The morning call., 1893-10-14
THE GREAT FOE.
Chinese Prove
Residents.
Costly
]. r. Freud Attributes Them to the
Presence of the Mongolians
Among Us.

About 400 people gathered In Metropoli-
tan Hall last night to hear j. r. Freud
lecture on the Chinese question under the
auspices of the Labor Council.
The following gentlemen were named as
the vice presidents of the evening: p. F..
Nolan, James II. Barry, A. S. Hallidie.
Mau, Herman Gutstadt, John WOOL, p.
Reddy. j. j. O'Brien, Nj. NJ McGlynn, w.
j. B. Mackay and W. Zahn.
Two beautiful floral pieces, representing
a star and cornucopia, were placed on the
stage Just prior to the speakers appear
aDce.
Mr.. Freud began by asking why it was
that throughout the length and breadth of
California to-day the cry of hard times
was heard; why were SO many residences
placarded ''to let' and so many idle men
vainly seeking employment. while tender
hearted women were begging for bread?
These were questions, he said, which AZ
peal to every lover of his country, and
illustrate better than words can tell the
present fearful state of affairs and the
evils affecting the body polite.
The speaker said he proposed to tell in
plain language where lies the poisonous
canser whence Tadiates all our woes, and
the remedy Tor its removal.
The threatened demOnetiZation nf silver,
he said, undoubtedly had bearing upon
the present hard times in this State. as did
many other evils which he meE toned,
among them the arrogant assumption and
oppression of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road. which was fortunately being rapidly
broken by governmental interference and
by the successful competition of the Traffic
Association and that promised by the pro-
a RoiI
There is, however. an evil in our
midst" he said, greater. deeper, and
more fearful than any of these. For forty
years we have witnessed the spectacle of a
decaying foreign euipire silently invading
our shores. Here upon these far Western
shores have met In deadly conflict the two
extremes-barbarlsm against civilization,
vice against virtue, serfdom against free
DOM"
The speaker then went on to discuss the
various phases of the question of Chinese
residence, ard in illustrating It's financial
aspect and the disasters that attend 1t drew
a startling picture.
81 declare and shall prove" said he,
that the Chinese are to blame and are the
main cause Of the present financial de-
preston in the United States. Let us look
at the proof of this apparently broad as
sertion. The census Of the United States
in 1860 gave the Chinese population of the
country as 113,000; In 1870, los, 600; in
1880, 100000; and In 1890, $4,000. In
mining days the lowest wages were So
a day, and placing the average at 81
day Tor the first thirty years, at
low estimate, 100000 Chinese have
earned 100000 day. They actually live
On an Expense of about 15 cents a day,
but allowing % cents. to be liberal, that
would make their expenses foot up S25, 900
a day, leaving net income Of SIS, 900
day, 50, 250000 month. S27, ,000.0 every
year, and total of $50. 600, 900 literally
absorbed and taken out of the circulation
of This country during the past thirty years.
''The average balance of Chinese trade
against us is about Sc. 0O0. 900 year, which
in thirty years would aggregate $780,
000.000, making grand total of almost a
billion of dollars which these people have
taken from among u.s."
Mr.. Freud then devoted considerable
attention to the attitude OF the present ad-
ministration toward the Geary law and
advocated the plan of the Governor of the
State calling an extra session of the Legis-
Iature and making an appropriation to pay
the expense of deporting he Chinese.
He closed his remarks by the statement
that 10 people were more loyal than those
of California. but that the question which
confronted them now was one of life or
death.