The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-01-08
A Pessimistic View.


lection, minor grounds for reason
able complaint and natural appre.
tensions. Apart from the aues-
tions of labor supply, race affinity,
national impovishment, etc., come
hygienic considerations that de-
mand attention. According to the
Bulletin there are, as given by the
final official figures of the census,
105, ,465 Cinnamon in the United
States. The number of the sexes
are not given. 1t may be assumed,
however, that of the total number
100000 are males. If there were
with these males the usual proper
tion of women and children, the
total Chinese population of the
United States would amount to
100000. There are ten states of
the Union which have not SO many
people. There are nine states
which have only from 100000 to
300, 600 more. There is Chinese
nucleus at this nom ent in every
state and territory with the excep-
ton of Vermont and North Caro-
lima. Nine-tenths of these per-
sons are located in the Pacific
states and territories, viz; 1912
in California; $50 in Oregon;
5,416 in Nevada; $50 in Arizona
and 3,lS6 in Washington. The
Eastern advance of the golden
horde is halted in Idaho and Mon
tana-33,3379 Strong in the former
territory and 1,765 in the latter.
Thence north and south they have
effected a lodgment in every state
with the exceptions noted. There
is nearly one Chinese male adult
for every two white male adults in
California. The proportion is not
so large in Oregon and Nevada.
If endowed with the electoral
franchise they would hold the bal
auce of power in all these states.
This at the moment is the size of
the Chinese invasion. But if un-
checked it is capable of an inde6-
expansion. They would not miss
in China an emigration that would
engulf half of the states of the
Union.
The different race of people who
have settled this continent brought
something--either particular
trait, physical development, or
talent, which has been added to
the general stock. The Chinese
bring with them customs and sys-
TENS which displace our civiliza-
tion wherever theirs take root;
and in addition they bring con-
tagious diseases. There have
been already outbreaks of the
smallpox on Chinese account in
several parts Of the country. An
epidemic is threatened in Chicago,
New York, Jersy City, Brook,
and elsewhere. 1t is making its
appearance among the emigrants
arriving at Castle Garden. But
that is the return wave. Small
pox has passed around the world
to London and Paris and the
Continent, and is now coming
back on its track. The facts of
history which bear on this subject
are unimpeachable. The system
of inoculation prevails in China.
No other method of prevention is
tolerated there. incubation has
been well described as the cultiva-
ton of smallpox germs. 1t was
the rule of England for nearly a
century. During that period
smallpox was epidemic every
third year. Three severe epidem-
les also occurred. A writer of the
period forcibly remarks that. the
"fell disease appeared only to let
up until new material was created
for it to feed upon" Smallpox has
been epidemic here twice within a
few years. This tendency has
been observable ever since the
Chinese began to largely increase
in number among US. We hear of
the smallpox first in those places
where Chinese are congregated-I
the Sandwich Islands, Peru, Cali
fornia, Cuba and Australia. When
1T breaks out among them they are
crafty enough to conceal it. They |
have No I-roxzIadS-o &c