The National tribune., 1885-12-10

One hundred years ago the iliustrous sons that
unhappy Island stood by and fought for the Stars
and ntGIpes-Jackson, the hero OF New Orleans;
stark, the hero of Bennington; Gen. Monigom-
cry, who fell bcsiegipg the city of Quebec;
Patrick Henry, and many others. In the late re-
beliion they helped 10 roll away the stone rom the
tomb of our progress wherein they found two an,
gels clad in shining garaents-Nationalty and
Liberty.
Now, want my opponent 10 show me single
instance in history where model Chinaman has
done anything to Uphold the Stars and stripes, or
in support OF that proud and fearless bird, the
American eagle. 1t was also claimed on the oppo-
site side Thai The Chinese shamefuy treated In
this country and n proof that they are occurs ia
the late niassacre at Rock Springs, where their
houses were burned and many murdered. admit
this, and hope that the murdercrs will be brought
to justice; but their houses want TO say, were NOT
burned by white men, as stated by my opponent
The Cinnamon burned the houses themselves.
Now want TO ask my opponent whether or not
he reads history if he does So he will find that i'll
the year 1855 all the warehouses of the Europeans
in Pekin were burned, and that the 2lst day oi
June, 1870, bloody massacre OF Europeans ana
Americans took place at Tien Taio, China, where
100 OF them lost their lives. And am glad that IN
that cannot be said, and Is said about
the massacre i'll Rock Springs that II was done by
foreigners No, this done by the mild and do.
cile Chinaman himself. Shipwrecked sailors who
landed the coast OF China in a starving condi-
ton and asked for bread received stone, ana
when asking for mercy they received knife as
may be seen in any history; all of which demon
strates that the Chinese Government does not pro-
tect Americans who go to China. l do not care
whether my opponent says that Irish, FRENCH ana
know they do not live the Chinese do; for III
stance, eight persons, four hogs, and seven hens,
and all sleeping together IN damp room eght ieet
square Cinnamon Jabberlng, babies crying, pigs
grunting and squeaiing and hens cacisiing; surely
they would noV need TO organize musical con-
vention.
The usual custom of the Chinese is to get posses
sion of a story house; he divides this, using
the upper part for storage purposes and sleeping
This sleeping den reached 10y short LADDER ana
there your dociie friend, the Chnaman, may pe
found packed almost like sardines in n box. All
these sleeping rooms totally dark and without
apparent ventilation, and, OF course, INFECTIOUS anu
horrible diseases originate there.
Again il said that the Chinaman is honest,
peaceful, harmless ETC.; but l cannot see how a
| man who sells his wife and children into slavery
possess such good reputation, Tor the Chlna-
| man will sell his female children into worse than
small he will kill all female infants, for, he says,
it costs too much to support them. And II we look
into our prisons we shall find this harmless ana
peaceful gentleman, and he is there because he
richly deserves punishment. In the city OF san
Francisco there not less than 10 600 Chinese be-
longing to the criminal classes. and many oil them
the most abandoned and dangerous.
Ii body OF men III any community dc not spehd
their earnings at home, but send them to foreign
country, they impoverish the community by What
ever Is sent away, and reduce the total wealth.
Aud this is just what the Chinaman does; all lie
beyond the merest pittance necessary for the
support of his squaiid life is sent out of this cou-
try. If he die his bones are not allowed to rest IN
American soil, but must be sent home to CHINA
Witness the late revelations of corpse boiling IN
San FHlnciscos Chinese quarter. The Chinamans
industry, which in any other immigrant would be
blessing to our country, in him becomes curse,
since it drives white labor to the wall
The Chinese who come to this country do not
bring their wives for the laws OF their country Will
not permit a wife to leave China untier any con-
dltions whatever. Those women who are allowedto
come here such the better classes of Chinese
are only too glad to get rid OF for good and sum
cient reasons, both moral and physical. What,
then, does the Chinaman bring to this country IN
return for that which he carries sends away?
Does he bring any special knowledge of art science,
or
kind? No; not even patriotism. He brings only his
abomnable customs and his soui-corrodng, body
destroying vices-loathsome and nameless; his
secret tribunals, overruing the laws of the land
his opium joints and his ieprosy, which marks, as
with Creators curse, the hdeous confines OF
Chinatown. All these has he brought with him. and
L am afraid they have come to stay.
Ii Is said that durisg five years the emigration
exceeded the immigration, and among these years
the really moderate immigration, the great number
who have returned TO China and who constantly
pect TO spend their last days in tst fowery king
dom, ought 10 be sufficient argument that they do
not want to become Americans.
The Chinese, bcing without wives and homes,
and by reason of their ability to live rice tea,
dried fish and dessicated vegetables can live far
more cheapy than the white laborers who have
houses to maintain families TO support children to
educate taxes to pay and public duties to perform.
Hence in the labor market the Chnaman under
bids the white laborer. The contest Is altogether
unequal, and whenever 1t has been waged the
Chinese have conquered and the whites were driven
out OF employment to the degradation OF labor and
the laborer; and did not George Washington say
that the very cornerstone and bulwark of this Re-
public is the laborer? Now, what do You suppose
1t costs TO support the Chinese? The Cooiie aborer
earns at home $40 year. On this he must
clothe and feed his family. Only think of ii. In
family of six, after taking out the Government and
Church taxes amounting to Sl.S0, and rent, s2OO,
there would be but 500 left for food and clothing
for a whole eyear-atruiy magnificent sum! Why, 1t
would not buy chewing gum for an ordinary Ameri-
fanlilyl Because they send their earnings to
China; because they are without wives and homes,
and will not become property owRers; because
they VIII not become Americans III any sense OF
the word; because they introduce henous customs;
because they underbid the white laborer, thus
making the rich richer and the poor poorer-for
all these reasons, say Chinese immigration should
not be encouraged; which the same am free TO
maintain And now, in concluding my reply. 1
would exclaim, Oh, Congress, deliver from
Chinese cheap labOr!-A. Pressler, Keene n. III.
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Jon but Is too poor to pay the cost of the paper;
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Is from the paper, must have it to join.
Only those can become members who are invalids
shut in from the ouside world; but the associates
are those in health who wish TO do good by writing
TO the members letters Of comfort and by sending
tracts or anything which may be n source of COM
fort TO the recipients. Now, members of the Club,
/ see many of you are writing for unknown
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Will appreciate your efforts, write to those who
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THAT HORNETS NEST
Walter Kahler: Come here and bathe your swol-
len ears in camphor while / blow puff of smoke
from my cigar INTO that {" hornets nest" think
II IS time some one was taking your part. Homer
Corse tried his hand, but unfortunately he is the
wrong side. All, guess he wants to be popular
among the ladies. You need not fear him, however;
for +" drones" never sting. Now girls a word for
you. agree with Walter in every point. All girls
practice lacing, be it tightacng not And that is
not all. They cruelty punish their feet with shoes
two numbers smaller than their feet. They have
yarions articles of apparel which unlike any
thing on the earth above the earth or bec~ the
earth, and which neither adds TO beauty or comfort
nor anything else except extravagance. l know
whereof speak, Tor my mother is a dressmaser
and gets the fashion magazines from all parts of the
country. But don't they love to dance! They will
skate all day and dance ali night for a whole week,