Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-25
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The feeling against the Chinese which
has sesa % much on the increase
thsooehoss The vest. during the past
forsaistht, has rssalted 10 active demon
STATIONS against the Butte heetnens.
AZ Aneoosda and Helena the edict vent
forth, the past week, thst the Chinese
mus 10 Tuesday afternoon. between
and o'clock. circulars containing the
following were distributed throughout
Butte:
.xoTICE 70 TEE FUBIIc.
WH1KAs. Weviev With conservation
the growing evil the Chinameu," In
| our midst, and knowing them to be des-
rimental to the best interests of this
country, and not having anything in
common with our Institutions, ve, the
working men, once and for all have de
cided Shat ve will no longer tolerate
them 10 our midst They have come
into our fair land With all the bellish
customs OF their race, prostituted our
children 10 all the evil haoits and decrs-
dstion the human mind can conceive.
and se AK all good citizens to join as
IN Kidding this community of q pest.
IL 10 essential to the wellbsina of this
city that they should be removed imme-
diately.
We do not desire to create any hard
ships to the business men or the general
public OF this city. Therefore We give
them until the
First dry OF October, 1855.
To replace the CeIestials with other la
Dor; telling 10 do 80 IN that time, We
will institute a vigorous boycott on ali
those who directly or indirectly will IN
any way contribute to their support.
We have determined that they must
60. psaeeably If they will, bat forci-
bly, IL needs BE-"
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The tone of the circular is very bust
uess-like, and the Chinese are not little
aiArmesl. There are nov in Butte. 60
oofdins TO authentis figures, about ga
Cinnamon. About one half of the Bum-
Der are employed in tue laundry bust
ness, q large number are employed in
domestic service, many more keep little
stores in the Chinese suburb, = fourth
large ciass are the gamblers, touRhs,
IOAfers and hatohet masons, and yhe
remainder work at gardening and odd
jobs. From conversation With several
OF the leading men among them it is
learned that they will probably accept
the situation quietly; and il they must
90, they will do 1t withou ut making fuss
about Is. Their going will make room
in Butte for 200 or 300 girls and women
az house servants, laandresses, &c., and
also for Q good many men in various
positions.
A number Of those who employ Chi
nsse have been talked With, and without
an exception, 50 far as learned, all are
willing to abide by the demands of
the circular, and will substitute white
help for the Chinese as soon as il can
be done.
Some doubt having been expressed as
to whether the scircular was genuine,
and if u really meant that the Chinese
must leave Butte, reporter sought out
gentlemen prominent in the order which
issued the decree. They stated that the
order Y as irrevooable; that the Chinese
must leave. This movement, they said,
vas general all over the Pacific coast,
and it would not be allowed to rest until
the desired end is accomplished. The
reasons, briefly, are stated as follows:
That the Chinese, by reason of their
willingness to live ON almost nothing,
compete detri@entally with white male
labor iii many portions of the west, and
in all portions they have rendered it
almost impossible for white girls and
women to obtain employment; that they
corrupt the youth in various ways, and
have increased the number of white
opium smokers d hundredfold in the
past few years; and that they inperil
the health of all communities in which
they have gained q foothold. Many
other reasons are urged, but these are
the leading ones.