The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-24
INENN-FOUR CH|NAN[N.
This is the Number Who Have Com
piled With the Geary Law.
PICTURES NOT TAKEN NOW.
Tho Celestialswere Unwilling to Have Lik-
nesses Adorn Their Certificates and SO
tho Regulation was Eevoked-since
Then 1wenty-four Applications.

Since Secretary Carlisle revoked the
treasury regulation that Photographic
Iikenes ses should be affixed to applica-
tions of Chinese laborers for certificate
of residence. about two weeks ago,
twenty -four of the Celestials in this state
have complied with the provisions of the
Geary, law.
The first man TO present. himself at the
office of Deputy Collector OF Internal
Revenue Gardiner was Lee Horn Of Cen
lral Falls. He filed application about
week ago. He is quite Americanized,
says that he wears his hair "a la poinps-
dour."
Other Chinamen VIII, have filed appli-
ca ions are as follows: Providence-Lee
Yeng. Sam Lung. Lee Tim, Lee Keen,
Lee Ling, Loo Song, Lee Cnee, Tuck
Nee, Jim Lee. Lee Tong. Lee Gun. Ham
Hong. Moy Hem. Moy Sbung; Valley
Falls-Moy Len; Newport-Lee Yum, Lee
Young. Lee Hing, Lee Hing Chong and
Lee Moyne.
There are numb of reasons why the
Chinamen have not filed applications for
ertificate of residence.
In the FIRST place there are SIX COM
panies, the people OF China being divided
into companies sucn as the Chins. Moys,
Lees. etc, which have fought against the
enforcement OF the law. Deputy Gard
iner told a News reporter that from what
lie could find out from the Cinnamon
whom he had seen everyone In the coun-
try had been assessed a dollar by the
companies. whose great objection to the
law is the regulation relating to pictures.
Now that this regulation has been re.
voked the companies may relinquish the
fight.
There is another great reason why the
Cbinaman have not fulfilled the law.
The consuls and Influential Cinnamon
have told them not to.
Chin Howe. who keeps laundry on
Broad street, corner OF Stewart, aud who
is one Of the most intelligent China men
in the city, spoke very freely on the sub
ject. He said that while in Boston on
business he had seen notices posted In
the stores kept 10y Cinnamon telling his
people not to file application. He said
that as the Geary bill had become law
he wanted to keep it, but he also wanted
to keep the laws OF the country he comes
from aud did not know what 10 do.
The description OF ChiDamen, taking q
specific case, Is as follows:
Form No. 33o
Personal description Of applicant for certificate
fop pes
dence under act of May D. isss. VIZ.
Are. 10.
Local residence. Providence.
Occupation. laundryman.
Height, T.. IN. .s--,.
Color of eyes, black.
Complexion, Drown.
PHYSICAL marks or peculIarties for Identification.
none.
That tine Cinnamon are waking up TO
the fact that they have but little time
left in which TO me up TO the requir-
ments of the law is shown nv the postal
received at the office OF Deputy Gardiner.
although addressed to custom house:
ARCTIC. r. l., April Is. 1909
To the Custom House tn Providence:
DEAR SiR-What manner OF form do have TO go
through with To be registered "a Chinaman TO
stay IN this countryl Please let me know and
oblge, SAM WING.
Arctic. X l.
Every Chinamau in Providence has
been seen by United States officials and
told To comply with the law. number
have refused to, but, in addition to those
already oted, many more will take out
certificates of residence.
There are about sixty or sixty-ive
Cinnamon who have permanent residence
in Providence and twenty-five or thirty
'tramps," the latter being men who
work. nere for while and then move on,
their places being filled with men OF the
same class.