Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-01-19
THE CHINESE ISSUE IN NE.
VADA.

The Chinese meeting called last
Saturday evening IS the initial step
toward Kidding the State Of Nevada
of the Chinese, which are begin
ming to be nuisance here.
The agitation now going on in
California and Oregon has been
productive of good results, and the
towns which have gotten rid of til e
Chinese, report that the scheme
has been a successful one, and ad-
vantageous in all respects.
Many people in this city have
already begun to throw cold water
on the movement, alleging that we
could not do without the Chinese
as servants and vegetable dealers.
The Chinese question cannot be
argued out on the basis of washing
dirty linen and buying bits worth
Of radishes day. These are but
small considerations. It is not SO
much what they do now as what
they will do in ten years from
now.
A man is indeed short-sighted
who argues that the Chinese are
good to have because they save
him six bits week on his washing
or dollar on his table furnishing
The man who argues in this rut,
will. in ten years from now, find
his sons growing up idlers and
loafers because they can find no
trade to work at which the Chinese
are not controlling.
Think of it; you men who use
this narrow argument, would you
be willing to save four dollars
month on the Chinese, knowing
that your children's prospect for a
life time might, IN later years,
come in on the debit side of the
column?
Ten years ago people in San
Francisco wanted the Chinese there
because they we're good servants.
These Chinese are no longer serv-
ants; they are masters, and drawing
their lines closer every day.
The servants and vegetable deal
ers ars sent on as the advance
guard of the invaders. These Chi
nese are wiley people, and they
are cunning enough to send at first
into a new country that class
which will be well received. When
they get new country used to the
Chinese, so that they like them,
then by slew and stealthy stages
the artisans are sent; who, by lily
ing on 20 cents day, are able to
make shoes, cigars, clothes, etc,
etc, until the white workmen are
driven to starvation.
Now is the time to throttle the
Chinese evil in Nevada. not ten
years from now. 1t can easily be
stamped out now, but it will not be
SO easy in the future,
The Mongol serpent is winding
its coils about Nevada, doing it So
quietly and noiselessly that we
hardly realize what is going On,
but when these coils begin to
tighten it will be too late to es-
cape.
Better pay more now for our veg
etables and washing than pay
more dearly in the future for every
thing.
As the Chinese advance, wages
Of all kinds go down and money
gets scarcer.
A man gets $25 a week, gets
cheap Chinese help and thinks he
has good thing. Let him en-
courage a continuance Of the Chi
nese invasion, and in a few years
lie can get Chinese help cheaper
still, and just in proportion as his
Chinese help gets cheaper, will his
wages go down.
When he gets SIS week he will
begin to make up his mind to the
fact that he is in a very bad box,
and he has brought restitution on
his own head by short-sighted
policy.
Nevada should join hands with
California and Oregon in treating
with these pests.
The Carson Free Lance affirma-