New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-19
JOHN MS HEARD THAT CRY BEfoEE'
c,rrvr,r NOT MUCH ALARMED SEEMINGLY DY
THE MASTER LAUNDRYMEN's MOVEMENT.

CHINESE NOT MUCH ALARMED SEEMINGLY bf
THE MASTER LAUNDRYMEN's MOVEMENT
Gates II. barnard rrc dcnt Of the National Master
Landowners Association Of the United Satcs' WIS
seen Yesterday at his place Of business NO. Clinton
Place. with reference to the combination 10 cr"s"
or, the Chinese laundrymcn in this city and It's
vicinity. Among other things. Mr.. Barnard SAID
want to correct the statement that has Deeh iia"o
mat A. Is the intention Of association to estso'h
any free laundrlcs in this city. or To attempt I'd com
net. with the rldicuiously low prices NJ VIII" "'0"
OF the Chinese work Is done NJ l'a,t no sum pa'
,o..o a. vet becn I'm any measure perfected Inc
LARGE fund subscribed By H. Is for the purpose vi
disseminating literature bringing the iact' oelorc
tbo Eastern people that arc 80 wen KNOWN 10 tio-c
~ ,Io Pacific Coast and to help in the agitation OF
ihc question until every Cinnamon is driven OUT Oh
IN, United states. To this end We are acting IN con
rt -;fh The pcoplc Of tho Pacific Coast ana are IN
oor,csrondenc. with senator Mitchell, Of oregon VINO
informs u that he has strong hopes 'h'l HIS rN
clusion bill Will he passed under the present Au'"
is,ra,ion We in the East have been 700 nu'hcr'
cut 10 tho great and constantly growing nanS'r'"'
sociaI and moral evils which Chinese Immigration
has brought about In this country, ana We I'i 'h''
whom In, puhlic fully understands what the Chinese
really are they will agr'c with us III inc SUN"
mcnt that their room is far preferable TO Their
company. ~ 49,
Z. According 10 the best information avahaDic' lleTo
aro about 400 Chinese laundrcs In NewNorK ''y
and IFS vicinity and il il safe to say th"i II al Vi'"
trade were handed by white people, II "o"i" sNo
work 10 about - 900 white employees. The earnings VI
the Chinese in this industry are c'tmatei s T'''''"'o
annually fully ninety per cent Of which goes oao Oh
the country. or at least into the pockets OF the sN
chinese Companies In san Francisco, who own every
cinnamon In the country, and who are, In every e.
scntol sense a foreign corporation THIS faol o"e"e
IN he sufficient Of Itself TO condemn the whole 'ncNo
laundry busincss OF the moral and sOcai sue Vi 'o
,,ucst,on 1 have not time - speak Indeed inc SUI"
,cct 4, not "A pleasant IL enlarge upon. buI '""o
all I'm ALL the Chinese question Is one al 'o e'Nes
one.tions by which the people OF the 'hlted as "o
confronted today
Although there was nesting at noon yeSVr""' VI
the Chinese Labor Union, at No. Mottst' ~ oo''
.id.r tha subject Of the upon the members o"'i
NOS IN, pla,o showed little evidence OF any unusual
excitement. The wat az c%t'IhlnAu.' ,non = CHINA
,n.r could he found who would admit mat nc uhu.i
food the question asked Of HIM h, ony rPN murn
he A narrowing of his eyes, 5tri'iihS =, ,m,.l as
o,s an irdnscribshlc gesture, nfcnlcd 'Niuili,. 81
di.r,isr,l of the subject something 900 risl,e w.
o~,o~s con .ltcraiion. 10 IN. the president 81 vi,
,nto, denied that tho Chinese aindres OF New ioi .,
,h., tbcr. wa, no intention Of forming trns' ia'
,,id ircIude the laundrcs II this city ana hr'D"N ~,
Tee 'rong Of Pcl S., has three sl"rN oi,lnh go
thc English word "Carpcntcr under Tue 'ltn w
h,s donr Gee Tong. heinz cross qucsuohsl; nrPv.''
nnd ala IN choice Cantonese, w.th snsn,ry pu ud
,,,,ic peLln accent, that IL was very me gay anu
,hsf The Tammany Hall Trust vas IN very o'n "',
to Long. Of sixth ave. blew pray ~ ~ tearing
some poor white mans shirt prcpaia,oIn tin, !
out the button holes. and replied i"-'' ""''
NJ tdst, No mOncc, no WashVV'