Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-09
ARTHUR AND THE COAST


Until the full text of the Presidents
message has come to hand and has been
carefully weighed, it may |. just as well
not to pour too many hot Goals on his head
The feature of this document, OF most
interest to the people OF the racine
Coast, will DE its treatment OF the ohl-
nese question. 1t would be a waste OF
words, at this day, in the discussion OF
Chinese immigration to say that 1t is DIS
astrous to the Western slope. 1t is a
truism that white men of full blood and
generous habits Of living cannot compete
with the Chinese in the field OF labor
and survive. The CAinaman, with his
hand full of rice and a pot OF tea, sub
sists vigorously for "A hours, Il
works from sunrise to act without stop,
and as tireless as a machine. They have
poisoned our society by the introduction
of their national vice-opium smoking.
They have brought loathsome and
nameless diseases among us when de-
stroy the health and impair the man.
hood Of our people. They are as the
plaques Of Egypt to the Pacific Coast
They starve out our laborers, they cor
rupt our society and they disseminate
maladies that enervate for generations.
This is all true, and yet not all the
truth. The community that has hao
contact and forced association with this
monstrositv in our civilization would be
glad to throttle it in any way. The IA
cifc Coast would be satisfied to get md
of its Monaghan population at any sac
rifce. The plague is so distressing that
to get rid of it our people would be con-
tent to lose all the advantages of COM
meree with the Chinese Empire, and,
If it were possible, indemnify our East
ern brethren for their loss in the prem
isss. Nor. are we disposed to be
~scrupulous as to the means OF getting
relief from our invaders. Still, there
are revered international proprieties that
the United States, or any other respecta-
Bile nation, cannot afford to ignore.
Whatever we may think OF the ''Heathen
Chinee." he is the subject Of a nation,
recognized and treated as such by all the
great powers Of the earth. Senator
Miller's bill to restrict Chinese immlgra-
ton voices the sentiment OF the people
of the Pacific Coast, Yet it can be fore
seen that its way to become a law is not
going to be smooth. It practically closes
American ports against a whole foreign
nation-the ancient policy Of the Chinese
Empire itself, different only in not max
ing the exclusion universal-and this IN
American sort OF policy will be sure to
make Mr.. Miller's measure hard to
handle on account Of the opposition 1t
will excite in those who sickle for in.
ternational courtesiss. The difficulty Of
securing the Congressional legislation
necessary is not as great, perhaps, as ii
was a year ago. but it is still very great.
Mr.. Arthur very probably f~oreshadow:
the majority sentiment in what is tele'
graphed as taken from his Forthcoming
message. In legislating upon the subject
he is reported as saying: Congress
should be careful to regard the interests
and susceptibilities Of the Chinese Gov
ernment." But it is gratifying that he
admits the necessity Of, and in so fal
recommends. legislation to carry the late
treaty with China into effect.