Daily Republican., 1885-07-31
Cn,uese IsnmOrslity.

Sickening as are the details OF the re-
cant exposures of immortality in Lon
don by the Pail Mall Gazette, they are
at least q ualied by the exposures Of
state OF i'm morality, lewdness and mis-
cry in tue Cuinese quarter OF San
Francisco, California, denominated
Climates own. As far ba * as last Feb
rusry, o Committee of Supervisors was
appointed to irv vesti gate and report upon
the horrors Of Chinatown, which em.
braced twelve blocks Of the heart OF
San Francisco. This committee has
done its WORK efe,tuslly, and almost
the whole Of the space Of the Record,
which is a very large paper, Is taken
up with the sickening details that re-
veal a state OF m orals in an American
city, aud in a christian community,
that never ought to have existed in
any city of the United States. Much
has been said about and against
the hlthiness and immortality OF the
Chinese in San Francisco, but little did
the people of the United States think
that in twelve bloc Ks only Of one OF the
largest cities OF this country, thirty-fve
Thousand hum an beings have crowded
them mselves for purposes OF lewdness,
prostitution and immortality.
Some idea to the citizens Of Whining
ton can be obtained Of this crowded
quarter by supposing that 5000 Of the
lowest classes OF society should be
crowded into that part OF Wilmington
bounded north by Eighth street, south
by Fourth, east by Market and west
by West street. This is but mere
speck in the city, and in San Francisco
1t Is Q smaller speck compared with the
whole population and size of the city.
but nevertheless it is plague spot, that
needs removal before 1t spreads and
contaminates society not only on the
Pacific but on the Atlantic shores. Il
the effects of this vile plague spot could
be hemmed in and kept separate from
the great body Of the people, then the
people of San Francisco could affort
to let it tester, and rankle, and eat itsel
out, but this is impossible to do unde
the circumstances. A city that haI
such plague spot within it's midst
to be pitied, and San Francisco n
doubt receives its full share of commi:
GRAFTON from the other cities OF th
United States. The Chinese problem
still remains for our brethern Of Sa
Francisco to solve, and we have n
doubt the authorities Of that city wi
be upheld by public sympathy to al
most any extent in an effsctual effort
remove the evil complained Of. Their
certainly must be way by which tn
terrible state Of affairs can be broke
mp. The United States has gone abo,
as far as it can 90 in affording aid to o
California brethern by prohibiting t
further immigration OF the Chimes
The balance is left for the people
California to perform.
With NO new Chinese landing
their shores, they should be able
tnosd wn:.. - ~--' r.; S5.is.~ Calitorf
has room to blniia scuSyl W hals MUSES., chur,
es, reformatory institutions, jails a
penitentiaries, her people should !
despair Of blotting out this foul 81
that like canker worm is gnawi
out the moral heart Of their great ci
But most of all will the people in
"oookh oshbo5 ODJOOe " ouO piUJoC
shipping these slums and dregs of
ciety eastward. They have enough
do to keep in subsection their o
vicious and immoral elements. Eve
city of the East has q Chinatown
II not populated by Mongolian celesti
they are populated by the low and v
that make up the population of eve
city, without regard to nationality.
regret to say that in our belief our
Francisco friends, by carrying out tn
purpose to shut the public scho
against a Chinese child and to SO
their slums to eastern cities would
adopting the best means OF spreadi
the vice that raises It's monster mi
against them. Two agencies can
made effectual in working a reform
San Francisco. One 10 the agency
q moral reformation. which inclu,
education and reforms.ory institution
The other is the agency of punishm,
which includes penalties and priso
The people of the Pacific coast b;
both, and with the aid OF the COVE
ment, preventing a further incre
from abroad, they should resolutely
to work and by the agencies nan
batter down and if need be SOW W