CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3] — Page 244

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: matters to convert the Coolie into a Chinese article of Commerce.—

Something equally as from Macao's Emigration can be fed only by collecting and taking, it maybe, paupers voluntarily, it certainly often is, men in indecent positions kidnapped from out of the protection of their own families and friends,

and, kindred superiors, in making their contracts (if emigrate they must) to their advantage and removing them into distant lands far away from all protection where they are aliens in language,

and in customs, in every respect, where the love of gain predominates. And they are frightened, bewildered into contracts for their labor the full meaning of which they do not and cannot understand.

In my estimation there is no fair contract of advantage to these inherent evils.

18. If there is to be Emigration it should be from China alone and from Chinese ports direct that the Emigration of her own surplus population should be carried on. There would then doubtless be abuses which England and America could from high ground "intervene in mitigating and at all

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: matters to convert the Coolie into a Chinese article of Commerce.— Something equally as from Macao's Emigration can be fed only by collecting and taking, it maybe, paupers voluntarily, it certainly often is, men in indecent positions kidnapped from out of the protection of their own families and friends, and, kindred superiors, in making their contracts (if emigrate they must) to their advantage and removing them into distant lands far away from all protection where they are aliens in language, and in customs, in every respect, where the love of gain predominates. And they are frightened, bewildered into contracts for their labor the full meaning of which they do not and cannot understand. In my estimation there is no fair contract of advantage to these inherent evils. 18. If there is to be Emigration it should be from China alone and from Chinese ports direct that the Emigration of her own surplus population should be carried on. There would then doubtless be abuses which England and America could from high ground "intervene in mitigating and at all

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240 : natters to convert the Coolie into a Inese There article of Commerce.- From Stonything equally as from Maces Sucipation can be fed only by collecting and taking, it maybe, pampers voluntarily, it certainly often is, men indecent focitions Kidnapped from out of the protection of their own families and fricul, and, Kindred superiors, in making their Contract's (if emigrate they must) to their advantage aud removing them into a distant- land's far away from all frottetion where they are aliens in language, and in customs, in every respect, where the love of gain predominat. } and they are frightened. bewildered into contracts for their labor the full meaning of which they do not and can not understand. In my Estimation there is no fer contra of advantage to these inherent evils._ any Chinese 18. If there is to be Smipation it should be from China alone and from Chinese forts direct that the Smigation of her own surplus population. should be carried on. there would then doubtles be abuses which Eryland and America could from high ground ""neur in metigating and at all

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: natters to convert the Coolie into a

Inese

There article of Commerce.-

From Stonything equally as from

Maces Sucipation

can be fed only by collecting and taking, it maybe, pampers voluntarily, it certainly often is, men indecent focitions Kidnapped from out of the protection of their own families and fricul,

and, Kindred superiors, in making their Contract's (if emigrate they must) to their advantage aud removing them into a distant- land's far away from all frottetion where they are aliens in language,

and

in customs, in every respect, where the love of gain predominat.

}

and they are frightened. bewildered into contracts for their labor the full meaning of which

they do not and can not understand.

my Estimation there is no fer contra of advantage to these

inherent evils._

any

Chinese

18. If there is to be Smipation it should be from China alone and from Chinese forts direct that the Smigation of her own surplus population.

should be carried on.

there would then doubtles be abuses which Eryland and America could from high ground ""neur in metigating and at all

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