Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-09-26

undoubtedly settled for all times SO far
as Great Falls is concerned, yet our
people are taking an interest i'll its
agitation, and particular SC in Butte,
which is, in a strict sense of the word,
a workingman's town. The circular
which was issued, purporting ocome
from the Knights Of Labor, of that
city is strong, and reads as follows:
NOTICE tt H PUBLIC!
WHEREAS, We view with consterna-
ton the growingeyil, the "Chinaman"
in our midst, and knowing him to be
detrimental to the best interests Of
this country, and not having anything
in common with our institutions, we,
the working men, once and for all,
have decided that we viii not tolerate
them in our midst. They have come
into our fair land with all the hellish
customs Of their race, prostituting our
children to all the evil habits and
degradation the mind can conceive,
and we ask all good citizens to join
us in ridding this community of a
post. It is essential to the well berg
of this city that they soull be remov-
ed Immediately.
We do not desire to create any
hardships to the business men or the
general public Of this city. There
fore We give them until the
1sT A OF OCTOBER, 1856,
to replace the Celestials with other
labor. Failing to DO so in that time
we viii institute a vigorous boycott
on all those who, directly or Indirect
ly, will in any way contribute to their
support. We have determined that
they must so, 'PEAcEABLE IF THEY WILL
AND FoRClBLI If NEEDS BE-"
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The Inter Mountain editorially,
commenting upon the Chinese ques-
ton, advocates The following, which all
sensible and thinking Americans will
endorse:
So i The Chinese are here under
the protection of a solemn and bind
ing international treaty, and they have
certain rights which patriotic Ameri-
cans will not deny them-the same
rights which Americans ia China have.
But it does not follow that we are I'M
der any obligations to employ Chi
nese labor and if the people will en-
ploy Only white labor the heather,
being unable to earn a living. will
pack tbeir gnnny sacks and go home,
every mothers son Of them. The
sooner they SO the better. They are
a nuisance and a curse to the country.
But peaceful measures if judicia]ly
resorted to will prove all sufficient
and we believe such is the campaign
mapped out by the labor organiza-
tons Of Montana. 1888 The Inter
Mountain is ~unalterably opposed to
Chinese cheap labor, but If the heath
are to go. they must be allowed to 90
in peace and good order-not under
threats Of violence but because they
cannot get work, if the citizens
choose not to give it to them. Other
wise the action Of congress must be
awaited. The honor Of the United
government is at stake in this
matter.
While the TRIBUNE advocates the
suppression Of Chinese cheap labor,
yet to gain that end it does not adyo-
cate their persecution as a means Of
bringing about the desired effect.
The Chinese were accorded the right
to reside il America by international
and until that treaty is a%nnull-
ed by act Of congress, the Cinnamon
undoubtedly have the same rights and
privileges in America, that the Amer
cans have in China, and unless we
want to jeopardize the lives of our
countrymen in China, we must avoid
violence in dealing with the Chinese
on American soil. The pressure
will be brought to bear upon
congress at the next session will I'M
ioubtedly have the effect Of bringing
about stringent anti-Chinese legisla-
ton, and it is only a matter Of time
until the Chinese residents of Ameri-
ca will be shipped back to the Flow
cry Kingdom, bag and baggage. Let
the day be fastened.
A PRESS dispatch from Helena, says: