The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-12

The great and unprecedented job OF Of
fcially photographing every Chinaman in
the United States. under the authority OF
the Federal Government. has been begun.
as provided for by the act OF Congress
adopted in the month Of May last and
signed by President HARRISON, against the
remonstrance Of the Chinese Government.
made through its Minister at Washington.
When this unprecedented job is done. our
Government will be in possession OF the
photographs OF the whole OF the 10000 lac
cording to PoRTRR's censusl or 10000 Chi
nese residents Of the United States. In fact
1t will have three photographs OF each of
them. for each and every one OF them all Is
required by law to have three copies OF his
photograph taken, one copy to be de-
posted In the Federal archives. one
copy to be held by the Internal
Revenue Collector and one copy to be re-
tanned by the photographed person. 1t is
provided by the law. as expanded by Sec
rotary FOSTER of the Treasury Depart
ment. that no tintype shall be accepted. and
that genuine photographs. properly 30
called. shall be required In all cases.
Oar Government will soon possess the
dc pile Of photographs ever taken by the
order OF the Government OF any country In
the world. 1t will be worthy OF the inspec-
ton of ethnologists. mind readers. phrenol-
ogists. physiognomists. psychologists.
contortionists. and all observant persons.
Il may be hard to discriminate between
one Chinnman and any other; but we sup
pose that the difficulty can be overcome by
close, careful. and persistent study OF the
faces, through the aid OF scientific appll-
sncss We hold that the photographs ought
TO be classified. Those Of tho Cinnamon who
wear queues ought to DO separated from
those who do not: those who have been
converted to Christianity should be sep
arated from those who worship joss. Such
OF them as play fan-tan or hit the pipe
should be separated from such as do not
Thus wo would be assisted In making q
scientific study OF them all. and In drawing
deductions that might be useful or humor'
Gus. A great national museum ought to be
established In which all the Chinese photo
graphs might BIO seen In line on the walls
But We are not only. under the new law
70 have the photographs OF oil our 13O.0O(
or 100000 Cinnamon; we are also to have
tho weight aud the height OF every ono Of
them; We are to have the ago OF each Of
them: We are to have tho proper names
Of all OF them. written either In the Eng
ush alphabet or in Chinese characters
Still further. 1t is prescribed In Secretary
FosTER's regulations. issued under the
authority OF the act Of Congress passed In
May last. that the color OF tho eyes" Of
every Chinaman in the United States shall
b given. 80 that he can be identified at any
time by an Internal Revenue Collector.
When all these things. and several Other
things not here mentioned. have been done
each Chinamau shall be registered In tn,
collection district in which he resides tn,
Collector shall give him numbered ant
signed certificate: the number OF the Ger
tifcats and the name Of Its holder shall b.
written across the photograph. and red inl
only shall be used by the Official writer
Thus 1t is prescribed In the Official regula
tions issued by the Treasury Department
and signed by Secretary FOSTER.
When Chinaman has been photographed
weighed and measured, when his optica
and other pecuiiaritieS have been marke
and recorded when he has been reglstere
and has got his certificate numbered In re
ink; when he has paid tho sum Of 81 Int
the Treasury of the United States throug
tho Internal Revenue Collector. then-the
what He shall. under Secretary FOSTER
regulations. "bo lawfully entitled to r.
main In tho United States"
As already announced. We have begun
onforce the new law adopted by Congress
for the regulation OF our Chinese resident
The Internal Revenue Collectors IL Il