The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-10-15
The Rock Springs Massacre in wyoming.

| Ine ROCK springs massacre In wyoming.
TooELE UTAH, Sept 29th 1886.
Editor eff the Standard:
1t is a fault many of us have to
jump at conclusions, perhaps no more
grievous charge has been made against
the Americans in general than that
made by the editor OF the N. Y. In
dependent, as copied in the Standard
of Sept. "a.
The charge is this: Had massa-
ere of as many white men been per-
petrated by our American Indians.
such cry would have gone up for
vengeance, as would have stirred the
country from East to West. But in
this case the ma,derers are americans,
and the victims, unresisting strangers.
(the italics are my own) Now, the
facts In the case are that not one
american was among the the attack
ing party who murdered the China
men.
Rock Springs is not far from us
and the facts in general are easil,
cleaned
Here is sample of the element that
crowds the eastern ports of our
country. The Chinaman is bad
enough, and anyone who takes walk
through that part Of San Francisco
known as Chinatown-as / have
done, will think so, too; but the great
philanthropic minds of our law max
ers in some way or other do not al
low them to cast their eyes eastward
to Castle Garden They forbid the
Mongolian to land, but at the same
time allow the low and degraded Irish
'.chaw, the srepulsive Cornishman
and the beggerly Italian to land by
the thousands, just so that he has
, money enough not to be called pau
: per being all that is required of him
: That class of men-or beings | should
SAYS what caused the Rock SPRING
Riot. No western man likes China
man. The idea of hatred originated
in California. In economy, one dol
lar represents such an amount of time
coupled with a certain amount of
labor. For many reasons, labor did
and does demand much higher price
in the west, than it does in the East
Many white men East and West.
quit when their days work is done.
and work no more until the next day
after spending money between times.
1t therefore takes great deal of casf
70 run them. When the Celestial i
lone his days work, he begins to work
for himself; he washes his clothing
cooks his own meals, etc. for all OF
which the white man pays out money.
Hence the Chinaman can live on fa'
less money and at some sorts of labo'
do almost as much work as his whit.
brother, and in many cases three
Cinnamon could be hired for the sam
wages as would hire one white mar
The former never drinks nor waste,
his time, never strikes nor runs away
Barring his petty thieving. constitn
ional lying, etc, many preferred tht
Chinaman. But here there was moth
ng of the kind if the Union Pacifi'
Railraod Company tells the truth.
The men white and yellow were sl
iaid IS cents per ton for digging, and
jealousy was caused since the Chimes.
had the more money, they not having
>pent it at the saloons. The white
miners say, however, that the Chimes
paid the company extra to be allowed
TO have the best rooms in the mine,
tic. This the company denies.
Much has been said too about the
Six Companies of San Francisco.
Col. F. A. Bee, the Chinese Consul
1t San Francisco in an interview last
Thursday said 1.-THE Chinaman is a
great imitator. When the rush was
made to California in the sos ther.
was no law to govern affairs and 81
The men from the several states united
IN companies. Ohio men together,
Indiana were together, etc. through
out the most Of the camps. A book
for registration was kept at the cabin
representing the headquarters of the
State association, and every miner Oh
his arrival was registered. Much
trouble was often saved in this way
All the mail came then via. Sar
Francisco, and when a messenger was
sent from camp for the mail, h.
copied the names Of the men from
register at headquarters.
In 1852 the Chinese began to arrive.
and being great imitators they soon
took on the customs Of the whites.
All the Chinese in America came
from the province of Canton, less in
size than the State of New Hamp-
shire. Soon after their arrival and
seeing the workings of the State as
sociations, they orgnized the Six
Companies, and opened registry books
in every camp where they went
THE SIX COMPANIES
are named after the six counties or
districts in the province of Canton.
, namely, Yong Wo, Sam Uup, Hong
Chow, Yen Wo, Hop Wah and Ming
Yung. The Six Companies are like
the Odd Fellows, Masons and other
benevolent and beneficiary associa-