Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-01

ritish worl1ngmen IS said TO hat It was
,~ed with the emigration o "a form Of
,,tith Africa on the ground themselves
rtbfnss more nor less than Fight They
white slavery" tho Chinese ng To pre-
40 not view the subject In that ne colonies,
slnk that the British are try condition,
ent them from emigrating TO She United
here they hope TO better thei hes OF the
,1ch as the government OF America.
tatcs In response to the va en- largely
sorlSingmen has kent them ou' this very
heretofore the boycott has b iEitaip has
rainst American commerce 10 Nc
sazon. but now that Great ~ OF ~
tken similar action In the Harcolatinf@ =
ransvaai and the news is ,as classes
title by little among the VAR fnrise any
the Chinese, It need not were ex- /
ne II the commercial boycot need not /
I ended to British goods. and evcn more
urprise any one II 1t were the Amer |
rastic than In the case OF p<ny years |
hams For while Il has been .en stopped
Cince the Chinese coolies have numbers.
rom going TO America In lare Transvaal
hey have been sailing for the Of thous-
. ~ the thousands and the ten matter OF
nds and they will feel the sni teeuly.
io stoppage OF their emigr%A
t. ,,rha. .zeta - ~ sraS--su-fulus eriof food
nd accommodations place the IN far |
ctter position on the Rand N 'n IN their
VIZ country.
Coolies Are Statistic d.
\ Many letters have been red eiVed from |
uth Africa expressing their Fatisfaction |
th conditions there, and in nany cases
ms Of money have been remit cd 70 their
ives here. The opinion 4 expressed
VI nrarIy all would n oHe red free I
70 'a4l 20 thina AZ the &sxhense Of
Britsh taxpayer sertiF F'eAs elect
remain IN the Trausvaal- Aspont such
number Of luon there arn tndouD eddy
ANY bad shecp. aad there may e
crfain number OF bad chartcters and
imbiers who have made mono by an der
hand methods who would - only too
ised TO return to their nafve hal nts.
these men would form eNreption to
.e general rule.
When the condition OF anatis at ieir
,mes Is understood the reasons for This
velop. The Chinese in their pwn hoanes
the north of China live nPon IN let
sed diet and maize cakes with saH Fur-
lbs and green vegetables; Merry PcN pa
onally on high days and hefdays ey
dulgo IN meat. They are I'D lever. F4ry
5nd % q meat diet, and as Iich a Yet
provided for them both a. the Nh4ps
bat have been carrying thttn to- Nc
ransvaal and on the land. rs N4at
lducemsnt. and the more allventufpkls
the spirits among the ChirI.se o4iFes
ltarally take kindly to the pi 'positiok 70
migrate 10 South Africa
Many interesting stories couIt be writ n
regard 10 the actual method Eof recr =
3 for the Transvaal. At ChpgwanE 10
ie winter port OF Tientsin. and at CFtu
se Transvaal Chamber of Annta built 4
lnslve depots for receiving be oooteIs
pa appointed stan to deal rth therN
EmiGrants Examlnef.
In each port an emigration Eaeent apt
ointed By the Transvaal and 3 Fitish govt
rnments resided, his duty beinsf TO superi
se the emigration generally and moro
pecially to see that no impronr methods
recruiting were employed contrae-
rs. and that each Chimes oolie not
~ fully understood the is Of his
ntract, but was really willirA b go The
bnese government appoints Chinese
ncial as emigration agent. lose duty
Is similar to that OF the I svaal ems
ration agent. This Chines agent IS
aed passports to the laborera and after
icy had already been interros ed by the
ransvaal agent again ez ainsd 20
seh eoolie the terms under wH n he was
,dentured. Before the coolies were ae-
pied by the Transvaal emigra lon agent
iev had 70 pass a medical et Animation
hlch was said to be OF so stricl and rigid
nature as 10 be more severe han that
enlistment in the British aruik. Unless
ho cooie was perfect IN eveltE way he
vas rejected. 1t Is Interesting note, 8s
.ouing how strict Was this ,nlination
~ from December g. 1904 e. 81 .ly s, itoA.
puts OF every 100 coolies prcssuttE ,or IA
tct,Qn. SIS per cent were re sceed ~
ae doctor.
Contractors Bar Aiany
But even this By no means epresenta
,e total number rejected OF q lose who
anc from the interior; for the Cd |ntraetors
themselves. to save trouble, held Nprelimin-
81 Inspections and rejected q per cent.
aking 4 total of over 50 per cent re-
octed Of the coolies.
La order 70 obtain the laborers the con-
facfors opened recruiting Offices In all u
he large villages and towns. Where a
ead recruiter was sent This nan was
anooscd 70 have a license ISSUED by the
t.anrvaal emigration agent and Nvised by
hs Chinese emigration Inspected. Each
ad recruiter had from ten ii twenty
eb-recruiters. who visited all thaA villages
ishin a radius OF from nifty to 100 miles
"a brought the coolies 70 thelIf central
bee. whence they were sent 70 the port
embarkation. Bands OF recru IT'S with
aas accompanied by inspectorE would
arch down 10 the coasts. ThNey were
,orided with food at the inns. q n arrival
the port they we're received into the
..atsaelors depot. where free food and Of
trse. Iroe lodGings were providN "a. The
.3t ileni ~ the program was a bot bath
IA = shave. aad then the inspe ction By