Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-02-16

Haley refuse to go on May LIST, the |
limit Of the time allowed them to
prepare 70 skip, what will the citizens
Of those places, whose edict has gone
forth that they must be gone BY that
time, do if the sons and daughters of
the Flowery Kingdom fail to opmply
with the forcible and emphatic re-
quests aforesaid. The question is,
will violent measures be resorted to?
The surest way to postpone the So
luton Of the question indefinitely is
to use violence. 1t aw4kens sympathy,
no matter what the race, class or
grade OF humanity is, for the sufferers
from unnecessary violence. That the
Chinese race is y detriment to this
country, and that the welfare of the
people in general, and the laboring
classes IN particular, demands that
they must go, is not a question. 1t
is an admitted fact. The question
now IS, how are we to get rid of them?
! Violent measures we Cannot endorse.
First 1t is inhuman, and the very first
sentiment it arouses in the makeup
of the good citizen, expresses itself
III this manner: "rhose who resort
to violence are inferior to the Chinese.
The first question that should be con-
sldered is the severe punishment of
these white barbar;ans who are dis
grace and blight in our fair land.''
The Chinese we'll know that this
government has guaranteed them, as
! well as all other races, protection un-
der the stars and stripes. They
know that if they call on the strong
arm Of the government for protection,
that projection will be Forthcoming.
What will those deluded fools who
use violence accomplish? Nothing,
unless it be to turn sympathy for The
Chinese. Any man with an iota oil
the sense of justice and feeling for
humanity, cannot down the sympathy
for those who are brutally treated
by humanity brutes. AS between
the Wyoming mob of murderers and
, the Chinese, who would not prefer
the latter? The government allowed
the Chinese to come here. They
: came, to better their condition
There is no crime in that. It's human
nature. If Americans could accumu
late wealth in China, and that empire
" should invite us to go, and guarantee
. US protection while we remained
there, we would go, and would no
consider that we were guilty of any
a thing criminal or brutal, and woule
$ know that we were wronged if bru
! tally assaulted. Brute force will
q not win in this enlightened age
$ There is too much justice and hu
mainly in this land to stand by tn
r government as against mob violence
The Chinese are here under treat,
with China, and the question is, how
d are we to get rid of their presence
Is We take no stock in the sentimen
0 that finds expression in these words
a "peaceably if we can, and forcibly
8 need be-" There are more ways tina
. one to rid this country of the Chimes
e without blood-shed, if the peopl
J. will pull together. These mobs c
IT brutes, fools, ignoramuses and dems
gogues disgrace our nation and dam
n age the cause they assume to assis
y Two white men lost their lives in tn
!. Seattle affair, and this should be
lesson. Whenever violence is usee
it will most likely be used twic
e henceforth. The force of the Cover
$. mept will step in and take part i