Chapter 327: The Chinese Exclusion Act expires
Sheffield's lawyer's letter is still on the tables of many newspapers. Now they have remembered this matter. From this perspective, the acquisition of Hearst Media can be regarded as a reminder to these newspapers that the matter is not over yet.
Hearst eventually chose to turn away gracefully, and Sheffield's taking advantage of the situation was a decisive factor. However, in the eyes of public opinion, Hearst was responsible for the assassination of the president by giving up such a huge business. Many people are like this. Once the person involved really produces a satisfactory result, the public is not unable to forgive him.
However, the Japanese who bowed and apologized for no reason and then acted as if nothing had happened were not in this category. The slave owners who refused to apologize even if beaten to death were also not in this category.
Since he was in San Francisco, Sheffield naturally wanted to meet the current president of the San Francisco Chinese Association to discuss the future cooperation. In fact, there are not many Chinese in San Francisco. Through two projects, he has dispersed many Chinese here. The president's name is Mad, which is very easy to remember and a good name.
Sheffield entered the headquarters of the Chinese American Federation of Trade Unions in San Francisco. He was not shy at all and sat directly on the president's seat. This behavior inevitably made people feel uncomfortable.
"According to your words, guests are welcome, so sit down!" Sheffield smiled and used Mandarin to remind the respected people present to be careful with their words, saying, "I understand Chinese."
"Boss William, you're welcome to visit our Chinese Workers' Association when you have time. It makes us feel honored." Mad was polite and smiling. In fact, he was no more than 30 years old. Unlike Zhang Deqing and Gu Cheng, whom Sheffield had often contacted before, Mad had not been in San Francisco for long, only one year.
"What's so glorious about this humble place? This is the land of the United States of America. Wherever I go is my home." Sheffield laughed and continued indifferently, "You may feel uncomfortable to hear the truth, but this is the fact. I am the owner here and you are the guests. If I want you to leave, you have to leave. If you don't want to leave, you can do your work and let me feel your value."
"But your army is in our home, how are you going to settle this account?" a low voice complained.
Sheffield's major organs were healthy, so he naturally heard it, and he said fairly, "It is a mistake for the United States troops to be in your country, and it is also a mistake for the citizens of the United States that you are in San Francisco. A mistake is a mistake, and there is no hiding it."
Although this term is a bit imperialist, this is not a reasonable world. Sheffield just wants to ensure that there will be no chaos in the places where he can go. As for other countries, they can be self-reliant.
"Let's not discuss this issue. I know Zhang Deqing and Gu Cheng. You Chinese should be aware of my attitude. I do not exclude any group, and your group does not pose any major threat at the moment. The factory needs people, and you need jobs. The wages will be calculated at 60% of those of United States citizens, the same treatment as all our citizen workers. You don't have any of them. I hope we can continue to cooperate." Sheffield repeated the previous conditions in a vain manner, expressing that both sides could still cooperate.
Don't even think about taking advantage of the slave owner. In his eyes, there are only two kinds of people: those who can provide benefits and those who cannot. Once a group is judged to be unable to provide benefits, some coercive measures will be used. Currently, this group is working in exchange for their work residence for the next few years, which is the prison reinforcement project.
The Chinese worker group in San Francisco currently has a size of only 10,000 people. Sheffield has already chosen a good place, the Paradise Island plan in Puerto Rico, which still requires a certain amount of labor. As before, he saves costs, and the Chinese get an unrestricted space in exchange for escaping from the Great West shrouded by the Chinese Exclusion Act. This is a good thing for both parties.
The contract has been handed over to Evelyn's secretariat in Los Angeles to be drafted and will be executed immediately once signed.
This is not the first or second time that the two sides have cooperated. They are both clear about the conditions that can be provided. Moreover, compared with others, Sheffield only asks for what you pay for. As for these Chinese workers, they still have potential and can be kept for themselves.
At least on the surface, the cooperation between the two parties was very fair. On the last day in San Francisco, Sheffield signed employment contracts with these people at the Chinese Federation of Trade Unions.
"As for your current residence, if you have ownership, you must transfer it to me free of charge." Before Sheffield left the Chinese General Labor Union, he suddenly remembered this matter and emphasized, "It is a free transfer, and you must accept it."
This was a blatant robbery, but Sheffield said it with confidence. He had to think about his own business and couldn't be a white leftist for nothing.
Back at his residence, Sheffield rubbed his forehead, calculating how much profit he could get from it, but after all the calculations, the benefits were still not satisfactory. The slave owner, who felt he had lost money if he didn't pick up any, could not help beating his chest and stamping his feet.
Evelyn had already come over with warm coffee. Seeing Sheffield's current state, she smiled helplessly, "In fact, you can explain the benefits to the Chinese workers. Not only will they not feel like they were robbed, but they will thank you instead. Isn't this beneficial to both parties?"
"What?" Sheffield raised his lips slightly, took the coffee and took a sip, "They should hate me. Hating me is good for both sides. Otherwise, I can't explain why I'm doing this now. Is it for the so-called kindness? Evelyn, I was born into a slave family. If I go back 30 years, my grandfather said to the slave owners that if we disbanded the slaves, the Yankees would not fight us. Do you think other slave owners would agree?"
Evelin bit her red lips lightly, a sad look flashed across her face as she said, “But it’s obviously good for both parties, it’s too unfair to be scolded for nothing.”
"It's not unfair, there's gain in loss, it's better to talk about benefits than reason." Sheffield pulled Evelin into his arms, and just as he was about to take action, he caused resistance, "Natalia is not asleep."
The arrogant and licentious slave owner let himself go more and more, but Evelyn still couldn't let go. Sheffield whispered, "Stop it, you weren't like this when you were in Oak Manor. Why are you so shy again when you return to California? You already have a child, why are you being shy now!"
As for how the Chinese Exclusion Act formed its basis among the citizen class and was ultimately passed, the reasons are too complicated. Among them, the Irish, the third largest ethnic group in the United States, added fuel to the fire. The Chinese themselves were incompatible with the main group of European immigrants, and for many other reasons, it happened anyway.
And it is also supported by California citizens. To give an inappropriate example, if the Himalayas were not so high, India, which is shouting "It's delicious", would still cause huge trouble to China. The slave owners are not whitewashing the United States. No one with a normal mind can ignore it.
More than a hundred years later, the rise of the Republic has just begun. If it really becomes like the United States, with basic conditions far ahead of its neighboring countries, its borders may even be impacted by the poor of neighboring small countries. The problems of the Republic have just begun.
However, the Chinese Exclusion Act was not unsolvable. It was introduced because the Chinese population was so large that the sparsely populated West felt threatened, especially the citizens of California. Now that the Chinese population is decreasing, all of them have been taken away by Sheffield. The number of Chinese has decreased to the point where they are no longer a threat to the citizens of California, and the basis for the Chinese Exclusion Act has naturally disappeared.
Most importantly, the Chinese Exclusion Act was a temporary law, just like Sheffield's contract for private prisons in the South. It had a deadline, and it would expire next year.
The historical Chinese Exclusion Act will become a permanent law next year, before that it is only a temporary law.
When the temporary bill expires, it can be extended, provided that the Chinese no longer pose a threat in the eyes of the citizen class. Sheffield continued to recruit workers from the Chinese community, following the footsteps of the US military, sending a large number of people to the Philippines, and another large number to Panama. This time, the Chinese in San Francisco were packed and sent to Puerto Rico.
All of this is to reduce the number of Chinese people and undermine the public opinion basis of the Chinese Exclusion Act. In this way, once the Chinese Exclusion Act expires, there will be no need to extend the Act because the Chinese will no longer be a problem. Since there are no Chinese people, there is naturally no need to implement the Act.
If no one remembers this incident by next year, the Chinese Exclusion Act will automatically be invalidated. Even if someone remembers it, they can take advantage of the fact that there are only a few Chinese left to stop it.
But this matter cannot be done in vain. In the eyes of slave owners, the word "white left" is equivalent to idiot. He cannot do things that have no benefits. These Chinese workers must accept the dispatch of the united company and become the driving force for the growth of the united company. He, as the boss, is the one who comes forward to do this matter. In the end, Sheffield still felt it was not enough and forced the Chinese to hand over their current properties in San Francisco.
Evelyn thought that the two sides could discuss it, so that the slave owner could still be regarded as a savior in the eyes of the Chinese. Unfortunately, Sheffield felt that the identity of a slave owner was far more important than that of a savior.
During his time in California, Sheffield's main job was to worry about Hearst Media and the contracts with Chinese workers. He was so busy that he received countless greetings from foreigners every day.
Hearst made a cool turn and now Sheffield has to take care of all the worries, cleaning up Hearst's mess and the Democratic Party's mess. He also has to send a team of lawyers to tell those dung collectors that he was not joking when he said he would sue them.
(End of this chapter)
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