The Wasp — February 7, 1880 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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# "The Illustrated Wasp" Page Analysis This page contains several satirical articles rather than a single cartoon. The main illustrated piece shows a caricatured cow or bull being driven forward—likely representing Chinese laborers or Chinese immigration policy, given the adjacent article "THE CHINESE MUST GO!" The article argues against Chinese workers as a "class living right in the midst of us," claiming they don't assimilate and compete unfairly with American labor. It references Mr. Del Valle's assembly speech advocating their expulsion. The page also includes commentary on Irish agitators, European relief efforts, and other contemporary issues. The central message is xenophobic—arguing for removal of Chinese workers from America on economic and cultural grounds, a common anti-Chinese sentiment during California's late 19th-century labor disputes.