Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-26

Ei5T7oA Posr fxrxxLi1Iycn

EDI7on Posr fSTxLLf1Eycn
vcros1.. March ~. 1884,
am no. proverbially Chtnsss hsssf
In six years. eIperisnes With Chinese
schools ! have found them possessed Of
sorne rare traits Of character. A China
man never forgs.s trus friend. de u
industrious. liberal and faithful when
be is persuaded that hs }. respected
aud Trusted. He vor.hips bis sness-
tors, it 10 true; bat better - han he
sholesale contempt for the governor,
"tLe old man" or the bass ~ whom
We hsa. from American youth Bat
there 10 coming an irreprsssibls coz
fiict between Americans aud Cninsnsu-
The imneoiste result will BE- no doubt
detrimental 70 oar race, and The END
the civilization of China and the estab
iishmen, u All International commerce
between China and the Pacific coas,
that will build a second London on Pa
get Sound. How 10 secure the golden
mean, 20 as on the one hand 20 pre-
serve orr American civilization and on
4 Tie ptts<s ~ rStbtt bbS CAsh-D VIZ
rneree. should be the veil studied prob
lem o: every American statesman. The
| " Chinese will not 60" We have tried
our railroads.
| Our resources are TOO vast for onl
men. ard industry suffers wien China
uen g.. still ve wish some of them
| would 20. or be Americans. or do soua1
i IN
| They are here TO stay. hoSsver. and II
! would be the mos! insane policy r.
drive all CtInese trade 20 England anc
permit her 10 build second Liverpoo
| on Vancouver Island. Two hundred
million civilized people will have com
| mercial connection somewhere. Is II
| worth while for us "a cultivate thei
friendship.
but see an unpleasant feature OF tn'
Chinese question looming up from 10
toria at present, for which no one seem'
responsible. Fifteen respectable = 10
men landed q; Victoria, the other day
consigned 10 San francisco. How d.
they yet there? Jbey are probably II
Seattle by this time. or soon will Be
Thence to Portland. OF course theI
can sail for San Francisco from tina
point. 81,
hey are destined for houses W Ill
fame between Stockton and Washington
streets, San Francisco. by informant
a Chinaman. says he knows OF clever
9th. ~ having passed Victoria within
short time ftr the same purpose.
mention this a. | happened To conn
into contact With the information. l
will Jay 10 be doubly dili9ent IN pre-
venting a smuggled immigration. espe
cisliy for illicit purposes.
| The Chlnere IN Victoria are building
permanently on their own land. 81
brick buildings are nov Ia process o
erection for them. One firm has bsei
in trade there twenty-six ycnrs. ant
owns twelve lots in town besides bali I
dozen stores ia the country.
| converted with tins boss" who ha
recently come from China to look ate
his own interests. OF course ! used al
interpreter, but l found QuonR Les
perfect Qentieman, DESTROYS OF lnfOrma
ton on ali important business points
purposIng u push his possessions INT
new districts.
My theory of the Chinese problem
simple one. Restrict immigration, no
repress it. q We equal privileges TO
equal obligations. Bring the Chinamal
iuto close contac; with American ciyilz
alton and Christianity. Break the DIES
potism Of Josh and win him 10 on
Standard Make him fellow instea'
of siavt. ard thus secure the comnerc
Of the coming generation.
Home ~ss ATTACKED by the northern
hordes. She leavened them with Chris
tisnity. and Europe became Rome. l
she had had sufficient religious vitality
the problem of the Reformation woul
have been solved one thousand year
earlier. J. 2.