Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-19
BuTTE'S CHINESE MUST GO.
The knights of labor I.>uc.u Man.
tfesto, and Sc. the Limit by
October ls,.

iHS iecllue against inc SulilcSC winch
has been so much on the increase
throughout the west during the past fort
night, has resulted in active demonstra.
tons against the Butte heathens. At
Anaconda and Helena the edct went
forth the past week that the Chinese
must 50. Tuesday afternoon between 8
and 4 o'clock, says the Inter Mountain,
circulars containing the following were
distributed throughout Butte:
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
WHEREAS, We view with CONSERVATION the
growing evil, the "Chinamen," in our midst
anu knowing them to BIO detrimental to the
best interests of this country, and not hay-
ing anything in common with our institu-
tions, we, the workingmen, once and for all
nave decided that we will no longer tolerate
them in our midst. They have come into
our fair land with all the hellish customs of
their race prostituted our children to all the
EVIL habits and degradation the human mind
can conceive, and we ask all good citizens
10 JON us III Kidding this community of q
pest. 1t Is essential to the well-beinR Of
this city that they should be removed i'm
mediately. $50
We do not desire TO create any hardships
70 the business men or the general public Of
this city. Therefore we give them until the
nrst DAY OF October, 1885, to replace tho
celestials with other labor; failing TO do so
IN that time, We will institute d vigorous
boycott on all who directly or indirectly will
IN any way contribute to their support We
have determined that they must 90, 'peace-
fully II they will, but forcibly il needs be-"
KNIGHTS or LABOR.
The tone Of the circular is very bust
ness-like, and the Chinese are not a little
alarmed. There are now in Butte. no.
cording to authentic figures, about G54
Cinnamon. About one.half Of tho num-
Der are employed in the laundry business,
large number are employed in domestic
service, many more keep little stores in
the Chinese suburb, fourth large class
are the gamblers, toughs, loaiers and
Ratchet inasons, and the remainder work
at gardening and odd jobs. From con
Versauon with several OF the leading men
among them, it is learned that that they
will probably accept the situation quietly,
and ii they must go they will do it with.
out making fuss about il. Their going
will make room in Butte for 200 or
800 girls and women rs house servants,
laundiesses, ctc., and also for Il good
many men IN various positions.
\ number ol those who employ
N'Iih'nt ildfo betll tulKcu WIN, ana with
out an exception, so far az learned, nll
are willing to abide by the demands of
the circular, and will substitute white
help for the Chinese az soon AZ II can be
done.
Some doubt having been expressed ns
to whether the circular was genuine and
II II really meant that the Chinese must
leave Butte, reporter sought out gentle.
men prominent in The order which issued
the decree. They stated that the order
was irrcvocable; that the Chinese must
leave. This movement, tiov said, was
general all over the Pacific coast and il
Will moi be allowed to rest until the do.
sired end is accomplished. The reasons
briefly, are stated az follows: That the
Chinese, 10y reason Of their Willingness
to live on almost nothing. competc
detrimentally with white male labor in
many portions OF the west, and in nii
portions they have rendered il almost
impossible Tor white girls and women 10 |
Obtain employment; that they corrupt
The youth in various ways and have in. |
creased the number OF white opium I
smokers hundred fold in the pai fow
years and that they imperil the health .
d all communities in which they have .
talned a ioolhold. Many other reasons
ire urged, but thesr are the leading
Jnes