The sun., 1891-01-25

nadlnn ieport IL not only the latest and fresh.
est. but. having ours as a mere starting point.
The majority Of the Chinese Ieborers como
IsSm he nTov,nee Of Gsnon H.. The psSrhs are
migration is 80 nearly sontlnsd TO the people
that nrovinee has ben open 10 trade with for.
SS ss s ss p.sss Ts sn.l I'll ' hs sn .t esa .sa
.sI Ioa Snsy ma; 6. ss 'sS
OF Fuh: Kisn. a province close to Canton, but
the Fnh- kisnites emiRrats only @ Manila. the
Straits settlements and the Pacific islands.
THE Six CHINESE COMPANIES
The eix Companies represent six divisions
OF tho province Of Quang TunR lCantonh their
Aim being 10 take care Of Chinamen coming
asT msg ds aS'S st :n sRo :ses ,h' ssa
and may meet parsons from their own home
1SSs T4sy are py and
care for the s'ss. And prolee. their coun,rymssn
that thor, s9sran.eed 10 BRING NncS, dead Q!
alive The body q oyery chinapsn Who sailed
.ti their promas o. though they 1 now ship BACK
to China the bones Of only snch, men whose
ssT!h 81 ,Re flovsrS Kinsdom ..' - 'n' 'a''''
Al the outset the husinsss Of these compa.
oss o c Hons
Kong firm. That was, q 1850 and 1851. and
their first work was in hiring men in Climate
ss. sud dssl dDs.s rs
into Il Then the agents Of all these firms
sss n: Hs
ery on The ,Eaft Of the coolies who were in debt
Re9 Called .Ss ssse ss
is true that they make money from the fees naid
Sa. Tie lees % ara raid BY ~ The cont eontractoss n Who
hire labor Of them or who order ChinAmen
brought b. to these sho[es-tS the United states
need Of newly. imported labor goes. 10 one Of
these compa15ss and gives his order for 30
viii diGeTsut companies from q. % . .i%, n
he hss sss nS af 3. sess sS.1x. IN v Ii
AZ M ~. s s. S. H. III.
W. .se Kons !ss oi a. az Suns r. he ss%
ap Hsas mh'fH kens
secret soeietie: only from the point Of view
which the white men themseIyes established
Th ehnes. h.ss daa
arbitrat!on ouEsaus and banking operations to
.Ths Chinese have from the formation OF the
aX Companies. been persis,ently. accused Of
our courts 10 the administl alton Of m justice Il
has been said that they eyen execute their own
s.
ss;i.-: ssa :'fcnsSOusly SS Ssn!sd & s. SSeis e%a
oonsnis ana 81 vhs mem sso
speak their language and understand their
@ s ous own " n n
witness In one case s"ia she Would be Injured
In the court room shouted one word aloud.
com compan!es With hess cSses szsaps sa ~ suess sHe
WORK. Thsir of1esrs Insist that Their only
ts; tween partners and between merchants. H
Most aes Ssess
sne 9 the tass st
been the rule with strangers who arc numer-
cu. il = foreign land 70 refer their srieyanses
bic t. prove thst any serious damage tn our
sss. sz tas. and ss s x cs.s as wse
@ s5es 3 Sow osf .Sp sssasa POT xsSI!y si@!lar IL e
natural tendency Q! an isolated class 70 gov;
ern itself In soma degree. but tho uniformed
mind can conceive sprinRs from the work Of
these MonRol tribnnaie. which they cannot
psos b.or. both ,he Cam
adlan and United States ,Conmtsstons. gave
sensational testimony. and continue to i'm.
odenasd the bold and picsSresaus @ fane1 G%a thst
ss r;sh sh' 81 While w
bath tubs. An sx-police official testified be-
murder Of Ghisamea. He aid not i sav aE' that hat
these were the placards OF the Six Companies.
more n a % lie
chants ia apgrehendne eri9inais; and some
q property" 10 sad that once when 30
liceman vas shot IN San Francisco he sent for
paaiss and Stoid them they must Get The ,ths
man; they said they would and they did"
h that lie ehness ssss shs s
commit crimes. and arbitrate Quarrels. and
vary In character much IS white men do.
LIEN ON EVERY cnINAMAE.
II seems to DO agreed among those who have
tioa q the Who used to com come 'sot 70 this
sG OUT six Sets sps n
ess = ana
them. since the companies are such good pro-
viders Of business for the American Chinese
steamship liues. It has beon easy to bring
about an a9rsement between the steamship
men and the companies whereby no Chinaman
ts allowed to take passage homswHrd to
China unless he shows Q clean bill Of
freedom from Indebtedness to his ono
OF the companies. The general belief Is that
tie relationA between the coolies and tho Six
Companies are wholly businessllIe. The com.
ranies make II pYssible for the working China
men TO get . living Ia their antlpodes settle
their Quarrels. save them tho necessity for
learning our language at tho outset. advance
their passage money hore and their fares to
their scones OF labor procure counsel for them
when they are IN. trouble. medicine and care
when they are i'll. and act As their b mixers
For all THIS they exact aud take good pay. but
no more. The Chinese have never been known
to COMPLAIN that there Was any injustice In tho
When The. ney. Otis Gibson was examined
san Francisco in 1871. he ad, Jed other in .orma-
tion about the Nix Companies which may Or
may not be correct. He testified that no was
missionary among the Chinese in town. and
also that lie had lived In China ten years, He
spole Chinese. and should be expected TO
know what he talked about In this case but
out on the coast the fac. that he entertained
kindly opinions of "the heathens" would in
many minds render any word lie might say
utterly worthle:s-Ao intense 10 the feeling
against men who regard ChinRnlen Kindly
among the Sand Lots lun0ticA