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Hounding The Chinese

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
February
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
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HOUNDING THE CHINESE

OBJECTION URGED TO THE IMMIGRATION LAWS

How They Affected Two Chinamen Who were Recently Arrested Here

Editor Argus - We consider the "immigration Laws," which are specially directed against the Chinese, in many respects, an outrage against decency and fairness.  Why the scum of all nations should be allowed to flood this country and be unhampered in their anarchistic and unlawful efforts against this country, while the poor Chinmaan should be singled out, hunted and routed out of this country, even after he has been here for several years, is unexplainable. It is true his color is sallow - not quite so clear as some of his Caucasian brethren but it is of a fairer hue than that of many foreign races who are tolerated here without stint.  The Chinaman is honest, industrious, and hard working.  He minds his own business, never goes on a strike, is never an anarchist, rarely violates our laws, and in many respects is a useful aid to our civilization and progress.  Undoubtedly they work slightly cheaper than most white laborers, but they also never shirk their work. It may also be true that they send some of their earnings to their people in China, but we question whether they take out of the States one-tenth as much money as do many rich people who make their yearly tours to Europe and buy all their fineries there.

There is, however, another phase of this question which is entirely overlooked.  This country sends some of its best men and women, at the sacrifice of life and comfort, to China to Christianize these people, and millions of dollars are sent over there to aid in that laudable object. Would it not be much cheaper, more effective and sensible to let these people come here and Christianize them here, where we have all the appliances, churches, preachers, etc., to make effective Christians of them?

This week there were two Chinamen in the Ann Arbor jail, who have been hunted down by the sleuth hounds of the detective service and will be put through the crucible of all kinds of torture and inquisition, and if a single link will be wanting in the chain of their evidence, they will be routed out of this country. One of these Chinamen claims to have lived in this country for 15 years, but did not happen to have the papers in his possession then. The trouble with the Chinaman is, that he has not enough votes to interest the politician. 

A CITIZEN.