Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-12
Order Issued by tho "slx Companies
10 Celestlals In the United
States
TO REFUSE TO oeUY rnE oEARy
GILL
by telegraph to tho SEws.l
CHINESE PROCLAMATION.
Chinese are Requested 60 ignore the
Exclusion Act aud Fight 10.

Chinese are Requested TO ignore the
Exclusion Act and Fighi 10.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10. - The
Consolidated Benevolent Association
Of Six Companies, "a powerful Chinese
organization better known an "The Six
Companiee," which comprise all the
wealthy merchants In the country aud
which, together with the Chinese con-
sular officers, requisite the affairs OF
the Chinese in this country, has issued
n proclamation from headquarters Ia
this city, forbidding the Chinese In
the United States TO comply with tho
terms OF the Gcary bill requiring them
10 register, have themselves identified
by two white witnesses and be photo.
graphed before April, 1893. The proc
lamation states that the masters OF tho
Six Companies, after careful investi-
CATION, found the restriction law deirl-
mental to their interest. Any Chi
nese who registers must lot come
To the Six Companies In case no
geta into trouble In this country.
The Six Companies will pay no atten-
ton TO him II he does. When n man
does register he loses his respectability
In the eyes Of his countrymen. This
applies TO Cbinamen living In any part
OF the country, and in small towns as
well ~ large cities. II by refusing TO
register man IL arrested, Imprisoned
or punished, he can depend ON the Blk
Companies for relief.
In the proclamation Chinese are re-
quested TO organize and subscribe
money for the employment OF legal aid,
and, N necessary, 10 enlist the services
OF the Chinese ambassadors TO fight
against the alleged injustice.
LAWYERS HAVE BREs ENGAGED
here by tho Six Companies. Each
Chinese resident Of the United States
Is required TO pay 81 TO tho Blk Com
panies for the expense OF deciding the
legality OF the registration law and the
money must be paid before the Chinese
department, and Chinaman who
does not pay will DO prevented from
returning to his own country when ho
spplies 10 tho Six Companies for his
pas.
Tho proclamation concludes by say.
Ing that the United States does not
treat Chinese right, because IL COM
pels no other nation to do such things
and no other nation In the world treats
the Chinese ~ the United States does.
Collector Quinn was seen regarding
the aoti' OF the Chinese Six Com.
panies, aud he at first believed the
Chinese had taken tho bit In their
teeth and bolted. After reading tlse
proclamation, he said:
"fhc Chinese have thus far neglect
cd TO register, but l do not believe
they will absolutely refuse 10 do 40. IL
Ia too early TO say what VIZ propose 10
do In the matter, but viii get up
good test when the time comes. Tho
law dots not only state that by May
o, 1893, the Chinese without reglstra.
ton certificates must be deported, but
also carrics this extra penalty OF Inn
prisOnmcnt for not over a year. There
ia another provision which provides
for the punishment Of those who refuse
TO register. We are not borrow ing any
trouble as vet, but we will at all
hazards endeavor 10 enforce tho law.v
Attorney Thomas Riordau Of this
city, engaged by the Six Companies to
attack the registration act In the
court, says the law defeats itself, and
is moi clearly constitutional.