The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-09-23
"a SECOND DEFIANCE.
The Chinese Six Companies on the
Geary Aot
THEY WILL 8GT OBEY THE Law.
Ehey Petition the son OF Heaven Cor Pro-
tootiuu-Couector Quinn Informed
That Claiuamcu Have Been Ad-
visod not 60 Register.

SAN FBAEc1sco. Sept sL-A second
proclamation has been issued by the
Chinese Six Companies warning all
Chinese residing ia this country against
complying with the Gcary registration
law. An appeal to the emperor Of
China has also been made The procia-
nation says that the Geary law de-
grades Chinese, and If obeyed viii put
tllcm lower than the meauest Of people
I'VE do not want Chinese to obey it. q"
says the proclamation. ''in malriug
this law the people Of the United States
have treated sworn treaties made with
our country and our emperor with con-
tempt They have degraded our rights
and paid no attention TO their promises
and made q law to suit themselves, no
matter how unjust to us. If any
of our people think they are wiser
than we are and would obey this laws
if any would obey it for the sake. Of
making money let them stop Do not
do 30. You will repent if You do. Many
lawyers say this law is not right and
those who obey it are not wise but
gether. We hope all viii work with
us and then we can break this infamous
law. Again we warn you not to obey
this law" ."
The appeal TO the emperor is couched
in the following language: .'Iieu Tie
lord OF our government and son Of
heaven for thousands of years
believing that our government is
ignorant of the manner in which its
treaties with the United States are be-
ing violated and of the iudiguities being
heaped upon the Chinese people by the
government OF the United States, We,
the Six Companies ofthe United States
10 now appeal to you for relief in behalf
OF your children in this country Added
= IH.-a. q
on our people by the United States its
rulers now propose to force upon us
another law to degrade us This is
@ cruel and unjust measure and we
pray for relief from its ezactions- We
transmit the law as IT comes to U.S. We
are told we must obey 1T or sutrer los
of property and crueltics and be forced
to leave the homes we have toiled &c
make ia this country. We ask for help.
We ask for justice. We ask that our
government protect its children We
send you the INV"
The Ca publishes a letter from the
presidents OF the Chinese Six Companies
to Collector of Internal Revenue Quinn,
sent in response to an inquiry as to
whether they had advised Chinese la
borers not to comply with the law.
They say to the collector they have is
sued a circular advising Chinese labor
ers that the law L. unconstitutional and
cannot be enforced and that they have
suggested to the laborers that they do
not comply with the law. The presi-
dents say their circular was based upon
the advice OF thoir attorneys
In support OF The assertion that the
law is unconstitutional they say that
the law makes no distinction between
Chinese who are aliens and Chinese
who are citizens of the United Stutesi
that q citizen of the Chinese race is
entitled to the same rights and priv
ileges as those Of the Caucasian race
that no law can be passed which is i'm
tended TO apply to one class of people
and not to another.