The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-27
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from editorials and not from personal
knowledge of the races traits.
In towns OF fifteen or twenty thou
sand in Massachusetts, and other states
of New England, you will generally
find six or seven Chinese Iaundries,
whose owners are quite ,peaceable and
law-abiding; and from observation of
these few the question of the eligibil-
ity of the Chinese immigrants is de-
cided in the opinion of otherwise
shrewd business men.
Because in certain sections the Chi
nese are well behaved is not necessa-
rily an argument in their favor, as the
laws, both written and unwritten, are
certainly drastic enough to make
Chinaman behave on all occasions. Be-
cause he works hard is not reason for
his admission to this country. Plenty
of poor American families work twice
as hard as the Mongoi ever worked,
without receiving one-half the pittance,
or one-fourth the patronage, based on
sentimental interest, of their own race.
When a Chinaman ceases to be hard
worker it won't be necessary to pass
exclusion bills to keep him home; all
things being equal, wages, hours, etc.,
the average employer will discriminate
against the Chink every time; it is only
when the rates are cut and hours
heightened that the Chinese star is in
ascendant.
What is the demand for the Chinese
for anyhow? Is it to teach us table
manners? Isn't it beautiful sight to
see the Chink eating rice, entrails, ETC.,
with his chopsticks flying like the drive
wheel of an engine, his eyes glaring
and his countenance smeared with
grease? Is it to teach the American
housewife how to sprinkle clothes?
Their method is simple and quite sani-
tary: simply take about quart of
water in the mouth from a bowl, spread
the garment out carefully on the IRON
ing board, and then let the spray fly.
Is it to teach US the heavenly art of
sweet singing? A Chinaman at song
resembles nothing but bunch of coy
otes, unless it be the wall of lost
soul. Or maybe there is demand in
some quarters for a recipe for the
making of high water pajamas. Is it
on account of the fiat that has re-
| Gently gone forth tnat no more negroes
are to be sold opium IN Duluth and
West Superior on account of the MUIR
der of a Chinaman at West Superior
by two negroes, that the Chinese to
man should be welcomed
The following is a speech recently
made by Chicago Chinaman to Chi
cago judge at the judges residence: All
Sin had sold his laundry 10 one Young
Bow and after receiving payment de-
clined to give a receipt, move, or re-
turn the money. In fact he denied all
knowledge of any such transaction.
Whereupon Young Bow ascertained
the judges address and in company
with a few more business men like
iiiuSSll Wcut iutO tuO pdi lOI VI tuC
house at the judges request and with
numerous salaams unloaded the fell
lowing:
30 great and mighty mandarin, whose
smile is ike the MONDAY sun, with
eyes like the stars, and whose just
dealing has spread his fame all over the
world, beseech you, oh great and
lofty mandarin, to listen to my story
son of dog that | am, who is not
worthy to look upon thy face, nor hear
thy voice, nor defiie thy house with my
low presence, ETC.. ETC." And after the
story was told, in the course of few
hours, the judge informed Young
Bow that he could do nothing except
by the regular routine and the Chinks
left in disgust. Will somebody give
me reason for wanting the Chinese
admitted, not half-a-dozen, but one
good, honest reason, but when giving
it don't spring that old chestnut about
our religious obligations, ETC., as that
has been worn threadbare during the
last two years and nobody takes it se-
rionsly any more. 1t has too much
moss on it. G. T.