The morning call., 1892-09-15
mr. QUINN'S ULTlHA7UA.
The Chinese Must Register
or Be Deported.
A CIRCULAR SENT OUT.
II Does Not Alarm the Mongols in the
Lsast-A Translation From Chinese
TO English

number OF white men, eacn carrying
under his arm bundle OF large sheets Oh
white paper on which were long aud short
coIpmns Of Chinese characters, appeared In
The Chinese quarter yesterday.
some moved in and out of stores, while
others stood on street corners, handing one
Of the sheets to each Chinese passer-by.
Each Chinaman who received one OF
these papers looked wise, folded the docu-
ment ana placed it in one Of the many capa-
cious pockets In bis blouse and went his
way.
The white men distributed and the Chi
nese received, and when the white men re-
tired about ten thousand of the circulars
had been disposed of, and there was one or
more in every store and dwelling In the
Chinese quarter.
'What are those papers? asked re-
porter for THE CALL Of one OF the dlS-
tTibuters.
"Don't know" was the curt reply.
Where did Won get them, ana VINO told
you to distribute them ??
IF you don't give me away Will tell you
this much" then in q sort OF whisper added,
"a felleU gave me those papers, told me 10
hand one TO every Chinaman who passed
NE and to keep num-"
Another distributor likewise proved I'M
communicative; in fact he was 80 mum
that he could not even answer when
spoken to.
The reporter then found his way into one
of the Chinese stores, where he saw
dozen or more Cinnamon around table on
which was one of the documents.
"N hat is that paper?" was asked.
One of the group who mad met the re-
porter on previous occasions recognized him
and made answer after the manner OF
his countrymen who have not mastered the
English language.
Him papah say ALA Chinaman CalifOrny
get him legistab, you sha5ee?"
"A notice 10 set registered"
"Chinaman nc can do"
Cant do It? Why 2"
"Chinese SIX Companies say 10 must do"
The reporter endeav0Ted to obtain a
translation Of the document, but the COM
bined efforts Of hose In the store made as
uninteibEible mess OF II as was made OF
Mark TWain's Jumping Frog" translated
into French by an American and retrans-
lated into English by Frenehman.
Then The reporter concluded that the doc
umenE had been issued by the Internal
Revenue Department, so he hied himself to
the Ofhce Of John {. Quinn, and while Ii
was admitted that there had been a notice
issued. request for copy of the original
in English was denied.
THE CALL then secured the services Of
one Versed in the literature Of China, and
kH6 ItS Ult OA ilS lHDOI = given DUlGWs
This is notice given 10 all the Chinese who
are now living Ia the United States OF America.
IL is directed TO all Chinese who are living in
the State Of California and on tie Pacific Coast.
All Chinese must paw paiticuluF attention TO
this circular, and read It carefully, 50 that they
shall understand r..
This PROCLAMATION is sent out under orders
from Washing 0D, aud all Chiuamen must pay
particular attention 10 tie names of places
printed on this paper.
All Cinnamon TO these places that are named
10 I -
overlook the work In this city and the Pacific
Coast, from Sacramento TO Los Angeles.
The laws says that all Chinese who are now
living In the United States and want 10 live hers
must he registered before MAY D. 1898
All aboEeTs of Chinese birth must pay partcU-
lar attention to this matter, for II they do rot
register before that time IL viii be too late.
All merchants and educated Chinese sdould
tell Tie ignorant SHd unleauned Of this so that
they slall not Violate the law.
II they wait unIl 1t Is too late they will not
nave an opportunity TO register, for they VIII be
2ries ed ud sent 10 jail and when their time Is
uD ihey viii be sent out OF tie country, and never
en- come back 10 America.
Al Chiuamen 10 tails city and vicinity must
come 10 MY ONCE 10 be registered.
My OTflee Is ~ he biz red brick house Oh San
some street, between Washington aud Jack son.
IL Is open every day until o'clock 10 the after
noon.
All business u.en should tell the laborers to at
tend 70 this matter Without delay.
When Cinnamon come TO be registered each
must bring three pictures OF himself.
JoNE c. QUINN.
Registrar OF Chinese IN California.
A side note gives the names of Los An
geles, San Diego, Stockton, Alameda, Sac
ramentO. San Jose and other places where
registration Offices have been established.
The interpreter being questioned in rela-
tioD 10 this document and how 1t had been
received by his countIymen said:
There are but few Of my countrymen
outside Of storekeepers who understand
what this law of registration means, and
think that they ought TO be informed by
those who do know.
Some who have read the law of Con-
gress differ from Mr.. Riordan, the attorney
for the Chinese Six Companies. They be-
lieve that the law can be carried out and
that it will be.
"Those Chinese who have an understand
ing OF the law are in bad way, as they do
not know what to do. If they obey the law
they Will be deprived of many privileges
which the Chinese Six Companies now
grant them. and if they do not obey it they
will be more despised than they are now by
white people, because they will be looked
upon as wiilful law breakers.
Take NE for instance. / think the law
IS good and that it will be enforced and
think l ought TO register, but do not want
10 offend the Six Companies and lose any
OF my rights. If do not register then the
white men will not only despise me but
they viii send me to jail. and do not want
TO go there, so what shall do?
II don't know, but l have time till mex
May TO think.
There are many who are in the same fix
that 1 am"