The morning call., 1892-09-30

| and that the hlghbiuders' hatchet or re-
volver would end the career of every one
who dared defy the edict OF the Chinese
| rulers in this country.
The Six Companies most earnestly pro-
| test gsinst any such construction being
| placed upon their proclamatlOns.
They say that they have never had any
| Idea Of having the highbinders, whom they
/ claim to deteSt, aid them in any way in
| fighting the Geary act
But the SIX Companies have, neverthe-
! less, secured not only the names but the
pictures of every Chinese who has regis
| tered, and they have opened up blacklist
| against them.
The picture presented with this article is
| that of Wong Chung, the first Chinese to
register in the United States.
Wong Chung was registered in Monterey,
Cal, by Robert Mckee. a cousin of the
famous Baby Mckee Of President Harri-
sens household.
Wong has been living in state OF terror
! bordering on frenzy ever since he allowed
| himself 10 be registered, and his only con-
ISOLATION has been that the officials were
keeping secret his name and hiding away
from pryiDg eyes his pictures.
Wong ought to have known the Six COM
panies and their faT-reachiDg power better
than to believe that he could keep himself
hidden.
Not only have the Six Companies Wongs
picture on file, but they have his history,
and that very minutely.
1t is denied by the Six Companies that
the record or blacklist they are making Is
TO be used for any other purpose than to
prevent the Chinese whose names are on
the list from securing aid or assistance of
any kind.
But in spite OF the denial the sisters,
cousins and aunts of Wong Chung have
already begun mourning him as dead. and
II is more than likely the bighbinders will
hlf Ion .FNF
part Of the latives.
Wong, according to the history the Six
Companies have of him. is man who has
always been out for the stuff"
His creed has been get money, honestly
IL you don't have to work too hard. but get
money"
1t is alleged that he made the first regis
tTatioD for money and was we'll paid
IL was hoped. the Chinese say that Wong's
acqualntances would follow his example,
but they refused TO do so aud the register at
Monterey bears only his name.
Some OF the Chinese who have registered
have written TO the Six Companies claiming
| that they were misled by the officers when
they were asked to register and affidavits
have been sent to the presidents regarding
certain statements made by Collector
Quinn's deputies which will be used n the
fight TO be made against the Geary bill.
Collector Quinn denies that he has offered
any inducement TO the Chinese to register.
To those who have come to him for ad-
vice he has told them to tell their friends
that the white people will enforce the law
to the letter, and the Chinese labOrers who
are in this country unregistered after Nav
8, 1888. will surely be sent home to China.
There is but little doubt that the Chinese
mandarins are using the threats Of attacks
by higbbinders to prevent Chinese from
registering, and it Is not at all unlikely that
highbInder murder or two will be the re-
suit of these threats.
Moy jim Nun is supposed to have been
selected as the first victim. and Moy has
put bis house in order and Is awaiting the
fatal hour.