The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-14
Published Daily and Sunday
KEEP OUT TIE CHINESE.

7 TNLESS AT THE APPROACHING SESSION Of
congress an act is passed extending the operation
- of the Chinese exclusion law, May OF 1902 vii
witness the throwing open of every American port f
the free immigration of hundreds OF thousands OF
Celcstias The menace to the country, the entire
try and every branch OF it, should steps be taken
to check the on-rush of the yellow peril can hardly
be over estimated
Time may have been when the west only was IN
fc.ested in the Chinese problem, Today the danger
while threatening the west first must far-dstan
time involve the whole Union For twenty years the
Chinese have been kept out Of this country. The frs
of exclusion passed in 1882 with life of ter
years AT the expiration OF that period the workings
on the law were plainly beneficial that congress- by an
almost unanimous vote made it effective for ten years
Sentimental individuals who would welcome the
whole world to eur shores have argued that the Chinese
is only laborer that he be anything but
laborer and hat ne viii only come in competition with
nskiled labor. Even if this were true-and it is as
wild an ntruth as was ever uttered-it would furnish
an argument against permitting unrestricted Chinese
immigration.
The mslged laborer has the same right to live
the same right battle against bat honest com
petition the whose brain performs a part of his
work His little home is Just dear him. ms family
just much loved; his toll just honest; his reward
should be sure even though 1T may be more meagre
Few toll with their hands alone who are fitted by
work in any other way Therefore they are all
the more entitled to protection
For one-hah the sum which the average iaborer re-
ceives Chinaman would de the work Just as well and
save twice the money for himself The American la
borer likes live WELL he likes to see his family well
fed and well clothed be not content live in squaor
9nd misery and filth. All he spends he spends in his
own country; ali he saves is kept here in money OF in
property.
Give the Chinamar howell rag TO cover him. a
handful OF rice and he Is pleased to exist He works
for Is day and saves 50 cents of it. That odd
twothrd OF his pay doesn't stay IN the United States
long enough to jingle Back it goes to China make
part OF a fund which the coole hopes to see grow
large enough quickly to enable him to return to the
land of his birth and live comfortably all his days
As citizens Chinese are impossible In the first
place they don't become citizens In the second
place if they did desire to become citizens they haven't
the necessary intelligence Statistics show that, if it
were not for the famous Six Companies trading be-
tween San Francisco and Chinese ports there would be
no Chinese immigration rather no attempts to evade
the exclusion law.
The ordinary cooe Is we'll satisfied with his own
lot and 1T Is notorious fact that none but harassed
debtors criminals and paupers ever leave China These
come over here under contract and for years per cent
age OF their wages goes to the who brought them
In 1t is contract labor IN the worst possible form and
to allow the law to become imperative would mean
yellow wave high enough to enguf nearly every form
OF AMERICAN industry.
The absurd statement that Chinese could compete
only with unsed labor Is amply refued by the record
Chinese
the INITIATIVE faculty abnOrmaiy developed Mechanical
~ they soon learn to do everything they see the white
men do. James d. Phelan, mayor of San Francisco in
an able article IN the November North American Re
view says the Chinese nave taken up the skilled work
OF the white population.
They are says Mr.. Phelan, "rnakers Of CIGARS
shoes, SHIRTS, clothing, womens underwear overaIIs
cmldrens clothing; they have acquired skill in den
tlstry and photography; they engage in journalism
commercial electricity, watch making painting brie
hey 9rn carr b.,,
and in the culinary arts they particularly excel sun
planting white domestic servants"
Mayor Phelan Is eminenty qualified to speak on
he subject for San Francisco has much larger Chi
nese population than any other city in the limited
states 1t viii be seen that every class of labor is in
crested IN the subject of Chinese exclusion II means
lat all should JON the movement for secllrne On,
Atenslon OF the existing law.
Particularly is Utah interested because Of her
lpes DO the men who are earning 80 to So Nor
lay or eight hours want to be supplanted by Chinese
ho VIII labor ten hours for less than half the 1nop,2
20 the lhen of other crafts, now so prosperous in M
ate desire an influx of coolies to take their places
liS 'Hes walk the streets and highways in search of
hpioyment at any figure. That time is coming sur,-
and swiftly, unless prompt action Is taken Inv CON
ress ~ '
There are mauy men here who VIII need no warn
g note To rouse them 10 the danger They remember
sle old days IN Nevada when the miners ON tho Co,
ock put forcibe stop to the employment IF or;
oorers ON the Central Pacific in that part Of te ste
nd so prevented their ultimate introduction into The
lhts- IN San francisco great meeting has been
iled &c pass resolutions on the Chinese iTniora+io
i6iect '''OH
Ihe Herald believes Utahs congressiona! deIeca-
on will stand with the senators and congressman from
her western states m demanding an extension of the
W. Ihe movement Is right it Is right from the stand
pint OF good government good morals and nrotectio,
the American home it should and it win be success
The SERVICE o. THE SPARROW.