Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-19
BUTTYs CHINESE MUST GO.
The knights of L;abor Issue u MAN
ifestO. and Set the Limit by
October 1st.

The feeling against the Chinese which
has been so much on the increase
throughout the west during the past fort
night, has resulted in active demonstra-
tons against the Butte heathens. At
Anaconda and Helena the edict went
forth the past week that The Chin ese
must go. Tuesday afternoon between 3
and 4 o'clock, says the Inter Mountain,
circulars containing the following were
distributed throughout Butte:
NOTICE TO TIE PUBLIC.
WHEREAS, We view with CONSERVATION the
growing evil, the ''Chinamen,'' in our midst
and knowing them to be detrimental to the
best interests OF this country, and not hav-
ing anything i'll common with our institu-
tons, we, the workingmen, once and for all
have decided that we will no longer tolerate
them in our midst. They have come into
our fair land with all the hellish customs of
their race, prostituted our children to all the
evil habits and degradation the human mind
can conceive, and we ask all good citizens
to join us in Kidding this community of a
pest. It is essential to the welI-beine of
this city that they should be removed i'm
mediateiy.
we do not desire to create any hardships
to the business men or the general public of
this city. Therefore We give them until the
first day of October, 1885, to replace the
celestials with other labor; failing to do so
In that time, we will institute vigorous
boycott on all who directly or indirectly will
IN any way contribute to their support. We
have determined that they must 20, "peace-
fully if they will. but forcibly if needs be-"
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
The tone oil the circular is very bust
ness-llke, and the Chinese are not q little
alarmed. There are now in Butte. ac-
cording to authentic figures. about 654
Cinnamon. About one-half of the num-
Der are employed in the laundry business,
large number are employed in domestic
service, many more keep little stores in
the Chinese suburb, q fourth large class
are the gamblers, toughs, loafers and
Ratchet lnasons, and the remainder work
at gardening and odd jobs. From con-
versation with several OF the leading men
among them, it is learned that that they
will probably accept the situation quietly.
and II they must go they will do it with
out making fuss about it. Their going
will make room in Butte for 200 or
3OO girls and women as house servants,
laundresses, ETC., and also for good
many men IN various positions
A number OF those who employ
Chinese have been talked with, and with
out an exception, SO far as learned, all
are willing to abide by the demands of
the circular, and will substitute white
help for the Chinese az soon as it can be
done.
Some doubt having been expressed az
to whether the circular was genuine and
II 1t really meant that the Chinese must
leave Butte, reporter sought out gentle
men prominent in the order which issued
the decree. They stated that the order
was irrevocable; that the Chinese must
leave. This movement, they said. was
general all over the Pacific coast, and il
will not be allowed TO rest until the de.
sired end is accomplished. The reasons.
briefly, are stated as follows: That the
Chinese, by reason Of their willingness
to live on almost nothing, compete
detrimentally with white male labor in
many portions of the west, and in all
portions they have rendered it almost
impossible for white girls and women to
obtain employment; that they corrupt
the youth in various ways and have in !
the number OF white opium
smokers hundred fold in the past few
years; aud that they imperil the health |
OF all communities in which they have
gained foothold. Many other reasons !
are urged. but these are the leading
ones