Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-17
DssrRIcr CeuRr PsoCEEpssCs.

. 4 Ptc81 W h1C -1AAr tRksrtT=
ed in court for sentences. The man was
6ned FIVE dollars and tvo thirds OF toe
costs, sHd the woman one dollar and
one-third Of the costs.
| farnswsrth and Harn fled their pleas
of not guilty TO the indictment found
against them Of assault With intent 10
commit murder.
In the case Of the United States
W. Roderiek Mcdonald. charged With
selling liquor TO Indians, the Jury re
turned Q sealed verdict, after c~ort had
sdioarned. IL 10 understood tha. the
verdict to "asilty a. charged"
In tbs esse Of tue United States w.
Dcios Waterman, charged with cutting
timber On government Land, the de
fendant appeared in court and plead
guilty. vhereupor he Was hned 500
and costs, which be paid.
John Doe and Richard hoe we're in
dicted for maintaining nuisauces.
A. 8. Coulter vas indicted for main
tanning slaughter house nuisance. He
appeared In court, vas arraiRned, and
placed undss $500 bonds to appear for
trial-
The case of the United States vs.
Chas. Wilcox, indicted for selling liquor
10 Indians, nov on trial.
Ihe following
| SPECIAL RKPoEr
OF the Grand Jury Vas submitted to
the court, read, and ordered spread
upon the resords, aud the clerk Vas in
stractsd TO foTva ard certified copies to
the Governor, United States Secretary
Of State, United States Attorney Gen
ersl. and the United States Congress:
To the Hon. Roger s. Greene, Judge sr
tAs Third Judicial Districf. This Grand
Jury 10 impaneied on behalf Of the
United States As well as on behalf Of
the Territory. ID has been called upon
10 iHqoire into some offenses spriRgino
directly from the irrepressible race con
flct nos raging In the Western States
and Territories between Chinese and
citizen laborers. Tue inquiry is not
one OF local concern merely, bat 10 in
very important sense national. IL Is
| one of present practical interest In these
counties. and has already been the cause
of some disturbance. That the pres
enoe Of the Chinese here is an evil of
the Rraveat character IL, 10 seems to US,
true beyond all question; and the nature
Of that evil cannot be better summed
| up than in the following suocinci state
| meat Of IL by the Chief Justice Of our
Supreme Court:
First-Under competitive cheapuess
Of Chinese labor. This is owing 20 ire
duciblo differences bet ween the Chinese
and Ameria IN modes of living. 1t
secures to the Chinese an exclusive
monopoly of labor supply. to whatever
extent the demand for such labor as
they furnish can be absorbed.
Second-AlienARe Of Chinese labor.
This prevents tsst Reemetrio increase
In citizen population which would fol-
lsw the inhax Of white labor.
Third-Export Of the earnings Of the
Chinese. This puts their labor on the
footing Of a foreign import and makes
us 10 a sense Tributary TO China, and
prevents that Reomstric increase of
wealth which would follow the expendi-
tars and capitalization OF their earn
ings here.
Fourth-Paddina out the population
with the Chinese element. which has TO
be protected, bat which Is unsvai!ing
for protecting. whether against enemies
foreign or domestic.
Fifth-Race and class irritation vhich
10 q perpetual menace TO social order,
| and necessisates eisher an abnoru ru ally
expensive civil service OF never -eadisg
liability to riot. an insecurity 10 proper
4 N
paroxismsl exaegeration Of judicial ex-
penses.
The main body OF the Chinese who
are here. and Of those who are coming
here. are from the lowest and most
| ignorant orders in their own country.
They are neither OF our religion, our
| raoe, nor our eiyiliz ation. IL 10 inpos
sible TO conceive OF any portions OF the
human race more opposite to each other
in their elementary character than the
Anglo American and the MonRolian
| Chinese.
They come TO this country 10 state
| of semi servitnde, and set up in our
midst an anti. American system. They
are totally ignorant of our institutions.
and In their habits and modes of living
are antaoonistio to them.
No ccantry can be prosperous with
| the labor Of an alien race. No nation
can succeed With cheap labor. Cheap
labor is hurtfui 10 q nation sach as
ours. composed of lsborsrs- This ma
tion is bat great household, and IL is
always true economy, where possible,
for . household TO do its own work.
The restriction Lac and the public
sentiment ont OF which 10 sprung have
had a strong tendency Of late years to
check the immigration OF the Chinese
20 this country. without some sueh
measure the maanitude of the evil TO-
| day would be apparent 10 everybody.
| But the act has Seen found TO be very
| defective In practice. Congress has
made no adeQuase provision for snfers-
ire the lav. The extendsd frontief
north Of us, across shich the Chinese
nsy come al viii, is prsctiosily un-
guarded. Before the present Law can
be made at all ehectaal, there should be
some suitable appropriation made for
enforcing il. IL seems TO rs also that
| the act should be- 90 amended a. TO i'm
pose soms penalty On Chinese caught
| In an attempt to violate the Law. At
| present all that can be done In 10 return
| them to the place from whence thew
came, at the expense Of our Govern
ment. There are ethsr respects in which
vs think lhe Law might be Ame1dsd to
advantage. and 10 10 greatly TO be de-
sired that the amended act leaving al
ways all freedom for education, travel
| and commercial intercoursel shall be 90
framed that the doees shall open oui-
ward and rot inward to Chinese.
But while realizing TO its fsilest ex
tent the great svii psedacsd By the pres
snce Of the Chinese among us, the pee
pie OF King and kitsap counties are not
% dsmoraliscd by the Ceiusss invasion
~ 10 tnink of adopting ths barbarous
methods Of iavlsss violence 10 sbsis the
evil. In the Repablic Of she United
States political and social grievances
may be aud iadsed can oniy bs rems-
died By resort 20 lawful means Let
the law. - it exists. be siriotly eofsrceA
and wherever defsctive LET 10 be amended.
Oar people are largely engaged In
| commerce ~ veil a. manufacturin1
and mining. our products are already
shipped 30 Ill the prineipal ports Of the
eioos. our prospects are fair and assur
| ing of . great and inhuential future.
bassd principally on deep ssa CON
mercs, aur ports viii seos be crowded
With sAips and men from all the mar
time nations Of the world. and it 10 OF
the nsmess importance that car ssaad.
ins as hosns sad abroad. socially and
financialiy, shesld be such - 10 com
mand the confidence of thoss With
whom vs do and shall do hastness.
| Ia 10 ahsolntely neoessary thAt ve
have q vsIi-cenducsed and orderly
state, In which the lives and property,