Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-12
A RErsesPECriyE GLANCE.

Looking back over the extraordinary
sccarrenoes Of the past few days, ons
cannot bat be amazed at the fearful
short siehtsdBess, the unuiterabie foilS,
Of the men who preeipitAted upon Sc
attic the trouble which the city has Just
met With 80 much credit to herself aud
her citizens. Ii recalls to mind the of
quoted Adaee, whom the gods would
destroy they FIRST make mad" The
more reckless leaders OF sh. Anti Chi
nese movement deliberately threw their
cause away and drove from them the
support Of all thiHkipR. sober minded
and patriotic men.
In many OF its phases the Anti Chit
ness movement received the support u
the better elements OF this community.
10 long as IL was an agitation carried
on by lawful means and With q lawful
end In view. there were few citizens
who we're not heartily 10 sympathy With
u. And il was essentially success.
The slow. steady pressure brought to
bear had forced the Cinnamon out Of
almost every occupation in which they
came into composition with white Ia
Dor. They were no longer employed in
any mines. mills or factories la King
county, and their use as general labor
srs had been entirely dispensed with.
A few we're employed a. house servants.
aud In other mental capacities, bat in
almost every ease their employment
Vas regarded as temporary sIpsdieut,
and was rcsortsd TO ONLY for the time
being and because no other persons
could be procured to perform work Of
the kind required. |. Is doubtful II
there was a single person In Seattle who
employed Cinnamon who regarded
their employment ss pernlnsnt. asd
did not stand ready 10 dispense With
their services as soon as their places
sonla be properly Allied by white men
and vsmsa. The community was siuRa-
larry unanimous la its desire TO zee the
Cinnamon 70.
This much advantage had been gain.
cd. Without violation OF Law all bat .
smell fraction Of the Chinamsn in Sc
attls had been forced out OF employ
mont Ba, hsw unwisely tia, Advan-
tage has been used How reoklsssly Il
hAs been throsn away. Ga last Satur-
day evening the sympathy Of very many
worthy. thoushsfal eisiEsas VAS wish the
movement 10 rid the cisy OF Chinese.
But there vas point beyond Which the
sympathy Of sach men could not 80,
and thai point vas reached on Sunday
morning. rhs msmeut that the laws
Of the eoaniry we're opsnly violated the
Whole sspect of the question changed.
10 Vas no longer question VI local
policy on which aitlEsns might choose
either aide vithou, violating taeir ale.
glance to their country. IL became 40
once q question Of whether thu suihor
isy Of The Government saoali be aus
tanned or overthrow. To American
eitixsns who honor the laws OF Iheii
ooantry, wh8 are proud Of lie achieve
ments sad traditions, who realize III,
grandeur Of its principles aud instita
tionA there wts no alternative left,
There vas only one ihisg 81 b. dans
and that vas 30 take ~ arms 10 shs
name Of home and country aad 10 aesl
vtsiencs with violence.
II seems incredible that anyone coult
have doubted shat the ressls ~cald b
when saeh an issue uas sqRsrely made
Did these Who forced 10 think that IA,
spiris Of AneFicsniSm vas desdf d.
tssy thipk that tie mea ot Seattle =, n
nos loyal TO their coantfy, or ihst the,
were nos willing ~ RISK their Ilyss q
defense Of the psin 'ipaes ihsy / 40 oeeE
taashs 10 iavsl Dad shey nos knos TIA.
ses spirit Of patriotism y iass q. s,rsn-
Ia AmsrieA today As 70 wAs 10 i77s q "a
Issii Dad tsey Dot kuo~ that sszitls',
estizena vooid spriug 81 ones b assssr
O call made In their coantty's azausl
whassssr they NAV esvs known %
whatever thss may hav. thoaxhl, SAey
deliberately raised lsssr haH4s AGAINST
shsir eoansry and rsseiplssisd q eOaaie,
walsh they Of all msa skoald have
ss.shs 30 AvSid- The sEisis sas forced