Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-09-19
FOOL AND PHILOSOPHER.

| am sorry to be obli ged to return to the
Chinaman affair again, but is necessary in
view Of the fact that All Wah, the laun-
dryman, has been forced to quit the town.
| thought it was understood when this
matter as agitated some weeks ago, that
there is a right aud a wrong way to go
about such matters, and that in all cases
that it was wiser and better policy not to
trample upon the laws Of the United
States, under any circumstances. Under
no consideration do | uphold Chinese la
Dor, neither do the people Of this town
who have, in a manner, 'staid with" this
Ciinarnan under existing circumstances;
but do think that they are a necessary evil
and in their place must and will be toler-
ated SO long as the United States allows
them suffrage, and SO long as they con-
form with the laws of the country, are
entitled to their protection, and it is we'll
that this should be understood. Such af-
fairs as this can only have the effect of
giving Great Falls & hard name abroad,
and will do it untoldinjury. People will
not care to tc a town where they are OBJ
liged to curry favor with a certain faction
in order to make their residence here safe
and pleasant. If the parties who We're
so bitterly opposed to this ChinaEan had
waited upon the few who seen fit to pat
ronize him, and requested them to with
hold their support, there is no question
| but that every one would have done SO,
and as "a consequence he would have been
obliged to leave, and would have lone SO
in a tanner which would not have left
such a telling blow upon the town. This
should have been considered, and acted
upon before such vandalic acts were re
sorted to-. 1t is foolishness for a few or a
faction to undertake to run Great Falls,
and say who shall and who shall not re
main here. Property holders ave some
say III this matter, and it is right that they
should. Personally, l am glad the China
MAI is gone, and hope that peace and
quietude will now reign supreme, but am
sorry that circumstances of this character
should attend his departure. 1t is just
possible that a certain few in this town
might follow the example of the China
man and yamose, with good effect.
Great Falls is not alone in agitating
the Chinese question. | notice that the
subject is being talked quite freely in
many of the western towns and cities.
The recent anti Chinese outbreak in Wyo-
ming seems to have been the starter. The
Anaconda Review says, There seems to
have been stirred up a feeling against the
Celestials all over the west. A gentle
man who was down from Butte 4 few,
days ago, said that there was already some
talk up there about getting rid of them
in that place, and the same feeling has
reached Anaconda. On Tuesday evening
the Knights of Labor in Anaconda held a
meeting in the Methodist church for the
purpose Of discussing the matter. The
principal outcome Of the meeting was
the passage of a resolution to withdraw
their patronage from all hotels and board
ing houses that employ Chinese labor. So
| tar as we can learn those hotels who do
employ Celestials, do so only on account
Of the scarcity of white kitchen mechan-
les, and would be very glad to employ
white cooks and domestics if they could
be obtained. The action of the Knights
Of Labor will probably stimulate the pro-
prietors Of hotels and boarding houses to
still further efforts to obtain white labor
ers. though they should not be made to
suffer if such cannot be obtained.