Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-06
THE BOYCOTT.
How Il Has worked In other



Lands.
Many people whose imagination is the
only source of knowledge they possess,
assert that the boycott principle is
peculiarly Irish. That il should be is in
no sense derogatory to 1t. Many a
good thing has come out Of that Naza-
reth, blind as some are to the fact. But
1t is not peculiar to the Emerald Isle. as
the following facts dug out by writer
in the San Francisco Call will show:
A brief reference to the history of the
combined spanish aud native Philippine
Island contest with Chinese will be in.
structive. 1t is something startling to
read the indictment drawn against them
there, nearly three hundred years ago.
and to find it, letter for letter, that OF
our own:
sThey are irreclaimable in their
heathendom, and utterly refuse to as.
simulate. Their strong bond OF union
enables them to crush out competition.
They monopolize all trades aud com
merce. They impoverish the country,
cleaning everywhere, sending their
boards to China, and themselves ulti
mately following their gains, and giving
place to others"
In what follows much Is quoted from
the able work Of f. Jagor, a German
naturalist, who spent term of months
exploring the Philippines about twenty
years ago. Statistics are also taken
from Morga and Tuniga, Spanish his
tho Rriftah fsnnanlar
reports at late date.
1t is an item not unworthy OF consls-
Grafton, that during much of the pro
tracted struggle on the part OF the
native people Of those islands for exist
ence against Chinese competition. their
only claim was that they might be al.
lowed to earn their usual wages-2O
cents day.
The first elimination of their troubles
seems to have occurred in 1903, at which
time %, 900 Chinese were slaughtered.
This summary remedy did not deter 9th
ers from immigrating, and two years
later, by decree of government, limit
was fixed of 5000, who used to pay tax
OF IS year, aud were only to till the soil;
but In 1859 they had increased to 40. 600.
when, by general massacre, they were
reduced to 1000. This terrible void
was speedily filed up. and in 1862 the
very existence Of Spanish rule was men
aced, and another butchery occurred.
In 1909 they were again Trimmed out,
and again in 1853 they were banished
and forcibly dep0rted, but soon returned.
Tuniga says the Chinese soon streamed in
again 10 incredible numbers, whereupon
Senior Anda commanded that all the Chi
nese should be hanged, and it was done.
In 1919 the last great massacre took
place, and thereafter that unchristian
and futile remedy was abandoned.
Heavy and oppressive taxation has
been substituted. A license of 500 a
year was placed upon artisans, and $50 a
year upon those who traded in the
weekly markets, and they were also re.
quired to keep their books in Spanish.
Jagor says. summing up the whole mat
ter:
1.-THE Chinese remain true to their
customs and mode of living in the
Philippines, as they do everywhere else.
No nation can equal them in conte nted-
ness, industry, perseverance, cunning,
skill aud adrotness in trades and mer-
camille matters. When once they gain
footing, they generally appropriate the
best part of the trade to themselves"
"All over external India they have
dislodged from every field Of employment
not only the native, but. progressively,
even their European competitors
"The emigration from the too thickly
peopled empire OF China has scarcely
begun. As yet it is but the small
stream; ii will, by-and-by, pour over all
the tropical countries of the east in one
mighty torrent. And the author haz-
ards the prediction that hostile legisla-
ton will prove impossible to stay the
tide. II history teaches nything in this
relation, the lesson is, that San Francis
90 is greatly in danger Of becoming an
other Hongkong.
BRAZILIAN BOYCOTT.
The most extraordinary boycott in
history was in Brazil some sixty years
ago. II was no less than an attempt to
boycott high Heaven on account Of
drought. A translation from an official
paper of the State of Morelos, Empire
Brazil, published in 1920 in the town Of
Custhanas, is as follows:
To THE MAYOR OF THE Town AND DEPART
MEST OF CusTHANAs;
wHEREAs, Considering that the supreme
Maker has not acted rightly toward this
province and town; that only once In the
whole OF last year II rained single shower,
and that during all this winter. In spite OF
the religious professions, novenas and
prayers, 1t has not rained single drop, and
consequently the crop Of chestnuts, on which
this department is dependent for its pros
perity, has been lost
Resoiped, First, that II. in the peremptory
term of eight days, to be counted after the
publication OF this decree, rain does not fall
abundantly, nobody will 60 to mass or say
any prayers.
Second, That II the drought still continues
eight days more in addition, the churches
and chapels will be set on Are, and missals
and rosaries and any other object of devo
tion will be destroyed.
Third, That II finally rain does not fall In
third term OF eight days longer the clerics,
monks, nuns and sanity women will be put
to death; aud at present ample time IL given
10 every body to count their Sins of every
kind and description, and thus the Supreme
Maker Will certainly understand with whom
He has to deal.
The result Of this pronunciamiento is
not given.
Buckfen,s Arnica Salve.