The morning call., 1892-09-10
Direct Orders From the Six
Companies.
10 REGISTRATION FOR THEM
Chinatown Il Placardei With Circulars That
Will Be 0beyed by the Willy
Mongolians.
PROCLAMATION.

United States Government objection
able and detrimental to our interests.
We must organize and subscribe
money to hire lawyers to defend our
selves. We must, if necessary, COM
Government to help US fight against
this injustice.
Our countrymen must be allowed to
live in these United States without be-
ing registered.
Our countrymen must not get regis
tered, and if one should do so on his
own account he must not come to US in
case he gets into trouble in the country.
The Six Companies will pay no atten-
ton to him If he does.
When man does 1t he loses his respect
ability in the eyes of his countrymen.
This applies to Cinnamon living in any
part of the country, and in the small
towns as we'll as the large cities.
II by refusing to register a man is ar
rested, imprisoned or punished he can
depend on the Six Companies for relief.
Mr. Rordan and another well-known
lawy er have been engaged by the Six
Companies to fight the Registration
law.
Each man in the United States will be
expected to pay one dollar to the Six
Companies for the expense of the suit.
This applies to all, no matter what his
business.
The expense ofregistration, with pho
tograph, witness fees, etc., will be oyer
SIS, while the expense of breaking the
law will be only one dollar.
When the dollar is paid to the Six
Companies a permit ticket will be is
sued TO the payer for him to keep as
receipt and means of Identification.
The money must be paid to the Six
Companies before the Chinese Septem-
Der, so that the expenses can be paid
from the start.
A Chinaman who does not pay will be
prevented from returning to his own
country when he applies for his pass
from the Six Companies.
The United States does not treat the
other nation TO do such things. and no
other nation in the world treats Chinese
like the United States does.
This goes into effect the thirteenth
day of July.
BY ORDER OF THE SIX CoMPA-
MES.
The Chinese in this city are up In arms.
Yesterday fire was kindled which will
soon blaze throughout the State.
The little spark comes In the form Of the
circular given above, directly bidding re-
sistance to the law.
1t was stuck on ali the dead walls in
Chinatown yesterday.
By the terms of the circular the Geary
bill, rendering it necessary for all China
men to register, have themselves identified
by two witnesses and be photographed be-
fore year elapses, Is denounced.
Chinese are directed by the Six Companies
to resist the law; not to register at ALL
They are told that they must contribute
81 toward a fund TO fight the law to test its
cousttutionslity.
If they wont pay the 81 they are threat
ened that $40 will be exacted when ever they
seek TO return to China before they can
leave.
This is a serious threat to Chinaman
who only lives to return with his earnings
TO his native land.
The movement seems likely soon to spread
over the entire Pacific Coast.
Several days ago a meeting was held at
the headquarters of the Six Companies on
Commercial street and it was there decided
to issue this circular.
What reasons do they give for it?
Last evening Gee Tong. the Secretary Of
the Six Companies. whose full title is the
Consolidated Benevolent Association OF the
Six Companies. was interviewed by CALL
reporter.
He was asked why the Chinese object to
the registration law.
In very good English he stated that the
law called upon merchants and laborers
aud hat D ha al nat
impossible for Chinese laborers to register
"a Chinese laborer," he said, has no
many friends, white friends; how can he
get two witnesses to his name%
Moreover the labOrers, he said, would not
hear of the law in the country, while many
OF them knew no English and had no friends
at all
Another subtle Chinese argument was
that many Chinese merchants have three or
more partners.
BY the law these are afraid that they will
have to register as labOrers.
Now by the exclusion act only merchants
are allowed to return TO this city after once
going back to China, and these partners"
are asked to believe that the Geary bill in
tends to get them ont of the country.
This argument has evidently been ad-
dressed TO the Chinese mind with view OF
being general scare.
very large number of Chinese, who are
not technically merchants, have share in
some business or property, and the argu-
ment is addressed especially to them; in
other words, they are told that the bill in
tends to separate them ana their property.
Gee Tong said the Chinese were united on
the subject and that they would pay the 81
to man.
He also stated that the Six Companies had
been advised by Attorneys RiordaE, Mowry
and others that the bill was unconstitu.
tional and would not stand in law
Gee Tong first denied the G10 nqna1tv III
the 81 was not paid. but afterward ad-
mitled that recalcitrants might have to pay
more"
Sam Yup. the president OF the Sam
Yup Association OF 52S Dupont street, was
seen.
Sam Yup has just returned from Wash
ington and gave the following history of the
movement:
ION August 10 last visited Washington
and went to see Secretary of State Foster
about the Geary bill
II told him that the Chinese did not like
this law. 1t was against existing treaties
and against the constitution of the United
States.
by the treaty 1t was stipulated that all
Chinese would be protected. This bill was
against them.
secretary Foster told me that before any
action could be taken the bill must be made
law by Congress and signed by the Presi-
dent.
IL told him the bill proposed to treat
Cinnamon like animals
Il said we would not stand 1t, but would
petition our Government in China to pre-
vent it,"
Sam YIp has actually drawn up petition
such as he refers to, and declares he wsll
send 1t to China on the City of Picking,
leaving this city on the 18th Of September
The petition asks the Chinese Govern
ment to remind the American legation in
| Peking that there are many Americans in
| China who would not like to be treated as
| the United States propose to treat Cinnamon
| here.
This seems polite Chinese way OF
threatening retaliatnry mAasIlrea