Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-06
MASS MEETING.
re Chinese Question Practically and
Lawfully solved.

.,m the Knights of Labor met With
u.,o, Yesler, ex Mayor Lsary and MIR.
n.asy Gatzert, 70 confer With refer
80 to the Chinese question. These
..,,leuen sent for Gee Hee, Wa
Chooa's partner, and four or five other
hadipQ Cinnamon, and explained the
s,us,ion to them. The Cinnamon se-
tnovlsdeed that they we're aware of
.hs fs4IinR against them here, and tha,
,hsv would send OF the laoorers At
ou.e, and all "a as soon as they coald
s.s,Is Up their business nff4irs. TIE
.ommit,ee being practical business men
s,.sid4red this peace4ble solution of
ths Chinese Question, 20 far as Seattle
= coneernsd, and a mass meeting Vas
sallet at tn O,era House, that ell the
m spIs mieht be spprised Of the joyful
neva From some snsccoantatl
saase. however. the committee did no,
report till near the siose of the meeting.
and the speakers did not know exactly
What had been done, or mncn that was
aid and dose PROBABLY would have re-
NAMED unnttered aEd undooe.
Il Gas decided late In the afternoon
10 hold the meeting. and the notice,
though a. general az possible under the
cireomst8u eos, Was very meaRre, the
osmmittee having to depend upon post
ere and the evening papers to let the
publio know Of the proposed meeting.
By 8 s'clock there we're six OF seven
hundred persons, principally lsboriuR
men, in the Opera House. The meet
ing VAS called 10 order by @. H4inss.
Csc. Vsnabls Smith nominated Mayor
Yesler for Chairman. and he WAS elect
cd With but few dissenting votes.
u. L. YEshER,
In oalliu the meeting TO order, said: 81
know very little about the program. bat
am glad am here"
>. O. HANEs
Was the first speaker. He said: The
object for which this meeting was called
has been practically accomplished.
understand the problem has been prsc-
tically and smicably settled. II was
apprehended that the reluctance of the
Chinese in going, and the desire of
many Of our citizens to have them 90,
might bring about trouble; il vas also
thsught chat the going of the Chinese
vas desired by all good citizens. II
vas known that several public meetings
had been held. at different places and
at different tunes, and that the univer-
cal expression has been frm esnvic-
ton that Chinese labor is curse, and
Chinese presence an abomination. The
cnly diversity of opinion has been as to
the best mode of getting rid of them.
In Tacoma large numser OF citizens
took steps to move the Chinese in a
lnS xubsot url On fnl x.r0n.nh-
inc, and created much talk and grave
sppfehensions that Government troops
vvuId be sent into our midst. thought
that the presence Of troops wsuld be a
calamity, and many felt that the people
Of Seattle were. a. they ever have been,
capable ~ < pverning themselves. Our
bankers, laborers, merchants. and eur
Chief Justioe all agree on the one poiht
that the Chinese are undesirable in our
midst. Then what keeps them heref
They are not In love With our institu-
tons, or our climate. and certainly do
not stay for pleasure. They are here
for money! Thst being the attraction
remove il, and you remove the Chinese.
Stop employing or patronizlsg them,
and "they will fold their tents like
the Arabs. aud as silently steal
away" They get empioym from
men with money. II the people will
say that not one cent shall go to the
almond eyed Celestials for goods or
labor, the Chinese will go. IL the people
had formed Leagues six weeks ago, and
agreed, and got all hands 10 agree. not
to patronizs the Chinese or those who
employ sheua, the question would have
been solved ere this. The Chinese have
promised 10 90. | for one pledge my
auif shsa nd hnra
oil the people will do the same, not to
employ q Chiuaman in any capacity.
ana not TO pu, one cent In any Chius
mans way. Do this, fellow city ms,
and We will get rid o: them. II they
havs no employment they will leave.
and will not want troop, to bring them
back. IL In mistake that the expulsion
Of the Chinese from Tacoma WAS peace
ful or lawful because there we're no seri
Gus ecia OF violence committed Sap
pose You stop . man on the high way,
and take from him what be has, even
without tbe display of arms. is that
peaceful or lawful There are times IN
some communities when the authorities
fail to enforce the laws. and the people
feel called upsn to take the reius IN
their ova hands Temporarily and
mete out summary punishment TO
guilty offenders, but those times
are not nov upon rs, and will not till |
every peaceful method to right the
wrong has been accomplished. Appeal
10 force is the last resort. Are We pre-
pared 20 say that We as community
cannot meet together and remove
from our midst, lawfully. what We all
consider common curse? There IL a
lawful way TO do this thiac, and we will |
Join hands. and all pull together. he |
u unworthy the name of an American |
eitszsn who woald refuse 90 extend the |
hand OF fellowship to as while lawfully
carrying ont this great work. In con-
oinsinn let me say that We are 10 be CEN |
graduated that the people of Seattle |
have vindictted themselves. We are |
united people, and wsat We undertake
We can accomplish"
GEORGE vESABLK SMITH
Was the next speaker. :" He had not |
heard OF this meeting until late In the
afternoon, and did not know fully of its
intent and purpose. bu. understood that
on sccoant Of the state OF public feel |
ing IL had been deemed best to come to-
esther 10 embrace and make up; and II
this question has been solved. ~ we
are told that IL has been, ] would
SattaAH cIupfacc every uuan ebe
woman In the house. Yes, would take
back all the hard things have said
sboat ohers, and forgive all those who
have abused and maligned me for the
stand have taken on this question. IL
solution 10 not arrived at, Il Is unvise
that Ne have met. II il Is not settled
tonight we are farther OF than ever."
The speaker then gave history OF the
agitation from us incipiency, and liksn
Cd u 10 cloud osmins from afaf.
which some whe we're acquainted With
tee subject took charge of and directed
Us course in pescefal channels. by edn
eating the public mind. We meant
pesce. and we also meant that the Chit
ness mast 90. Our agitation In Cali
fornia resulted In great needed reforms.
aud the passage Of the Chinese ressric-
ton Aet, which az the hrst was good.
oas by eorrupting public officials. the
Chinese have lately been pouring IN as
last a. before It's passage. Public sen
tmeut at last lost faith in the Govern
aent. asd has gone one step farther.
10 nav saws Ne moi ontv rant the Chi