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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
The REGIME for Jokes.

constructed?
He--You take any question and an.
swer. stick an exclamation point at the
end of every sentence, end there you
are.
She--What's the exclamation point
for?
He-That's the point Of the joke.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Are You Using ArIen.s Foot-Easet

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Rurning. Sweating Feet,
Ccrns and Iuniors. Ask for Allen 9
Foot Ease, powder TO be shaken into
the shoes At all Druggists ana Shoe
Stores, &c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen g Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
A Ferry Tail.

On the boat between Locust Point
and Fells Point he found large roll OF
bills.
"Ah!" he smiled, my good ferry has
arrived at last,'-Baltimore American.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Foreign.

railway tunnel under the sea Is to
be built from Marseilles to the Chateau
diff, the prison made famous by Dumas
in his story OF Monte Cristo.'
A deal has been nearly completed in
England by which the English branch
OF the Diamond Match company will be
consolidated with the Bryant & May
company.
Senior Sagasta. the premier addressed
meeting of his supporters in Madrid.
announcing that the government would
Issue loan for territorial defense and
the reorganization of the navy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Unfortunate Happenings.

At Lexington, KY, twenty-three
houses, mostly tenement, were burned
with their contents. The loss approx.
mates $4,000.
A violent storm Of thunder, lightning
and heavy rain broke over Cleveland
and vicinity recently, causing consider
ephone wires.
Peter Gooch of Omega township. 1lli-
nois shot and fatally wounded Nathan
Cox and his wife, mistaking them for
his own wife and her alleged paramount.
Gooch was arrested.
Michael Doyle. representative from
Eaton county, Mich, in the lower house
Of the legislature, died from the effects
of dose Of carbolic acid, said to have
been drank in mistake for whisky.
In head-end collision on the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad, two miles
south of Colesburg, KY, between a
freight engine and southbound pas
senser train, seven trainmen were Sc
verely hurt. None Of the passengers
were injured.
The steamer James Swift, which runs
between Ottawa and Kingston. on the
Rideau route, was badly scorched with
fire. Robert Ireland Of Kingston, fire.
man. was suffocated, and three others
were injured. The loss was small
At Gallipolis, Ohio, Jerome Wood,
cigar dealer, and Charles Varney. son
Of c. f. Varney, a saloonkeeper. were
boxing in front Of the public square.
Wood hit Varney over the heart, and
Varney reeled and fell to the sidewalk.
gasping, and expired almost instantly.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

Almost anybody can stand adversely
when they have to-but few are those
who can endure prosperity.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

Pain, suffering. Wizard OIL could not
live together, so pain and suffering
moved out. Ask your druggist about il.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

Boas and scarfs of many descriptions
will be worn during the spring and far
into the summer.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

lam sure Pisos cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THos ROBBINS,
Maple Street Norwich ". ". Feb. IL. $500
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
He Certainly Got Away.

Yes; he escaped on TECHNICAL
ty."
Il understood it was a handcar."--
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

FITS Perms nently Cured Nofits nervousness nfcl
drst days use of pr. Kiines Great Nerve hestorcr
Semi for FREE $500 uiGi bottle and Treatise
Ia r. II. kLkg I'd. ISL Arch St. lhiadsiphiR Pa
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
A BONANZA.

Here's a distinguished scientist who
says that, after all, there's nothing in
germs"
Nothing in germs? Nonsense! Why.
look how much the doctors have made
out of them. Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
When woman's teeth c5atter they
ururp her tongues prerogative.
Halls Cntarrh Cure
Is q constitutional cure. Price, 76c.

A joke about the Schuylkill river can
not be made very clear.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

It dosn't take an artist to draw per-
fectly natural long breath.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

Mrs. Winsiow's soothing Syrup.
For children teething, sorens the gums, reduces n
dammstiop. alaJs pain. cures wind collie 25c bottle
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

s. ID. N. U. NO. 25.- 1901.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-23

for the people of California to meet in conven-
ton to declare their sentiments upon the CUES
ton Of the exclusion Of Chinese. coolie labor
from our shores, because the sentiment In this
State, without regard to creed, class or po-
liticai utilization is almost unanimous upon
the subject, and that unanimity declares in
no uncertain tones the desire for continued ex-
cusion 1t is because of the misleading reports
which have been sent abroad, however. in re
gard to the feeling upon the question in Cali
fornia that 1t is necessary that some form Of
public expression should be given by the peo-
pie of the State and for that reason the call
ing of this convention is to be highly COM
mended.
The desirability of white help as compared
to Chinese, both to the individual and the State,
is greatly in favor Of the former In all re-
spects 1t Is fact not to be denied nor con-
troverted that no other class of labor can exist
on the same amount and class Of food and
with as little expenditure of money the
Chinese They have no family ties and do not
and cannot and, for that matter care not to
affiliate with our society or with our institu-
tions. They come here not to stay but to
accumulate money to return home. They bring
the bulk of their food which is rice. and their
wearing apparel with them. They send the
bulk Of their earnings out of the country. i
believe that 1 am undertaking rather than
overstating the fact when l say that 90 per
cent Of the money paid to the Chinese laborer
Is exported from the country.
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Rev. p. 6. YOrke
Delivers an
Address.
Continued From Page Two.

tones alike to the anarchist and to the criminals
Of Europe and TO the filthy and brutal spawn
Of China, You cannot enter here (Applause)
Il is z well-known fact that the physical
characteristics Of the Chinaman prevent his
assimilation with our people. He must always
be foreign 10 US even II in our midst. Not
only the laborers. but those Cinnamon skilled
in some art or trade in their peculiar way in
terfere with the industries Of our country. The
Chinarnan Is content to live in narrow quar-
ters unfit in an Americans eye for the hab-
itation Of q horse OF 4 dog. He Is content and
satisfied to work for the bare sustenance Of
his brute-like life. All Of these things enable
him 70 work for pittance compared with the
pay Of the American laborer, who properly
seeks to procure the comforts Of a home and
10 procure for his children an education.
I say, gentlemen Of this convention, that we
must prevent the degradation Of the American
workingman. (Applause.) He is the bulwark
Of prosperity, and to use an old and we'll
known saying his dinner pail must not be
emptied BY allowing Cinnamon to enter into
competition with him. CRenewed applause.)
In conclusion I say none no not one in the
least Of degrees can be excused from doing his
duty by the American people and by the people
Of this coast the plea Of what unrestricted
Chinese immigration means to this land or TO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-23
OWN IS A MENACETOH HEALTH
MEMORIAL OF THE EXCLUSION CONVENTION
ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS

steadfasy permanently foreign element
exclusion laws for periods
of observing the
clearly that they cannot for the
mental organization
nodded other races
and composite American
respectfully excludes de-
immigration of this country now
labor
voluntary immigration Companies
California Chinese commodity Prior to the
their services them if should die their
the liberty loving
implied condition their
this devotion to its
institutions hardly the Chinese
Consul Gen
respectfully should not be
competition who do not will
the burdens American citizenship
presence patriotic danger 1t
which rebounds
Chinese skilled
skilled employment They have
chemical clothing fruit canning
manufacturing industries have
white several employments
in they
But
this in coldly economic
with the production of wealth.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-23
Chinese Crowding Out Americans.

cupity of and orchardists the
have stated that the Chinese
areo
organizations
that the Chinese skilled and
becoming skilled AS agrcuturss they have
meets their skilled competition
of the fields of the
legitimate
look their
neghbors labor? Shall the
history population driven by
labo the city, where it
the downfall the republic
destroyed under large
which led Pliny that
estates ruined Italy
he of with
immigration considered both
this would create antagonss which
ultimately
not Monaghan. ultimately
physical the white population of this
will
thought time employ
wealth of the South wiped
appalling blood precipitatng
their
society ideas of
it only its capacity
the eum ideas of the South
satisfy
slave They necessarily
suggestions repulsive American civilization
America dignfed made honorable Manhood
being ruled by MAORI
controlled by the class which servile labor
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-23
Grave Danger of Over=Production

The a capita of working
it is stimulated
there
agnation market should with the
population Chinese living the food
hoard
their land whittier they nvari
regarded Their
circulate they MISUNDERSTANDING to
which make for the prosperity of nations
be paid
employer If have
ourselves against the
of the Chinese would enlargement of
increase of production but the dis
bution wealth and not its production is to-day most
this science and invention the
of
be the the
increasing recurrence of strikes in modern times must
permanent industrial The
labor
sympathy and
understanding between the
organization will
These requirements
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individuals of alien to
another S Chinese.
capable of working under the
arrested might
estimated
of million idle
the $4,000 Chinese in Cali
white waiting employ
the considerable
condition If indeed
increases
of 230000,000
inventive genius and the i'm
being made in machinery will greatly increase
only
the world
capable doing
population
institution? 1t is not wealth
public policy requires but that the country be
desirable population which
only forn industry citizenship.
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our means Of livelihood and (as in every other
occupation entered by the Chinese) assisting in
Of the American workers the COMMITTEES finds
these conditions largely due to the instruction
missionaries to their Chinese converts. and
the apparent laxness in the enforcing Of the
now existing laws against Chinese emigration.
In view Of these facts, and the deplorable
moral and material results to be seen from the
presence OF Chinese in our midst, be 1t
No. "a Of San Francisco as a measure Of pro-
lection for its members in their occupation
and in the interest Of all organized workers.
that we demand the enactment Of law posi-
tive in its restrictions against Chinese and all
Asiatics; that the exclusion law known as the
Geary act be rigidly enforced until its expira-
ton; that In furtherance of our desires we
pledge our moral, financial and political support
to such candidates and political parties as sig
Nifty their desires to stop the further inroads Of
the Chinese upon American soil. and in this we
ask the support of all who wish to defend the
interests Of the American producers; that we
will oppose by every means at our command
any candidate for public office any political
party and all legislative or executive action
favorable to the continuance of the Chinese
invasion. an emigration ruinous to the morals
OF the people. detrimental to American pro-
ducers and dangerous to the lives and happi-
ness of the American workers.
9. B. BENHAM.
JOSEPH ROWAN
Delegates Printing Pressmen's Union No. "a to
Anti-Chnese Convention.
| November 21, 1901,
j. c. MILAN spoke in behalf of the
| Cigar-makers' Union.
Senator John F. Davis of Amador pre-
sented the report of the COMMITTEES on
| memorials and resolutions. 1t was re-
| ceived with cheers He then moved that
| the memorial and the resolutions be
| signed by the officers of the convention,
be forwarded to the President, members
| OF the Cabinet, members of Congress and
| CALIFORNIA; Representatives in Congress-
In seconding the motion w. Macarthur
spoke as follows:
A statement was made in the convention nv
one of the speakers yesterday that we wanted
the people of Europe to come to this country
1t is the position of the organized labor move
ment of the United States that there are peo-
pie enough from Europe here now IN that
view it must be distinctly understood that we
are not in the business of excluding Cinnamon
TO make room for the pauper labor of Southern
Europe or other sections OF the world In re-
gard to the commercial interests. which has
| been urged as an argument against exclusion
the position of organized labor is that we are
willing to lose every dollar of our trade with
China to preserve our citizenship and the ideals
| of American life If to preserve that trade we
have to endanger the welfare OF q single
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Question Involves Our Civilization.

But this is not alone race labor political question.
interests the
of manknd-have builded our
firmly the foundation of religion law science
t barbarsm and protected
against Civilization Europe has
mpeed by the barbarc hordes OF
Asia little of
impossible
estimate the loss civilization that would nave enue "nen
what modern civilization to the two cen
which learned lessons Of
civil and intellectual freedom we can see how necessary was
Aatc breaking into Europe Attia and his
Gauls made
The of Asiatic bar
The repulsc
of the Turks Monaghan Vienna
finally made civilization strong enough to take care OF M
extinction by military invasion from Asia
passed away. peaceful
warke attack We can meet and DEFEND ourselves against an
open would
possession before The free mm
grafton of Chinese would be for all purposes invasion by
fortunately 1t is inheritance to
keep 1t pure ana as 1t Is our purpose
to We trustees for mankind
In when the brotherhood of has become
fully recognized prepared
himself We need nothing national
Chinaman industrial destiny in
country. China a
students then
China the benefits Of
Improvements American ideas Of
enterprise planted Chinese SOIL with
United second Great
Chinese The United States buys
goods nation total
China, and Imports equals that Of Great
colonies and ahead of that OF
Commerce s sentimental affected
knowing
being familiar with the fact that almost
country of
i o1,as doa not ragard or ttnda as an unfandlv act
confirmed the
friendship of United
n nlaved in saving possibly the empire itself from dis
America disadvantage
commercial dealings policy
of exclusion
consideration public duty
safety peoples
and pepetuy
the exclusion which
twenty protected
imper which
people themselves and their posterity
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-23
TELLS OF UNSANITARY
STATE OF CHINATOWN
DR.. Williamson of the Board Of
Health Reads an Interesting
Paper to DELEGATES


Supervisor Charles Wesley Reed sue-
gested that the Rev. Peter c. Yorke he
invited to address the convention. The
suggestion was greeted with applause and
Mr.. Reed was appointed a committee TO
bring the clergyman to the convention.
Dr. Williamson. of the San Francisco
Board Of Health then read the following
paper:
In presenting views upon the subject assigned
by the committee Of arrangements, the writer
feels 1t incumbent upon himself as a represen
tative of the municipal government. to limit
his remarks as closely as possible to the in
nuences exerted by the Chinese upon the gen
eral health OF this community. At the same
principal respects the race in question is an
undesirable element, especially when coIonized
IN cities and towns. Industrial or social CON
dltions Will not be considered as these feat-
ures can be more thoroughly dealt with by
those whose study and research of the prob
lens involved have qualified them to discuss
the subject with both intelligence and UNDER
standing.
What may be said concerning the Chinese Of
San Francisco will apply with almost an
equivalent amount of force TO any community
upon the Pacific Coast in which people of the
Chinese race may be found, and it can be ac-
cepted by those interested as one of the con-
tributing factors to the many reasons which
Justify and even demand the re-enactment of
the exclusion act
Taking the habits and customs of the Chino Sc
of San Francisco typical of those exhibited
by them when grouped in any American COM
munity, 1t can be alleged without danger of
contradiction that the section of the city IN
habited by them has given more concern to the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-23
PRESSMEN PASS SOME
STRONG RESOLUTIONS
Members Of the Exclusion
Convention.

G. B. Benham, representing the Print
ing Pressmen's Association, delivered a
stirring speech and read the following
resolutions which were adopted by the
Printing Pressmens Union No. "a:
Whereas, The constant and menacing influx
of Chinese into the United States is essentially
detrimental to the interests of the entire work.
ing class and especially to the organized work.
ers of the Pacific Coast
Every trade and occupation is indirectly inter-
fered with by the Chinese, and many trades
NOTABLY the shoe workers and the cigarmakers)
have been irretrievably injured by Chinese COM
petition; and
from the Printing Pressmen's Union No. "A Of
San Francisco seven Chinese printing offices
are found in San Francisco, and others are
known to exist In other coast cities These
offices are all doing English printing are exc
cutting all label printing and cigar-box print
ing for the Chinese cigar trade and for some
white manufacturers, and are also doing ltho-
graphing lowering the price of all, and are
rapidly making inroads in other specialties in
the printing trade. thus directly endangering
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-23
]. S. TAYLOR SPEAKS
FOR AMERICAN FARMERS
He Says They Are in Sympathy With
the Laboring Glasses in Their
Raff1e

He Says They Are in Sympathy With
the Laboring Glasses in Their
Battle.
J. s. TAYLOR of Napa, past lecturer of
the State Grange, followed with an ad-
dress in behalf Of the farmers of Califor-
mia. He said:
Mr. Chairman and Members Of the Chinese
Exclusion Conventional have been requested
to address you as representative Of the ta fFat
the free and unlimited immigration OF Chinese
would have on our farmers ano nave caos sen
American Farmer"
Gentlemen, where in the world will you find
greater contrast than that between these slaves
of the Orient and the free and independent farm
ers Of America? The coolie is, to all intents and
purposes. slave. He is owned, both pody ana
soul, by that powerful corporation the great
trust Of China, known here as the chinese six
Companies. His fare is PAID to this country ana
if he has any difficulty in getting IN this pow
erful combination has the means to employ
the brightest legal talent that we have, which
Will, sometimes, l am sorry TO say. prostitute
its ability in trying to defeat the purposes OF
our laws for the filthy lucre of the heather
Chinee" If he gets ashore his expenses are
raid until he finds work; he may be sent into
the country and hire out as farm hand or as
orchard help. Then he slaves for years in or
der to repay his masters and, if he should die
here. to have his precious bones sent back
to the Flowery Kingdom John is very imita-
tive and learns to run farm or an or
chard "allee samee Mclean man." When he
has repaid his masters their due and shown
his ability TO run farm OF an Orcndrd success
fully he is backed by his powerful trust and
put in a position to compete with the free-born
and independent American farmer. And what
competition Oh, my countrymen; free-born
American citizens of this grand and glorious
republic think twice before you let down the
bars of restriction against this, to us, most
alien Of all human races
Some of our misguided statesmen and avari-
cious manufacturers would barter the we'll
being of Our laboring and farming classes for
an extension of our trade with the Chinese
Empire; they do not act upon the principle Of
1.-The greatest good to the greatest number"
but their motto is 1.-The greatest good to the
least number For this paltry foreign trade
they would destroy the greatest market in the
world our own home market. What makes this
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-23
SANITARY LAWS VIOLATED.

the of
of by them
II in alleged without dam
of inhabited
hasg all the
exclusive
and
in in
vvhen he $
by
been premises
a of
cIusion Conven ton
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Physical Assimilation Impossible.

Until this statute had
bidding their ntermarrage with
long residence but few ntermarage place
offspring invariably established
the virtue Of either develops
zeal assimilation is Of the
majority of Chinese do NOT
bring their wives with them in their
their
has
competing at low against of
race but men who have been brought by
family life and civic duty They
Observation-Disclosures school, church they remain
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tne greatest market in the world? Our we'll
palo lapor1ng classes and our prosperous farm
ers. But de6ase American labor to a Chinese
standard and the American farmer to serf
premacy of America gu
me farmer knows that his best and greatest
market is the home market and he knows
also that his best customer and his best friend
is the well paid well housed, well clothed and
Wen LED American workingman. Therefore
Workingmen OF California, let your voice be
heard on this subject with no uncertain sound,
ana feel assured that the farmers of this
State and nation will rally to your standard
and carry it, like brave soldier bows in
the late Spanish war did theirs, to completes
and glorious victory.
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SLAVERY IN CHINATOWN.

newspapers a o at
u to through press that here in
free land in the city of
shadow of the
of all liberty
market the
Chinese exclusion
vesfge of slavery on
less AT ting
tn
is
McTxtn at the ExcIu sionC onve