Evening star., 1902-01-29
FREE CHINESE EMANCIPATION
CONDITIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN
WASHINGTON.
Consequences That Follow the Inva-
sion of the RANKS of Labor-Suf-
fering of the Ousted.

'In the arguments of counsel in favor
of the admission of the Chinese into this
country, and against the proposed exclu-
sion act before the House committee now
in session." said member of the District
bar to a Star reporter today. Il was much
impressed by the continued and reiterated
statement that the Chinaman is a good
citizen. peaceful and law abiding, counsel
laying stress upon the fact that OF the dit-
ferent nationalities in the United states
the Chinese figure less in the police court
for infractions of the law than others'
that he minds his own business, AVOIDS
quarrels. etc, and arguments along MANY
similar lines to show that John is good
citizen
Let us see The people of the east know
little of the real Chinese. He is an artl-
Gle that they have read about and seen oc-
casionally on the street. They nave never
been brought face to face with him IN the
sense that the people of the Pacinc coast
have been. And this is particularly true ol
members of Congress of both houses who
come from the smaller cities and towns es-
pecially in the south. They don't Know
John at all. And the same is true of the
residents of Washington. Let me ask them
a question through The Star.
Efet of Chinese Invasion.
Suppose that Washington had on the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue, sin the
vicinity of John Marshall ace, where its
present Chinatown is situated, real Chlna-
town. not the baby one it has, but real
one Of 10000 Chinese within circum-
scribed square mile or two. How would
Washingtonians like that? Ana why
shouldn't they have it? And have 1t they
certainly would were 1t not Tor tne Chi-
nese exclusion act. The capltal Oh .ne no. e
ton would be favorite abiding place for
the Chinese if they were allowed TO come III
without restriction. The reason why L
name 10000 Chinese is because on pasls
of population, as compared win san fran-
cisco, that number would be washington
quota. Pleasant to contemplate, ism II!
San Francisco has about 650oO popuiatlon
in excess of Washington, and It's emma
town is variousy estimated to contain from
$4,000 to 10000 Chinese residents. Exc!u-
sive of the Chinese, therefore, the popula-
ton of San Francisco and Washington are
ABOUT equal.
in the district named, and swarmlng over
the streets of this city as they do in San
Francisco. and Washingtonians can draw
fairly accurate picture that they would
be up against the real thing as regards
Chinese. The race riots between the chi
nese and the colored population or TINS
town would be frequent and bloody, tor the
first class of persons here to feel the deadly
blight of Chinese competition In labor
would be the negroes. AS servants, cooks,
cleaners, houseworkers and other household
occupations almost exclusively held IN
Washington by the colored, the Chinese eX-
eel. The 'chambermaids' in the hotels on
the Pacific coast are mostly Chinese, as
are the cooks in both hotels and private
houses. They are ideal servants and the
rapidity with which they would oust the
colored help would be startling.
Suffering of the Ousted.
"What would we do with an unemployed
Vc6lored population Of 10000 or 100000,
-,
ployed white men and women ousted by
cheap labor Chinese? Most Of them went
hungry and all suffered. And so would
Washington's ousted population.
Trades and occupations of the white
population would also be quickly assaiied.
The people here cannot appreciate the real
situation as to how the trades would be at
fected, but the laundry business may be
taken as an example, because as yet this is
about the only business in this city which
the Chinese have taken up; but they soon
make skillful operatives at anything to
which they turn their attention. AS truck
and market gardeners they would give the
Maryland and Virginia farmer cards and
spades and beat him into bankruptcy in five
years. The Chinese are the market and
truck farmers of the Pacific coast
people are inclined to laugh when the
Chinese on the stage comes on and says,
'Washee, washee; me do Washee.' 1t would
not be very funny If We were all earning
our living by laundry work, as thou
sands do.
You decide at once to go in some other
.husiness.o But if you were manufactures,
of shoes, mems clothing, ladies' goods and
other lines it would be just the sanIeAthe'
yellow peril would drive you out of busi-
ness.
None disputes the industry Of the Chi
nese.' 1t is not the American kind of indus
try. American workmen cannot stand up
against such awful competition that the
Chinese can put up against us. We go
down. Your Chinese friend was working ut
Z in the morning, and when you went home
to bed at IL in the night he was still work
ing'-that is, 1 will call it working for the
sake of designation. You men who earn
your living by real work, and who have
wives and families to protect against the
Chinese blight may call it anything you
please. There are not words enough in the
unabridged dictionary, to my mind, that
aptIy fit the case. Just coin few.
Not a Good Citizen.
'"The Chinese is not good citizen and
here are few reasons why he is not for
the information of those who don't snow
him.
"As a race he does not respect the sane
tity of the American OATH
HE refuses to respect our courts and
their edicts except when the iron grip Of
the law has him physically in it's grasp.
HE will not adopt our customs except
as they conduce to his own interest and
convenience.
"Ie refuses to adopt our wearing apparel
HE merely learns our language to ad-
vance himself in his business
He buys as few American products to
eat and wear as possible.
"He imports most of these and other ar,
ticles he uses from China.
HE sends all his surplus earnings out Of
the country.
His ultimate object is to save enough
American money while in the United States
to take him out of the country to his for
mer home, and the American money goes
with him.
HE will work for few cents a day
He patronizes no American amusement
'He will sleep on board shelves twenty in
a room, ten by twelve feet.
''His staple diet is rice Were the Amcri-
can farmers dependent upon the Chinese for
the disposal of their products they would
all starve in a year.
He plays withs the truth as cheerfully as
boys play with marbles.
HE refuses to accept the American def
milton of the difference between right and
wrong
He is temporary and not a permanent
immigrant.
His personal habits are filthy, his code
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