The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-27
SHARP CHINESE PRACTICE.

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amend the Chinese restriction act to
the extent Of heading of the grant
ing of traders" certificates to Chi
nsmen by their home government.
During the past month or two the
country has received a large acces-
sion of this very undesirable class OF
immigrants who hold these certld.
Gates. In nine cases out Of ten they
were granted to common laborers
who under the restriction act have
no right to land upon American soil.
But it seems the customs officials are
powerless to prevent the holders OF
them from landing. The certificates
are issued in due form, signed by the
proper Chinese officials and repre-
sent the holders thereof as "traders''
who come to the United States to
engage in business as GRADERS"
The restriction act recognizes the
right of China to issue certificates to
that class of heathens aud when one
of them presents himself armed with
this document the American official
cannot go "behind the ~returus' and
the Grader" who cannot tell the diff
ference between a bolt of calico and
a door bolt is permitted to land. 1t
becomes the duty of Congress to
check this sharp practice.
America is the Mecca of the Celes-
tails hopes. He will break his neck
to get here and after gathering up a
few hundred or a few thousand dol
lars he will break it to get away. He
has no use for the country after he
has satisfied his misery ambition.
The United States can stand a few Of
them. Two or three hundred thou
sand can be evenly distributed over
the country without their making
any serious inroads into any given
industry pursued by white laborers.
But it can't stand all the surplus
population Of China. And all that
surplus may be landed upon our
shores, in spite of the restriction act,
if the authorities in China be per-
mitted to grant 'traders'" certif-
Gates to their common laborers and
those laborers be permitted to take
up their abode in our midst. 1t will
be the duty of Congress to stop that
hole in the restriction act.
There r other ways by which
Chinese r reaching this country
that must be looked after. We re-
fer to their wholesale smuggling
from British Columbia. This new
industry which is being p~roitably
pursued by a few Inscriptions men
is but in its infancy. As soon as the
Canadian Pacific railway be COM
pleted several thousand Cinnamon
will be turned loose upon our north
ern borders who doubtless will turn
their footsteps towards this country,
and unless q sufficient police force be
maintained at the several points Of
ingress they will eventually reach
here. Mexico offers an open door
through which they can enter the
coveted land. A system of railroads
is being built in that country leading
to ports on the Gulf and
the Pacific. The Chinese will
take advantage of these means
to join their brethren here. 1t be-
gins to look like a herculean job to
keep them out of the country, but it
can be accomplished. The only
question that can be raised is wheth-
er the advantages to be gained by
their exclusion will justify the ex-
pense to which the csuntry will be
put to accomplish it. The Chinese
are a sharp and a persevering people
as we'll as a filthy and an immoral peo-
pie and it will require the adoption
of heroic measures upon the part of
or of the people, to keep
them out of the country. If Congress
cannot stop their unlawful immigra-
ion the people can.