The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-12
SMUGGLING Nv THE CHINESE
TIE Need Of Legislation In Ala or the Ell
eiusion Act saa In Resewsi or II.

The Need Of Legislation In Ala or the Ex-
| elusion Act ssa In Resewsi OIL
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1L-Keep John Chinaman
out at Ban Francisco and he will get In through
Canada Here are the President. Secretary
Foster. and Attorney General Miller all ap-
poaling to Congress for means with which to
stop the transit Of Moneolian laborers into tho
States from the Dominion. Mr.. Harrison says
that this unlawful importation has become q
regular business, organized and quito ac-
tive:" Mr.. Foster asserts that "syndicates
have been formed and much capital invested
in It." The Toronto Empire retorts that the
Presidents assertion is baseless: but that Is
perhaps because the Toronto newspaper does
not know what is going on. voluminous evil
dence has been produced. within the last
twelve months. to show that the importation
OF Cinnamon is an organized and thriving in
dustry. and that 1t extends more or less oil the
way along the border. from Puget Sound to
Lake Chsmplain. 6
The smuggling Of Gilman on from Vancouver
and Victoria Is fact as we'll established as the
smuggling Of opium. With Puget Sound full
OF secluded shelters. where the coolies may be
landed after short run in easily navigable
waters, small boats embark in this business.
to which the nigh price paid for success tempts
them. But the wooded and sparsey inhab-
tied regions Of the interior also lend them
selves to the same traffic; and 1t has been said
that an Indian reservation In the Northwest
aids It. When the Chinese immigrants are
carried further east By railroad. there are
plenty. Of opportunities for them 70 enter at
rested and sent back they can try their luck
With our S prsS S Tie csinese
from crossing the border, the problem might be
1sther more easy Of solution but her Minister
Eve saeh Since ths 8e
IL ssss
interest 10 in allowing the entrance OF coolies
sS.ss s % es 8Hd say are and Rps1 ~
The, penalty for being concerned IN tie un:
Ing 81. go and imprison%en en not e1csedins
that ntrodaes se chinese unIleewyiay BUT Il
trains at the border; and In indeed there are
One Of the great difficulties arises from. the
provides that Chinese lahorsrs unlswiu!iy I'M In.
If wasns &c. esy
sSep:ss%sd e ssRa tS|tSs, Il those WIZ ss
Of such phrase in the law. in the place Of the
simple word China, was obviously designed to
medistely come into the United States Yeti II
the Cinnamon are sent back to Canada. they
can. after little while. try the experiment
again. Under the Dominion law there is q
that county on e. visit and resn-
payment OF the $50 head money. These
permits enable Chinaman to make
any number OF ATTEMPTS to cross the border
into the United States. II the permit disap-
pears, the Dominion officials will not allow
him to reanter without paying the $50 again.
This charge then falls upon our Government
II Il wishes to return the intruders to Canada.
Doubtless It might be cheaper. taking all
things into consideration. to pay the head tax
and send them to Canada at once than to
transport them to China But the President
sending them to the latter country: besides
in some cases 1t may be little better than
throwing money away to pay for sending them
This is not the only reason why the ;egisla-
ton OF Congress ts needed. The original Ex-
clusion act OF 1882 was limited in It's opera
tions to q period OF ten years. Accordingly.
unless the provisions 81 this act should be eX-
tended. 1t will be lawful. after the 9Th OF Muy
next. to import coolies again. Undoubtedly.
Congress will. prior to that date. |
make some enactments on the subject: and |
these will presumably include the measures
directed to a specific declaration In reference |
to the return OF Cinnamon imported In viola
don OF the law.