The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-20
the above appeared were sinterviewsiwith
leading Chinese merchants

the above appeared were sinterviews.ewith
leading Chifese merchants.
They were all antagonistic to the Geary
law, and the consensus of opinion was that
the law should be resisted until every re-
source known to law had been exhausted.
To counteract the influence of the procla
nation upon the Chinese who were weak
kneed in their loyalty to the Six Companies,
and to set forth the law on the matter, j.
c. Quinn issued the following, which was
published In The CALI Of September 10: "
"This is notice given to all the Chinese
who are now living In the United States of
America.
at is directed to all Chinese who are liv-
ing in the State Of California and on the
Pacific Coast.
"All Chinese must pay particular atten-
tion 10 this circular. and read it carefully,
so that they shall understand it.
This proclamation is sent out under or
ders from Washington, and all Cinnamon
must pay particular attention to the names
of places printed on this paper.
'All Cinnamon in these places that are
named must be registered. and have been
selected to overlook the work in this city
and the Pacific Coast, from Sacramento to
Los Angeles.
now living in the United States and want
to live here must be registered before May
8, 1893.
''All laborers of Chinese birth must pay
particular attention to this matter, for if
they do not register before that time 1t will
be too late.
'All merchants and educated Chinese
should tell the ignorant and unlearned of
this so that they shall not violate the law.
IF they wait until 1t is too late they viii
not have an opportunity to register. for they
will be arrested and sent to Jail. and when
their time is up they will be sent out of the
country and never can come back to
America.
"All Cinnamon In this city and vicinity
must come to my Office to be registered.
"My office is in the big red brick house on
Sansome street, between Washington and
Jackson. 1t is open every day until 4
O'Clock in the afternoon.
All business men should tell the labor
ers TO attend to this matter without delay.
when Cinnamon come to be registered
each must bring three pictures of himself.
JOHN c. QUINN,
Registrar of Chinese In California"
Two days later The CALL published in
terviews with some Of the Chinese who had
weakened because Of Collector QHnn's ulti-
matum.
They expressed a willingness to obey the
strained by the Waning circular OF the Six
Combanies.
Ia The same issue Of The CALL was
Companies from Collector Quinn.
1t admonlshed them that the delay in
registering might render it impossible to
accommodate oil, If the Chinese should
aiterward decide upon obeying the law
1t also sci forth the consequences attend
ing those who did not register. The COlec.
tor requested TO learn from them If the
proclamation as published In THE CALL
was fual
TIE whole, as SO far enumerated. gives a
concise history Of the Chinese opposition TO
the Geary law.
1t is question of deep Importance, rs it
affects the status Of nearly 10000 Mem
golians now residing In this country 1t
also includes an International question that
may tend 10 strain our relations with the
oldest of empires. 1t has its Importance to
European people. for the result Of the con-
test over the GeaTy law will undoubtedly
define the right of the United States to deal
with the stranger aud the allen within our
gates.