New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-07
THE ANTLCHINESE LAUNDRY CRUSADE.
VIGOROUSLY TRAvER>ED By THE METHODS
EPISCOPAL MI ~sIONs SECRETARY.


VIGOROUSLY TRAvER-ED By THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL MISSIONS SECRETARY
Tothc Editor ofTho Tribune.
Sir: read with mingled emotions Of surprise.
amazcment and indignation, the news article In TO-
days Tribune headed The Chinese Must CO. Ameil-
cans Unite to Crush Monaghan Laundrics."
The first thing that struck me in this article was
that il the Executive Committee Of the National
Master Laundrymen's Association which met in virtn"ns
resolve to drive ont the Chinese lanndrymcn. We
have been hearing how these terrible Cinnamon have
been taking the bread ont OF the mouths OF the poo"
washcrwOmcn. but this great movement Is made by
wa1icrmcn. a. IL appears, who's" poverty ana the sal
condition to which they have been brought by Chinese
cheap labor made apparent by their giving their
personal checks for s2oO0Oo in addition to enough
already in the treasury 10 make 100000. and with
$500. 900 more guaranteed. Truly the woes OF these
INDECENT aundrymcn are enough TO touch the heart
OF a crocodile
Then. the cmincntly American" character of tins
gathering indicated by spccchca by Mr.. KonSthnu7
and Mr.. DannhauSer Mr.. Konstannus i the treas
urcr. who holds the checks for $4,000. wonder
whether he expects 10 realize much a .ro.ooo
cents them. II IS not MI. konsiannus. however.
but The Tribune. which says that the association
means 10 fight the six great Chinese syndicat"'. or
six Nations they are called Certainly ITO
Tribune knows letter than 10 believe what Is implied
in these designations of The six Companies WHO
calls them six nations >" Not any 'hnainan, Ger
tainly Not any intelligent American. There l.
nothing very strange about them and no need 10 he
mys,incd In regard to them. They are societies for
mutual protection and hclpfulncsS representing the
different districts from which the Chinese come. and
the facts in regard 10 them are easily asecrtanaDc by
any one Who wishes T. know the trah
Eut resolution was passed.. rccitin- the harmful
effect, Of the Chinese in this 'y." Let H. see what
these harmful effects arr.
!. -Four million dollar, is annually sent 10y them
TO China for which they MAKE no adequate return to
this country 70 take large figure. let rs admit
that thcc are 900 chinese hundric, In the city.
Then each laundry SENDS Ia China 1000 annually or
about 80 per week The most prosperous hundrlc,
may possibly make $50 per week. OF which more than
one half is expended IN this country. The most they
could send away AT a large estimate. i, Si.3oc.oDp.
heard John Boyle OTcilly boast. thing very
crcdi,ac to the Irish in the United states. that they
sent $4,000 900 A year t. their friends In Ireland
Why is IL dl-crrlitahc to The thinc,c f. send a
million or two 10 China II they choo>ci Then, how
about the millions that have been sent To tho Incd
state, by American trader IN China J. thai which
is virtue when non ing from the West t. ~" East.
suddenly TRANSFORMED into vice when Il flows from,
the Eas, to ilc Wet rgt what miserable ho-h r.
is 10 talk of no adequate return to this country -
II your shrt> and collar, and cum are wcll WASHED
and roncd, Won e.; adequate return for The
pcndituc. II i, not matter oi particular concern
whether every dime You pas out IS ccNrcndcd ~
This country.
=. 1T /, impossible for snail hundrics 10 exist
in competition with the chinese cheap ltbD-ine men.
who work slnec> for iic six Nations. tic -mao t
# which controls over go llufu"-." call ulon
Nc,ss. kou,tannus Darniau-cr and ticr compaiript>
0 tell US where these cheap Chinese laundfIc, arr.
know large number If them. and know that their
prices as high a. any white hundrics demand.
II Chinese cheap labor demands 10 cents for washing
shirt and proporiionltc price, for other article,
how much do Danuhauscr q 60. propoe 10 charge u,
after they have driven the Chinese outf
Then ms old liz. cvroicd = hundred times. about
the Chinese being the Saves - ~, ~ Nations
brought on. again. Standing reward IF $1,000
ha, boon offered hy the CLinc-c Ni'c Consul At san
francisco for many year. 10 any man WHO viii slO"
that there j, ever hi, been such a Chinese slave
"a tn, couu.ig. recommend Treasurer kon.is
t. Tor that $1,000 a. once. and Dee haze Al tc
same time II 600 head for every 'huamar that De-
can show 10 hc controlled Pos a.. ihr ~ Companies.
whether the smallest or Tie hfrc,i
When, did TINS brilliant c,mmliicc find out that
these "Chinc-c ,yndlc.c." had subscribed 5000
th. city and IiDphynf Ar ans ct tho" laluirr,
anxious t. >el out and irving to uiio,d ih, ,or Of
rubbish on oui too cfedIlol, committeeman u order
t. l:dut" them 70 bus
We'll 1t seem, half million Of dollar. b. t. hc sub.
.crihrd iu-i a. preliminary fund to l-.sin driving
the Ihlnc.r Inc opposition !, t. Joe carried o D.,
paid committee OF thru. Lu'Ly committee TAc, VIII
Sct some money. aud That VIII %" the cn"i result q" tine
crusade. For there -omc Americans ~ in these
region. aud lnr" number think that this anti Chinese
nonsense iHs gone about iaf cuouch There he no
objection t. the establishment Of q white laundry, the
upciior cl"annrs. and hruuc.. 81 which .houid drtN
away all trade from TIE Chinese aundric-r Bring il
on. OH kou-fannu,i show n up. oh Dannhau.cr. II
you can make II cleaner and ucitcf than a dozen
thinc.c laundIc. within "A few lloe,. 81 tho place
"hcfr write. yon VIII produce naiVrl Of clcnnlncs,
and ncitnc,, such the world hn- not vet seen
Give n, due notice to and Inspect when Won have
I ready. Neither object '.-t.lill. hing
laundr'. - hy sidc with the Chinese. {" show
snpcr"ry bri when Won prop,.c To- follow The
patron. Of the Chinese nundr,cs and r 70 persuade
them 20 give their trade 10 the WHIT" lundr, and to
boycott in every was possible tho-o vino viii not de-
.nolrh Of them viii hurl defiance ~ van f., hr.n. ths
outrageous unrieht'pu- and nm American crusade Of
yogrs 10 i" .Iccd, and i.nominlon, end.
'ncc" Of TIN, National association H. 10 be used Ia
-ccurc the passage OF Chinese exclusion act what
who had already been here. IL then prohibited even
hose who had been here from returning and sent
siderable numbers Of them bach when they reached
san francisco with u, certificates permitting them to
return In their hands. What further pcrldy IS con
irinplht'dl J. II to exclude those who here
predict that the American people will consent 10
10 this further abomInnblc demand. our Chinese I'M
migrants arc for tho most part peaceful Industrious
law abiding. Few Of them get into orr Jailsnon Of
Inc into %"T poor so" c Ihcy attend To- their own
cmplary member, Of our CHRISTIAN churchc-. tod ha,
sent them here and they have been brought into
people Of this city and country III have something 10
LAY IN this matter. and. If there g. ANYTHING than
wOrly buster In these d'ings Of the National Ma tor
Laundrymcn's Association call upon all Christian
aud decent people 10 unite In the opprc~
chinese in our midst their God given right T. life
liberty and the pursuit to happiness
And ] here and now notify Mcs>r~. konstannus,
Dannhauscr a Go. that their boaStod million is not
mlonth enough Ia accomplish the purpose they have
In view. nasmrch a. III" conscience Of the American
people and the clearly indicated pruvdcniial PURPOSES
Of the Gfc!t Jehovah are against them.
:. J.. BALDWIN,
March IL, 1890.
TIE CHINESE EXCLUSION ELL.
TO the Editor Of the Tribune
Sir VIII you allow me 10 call the attention 81 the
readers Of The Tribune to the provisions and intent
II bill which has Iae cd Lln IInu.c md |. n1.uu