Milk River Valley News

PASSING OF THE CHINESE.
How Nature Is Solving Problem of the "Yellow Peril" in America.

In fifty years, perhaps less than fifty, if the present laws remain in effect and are rigidly executed—the Chinese population of the United States will become practically extinct, says a writer in the World's Work. From 1890 to 1900 they fell away from 126,778 to 119,950, a decrease of nearly 8,000, or more than 6 per cent. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, more than 4,000 voluntarily left the port of San Francisco for the land of their birth, the total deported and returning voluntarily being 5,020. A very large majority of these Chinamen were advanced in years and went home to die. A generation ago there were in San Francisco from 30,000 to 40,000 Chinamen. The Chinese Consul General there told me that, counting men, women and children, there are now not 10,000. The same proportionate decrease is seen in other places. It should be borne in mind that the total number of Chinese now in the United States includes 26,767 in Hawaii and 3,116 in Alaska, so that, at the beginning of this decennial period, there were living in the United States proper only 89,000. A generation ago there were at least 150,000.

According to the most liberal estimate there are not more than 150 legal Chinese wives in San Francisco. But the number of Chinese women is estimated at between 1,000 and 2,000. The main adult population is male, is unmarried and is rapidly approaching old age. Thus by 1930 or 1940 the main Chinese life in America will have become extinct.