Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-07

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s.Since 1850. 200, OOOO have entered Chill
and Peru-an immense number when one
considers the small European population.
There are 100, 900 in Cuba. They are
messing into the Sandwich Islands. There
| are 20. 900 in Australia and more than
three times this number in the United
States-30,OO 900 being in San Francisco,
where they constitute One-seyenth OF the
population, and One-fOurth Of the labOrIng
class; and, spite of ~prObibitory laws, they
steadily increase, in these countries, IN
numbers and influence, finding n way to
rs through Mexico and British Columbia. "
There are still 500, OOO, 600 of Mongols
in the empire, many of whom are ready to
Nitrate and flsten themselves like leeches
mon nations of Christendom and suck
their life blood. As the Chinaman gets
only from ten to sixteen cents per day IN
/ China and can cross the Pacific for, IN
some instances, only Sl2 and pay it after
he gets to America and makes it at the
wages paid Americans, it is easy to see how
great has been the inducement to come. In
a short time they have amaSsed sums that
would make a man independent IN emma.
Saws the article to which we refer: "A
statement appears that the remittance from
| California last scar was $4,000, 600, and
/ that the sum total for twenty-five years
has been little short of 500, OOO,O ~ In
| t~rinsically, it is the curse of Irish landlord
ism. since the pith of the matter is the eX-
uOrtation of profits, and it IS immaterlal
whether the drain be through lord or Ia
boreT."
Mr.. GILLIAN shows that in spite of the
laws restricting their immigration, they
are rapidly gaining control OF the Pacific
coast. They have dyked thousands OF
acres of tide-water lands and made them
fertile; have gotten control OF many Of the
CALIFORNIA; mines, and own hundreds OF
VINEYARDS. In San Francisco the shoe,
clothing, leather, cigar and several other
industries are already largely under their
control, and when they once become eStab-
lished it is the universal experience that
the Caucasian race gives way every time.
Though the American is stronger intellect
ually and physically, yet the Chinaman
can live on one-fourth of what he can, and
can underbid him and take his work
almost every time. Says Mr.. GHLIAM:
The man who will do the work for halt
the sum, is in universal demand. The
| American must either lower his wages, or
leave. But it would require the same
training of centuries, and under populous
conditions unknown to us, for the Amerl-
can to come down to the Chinaman's re-
dueed standard of comfort. Even could he
nj once descend to it, it would be undeslr-
able. Low wages, with temporary local
advantage to manufacturers, would ultl-
/ mately prove an enduring national curse.
Their incidental influence upon production
is adverse, in making the labOrer less
efficient, and diminishing the tendency to-
ward improved economic methods. Their
proper and permanent effect, however, is
upon distribution, in giving to capital a
larger share Of the wealth, n widening
| the gap between poor and rich-an evil
already assuming among us threatening
aspects.
Aside from the effect upon the industrial
system, the effect upon morality is a seri-
Gus question. The article referred to quotes
the report of the special committee Of the
Board of Supervisors of San Francisco,
which shows:
That in II blocks are crowded, in indie
seribable filth, 80, 900 men, and 1885 wo-
men, of the latter 81 being legitimate
wives, 567 professional prostitutes, the res
idue either eOncubineS or women of doubt
full character; that, beds being unknown,
they sleep in hunks, with two in a bunk,
RELAYS in daytime, and rolls of bedding
for sleeping on floors, women and
children bein stuck in Out-Ot-
the way-corners; that there are $50 gam
bling dives, the approaches To which are
generally so %barricaded rs to defy police
detection; that, while there is an ''Opium
layout" in nearly every sleeping room,
the public resorts are %, with $40 hunks;
/ that there are 81 denS of white prOStitu-
ton, generally patronized by Chinese, and
90 of Chinese prostitution, patrOniSed gem
/ orally BY whites; that amOngthe latter the
rates are extremely low, and that white
bows, rs young rs even : or 10, are often
enticed into them; that there is no city
in the world where so many children are
afflicted with secret diseases as San Fran
cisco, and that nine-tenthS of it is trace
able to the excessively cheap prostitution
of chinatown that Chinese prostitutes
are regularly bought and sold for terms of
years.
While there may be noble specimens of
the MOngol race, this report shows how
vile is the stream corrupting the Pacific
coast. With the great social
and industrial questions that
are already coming up for sOlu-
ton by our Republic, it is folly and even
suicide to allow the problems to still be-
come more difficult by inroads of MongO-
lians. The welcome that We hold u to
the people of other lands does not mean
that we shall allow our industrial, social
and political system to be undermined and
American citizens driven to the wall to
accommodate Semi-enhghtened races
of other lands. America is for
the people of all Lands, but first of all for
Americans. Congress cannot act too quick
ly on this question. 1t is folly to delay.
SAYS the State Tribune: The plan of
the Democracy of this State to SOW diSSen-
sion among the Republicans should be
made to reeoil upon their own broken
ranks. This mode of fighting is %unmanly.
If we have no issue to fight upon, party
lines should be obliterated. When spOils
alone divide parties it is time for a new
party to assert itself that has some interest
in the welfare of our common country.
The Republican party, representing protec-
ton and progress, resorts to no mean, small
tactics for its advancement. Our record is
before the people, and our principles are
well defined"