The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-10-04
chinese Prohibition a Failure.

prominent newspaper several days ago
that the anti-Chinese law passed by
Congress had effectually stopped the
influx of Mongols into the United States,
and that The Orientals were going home
as fast as they could. This important
statement is fatty contradicted by Mr.
Dwight s. Dow. of No. 25 Stuyvesant
street, who recently travelled through
the districts affected by the evils of
Chinese immigration.
"This statement, " said Mr.. Dow to q
Herald reporter yesterday, sis abso-
lutely false. The Chinese population of
the United States is increasing rapidly,
even at present, despite the law against
the immigration of Mongolians. They
are not going back at all, except in the
individual instances where Chinese be-
come rich enough to go back and enjoy
the Injuries that their native tastes
cravefor. Twas in Puget Sound two
weeks ago. Several days before YES
sci had arrived at Victoria, British Col
umbia, with four thousand Cinnamon
on board. The local authorities re-
fused to allow them to be landed, but
the Cinnamon insisted on coming ashore.
Then the local authorities APP
pealed to the General Govern
ment to stop them and compel
the owners of the steamship to take the
detested Immigrants elsewhere. The
Government replied that it was the duty
of the local officials to have given notice
of their objections in China before the
vessel sailed for British Columbia. The
result was that the four thousand China
men landed. / was informed that they
made their way over the borders into
the United States in two or three days.
Some wentin California and some into
Oregon. lived in Sacramento, Cal,
ten years ago, and passed a portion of
last winter there. There are ten China
menrin,that city to one formerly. It is
the 1nerest nonsense, to say that Chinese
immigration to this country has ceased.
The fact is that it has increased in
greater proportion since the passage of
the Anti-Chinese bill than it did before.
These foreigners have literally ruined
the Pacific Coast as place of residence
for white men. They have taken pos
session of an entire street in Portland,
Ore. | can take you for half hour
walk through section of that city and
in that time you will meet none but
Cinnamon. On the sidewalks the smell
of opium is constant. If you think the
Chinese intend to go back to China you
ought to go to Portland and use your
eyes and ears. The biggest buildings
in course of construction there are for
them. They take out twenty year leases
for the property, paying rents which
amount to ten per cent. upon the orig
NAL cost of the buildings. Noone would
erect house for Chinaman upon any
other terms.
ut is easy to understand the
evils of Chinese immigration by
observation in that part of the
country. The Chinese are like the
millers in beehive; they consume but
do not produce. They hoard away all
the money they get and never let cent
of it go back to Americans for any pur-
pose if they can help it. They won't
even eat our rice, but insist on import
ing rice from China, so strong are their
prejudices against the soil. -
''But how do the Chinese manage to
steal over the borders from British
Columbian"
"Who is to stop themP We have an
laugh our law to scorn until we take
strong measures to enforce it. The
people of the East do not seem to appre-
ciate the great danger that is hanging
over the country in this question.
China has a population of nearly four
hundred millions. These people are
looking for land in which to subsist.
Europe is overcrowded, and they natur-
ally turn their eyes to America. If
China should concludetosen hundred
million o her people to us there is not
room enough, even in our great back
yard, to accommodate them. If the
Chinese come in bulk we are gone, Just
as surely as the red men of America
were gone when they permitted the pale
faces to land"
''But strictly enforced laws will
check these evils, will they notr"
"There is one evil that cannot be
checked by law if the Chinese get here
by the million, and that is labor compe-
tition. Our people cannot compete with
them at all. Their standard of expense
for personal support is too low for
the most economical American. Then
the women they bring here are frightful
evils. They are in nearly every case
bound as slaves for about ten wears to
Chinese gamblers, and are used to make
money in a way that cannot be de-
scribed. These poor wretches are COM
PEELED to serve out their terms of bond
age by Chinese organizations which
Rsurp the functions of our courts. They.
cannot speak word of English, and,
being of the most ignorant class, they
know nothing of their legal rights in
the United States. When they have
almost finished their terms their mas
ters generally hire man to entice them.
away. For this offence they are fined
an enormous sum, and are sentenced to
earn the fine by serving another term
of slavery almost as long as the first one.
"A missionary lady who returned
from China short time ago told me
that she believed China would vet get
possession of this country by simply
stocking it with q Monaghan popula-
ton. From my own observation be-
lieve that there is some truth in this.
Wherever they go in the West these
people get control of whatever they
want. They can pay higher rents be-
cause they can divide a house into so
many shelf-like rooms that the income
is very large"