Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-03-13
FINLEY.


where Pixley, of the A,gonaW, seeks
TO draw parallel between the Amer-
cans residing in China and the Chinese
here. In no point Of view are they the
same, and we defy the most ardent lover
Of the Chinese to show one. They are
dissimilar in color, race and religion.
Dissimilar morally, intellectually and
physically, with every thing in favor OF
the American citizen, whom Frank Pix
ley seeks to belittle. Even treaty reg
ulations governing the subject fail 10
sustain any parallel. The Chinese may
make their abode in any part OF the
United States wherever their fancy may
dictate, but the American is confined
10 some few stated ports and entries in
China, beyond which he may not 60.
Pixley says "the Chinese are murdered,
plundered and driven to starvation by
being deprived of labor upon our coast. :"
When did all this bloodshed, looting
and oppression take place, we should
like to know No instance of muir
dered. plundered Chinaman can be at
tributed to any member Of any Chinese
league upon this coast. Pixley is afraid
unless the American citizen places HIM
self on level with Chinaman, works
for a Chinaman's wages, starves him
self and family and goes clothed in
rags for the benefit Of the dirty, barba
rous Monaghan, that the Chinese will
send a gunboat over here to lombard
San Francisco. Perhaps he is afraid
shell might strike the ArgonaHt office
when the editor was in, and the country
would have to get along without reading
dissertations about the "dirty Jews" and
the "Pope's Irish" That would be
lamentable, but we can console our
selves that in the event of hostile
gunboat appearing in the harbor Frank
would be on his country farm feeding
paris green to the potatoe bugs. He
says: "Let US not forget the history Of
the Chinese. They have made savage
excursions to distant lands, marking
their track with blood and building
monuments OF skulls. We have been
teaching them the use and manufacture
of arms, the construction and naviga-
ton of ships of war, the drill and dis
cipline of armies. They have more
powerful fleet than any we possess, and
when they break loose from the re-
straints of their moral teachings they
fight with the courage of devils" We
do not think such fol.deral will retard
the anti-Ceinese movement in the least.
1t is true the Chinese have war vessels.
So have we, and in event Of war we
could get more, and the result would
be capitulation for China and the pay
ment of indemnity sufficient to cover
all loss done to commerce and harbors.
Again, the United States has possession
OF torpedo secrets which it is asserted
if put into practical operation could
prevent any gunboat from coming near
enough to do any material damage.
But China is not foolish enough to lock
horns with any power of the strength
OF the United States. AS to their
"trails of blood and monuments Of
skulls" Pixley is burning Chinese fire.
crackers and endeavoring to frighten
with Chinese legends. History tells
US the Chinese are towards and the
poorest fighters on the face of the globe
when in conflict with any European
nation. VIII Mr.. Pixley also further
enlighten US as to "the restraints of
their moral teachings?" Pixley says II
the Chinese are driven from this country
the fruit of the orchards will remain
unpicked and ruin will insue. No
such thing. Perhaps the rich proprie-
tors would have to be content with a
less profit and pay a little more for
white help, but that is all. Fruit is
successfully and probably grown else
where without any Chinese aid and it
can be on this coast.