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Chicago (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 23
make five more Yin Yungs. Paul Cornell's fight is raging in the watch trade, just as Isaacs's fight is raging in the shoe-trade. Seventy hands have come from Chicago as his staff; twenty-five married men with their wives and children, and a few single men. They are engaged for fixed periods, ranging from six months to two yearheir railway fares — a heavy sum for artizans with wives and children to procure. These fares are still owing to the Cornell Company, so that the White men from Chicago are bound to Cornell and Ralston very much as the Yellow men from Canton are bound to the Wing Yung and the Fook Ting Tong. The lathes and wheels being ready, siatics. One committee is appointed to see the various Trades Unions; a second is charged to make arrangements for carrying the whole seventy watchmakers back to Chicago. Yet Cornell, sustained by Ralston, and knowing that his workmen have no money, takes up very high ground. Repay your fares and go; like Piper, you can pack
California (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 23
u want a pair of boots? asks a friend at the Pacific Club; then try Yin Yung of Jackson Street, the best bootmaker in California. Cheapest, you mean, sneers a gentleman in our circle. Best, as well as cheapest, I assert, replies the first s tells the truth in jest. Piper advances to the front and thus addresses the Lord of Belmont, Manager of the Bank of California: Sir! We are American citizens, with families dependent on our labour for bread. We are skilled and willing workers in the business of making watches. We have been induced to come to California to aid this new industry, in which you have risked a single speck of your great wealth. If the work prospers it becomes the vocation of our lives, and the inheritance so that the seeds are sown for the destruction of a profitable industry. Another weapon of defence is taken from the hand of free labour. Here, as elsewhere in California, Oregon, and Nevada, the rice-eater is pushing the beef-eater to the wall.
San Jose (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 23
ce seeing things done by others he can do them pretty well himself. Ho Ling came by train to San Jose; the first moon-face ever seen in that old Free Town. Hiring a small shed, Ho Ling put out his sign: Washing and Ironing done by Ho Ling. Much linen may have been lying by unwashed in San Jose; anyhow, Ho Ling was soon busy day and night. He sent for Chou Ping; but the two moon-faces, scrubboom, could hardly overtake their work. Ho Ling saved money. When he had lived three months in San Jose, he called a carpenter, and asked his price for setting up ten frame shanties on a piece of gron other principles, and with other tools. But he is quick to learn. Watching the carpenter at San Jose with sleepy eyes, moon-face catches up the knack of staking poles and planking wall and roof. as become an expert in the builder's craft, and underworks his rival in every builder's yard at San Jose. In fact, the building trade is passing into Chinese hands. It is the same in many other tr
China (China) (search for this): chapter 23
ve where Pat must shrink and fall. The first Chinese who came over were labourers, and their first this great business has passed entirely into Chinese hands. The boot-trade, the woollen manufactuerving business are also mainly carried on by Chinese labour. You want a pair of boots? asks a Street, and force the other makers to employ Chinese hands. What cared the Jew? He lowered his re his White men left him. Isaacs took on more Chinese, Yin Yung being now expert enough to instructoy Yin Yung. In vain he gets more and more Chinese into his shops. He has to teach them, and ashey left Illinois about the company employing Chinese hands in San Francisco. They were only told hem, for the first time, that he means to use Chinese labour in his works. The overseers protest. informed that it is your intention to employ Chinese labour. This is not agreeable to us. We have workmen. We may find it expedient to employ Chinese; if we do, we will employ as many as we see f[4 more...]
San Francisco (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 23
Chapter 23: Chinese labour. More serious are the questions raised in San Francisco by the Chinese knack of learning trades. The Mongol's advent in America has brought into the front the great his silent ways. John builds the chapels, banks, hotels, and schools. No room is left in San Francisco for the unskilled Irish peasant, and the movement of Irish labourers towards this Slope has he same in many other trades. The business of cigar making is the largest separate craft in San Francisco; thousands of persons are employed in smoothing, rolling, twisting the tobacco leaves; and tebrew shops are, therefore, full of Yellow-men. It is from this connection with the Jews of San Francisco, that John has got his droll idea that the Melicans crucified Christ — a crime for which Johword was slid to them before they left Illinois about the company employing Chinese hands in San Francisco. They were only told of the lovely scenery, the temperate climate, the abundant fruits. Mo
Oregon (Oregon, United States) (search for this): chapter 23
ose a hundred thousand dollars than submit to your dictation. We can send to Switzerland for watchmakers. We are in no hurry. While capital reposes, labour starves. We can wait. I am the same Mr. Ralston who made this same speech to the bricklayers and plasterers on the Palace Hotel. I once discharged a clerk. I am in earnest. However, I will be generous, and I make this proposition: if you can get me American girls and boys who will do as much work and do it as well as the Chinese, I will give them the preference and the same pay. You may now apologize and retire. Dropping this tone of pleasantry, the writer adds, with pain, if not with shame: The result is the Chinese are to be employed; a few at first, and more in time; so that the seeds are sown for the destruction of a profitable industry. Another weapon of defence is taken from the hand of free labour. Here, as elsewhere in California, Oregon, and Nevada, the rice-eater is pushing the beef-eater to the wall.
Switzerland (Switzerland) (search for this): chapter 23
ty-five thousand dollars in the stock of this company. We intend to manage this business in our own way, to submit to no dictation from workmen. We may find it expedient to employ Chinese; if we do, we will employ as many as we see fit. If you think we are in your power you make a great mistake. We will hire whatever race of men we think best, and if you do not like it-you can leave. We can better afford to lose a hundred thousand dollars than submit to your dictation. We can send to Switzerland for watchmakers. We are in no hurry. While capital reposes, labour starves. We can wait. I am the same Mr. Ralston who made this same speech to the bricklayers and plasterers on the Palace Hotel. I once discharged a clerk. I am in earnest. However, I will be generous, and I make this proposition: if you can get me American girls and boys who will do as much work and do it as well as the Chinese, I will give them the preference and the same pay. You may now apologize and retire.
America (Netherlands) (search for this): chapter 23
Chapter 23: Chinese labour. More serious are the questions raised in San Francisco by the Chinese knack of learning trades. The Mongol's advent in America has brought into the front the great struggle for existence between eaters of beef and eaters of rice. Living on rice, asking no luxuries beyond a whiff of opium and a pinch of tea, John Chinaman can toil for less money than a beef-eating fellow who requires a solid dinner, after which he likes to smoke his cuddy, drain his pot of beer, and top his surfeit with a whisky-smash. John will live and save where Pat must shrink and fall. The first Chinese who came over were labourers, and their first rivals were Irish navvies and hodmen. John drove these rivals off the field, doing more work at less cost, and pleasing his employers by his steady doings and his silent ways. John builds the chapels, banks, hotels, and schools. No room is left in San Francisco for the unskilled Irish peasant, and the movement of Irish laboure
Nevada (Nevada, United States) (search for this): chapter 23
ose a hundred thousand dollars than submit to your dictation. We can send to Switzerland for watchmakers. We are in no hurry. While capital reposes, labour starves. We can wait. I am the same Mr. Ralston who made this same speech to the bricklayers and plasterers on the Palace Hotel. I once discharged a clerk. I am in earnest. However, I will be generous, and I make this proposition: if you can get me American girls and boys who will do as much work and do it as well as the Chinese, I will give them the preference and the same pay. You may now apologize and retire. Dropping this tone of pleasantry, the writer adds, with pain, if not with shame: The result is the Chinese are to be employed; a few at first, and more in time; so that the seeds are sown for the destruction of a profitable industry. Another weapon of defence is taken from the hand of free labour. Here, as elsewhere in California, Oregon, and Nevada, the rice-eater is pushing the beef-eater to the wall.
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 23
ldee-ten dollars, smirked Ho Ling when the first shed was roofed. I'll put 'em all up for you in no time, said the carpenter, pocketing his coin. No wantee more house, replied Ho Ling; me makee all, me makee all. In his new home in America, moon-face has to deal with new materials. In his native land bamboo is everything: here cedar is everything. At home he builds his house-floor, wall, and roof-of bamboo. Of bamboo he makes a bridge and a fan, a scroll and a cart, a pipe andnell. Those covenants are broken, shout the men on strike. Meetings are held. As all the craftsmen in the town are with the strikers, money is subscribed, and promises of support are given. Telegrams are sent to every watch factory in the United States, calling on the workmen to assist in beating down this effort of three or four great capitalists to hand over an artistic industry to Asiatics. One committee is appointed to see the various Trades Unions; a second is charged to make arrangem
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