Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-14

pnST MTELIIGENCR|
-T CrxroNs SERVICE on TEE
NovTuwSsT COAST.
The growth and Development OF the
Pscet Sound country have during the
- tvo years been 50 rapid as to rem
der appropriations for The public ser
viee vexasioosly insufficient. Attention
hss been more than once called IN these
columns to the annoyance caused oy Tee
insumcisocy of the appropriation 'o'
the seattle possofiee, and the ssten,ion
Of the Department at Washington nAs
hsen directed 70 the matter in various
vsys, Not more Rlaringly deficient Is
The sppsopriasiou for postal isc'ii''e'
hsrs, than that for support OF the Gus
eoms service at Port Townsend and on
the northwest coast. Business - IN
ersasine 70 rapidly that the needs TOT
this service are docble that OF year
400. ana the small force at the custom
house at Port Townsend IL absolutely
unable 70 do justice TO the service.
with 1000 miles Of coast line and I'D
miles of tbs interior boundary TO guard
aeainss suuagisrs, and not an inspector
or patrol for every 800 miles, 1t is absurd
10 suppose that proper vigilance can be
exercised or the rights Of tho Govern
msnt b protected. II ID an undoabseo
fast that smuggling is going on, both OF
soods and Chinamen in violation OF the
Raasrietiou Act. This latter demands
specific and prompt attention. Viola
lions Of the Law are constantly coming
20 liQht. Chinese are landed in Victoria.
women and men, and in a few days mys-
tsriously disappear from that city. We
are informed that they cross In Indian
canoes. The number Of patrolmen il
Insufficient 10 properly guard the coast
line from Flattsry to Port Townsend or
the Gan Juan Archipelago. Only few
days ago BY good luck nine Cinnamon
vefe arrested and are nov imprisoned
st Port Townsend. Fourteen left Vic
toris the other day and have not since
been sssn. They have doubtless landed
ss some point on the American side and
are With their friends In the logging
camps, or for aught that In known
washing clothes and smoking opium In
the city of Seattle. Importation FOR
prostitution purposes still goes on. A
short time ago there we're. We are told,
forty Chinese women In the city OF Vic
tosia. They have, our informant says,
nsarly all vanished. Where have they
aons7 Not back 70 China; not out in tho
interior of British Columbia, but across
tbs straits or through the archipelago,
and doubtless today are the property OF
Chinsss "bosses" at the several cities Of
the Sound u not a. far south a. Port
land. The Collector at Port Townsend
h hampsrsd by the insuficiency Of the
force At his command. But for the
kindly interference and aid Of citizens
81 that point and along the line the
Government service would suffer more.
The Law on our statute books which
prevents tho immigration Of Chinese
was only adopted after industrious and
prolonged effort on the part Of the resi-
dents Of tho Pacific coast, and not until
the evils Of this sort Of importation had
bssn indubitably proven 10 the majority
Of Congress. Itwss won by hard effort. II
represents the sentiment of ninety. nine
hundrsdths Of the people Of the Pacific
eeast. The Administration has prom
led IL should be faithfully enforced.
We bslisye the treasury officers are
earnestly endeayorinR to see its provis-
Ions osrried out, and that II II be made
apparent that tho force Of customs off,
esss upon this northwest boundary Is in
suEhoisnt to that end II will at once be
increased. II h true that the report Of
special agents sent 10 investigate this
subject were that violations Of the Law
were infrsquent. But they are OCCUR
ring and increasing. Every Chinaman
Who Rets into the country adds one "a
thoss now hero in competition with
white frss labor. and II 10 the duty Of
che Government 10 eco that they don't
~ In. The customs service ON Puget
Sound and the northwest coast should
b doablsd. Business 10 increasing in
all IT, departments and the best interests
Of the revenue service demand an ample
force 10 guard the frontier and coast
hus. II Washington Territory were q
0(ais With Senators and Representa-.
tivss IN Congress ~ should not have 10
Walt LONG for proper Govern msnt facili.
Ma A wards only Of this great nation
~ can but make our wants known and
Appeal 10 car governors at Washingsor
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