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EFFECTS OF A STRIKE The Chinese were immigrants to the United States of America. The Chinese were associated with every immoral activity in the country. The activities ranged from corruption, pollution, gambling to prostitution and over the present “opium dens”. They lived in filth, wore the cheapest clothes and lived in the cheapest houses. They were a disgrace to the country. Their presence was inimical and was deemed injurious and a source of danger. They had no attachment to the country’s laws, institution and neither were they interested in the country’s prosperity. The congress, therefore, came up with the Chinese exclusion act in 1882 which was approved on 6th may 1892. However, the act was only to last for a year as after that there was no law to prevent the Chinese hoarders from the country and they would even possibly outnumber the commoners. The Pullman strike in 1894. The Pullman Palace Company built a modern town to serve its employees. The employees were mandated to live on the premises despite the fact the house rents tend to be higher than the neighboring communities. The rents were higher by close to 25% margin than the normal rents. Later during the depression in 1893, close to half of the employees were laid off the jobs and for those who remained their wage was cut by almost 25%. Despite the wage cut, the house rents remained constant. This led to some of the employees asking for the restoration of their previous wages due to the challenges faced. The management refused and in turn laid off some of the employees who were asking for the wage increase. The employees were frustrated and they decided to strike. They refused to handle Pullman Car. The railroad strike expanded and grew. All the traffic roads on twenty-four lines out of Chicago were halted. The workers derailed freight cars, obstructed tracks, threw switches and pulled scab engineers off the trains. The strike thereafter became violent and led to deaths and injuries in the first phase of the strike. The Pullman Car Company indulged with the Chicago police department to help counter the strikes that had paralyzed their whole operation. The Chicago police tried but couldn’t manage the situation. The superintendent and the soldiers were brought to deal with the catastrophe. The soldiers slowed down the mob and even caught some of the heads of the strike. They were arrested and charged with contempt and conspiracy. The soldiers then left and the police took over. There were the troops however who went with work train on the Wabash road where they encountered mobs at every crossing. There was the wrecking of the crew which made them unable to do the work and resorted to the western Indian tracks where they were transferred. Thus juncture the conflict seemed inevitable the wrecking crew were clearing out the overturned cars and upon completion, the crowd left to the highest peach of excitement and began throwing rocks at the soldiers. There was a planned attack on the wrecking train. A missile struck the cab of the engine and the rebounding struck a police officer who shot in the air. The shots then began between the police officers and the captain Mail ordered the attack as there was no possible end to the war and any delay would have proved costly. The engineer on the wrecking engine was then attacked and to save himself, he started the train and moved in the westwards and the troops followed. The mob was driven away and the soldiers were injured with the Lieutenant to Dearborn Street station. There was the arrival of Lieutenant Kelleher which seemed to be the genesis of defeating the mob but the reinforcement only held the mob temporarily. The mob was then cornered and sandwiched with a barbed wire. Their determination made them escape but were later surrounded by the police. The war was carried in many fronts and gained momentums around the country. They (employees) were organized in the strike which unfortunately turned violent. However, they were determined and justified to strike. The inhumane treatment they were receiving from the employers was the epitome of the whole strike. There were many injuries and death to the strike. The administration together with the officer’s in charge made unwise and costly decisions that led to the strike be violent. The strike was meant to be peaceful until the indulgence of the soldiers from an army which expounded and magnified the whole catastrophic event. The employees, on the other hand, should have avoided the use of weapons and ensure the strike was peaceful. They played a role in magnifying the strike leading to the inclusion of the army to curb the situation. The army tends to be rough and costly as the ratio of injuries increased exponentially with their inclusion.
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EFFECTS OF A STRIKE
The Chinese were immigrants to the United States of America. The Chinese were
associated with every immoral activity in the country. The activities ranged from corruption,
pollution, gambling to prostitution and over the present “opium dens”. They lived in filth, wore
the cheapest clothes and lived in the cheapest houses. They were a disgrace to the country. Their
presence was inimical and was deemed injurious and a source of danger. They had no attachment
to the country’s laws, institution and neither were they interested in the country’s prosperity. The
Congress, therefore, came up with the Chinese exclusion act in 1882 which was approved on 6th
May 1892. However, the act was only to last for a year as after that there was no law to prevent
the Chinese hoarders from the country and they would even possibly outnumber the commoners.
I do not agree with the prejudice the Chinese immigrants had to endure. Yes, there were
some bad people who were causing trouble but that is common...


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