The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-13
REASONS FOR EXCLUD- =:
- Nv i" -"1''- ING THE CHINESE

REASONS FOR EXCLUD- -
- ~'' i" -~@''- ING THE CHINESE
The Chinese should be kept out of
the United States for the following
reasons: - -: - :.
=: L.. They do not come here to be
American citizens, but to form Chin
ese colonies:
g., They do not come to America
to escape from oppressive govern
ments, but to make money and so
back again., ~. .
3. - The greater part of them come
here as the chattels of Chinese
emigration company, and are slaves
Of that company while. they ,emain.
g.. They refuse to adopt Ameri-
can customs or to live up to the
American standard Of morality. 90,
3. They outnumber us five or six
to one, and might overrun the TN
tied States, just as they have over
run several of the countries in Asia.
6. They have room enough in
China, which has only 81 to the
square mile, while New York state
has 1875: .: =. .-,--..;.
:, Z. Their main ~endeavor is to get
money to- send back to China. In
four and a half years they sent $780,
000,0 900 out Of the country.
8. In California, where Chinese
immigration has been fairly tried, it
has proved a failure. chinatown is
the rankest growth Of human deg
relation in America said the gov
eminent commission of 1885,.
8. When Chinatown, In San
Francisco: was officially Investigated
1t was found to contain thirteen joss
houses. $50 FABRICATED gambling
;dens and 106 tdisorderIy houses. All
this Ina population OF 80, 900. J: :s Z
To- Repeated failures have PROV
ed that it is Impossible to teach the
Chinese to obey sanitary regulations.
: H.. AS a citizen, the Chinaman
is the worst possible. At time when
the Chinese were one-sixth OF the
population in California, they paid
only one four-hundredth of the taxa
ton. -. 49,"
10. The expense Of maintaining
order In San ~Francisco's Chinatown
in 1885 cost $4,000, more than the
total amount it paid in taxes.
10. 1t is impossible to admit the
Chinaman and keep out of the opium
joint. This reason alone would be
sufficient to Justify exclusion 49,.
IA. The Ch1naman lowers the
standard OF wages and OF living in
every trade he enters. :
Is. Where the Chinese are num-
erous they refuse to work with Amer
leans and. seek, to intimidate and ter
rorize them. ..~. .-,-.-. -.
16. The Chinese never assimilate.
II have lived in California. 80 years
and l. have seen no change in the
Chinaman," said a witness before the
government commission. t->>>,s> :.
IL. =. When a vote was taken in
California in lS79,~ 154,638. voted Tor
exclusion and only .833 against. -
-18. The Chinese might prove as
destructive, to our republic .as the
Goths. and Huns and Vandals were
to the Roman Empire. -~-% 20
10. :, 1t is too great a leap for the
Chinese, who are the most backward
Of all peoples to come at once to
the United States, the most progress
sive Of all countries. If the Chinese
must come here, let them do SO via
Russia, Austria, Germany and Eng.
land, spending at least 1900 years
in each, Of these countries. ia r
20 The highest duty Of man is ia
preserve and develop what is high.
est In the world From the American
point, Of view nothing is higher than
our 20th century civilization, based
on science. commerce, invention and
rudimentary democracy. 70 throw
the doors wide open to 10000, 00(
people who hate and despise this
civilization would great yhamper u.
in working out the still greater prob
lens rof the future and perhaps de
stroy athe valuable results Of the pas
1900 years. Herbert n. casson. :.
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