Reference was made before the committee to the case of the collision between the Oceanic and the City of Chester in 1888. and to the sinking of the Rio de Janeiro in 1901. The Oceanic and the Rio both carried Chinese crews. and Mr. Furuseth made the following statement in regard to them in support of his argument that Chinamen were cowards in time of danger: As such. we Could point to the notorious unreliability of the Chinese and other Asiatics in times of emergency on shipboard. This characteristic has been demonstrated on numerous occasionsin fact. in every case of wre3k or other serious accident. By way of illustration we would cite the case of the collision between the steamers City of Chester and Oceanic in the Golden Gate some years ago.
Identified stereotypes
Chinamen and other Asiatics are described as unreliable and cowardly in times of danger.