Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-18
DAILY POST INTELLIeENcER
ZEE AxTI-cHryTsE AGITATION ~
SEATTLE.

The number ~ Cinnamon Who haS:
left the city in consequence of II u
large. A visit 10 the Chinese quarter
Will sonvice anyone that those VITO r.
main vili not stay long. Idle AID AIN
less. they wander about the streets Oh
bask In the sunshiue. The busiis AND
activity which Of old characterized in'
quarter Ia totally lacking. Is = evident
that N the presep. state OF affairs coo
tinues the entire Chinese colony rnHs'
be Withdrawn from Seattle within
short time. Ia The mills and factories
where Cinnamon ~sre formerly esnpsoY
ed, ozly white voTkmen are nos 70 u
sen. The sane amount Of york Il
being done. and 1; il evident ihst Shsrs
Chinsmsa have stepped cot Americans
have stepped in. The benefit OF such
q change IL not confined to the working
men alone. IL il felt By the people Of
every class, By the merchant. the mana-
faoturer and the professional man.
Business has felt no shock IN conse-
qsenoe OF 1t, and locking back over the
months agitation one cannot fail to
see that ttzk result Is happy one
The rejoicing over such condition
Of affairs must be sill the greater in that
this result has been accomplished with
oas Ehe slightest violence and without
.he slightest attempt at violence. Not
q single Chinansn has been mo'ested
In this city; not one has lost penny's
worth Of property. There has been no
panic. The process has been principally
one OF freezing out. Arguments have
been presented to employers Of labor
which induced them to dispense with
the help Of Cinnamon. Unable TO Sc
care work, the next thing for the for
sieners 70 do was 10 leave. and this they
have doas and are doing. No shadow
rests upon the name Of Seattle, and not
Withstand ng gross misrepresentation
from the outside. the peace Of the city
has been undisturbed.
Such being the case, il becomes every
NAN Who IL interested in the anti
Chinese movement TO use every precau-
ton lest the case Of the workipgmen be
prsjudised, and the advantage already
gained be lost. The one thing mainly
10 DO guarded against IL the introduc-
lion into the movement Of violent talk,
or Of anything that Is likely to lead to
violence. The men Who indulge in
threats OF violence are as much enemies
of the anti Chinese movement as they
are Of the community. They have in
view only the attainment Of their Own
ends, whatever they may be. yioienes
In this case would be suioidal. Its in
mediate effect would be to bring The
movement Ia conflict with the authority
of the United States. aud great as the
movement IL, the United States is great
or. A collision would inevitably result
In the assertion Of the power Of thu
Government, and the movement woulS
be set back for years. There could b,
no other result.
Not only should violent talk be discour
aged, but exceeding care should be sakei
TO do nothing which might aocidentall
lead 10 riot and bloodshed. Il IL 70
this reason that the Pesr INTELLIGENCE
desms unviss the idea OF the demon
stration OF next Saturday. While il i
probable that on such an ocoasi IN eve
rything would be peaoeable and order
ly. IL Is possible that everything wouli
not be so. Tns danger lies IN the pos
sibility. Every demonstration like tha
proposed contains certain element O
danger. bat suoh things are deeme
necessary by Political leaders and 9th
ers 10 arouse the people. and bring ID
Issues Of contest wildly before thei
minds. In this case, however. our pee
pie are thoroughly aroused. Almos
without exception they are In favor q
exhaustiBg every poaoeabls means o
Kidding the city Of Cinnamon. lib
question is 90 wildly presented to tbei
minds that all the drums, torches an
banners In Christendom could not max
them consider ID more attentivsly. II
IL tbs enc question Of the hour, an,
there arc fsw Who do not regard viii
approval the manner In which il is be
ing solved. when the movement il 9
near ultimate success, il 10 dificalt 4
sse the good to be gained by such
change OF methods.
There is said 10 be small class G
people Who occupy an extraordina,
attitude In regard to thu agitation. Il
10 said that there are ssne Who On
courage the Cinnamon TO stay BY asssr
Ing them that the excitement will 500.
b over. that they will then find EN-
ployment ence more. and that they hav,
~ good Q right TO stay here 40 American
vorkingmen. II there are such people
shey muss be oonien, TO be regarded al
snenies Of the commuaity, and q
enemies almost, II NOT quite, AZ dan
eerous 40 the brseearts Who buster o.
dynamite, powder and blood. II b,
any peseeabls process the Chinamer
can be compelled 10 go. in the name Of
common sense do no, throw any OBJ
stsoles in their way. Let them 60. VIZ
can ret along we'll eneush withou,
them. To attempt 10 thwart the pur,
pose OF such q peaceful agitation as ha.
been carried on Is unwise. unpatriosis
and wrong. There Ia q vast Differences
between discouraaine violent talk and
violent measures and encouraging the
Cinnamon 10 stay. Ninety nine cot o!
every Hundred Of our citizens are de-
siroas that the Cinnamon shall so
Ninety nine out Of every hundred A.,
dsserninsd that order shall be nam
tanned and that the Laws shall be en-
forced. The odd one-hnndrs dsh, which
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