Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-11-25
A SOLUTION FOR THE CHINESE
PROBLEM.

The Chinese problem is still unsolved
on the Pacific Coast, and it seems strange
that the monied men Of San Francisco
particularly show the apathy in its solu'
ton that they do. We say the "monied
men," for if they observe closely the
signs Of the times as well as their per
sonal interests they will adopt at an
early day some scheme to remove many
of the heather East. 1t is said that at
the present time there are in San Fran
cisco fully 1900 idle white men, who
are actually unable to get employment.
As long as these men manage to ward Oh
the cravings of hunger extreme meas
ures may not be meditated. But it mat
ters should come to the worst and q
leader should rise up in their midst the
object of their wrath would be China.
town and its occupants, and the result
would doubtless be worse than that OF
the riot in Pittsburg some eight years
ago. We don't wish to be regarded as
alarmists on this question, but certainly
there is a feeling growing on this coast
against the Chinese that threatens more
than many see, and it is by no means
confined to foreigners, whose presence
in the country is much less desirable than
that of the Chinese themselves, as the
twaddling sentimentalists of the East
will have it. To our mind, one OF the
best solutions to the problem is to first
make the heather understand that it is
absolutely necessary that a large percent
age Of them must leave the coast, then
have the overland railroad companies
offer them special rates as far east as the
Mississippi river, and then let a fund OF,
say, $4,000 be raised to pay or pay in
part the fare of all who desire to cast
their lot among those who cannot realize
the evils arising from the having of large
hordes of them in a community until
they learn it by experience. There is no
tGlIIuX Wudb viz iCoOktia6F w oASh q
scheme may ultimately save San Fran
cisco. According to the decision of the
Supreme Court in the case of the Pitts
burg outbreak the city that allows a riot
within its limits must pay the losses and
damages arising therefrom, SO far as the
destruction of property is concerned.
After the Smoky City riot it was for sew
eral years exceedingly onerous for real
estate owners there to pay the large
taxes that were necessarily levied to pay
for the destruction of property, and very
many had to let their properties 60 by
default. The cost Of sending c. 1000 or
even 20, 600 of the Chinese east would be
small in comparison with the loss sus.
tanned in case of such an outbreak in
San Francisco as we mention. Moreover,
it would give our eastern friends an op.
p~ortunity to realize the foundation of our
dislike to the 100, 900 Acknowledged rice
eaters now with us, roobing the Ameri.
can of the employment that he has a
prior right to and draining the country
of its coin. There is no like number of
people in America, nor ia there any sec.
tion OF the Union that could have borne
up for the same length Of time under the
many evils arising from having this mum.
Der of Chinese in their midst as have the
Pacific Coast and its people.
The SENTINEL discountenances and
abhors lawlessness. and yet, notwith.
standing. it has a good deal of regard for
what there is in the old saying that
might makes right" But inasmuch as
the Cinnamon now with us came from
their native country to ours by special
permission it is our duty, as the most
civilized nation in existence, to show the
greatest leniency in ~disposing of them.
Let our Eastern friends have 81 1000 or
4 1000 of them, and probably five years
hence they will not show the same en-.
chantment in discussing the element as
now with their subjects 5000 miles dis.
tant. To make them realize our situa.
tion, as it is to-day, they should have
with them, comparatively speaking, at
least 1000, 900 of the pigtails. Then the
accounts of "Chinese crusades" would
be telegraphed west and not east as a
matter of news.
The half breeds had real grievances to