The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-07
',f,,l Story OF Traffic
'Chinese Girls Is
tailed

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fEA-s chinatown, following al
'z! y pssassination, mas directed
by - sS'f of the United States inn
/. Is'i0ut is0uuthorities to a horrible sys-
y sus" .sry practiced i'll America,
So. .o; Of activity in San Fran
sfn'b NTH IT'S agencies in all the
'ni w''% norts and oil the large
ga. az roptinent where Chinese
y ~ in any considerable num-
'iles 'ls, h between two Chinese en-
iRa'; R,h;e traffic in humans has
~ ~" Federal officers TO action
~ shocking revelations,
. scent waylaid and trled to
ff S;Sn,norter i'll one of the dark
,ss Mongolian quarter of Sau
ee .bc result Of a quarrel over
,,,ent :. ,n OF 4 fee, but the i'm.
ndod himself and wounded
s.at The injured man then
eh', .i"ry il extenuation of the
III IS a horrifying story IN all
;or Il shows to what extent
q, %as developed before the
.aScers were able TO secure
a an which to proceed against
|Nsakers. Sc A.
a.. lSo was attacked for failure
~;tb his agent; he has now
III '.tor;or OF China with S50,-
ng to a slave-dcaling associa-
zSich he was treasurer. The
ssaeht Chin s life, but got the
80 sght, is known among the
;Cslifornia as Joe King, Their
y. however, are relevant to
A,., "n,y as they concern the dis
sy;ng @ bare the heartless trade
NV were parties. They are
y Ss1 SSsm1anv-yellow and white
4 bsep engaged in a bold def
NJ Federal immigration laws
rss profits.
WAC the Victims Are.
! nitle Chinese girls-helpless
,sn,. in a strange land-are the
4 Brought 10 America under
t.rses. they are sold into lives
=. sold for cash to the highest
z mere cbattels Of the market,
s,,mer from the Orient brings
10 six of them. They are
Xa,, n,eeed through the for
IN admission to this country
tben introduced into dens
hy Chinese and low whites.
ens have managed TO evade
"a, Of their keepers and reach
homes, the great majority
ina away behind the barred
their little rooms; the bloom
Irom their plump pink cheeks;
fades from their jet-black
4 the end, when their beauty
,Aey are compelled to perform
- for others bought to take
rrt price ever paid for one of
b is $1,000. and uncommonly
n Victims sell for $4,000 each,
sold by the importer to the
The den into which they are
stolute title passes as far as
fhies are concerned, and each
/:5sn to understand that death
Hslty for any attempt TO es-
be 300 of these girls in the
fxtion Of San Francisco and
Town OF Oakland. which lies
y the bay. Many have been
b interior cities Of California
nto Chicago, Salt Lake City,
New York and Philadelphia.
greater number of them are
from China directly to San
BY steamer, but some are
6esttle, and still others at
MEXICO. from Mexican ves-
brought across the interuatiou-
Dc the United States. San
b the market point for cities
lst, and ST. Louis for cities
astion on Large Scale.
Y Importation CT the girls ,is
g shown in the statement Of
bat be tined TO kill Chin Kim
= The slave importer had re-
]ay him 500 for bringing a
All Loo from China. Joe
,1aiire of the United States,
4 for the girl. His fare was
0rent and back and he was
to buy the girl from her
~ CantOn. He was also pro
lnnds to pay for her passage
The girls steamer ticket
,pui after all this heavy ex-
|, ieo sold for $4,000 and netted
very snug profit. Joe
oIner agents, demanded Il
hanse he took the risk Of
ei up By the immigration
NJ .Na sent to prison for his
W m american laws.
DAINTY Chinese girls are
ms country under the pre-
uey are wives of American
- They never travel in the
Hfagc, but invariably as
maengers. for the agents
10 charge pose as well-to-
~ who have accumulated
~ Sley TO 90 to China for their
liz Maud is also carried TO the
I.sslng The girls in the soft
Ra1'est OF Chinese silks, as
'ns Prosperity OF their new
'ekeTy If has not been diff
- save importers to mock
suon laws: They have not
'nough Chinese alone, how
@e retained American law.