Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-14

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tie recent fxpulsion of Chiu1se from
kbe Alaska M1n n MiHina CompaHTs
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Ina f1rmer oomnnnisa2ion / had o.
naatru ID ailain t. lbs empanyxnena II
rcuniie labsE u re Alaska Mil 4 &fniER
Conrany. Owing 20 many osrcam-
stansas peculiar % ths dlstEicts their
prsssnas psoEod excssdianiy annoginz
. fhs iHhabilaniS % Doaelas Island
Aod Jaaeaa City. ThsY say, -t1s
plaees Il fhe Chinese could anG ear Be
flied - The natives e ths sanls rata Of
wAasa. and tie latter GA Do FAR nors
Bofk and perform q equally e. sell
fhen Indians are industrious and b.
lonaing . the Territory thsg hsse 40
interest IN is deselopmeut, and should
therefore Be employed II preferences -
aliens WHO ere FOREIGN 70 ~ morally,
pDiilicalfy, or olberMino. Ihe 1ftuati0n
was qaieily talked over By the ciiizsus
aE Jnnean aud D0uRlna Island a pH6-
lie mesiinR was IN ~ o1nvsnsd - IN
sean. On tbs 4ih instant, whefs4t she
expulsion o al eooiie labor from
southeastern Alaska was carefully con
sidsEsd. The adopfi0n 81 the fOliow
ing pFesmble and Resolutioa, ard tue
appointment Of \ osmmiifee Of fifty
miners and rssidasis Of Juneau CITY
and Douglas Island, gave form and
force 10 tse movement.
TIE preamble and resolution adopted
st ths anti Chinese meeting held 81
Wheeloek's Hall, Juneau City, August
An. 1886, we're Is follows
WMEnRAs, The employment Of cooiie
labor a. miners and Otherwise, b. the
Alaska Mil a Mining Company Doug
laa Island, Alaaka, 10 decidedly detEi
mental Go Ghe interest Of shs white
miners and residents Of Douglas talan
and Juneau City, and that their pres
ence among rs ID, and has bean, the
cause Of keeping Aneriean miners ont
Of employment; therefore be Il
RespiUsd, That q committee Of nifty
miners and residents Of Juneau City and
DoaRlas laland, b appointed By this
nesting to vat upon the General Su-
peEinfsndent Of the ALASKA Mill
and Mining Company and intern him
OF the action Of this meeting, the inten-
ton thereof and that the COMMITTEES use
all legitimate means possible - enfOrcs
the dismissal Of all ooolie labor EN-
pioyed b. said company and 20 hasten
the departure Of The Celestials from
our mining camps.
The foregoing preambie and FesOlu.
ton were adopted and signed BY all toe
merchants Of juneau and By the re-
maindeF Of the male inhabitants ex-
oept seven or eight saloon keepers and
gamblers.
having arranged for their visit to The
island, the committee at 10 q. u. on the
5th COS into several canoes and showed
OF for Douglas Island. distant thFss
milea. After landing they we're received
/ BY TreAdWell About II q. N. the CON-
miltee having selected Messrs. Tin-
mems and Wheeloek 10 speak 10 their
behalf, these gentlemen informed the
ISapefintendent OF the wish Of the citi
Gems Of Juneau City and Douglas Island
and gave him many reasons IN behalf
Of the dismissal OF the Chinese from
his employ. He finally replied: These
Chinese are here under q contract.
which will expire In few weeks. II
they should then leave the company's
tmpioy sha be At liberty TO fill their
tlGces with whom / please. Under no
circumstances, however will / consaai
10 their expulsion before the expiration
Of our contract with them. In the
meantime. / shall hope 20 be able %
protsot them from all attaoks.n The
representatives Of the people Fsmon-
strated with him, urging the expediency
Of th.ir immediate dismissal from DIS
employ. Treadgell, however, declining
70 entertain the proposition, the CON-
mittee returned 70 juneau, where they
made q report to q special meeting
After the reception Of the report ana
discussion thereon, the meeting went
into executive session, which mean
that the door was then closed against
employers Of coolie labor. After tbs
adjournment Of this meeting there VA
but ons public statement made thai
night: "lt ia settled; the Chinese mus
20"
. About Q g. N. Of the 6sh about 10
miners and residents assembled on ID,
b sa, and while they we're securing
CA oes, many said 70 me: 1--WE are In
structtd 10 use every means, except tn
! destruction Of life and property, for ID,
immediate expulsion Of ffeadWell'
YES, and II We are not mistaken, yes
sill see them on the wharf this morn
inR waiting for the steamship Idaho.
About 10 q. 10. the citizens Commute,
showed of, and, as far as / coalG
Sc, there was not single Rul
or pistol taken TO the island
After their arrival there, Tread
we'll, though somewhat agitated, 70
oeived them kindly, saying, Well. gen
tlemen. what are y0u Afterfn Nj
Wheeiock replied on behalf Of the peo.
pie. We are after your slaves. and pro
pose 10 return With them" TreadWel
then said, Gentlemen. whatever yo1
do towards their expulsion. you will d.
az your peril Timmens replied, 81 W.
are living neither Ia chains nor dark.
ness, and therefore your Chinese mus
60" The committee then moved on q
The mine, where q portion sf the Gales
tails we're employed. AZ soon as ths
committee explained their mission, the
Chinese were not only ready but anx
ieus 70 leave. About this Tina Tread
veil specially requested the COMMITTEES
10 allow the coolies 10 work until b.
ms when be would see that thes would
Be ready for embarkati0n. 90 az 10 reach
5unean BY 6p. N. OF course the re
quest was grated.
To the great delight Of all parties, ex-
cept TFeadWell a Co, the COMMITTEES
landed seventv-six coolie laharers on
tue wharf ~ juneau City al 6:45 D. m,
leaving only 9 rec coolie bosses 10 settle
lntir business With the Alaska Mill and
Mining Company, and TO be ready 20
leave the Territory Oh beard the next
steamer, tuo weeks heues. So far these
citi1ens bad accomplished the removal
Of TIE Chinese labcreFs from Juneau
City and Da1glas Islam without the
commission Of single act Of violence,
unless their expalsi0H, no matter how
accomplished, may be regarded as auoh.
After the Celsstials we're located nicely
on the wharf, she Agent Of the STEAM
aelp Company informed the Oomuistss