
trouble. ! make them get out"
care you married ?" asked the reporter
"Nawl Next time will"
"When?"
"Can't tell how long. l no makee tlou
BILE here. And l no 60 back to China"
Wing Lee, the proprietor OF the laundr!
at tho southeast corner OF Market AMI
Fourteenth streets, was also called upon
When told that the Chinese in California
were Hocking back to the land Of chop
sticks and rice, Wing Lee said:
"Papers lie; its all humbug, humbug
| l like It here; like it in this country.
have been in the country eight years, ant
came to this city two or three years ago
| no 20 back to China. Chinese no g,
back; papers lie-humbug."
These are the expressions OF the onl,
two Chinese residents OF Wheeling. Evi
IDENTIFY they have no knowledge Of tn
movement referred to, or no inclina
ton to make it known. A Chinaman is
pertinacious creature to Interview. He
either at loss TO tell what he knows, o
disposed to mislead and evade the ques
ton in hand. When the Chinese popu
iation was more numerous in the city
there was q claas OF them taught in. th
Sunday School at the Ppresbyterial
Church, and We believe these two coca
sionaIly attend there yet, zee Wah AM
Wing Lee are Enthusiastically industri
Gus, being wholly absorbed in their voca
ton. During the entire time of their con
VIBRATIONS with the reporter they neve
ceased from ironing white linen collart
And yet they will declare that they do no
care Tor money. When aperson has seel
a Chinaman wash and iron, or perform an.
other labor, he has seen all They all dc
| IL In exactly the same manner, working lik
q machine.