The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-17
rELEGRApHERs' RIGHTS.
The view Taken by the sIanting Eyes of a
Heather Chinee.


ew York Chinese American,
1t is customary in oriental nations for en-
Dloyers of every grade of traffic at the end
of each year to duly compensate their en-
ployes according to their respective gains.
Common custom having made that amount
in all legitimate transactions wherein more
than one employe is required, to 10 per cent
per annum of the net profits OF the boss to
be distributed among the salaried men
under them, according to their respective
worth during the year, aside from their regu-
lar salary. 1t is done undoubtedly to en-
courage sicerity and faith, illness on the
part of the employed. And we think that
this is one of the many reasons why there
, are fewer failures among reputable
business firms in China, than there are among
European nations. This due, but silent recog-
milton of valuable services by the employers
on the part of the employed is and will al
ways be very strong incentive to renewed
efforts to work more sincerely for their re-
spective bosses; in fact, to work for such in
situations is even more profitable, at least
more certain of profit, than for any of these
dependents to work for self. And for this
reason in China as is not generally the case
among other nations, the employees
live and die with their employers. Mr. Jay
Gould would be a regular Jumbo in China. J
On account of this system, which produces
the inevitable desired end to the shrewd
monopolists and the gradual promotions to
the more responsible posts in the firm OF the
faithful servants, and gradually and system
aticaily the great transactions of the firm are
handled by these faithful employees, while
the boss may live and sleep in peace.
have never seen an absconding cashier
until became Christian" l have never
heard of a high-toned bankruptcy until [
came to New York
And yet they say the Chinese pay small
wages Had the Western Union Telegraph
Company been a Chinese monopoly, there
would not have been single employe LETT
its desk to join in a strike, however eloquent
their leaders may have been. 1t would have
been actually deserving their own business,
for the 10 per cent. system of so stupendous
a monopoly would have held a modern
"IshmaeP' to his post.
These skillful and toiling sons and daugh-
tiers of Morse should eat the fruit of their
own labor. Who else of the company
could have been more deserving?
Through them the great powers of the
world are brought to know each other from
day to day-that each potentate can
compare notes with the other in his
own palace as to the actions and wishes of
each, for the welfare and happiness of their
respective millions. Through them the
great commerce of the world is formed to
stupendous proportions when millions on
millions are bought and sold in lightning
haste without the perils of oceans nor cpl
demic plague, as has been done formerly.
Through them hundreds of thousands
nay millions of distressed humanity have
been saved and made happy by other gener
GUS hearts. Say no more of the countless
thousands of other grand and wondrous
things that have been and are being accom-
plished by these ingenious manipulators of
the electric buttons We hardly think that
Mr. ]. Gould and his Jew millionaire friends
can accomplish the wants of so ambitious
and enteprising public as chat of the
American.