Year: 1870




CLEANLINESS OF THE NEW IIANDS-THE IRISH


WOMEN WILLING TO TEACH THE COOLIES.


(FRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT


BELLEvILLE, N. j., Sept 26.-You have no
idea how the old military time came back TO me as
crossed the Passaic this morning. and climbed the hill
which sits, not unlike huge fort the extensive
laundry OF Capt James Hervey to find the works guarded
by sentnels who brought TO sudden halt with an
authoritative demand to know my business there 1t
was not difficult TO understand the situation found
that protecting wall in the form OF new and
strong fence, had been thrown up on the side
Of the factory facing the village OF Belleville,
whence relate of free country like ours had
certain indications OF Christian wrath against the
heather invaders of precincts and trades heretofore
sacred to the Irish girls who had monopozed It,
All the avenues leading up from the village were strictly
guarded sorry to say found afterward with good
and cOmmendabe caution. There was no reach-
ing the citadel and its commander Capt Hervey, with
out giving proper countersgn. THE TRIBUNE proved
ready passport and prOnOuncing your name-my own
did in the slightest degree affect the sentihels was
assured that TIE TRIBUNE all right and that might
pass The outer pOrculus was oweredto be plain ana
drop the military metaphor, great oaken gate swung
open-and passed in to observe and learn for myself
the result of the attempt to introduce in the East
the Chinese cheap labor which is to ruin this country
much the fashonhat the cheap Irish and German
laborers have crippled It, past all surgery Of the quaek
economists, in years gone by.


The full result OF the experiment Is NOT yet
but one part of the problem is satisfactorily solved, and
will believe never have TO be renewed In this part Of
the comry-at least not in the rural districts. Capt.
Hervey at Belleve, like Mr. Sampson at North Adams,
has demonstrated that these laborers be introduced
in the worst rural districts with safetythat nothing
more serious will attempted against them by the dom
nant classes Of laborers than threats The Chinese are
this beautiful Valley Of the Passaic in the
hills about North Adams the mining regions of the
Pacific Coast do not believe that even the threats OF
violence uttered against Mr.. Hervey would have
been spoken Tor rather writtcD) after the
vile manner aud in the infamous orthography
KuKux Klan) but for the presence in the vicinity
of large number of common laborers at work on the
Middesex Railway, which is to the Passaic mile
or two south Of Mr.. Herveys establishment. came
here, disbelieving all had heard Of these threats.
found however, that they freely uttered, and
that Capt Hervey fully justified in his apprehen
siOns Of serious trouble There is hardly doubt that
the Cinnamon would have been attacked If they had
marched through Beeve during the day, or had their
approach at night been known few hours before
their arrival i have not the slightest doubt Of
this now, not merely from what of preparations
for security at the laundry, but from what heard In
Bellevne before going there But one other and more
important fact this connection is also assured These
threats proceeded entirely from the comnonest class OF
laborers-mere railway naCrieS, class of men in no
superior TO the Chinese living like them, in gangs
but not like them strictest cleanliness and the



tyes OF the 40 or so Irish who have heretofore
had the monopoly Of this labor On the contrary the
have been anxious to remain-fourffths OF them
do remain, in spite OF the threats which have been
uttered Of attacking and burning the laundry. The
skilled abOrs in the wire and thread works in the vicinity
instead Of threatening Mr. Heryey lave offered TO aid
him, II necessary, in protecting his place. Company ii
Of the 2d New-Jerscy Guard-a military company OF
Belevie, composed almost exclusively OF skilled art
sans in the and other factories of the vicinity many
ara1t rtgVlf Tho nf
night These otherwise express themselves anxious
10 see the problem worked ont to its natural conclusion.
II is a. clearly established by the experience Of Mr. Her
vey as it was by that of Mr.. Sampson,
that the violent opposition to the employment OF
the Chinese comes from a class Of laborers unable
to comprehend the principles policy involved in the
experiment on the difficulties which led TO it, and from
men little skilled I'm trades that they are forced to de-
pend for livelihood less the actual value OF their
labor than the industrial and social combinations which
seek TO keep wages at advanced rates The skilled
artisans who know that their practical ledge OF
their trade will always them remuneratiye work,
are not in the slightest degree distressed by these exper
mens And those papers and officers of trades-unions
who, with demagogca cry, oppose this resort Of the
manufacturers misrepresent the ideas prevailing among
educated artisans of the country.


What the result would he of the introduction Of gang
Of Chinese into factory Of large city like NewYork,
remains to be tested Ihave heretofore believed that it
might be done with safety but learning the particulars
Of this experiment and that at North Adams, am OF the
opposite opinion. Tue dangerous classes Of NewYork
= large in numbers profoundly ignorant, ana
consequently aggressive in character that the expert
ment, II made aud am told of several manufacturers
who contemplate iu. will have to be undertaken with
great caution and by strong in business capital and
personal influence IL is fortunate that men Of suOng
nerve and great determination OF character con
Quoted the experiments at North Adams and at
Belevile, else believe they would have failed Capt
frsNf in iG
muny, n natural consequence partly Of his wealth,
OF his education and st more Of his well known
positiyeDess of character In early life he sea cap
tain and in the discipline Of bis estabshment-l half
anced in that Of his hOusebod-I could detect some
thing Of that strict but not oppressive discipline learned
and taught before the mast This trait of lis character
has him the respect and fear of the ruder classes 1t
strange that retired from such active life as that ofa
seaman without losing this hsbitOf command without sac


hcng in any degree the pOstyeness OF character Capt
Hervey should have developed into a Bibophle-not
mere Bibomanac is solely te the collection OF
rare books but to their study that he has devoted many
years Of his life. Nor has he dreaded your book
maniac would part with portions OF his collection at
order OF bis physician who believed the passion was
cndangcring hi. life. Mr.. Hervey, may as well men
ton here has sold two catalogues from his library each
including about $500 volumes, and netting him about
$4,000 And illustrating his devotion Ia his books VIII
further add lthough have endeavo:cd rot to invade
his mansion did his manuacorl), he has copy OF
| shakespeare which he has been several
years illustrating at cost thus far OF over
$1,000, and the volumes yet remain unbound
This passion for books has Capt Hervey the great
reearG aud admiration Of the better and cultured classes
OF Belleyillc woOdsde, Newark, aud the surrounding
conutry Added 10 these circumstances which have
served TO establish and cItend his Influence Mr. HerVey
is a man OF very considerable wealth. and this too has
had its effect ~ making him In every sense nted toesy
ont such al experiment.


COST or EXPERIMENT..