Show THE CHINESE STRIKE BACK THE expulsion of the chinese f from rom western cities may prove quite costly A suit has been commenced in the united states court against th the e city of eureka california for the sum of claimed as damages for the expulsion of chinese from that city about a year ago papers have been served on the mayor and it is believed that the chinese will recover A successful suit of this kind and rigorous action on OH the part of the government like the recent proclamation of the president with troops to enforce it in washington territory will perhaps coci convince vince the rowdy and brutal element that even the chinese have some rights which the superior race are bound to respect the laws of the land will not permit the forcible destruction of property no person can be properly deprived of property without due process of law if the e city authorities in any place where chinese are evicted do not interfere for their protection it will be found that the city is liable like eureka it people do not want the chinese they chey need not have them they can get rid of them without violence they can refuse to employ them and they will soon seek for more congenial quarters it only wants a union ot of effort to boycott the mongolians Mongo lians or any noxious obnoxious oo race or party it is J not unlawful to withdraw trade and patronage from anyone the boycott may be made a legitimate and effective vealon an evil in a class or clique or individual it may not always be expedient but it cannot be claimed aimed that it is not lawful lawf ul in any sense it is better than violence and it is not open to a suit for damages la mages eureka may have found a vay y to 0 pur purge e itself of the pigtailed disciples 1 pt le is of f C confucius but it has also lound and that it its plan was not very profitable nor its find nd very advantageous |