New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16
VONEN And THE CHINESE TtEHIIoN'

WITH THEM TT BECOMES THE SERVANT ~ Is
rtos-ruAT. OF COURSE Is VITAL.
Tho on,nion OF women on the Chinese question
,.kes a domestic tura The opinion of an Eastern
woman who has hal ~1p":ience IN ruhhg hous'-
hold IN both the Eat aui the West Is something
IKE this:
good fortune The dcrhnstic labor question IL set
tied out there But II needs woman VINO mas
boen through the trials % struggle with servants
In the East 10 point out 10 the western woman h''
really blissful condition. fhe object aimed AT III 'he
MANAGEMENT OF d house In order that IL snail
be a home is the prevalence OF peace. The master
OF the house must be contented. so must the mis-
,ress And II Is necessary that the contentment
should begin I'm the domestic quarter or II VIII never
reach the other rts OF the house Inc fal1 d's"p
pcarance Of the servant class as class makes TINS
atmosphere OF peace almost Impossible. some SORT
OF an evolution is going oil. during which the mis-
tress Of a household Is being subjected 10 a great
deal Of annoyance. Whether the evolution Is gong
10 do good In the end not the process Is Just
as hard for the mistress and her greatest chance
Of happiness is TO be placed that she can deal
with servants who not going through the pro-
Of evolution.
perhaps the In Congress who take SIDES
against the Chinese do 50. In measure, because
their interest is with the American men who are
voters II women ever vote, they may consult 'heii
interest in the same way by supporting the
Cinnamon, who Ideal servants. II ~ not q1'S-
ton OF wages The coolie laborer on the railroads
may be wiling to work for less wages than an
American man would work for, but Chinese house
servant is better pad than an American servant.
In the towns where the Chinese are employed the
wages paid to household servants Of every race are
invariably higher than in the towns where the
Chinese are not employed. Il is evident that in
one branch OF 1t at least the Chnaman does not de-
grade labor He could give the American domesUcs
ana especially the women many valuable lessons
He IL Is mess.
word can be employed in the relation between an
esty What i is expected of him and then he does il
and he al the ability he possesses In doing IT,
not contented himself ne merely says: 4 GO get
you another boy and he disarpears ana another 10 NJ!
a hitch in the routine Of the household work. lie
custom Of too many Of the servants Of other races
He Is too businesslike or TOO honest for that He
hired for and then he assists his mistress in finding
a successor - ,ou,a s,s ,r,,, ,o,oro -. .o.,oa
TO obtain employment Many OF the Cinnamon who
come to America for the purpose OF taking stua-
sail They take lessons from French and English
cooks. and when they come to America they bring
SsI OF kv an e ea Such
as these command high wages. OF course. but they
faithful skilful and Trustworthy than even the
The kitchen boy who is under the cook will pick up
knowledge Of cooking from him ana In time the
man than another man. the house servant
better than another? If II Is not lnteli-
! intelligence There is hardly Chinese servant In
the United States who does not know how to write
the English language who IL not learning to do It,
This does look as n they lacked an interest in
anything outside OF their own cline. They are full
of interest in their surroundings and they always
show their interest In a way that liz full OF sent-
| ment. Your iaundryman even takes an Interest In
you. and the Chinese New Years Day he Will
always bring you present the beautiful Chinese
lily in full bloom
! tally mobbed and driven from the town about ten
| wears ago there one brave man who refused
10 deliver UP his faithful Chinese servant when the
| mob went from house to house demanding the
| render of all the Cinnamon. The stood at his
door armed and protected his servant. The mob re-
| tired and the Chinaman not molested for a few
| DAYS Before long however. his employer that
his life was In danger. and he quietly took him out
! OF town to n place OF safety The Chinaman has
| never forgotten his employers kindness. Every
gratitude and a little gift for member OF the
| household always accompanies the letter. Cinnamon
are extravagantly fond OF children. On journey
| TO San Francisco by sea Chinese waiter the
steamer became much attached to some children
on whom ne waited attable that he brought his
precious little store of fruit that he had bought al
| Panama and was taking TO some relatives in Cali
fornla and with tears In his eyes begged the chill
dren TO take IT,
.It is in vain that one tries to account for the
hotels, boats and everywhere. in fact, and you
find that although the employer could obtain other
labor for the same wages. he still employs the
Cinnamon. II you ask the employer why he so
strongly supports the measures against the Chinese,
them In the country But we women In the East
have not enough Of them for servants. And there's
the hitch