Truth Clearly Stated by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Aug 17, 1882

Truth Clearly Stated.

By Editor

WE have before noticed that the Mendocino Beacon is happy in the possession of a correspondent in "the metropolis" who has the rare faculty of saying good common-sense things. From a recent letter we extract the following:—

"A young Jewish gentleman of fine education, family, and fortune, has recently had nearly forty black balls at the Olympic Club on account of his religion. The youth is exemplary every way, a quiet, well-behaved fellow. I note this particularly because America is howling at the persecution of the Jews in Russia. Jewish refugees are arriving in thousands at New York, and having employment given them or free transportation West. Still, with rare inconsistency, we refuse them our society, black-ball them from clubs, refuse them our hotels, and shun resorts most frequented by them. The case is similar between the Northerners and the late slaves. They raised a terrible rumpus over slavery; yet, when they were free, they were not allowed intercourse at all. The back pew in church, the top seat in the theater, the poorest railway-car, and a grand bounce in all directions was their portion. San Francisco patronizes Chinese laundries and vegetable peddlers almost to a family—yet how they talk about the Chinese. The most bitter partisans have Chinese family servants they would not part with at any price, not even allowing them to go back to China for a visit, or if they go, hailing their return with satisfaction."

When Senator Ingalls asked the California Senators how it was that so many Chinese found profitable employment in this State if the Californians were unanimously opposed to them, he gave them a conundrum which they had to give up. The cry that "The Chinese must go," was excellent for political effect, but it never took very strong hold of the average California housekeeper.