The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-27
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BY . vlfein1sa.
SAN FRANo'sco, February %, 1882.
Richmond. Va:

Dear Sir,--T send you BY this mail
copy OF the Bulletin, one OF our most re-
liable and respectable papers, containing
an editorial on the Chinese evil. which
want TO caH your attention TO, and get you
10 induce your Richmond papers to repro
ducc. Now that the Chinese bill IL up in
Congress expressions OF public sentiment
may help and hasten its passage.
Easteru people do not feel the evil and
appreciate the danger from Chinese immi-
grafton that exists here. where their ruin
Gus competition Is apparent and unmis-
taxable. To them IL eecms something FAR
off and Of small consequence. But II they
are not checked coolies will invade all
citic. In the United States gradually, and
demoralize labor ~ such an extent that
nothing but revolution will correct the dis
turbance. II may take many years-twen-
~ TO fifty, pcrlsps-o Of uninterrupted immi-
grafton TO bring about such state OF affairs,
but 1t in possible for China to send 5O,OOO,-
900 or 100, 000, 900 OF her bcgsars here out
OF her 400, 600, 900, who are crowded on her
little Match Of ground, and oyerrun us,
but only ease UP the pressure OF her own
oycrcrowded condition. IL il real
dsngcr 10 caJem people end present
crushing evil 10 California. Their cheap
labor il boon 10 capital and mo-
nopoIists. but death TO poor white
laborers. Cinnamon here compete with
ard drive out Of occupation any class
of labor. They are bouse-servants, cooks,
washers. walters, latorcrs. They man
ufaet,lrc in nearly every branch OF indus
try, making ladies' clothing OF every de-
,cription. infants and mems also, COM
netting with and driving to the wall white
men, women, boys, and girls. There 10
very little employment here for washcrWo-
men, chaml,crmaids, sewing-women. &c.
Cinnamon arc more satisfactory to rich
people, aud nearly monopolize those lines
Of labor, driving women out OF the country
or into crime. All that IL r,linOus to the
poor class here, and prevents immigration
OF poor white men, which Is SO much
needed TO develop California.
The protest against Chinese here is not
the old cry once raised against labor-saving
machinery. Unlike llicless, unconscious
machines. they drain the country OF gold,
besides running the machines themselves.
They add nothing TO society but disturb
sncc, besides standing ready TO come over
in Shoals al any time to increase it. They
come here without families and do nothing
for the good OF the country. 1t is true
their cheap labor in building the Central
Pacific road and the Southern Pacific road
added millions 20 tho fortunes Of Stamford,
Hopkins & Croker, but the peace and sta
hility Of ti,c country need not he imperilled
for the benefit OF capitalists at the expense
OF the MILLIONS, and the 60,CG0 miles OF rail.
roads in eastern States were not built by
Cinnamon. Their only aim II TO gather
money 70 scud back TO China. which they
do by millions every year. They take no
part in ouc Government and pay next to no
thing in taxes. This is not free-trade"
country, and labor in California has as much
right to potection rs it has in New Eng
land or Pennsylvania. Gilman n by no
means confiue themselves to the sphere
Of labor in their enterprise. They CON-
nlarid unlimited capital, and boldly enter
into operations Of magnitude IN trade and
manufacturing. Knowing the giant strides
China has made in the past twenty-five
years in her stesmshipping, war vessels,
ship-yards, and arscnals, we may not laugh
at the prediction Of her mandarins that she
will become the dominant Power among
nations before century elapse5. At pres
ent China il an untutored giant Just re-
ceiving hints Of his strength and power,
and preparing to use them. This spread
esge talk about this being the land OF refuge
for the oppressed and poor of all nations
will do for Fourth-oi-July orations, but
Cinnamon must be excepted when we
mean business, We OF the United States
have magnificent country, which is fill
ing up amazingly fast with people OF our
own race, who become grated on TO the
community, and after generation show
no distinction; but there Is limit to the
land to be occupied, and we should post
ponc the evil day of overcro gdins which
will surely come for posterity, and stop
the influx OF this race that will not even
give us The benefit Of their bones for fer
filters.
| started TO write only few lines TO call
your attention TO the subject and those
articles in the Bulletin and CdH, but it III
terests me 40 much could not stop.
Yours very truly, 8.
fTho letter gives substantially the points
referred to in the newspaper srticles.l
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