The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-22

is passing from place to place watch
ing narrowly to see that those white
menials of his do not shirk their
work Ths yellow boss is more for
tunate than his subalterns, for he
can afford to wear rubber boots to
protect him from the slime
looking, though pinched with pen
ury, for white woman would not
work for Chinaman unless driven
by poverty, and the majority bear
the traces of refinement and ssbetter
days" that were theirs before they
pushed the Chinamau out of this
part of the labor field. The children
are morose, detected, old before
their time, furlively watching the
movements of the Chinese boss, in
awe of whom they stand. for he has
it within his power to deprive them
Of the coveted privilege of working
for less than Chinese wages. These
boys will soon be clothed with the
powers of American freeman, these
girls will be American women, and
when they are old enough to think
they will begin to ask whether their
country has given them fair chance.
VVLo mill onouor thono2
The Chinaman Lew Hing is not to
blame for this state of affairs in con-
sequence of which he is able to Sc
cure the services of white women
and children for less than China
man will take, and these white wo
men and children are not to blame
for accepting the pittance they may
thus secure, for it is better to do
that than to lack for food, raiment
and shelter. This is the year of
Dewey's victorious return, the year
of American expansion and alleged
prosperity, yet this nation has not
solved the problem of home govern
ment sufficiently to keep American
women and children from working
for Cinnamon, for less than Chinese
wages
1t looks as if somebody is to
blame This is sad state of affairs
for which there ought to be a remedy.
| believe there is a remedy. 1t
lies in giving every body fair chance
to participate in the natural oppor
tunilies of nature Free land would
make not only free men, but free
women, and free children as we'll
Many who pretend not to under
stand the single tax philosophy, but
+ know enough about it to comprehend
that no such thing as | witnessed in
that Stockton street cellar could hap
=. pen if we had the single tax plan of
financial management in vogue here
1t would be impossible, for those wo-
| men and children feel as keenly as
any Of us the terrible degradation
of such occupation. 1t may be all
: we'll enough to establish missions and
homes for unfortunate Chinese boys
and girls in Chinatown, and do not
criticise the good people engaged in
that work, but as for me, my heart
goes out more in sympathy for those
American boys and girls who are
working in Chinatown for Chinese
bosses with no hope of betterine
their condition, under prevailing So
cial and economic conditions.
The single tax would solve the
problem 1t would make all Ameri.
cans free, would bauish the degrad
ing thraldom which now springs
from involuntary poverty, and would
give chance for every industrious
: person in the country to possess hit
e or her home 1t would make bet
o ter and sweeter world for us all anC
q would restore to every boy and CIR
= born under the dear old flag equa
: opportunity to earn and enjoy the
: good and blessed things of this life
, besides Offering inducements fol
e higher ideals and nobler thoughts
n that would fit the soul for the great
e est rewards that the future may hol(
e in store for them.