The morning call., 1891-02-02
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
viii the Restriction Act Expire
Next Year!
Collector Phelps Sounds Note of Warning
Straw Rondsmen in the Coolie Quarter.
Astounding Records.

In an interview with Collector of the Port
fheips ON the subject of Chinese restriction,
that gentleman sounded a note of warning
W the friends OF white labor by stating that
uinerence OF opinion exists as to whether
tle PERIOD Oh restriction ends on May g. 1892,
OF III 1874. There are good reasons, he said,
ioi tie support OF either contention, and on
ihat account the friends of the measure
should De up and doing to secure the early
passage OF an effective exclusion act by
Congress.
Inc collector, in pursuing the topic, re-
lerred TO the efforts of the Canadian Pacific
10 nave the $50 head-taX law repealed by the
dominion Parliament. This he thought q
suspicious circumstance in view of the large
addition to itsPaciic fleet and the active com
petition 1t has inaugurated for Chinese trade.
lor during the year at least 5000 Cinnamon
nad oeen smuggled into this country from
Victoria, B. C,
WIN the head tax removed and increased
laclllues offered to Chinese immigrants.
thefe Is no limit to the number who may
auopt THIS plan of entering the United
States, as only two guards arc employed by
Tue government to watch the entire bound
aIy line oil Washington State. A similar
uai,ser threatens from the south, aud il is a
welI-hnoWn TACT that an attorney of this city
- at present engaged in importing thousands
Oh coolies into Mexico, ostensibly TO build
Ial"ay lines, whence they are, in time, sure
70 urlit into this country.
STRIKING FACTS REFERRED TO.
Some striking facts concerning Chinese
immigration through the port of San Fran
CISCO Which were not brought out before the
CONGRESSIONAL Committee were next re-
ierIed to. There are, at this time, about
, nuoo 0hinese at liberty, here or elsewhere.
whose naoeas corpus cases are still pending,
some OF these cases are two years old, and
many oil the petitioners have been traced to
Alaska, where they are at work.
OtherS are earning living here, sure of q
long term before their cases can be reached,
anu tnat II ever they are sent home they can
make the trip at the expense of the United
otateS Government. And if there is any
tnlng TO prevent them from repeating this
covered.
Inc peculiar set of facts alluded to ap-
pneS, however, more particularly to the
question OF the bonds accepted in the Fed
efai courts Tor the appearance of Chinese
petitioners whenever they may be wanted.
AT the cost OF considerable labor an analysis
mas been made of transcript Of the Asses
s0fs books. containing the name of every
oblnese person or firm assessed for city and
county purposes, but little explanation
seted Herewith is necessary.
Each surety on the bond in Chinese
nopC"S CoipuS case Is cdlleu upon TO Quallly
In the sum of $500. There are two sureties
to each bond, which makes the total rep
resented as sworn to $1,000 to each bond.
Now the analysis of the Assessors books in
connection with these facts causes the fol
lowing singular showing to be made:
NOTE THE DEFICIT.
Liability on bonds in 1000 habeas corpus
cases at TSuOo So, 600 900
iolai amount of property assessed to CHI
nese owning $500 or upward. ......... 1,052055
Observation-Disclosures. ,s47 945