The morning call., 1893-05-20
SEND THEM AWAY
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notified that the entire amounts of the de-
posits would probably be withdrawn
within the next ten or twenty days upon a
few hours notice. As it is claimed that
there is upward of $685.. 900 deposited in
banks here by the Chinese. the importance
of such notification to the banks can be
readily understood.
The object of the Six Companies in max
ing the move outlined in the foregoing is
evidently to cripple every individual and
concern employing Chinese labor; to cause,
as well, as much of stringency in the
money market as possible, and by these
means create a demand from the white
people for the return of the Chinese. The
reasons for their undertaking the expense
of deporting the unregistered Chinese are
first to leave for deportation by the United
States authorities only such Chinese as
may be refused landing in China. namely.
the lepers, eripples, manned, sick, halt,
blind. etc. Since the United States can
only deport the Chinese to China the Six
Companies, even ii they should eventp-
ally get modification of the law. would
find all their able bodied men TOO far away
to bring them back, but with the men in
Mexico and British Colum bia the expense
would be trfling to have them return.
In other words the Six Companies seem
to have figured out that it will be cheaper
To deport the Chinese TO Mexico aud feed
them awhile, and then smugge them back
into this country, than to pay their fare
from China to San Francisco.
The law questions nave not been over
looked. But little heed is paid 10 the Eng
lish restriction act in force in Canada and
British Columbia. The main question
seems to be, Can they get the Chinese who
voluntarily leave this country back into it
again in case the Geary act is modified?
and il is claimed that the problem has been
satisfactorily solved.
Collector Quinn, when seen last night,
said that he had known for several days
of the fact that large numbers of Chinese
were quietly leaving San Francisco, and
he was present when Officers Cox and
Glennon called for sec0Hd time upon
Chief Crowley and reiterated the state
ment that many highbinders and notorious
Chinese l0afers, who have been seen about
Chinatown daily for years, have suddenly
ceased to frequent their accustomed
haunts. The Collector also admitted that
if, when the orders came to enforce the
law, the enly unregistered Chinese to be
found were lepers and cripples, he would
have to take Nthem and deport them; but
whether or not they could be landed in
China was question upon which he had
no opinion.
While emphaticaly denying that they
are doing anything bat waiting patiently
for future events" 1.-THE fact remains that
every day this week the presidents Of the
M mil hoy bad
on most days two secret sessions. Their
telegraph bill and that of the Chinese Con-
sul-General for the past week must amount
to'qpward of $500, despite the fact that
both the presidents and the c6nsul use one
of the most Complicated and extensive
cipher codes in the world. One number,
and the code is composed Of both numbers
and unintelligible words, often expresses,
when translated, score of words in Eng
lish. For instance, a message reading
So Sum Sing Z Wing" weuld probably re-
quire over 100 English words TO translate.
Hundreds OF these rDessag gesl have been
sent, and none Of them direct to I. d.
Riordan or the other lawyers in the employ
of the companies. For all that they have
received exhaustive legal opinions by tee-
graph. and are evidently acting On the
advice received.
Late last night it was learned that a
tramp steamer that has been living idle in
the bay for over two years had suddenly
secured cargo 'conditionallv," but what
the cargo is to be, when the ship is TO load
, and sail or whittier bound it was impossible
to learn.
No instructions were received from
Washington yesterday by Collector Quinn,
and as all his work in connection with the
law has been completed he must, perforce,
do as the Chinese claim they are doing,
fold his hands and wait"
At - o'clock yesterday the certificates of
all Chinese who registered were ready for
delivery. For tile last fourdays the entire
force under Collector Quinn has given
strict attention to the issuance of the GER
tihcates While the applicants have not
formed into line in their eagerness to get
the document. they ha "a been coming ats
pretty fair rate, and according to the vie ws
of those In a position to know there will
notbe many remaining in weeks time.
"Yes, the work on the certificates is fin
ished," said Collector Quinn, land have
attached my signature to the last lot. On
Monday. unless prevented by the recep-
ttoH VI ofutts 10 lH5 contrary, all OF lie
blank certificates and other supplies sent
here from Washington will be returned
If the Chinese are granted further time in
which to register the Supplies will have to
be sent back here. Chinese who have reg
istered can have their certificates at any
time. and while some OF them will probably
not be called for we shall keep them Just
the same. They will not be DESTROYED, and
every opportunity will be given the appli-
cants to secure them.
AS to this new move" continued the
Collector, 'we will have to await future
DEVELOPMENTS. 1t is certainly a strange
proceeding, but nothing that the Chinese
may do will surprise me in the least. They
are deep, far-seeing. shrewd, unscrupu-
lous race and have both plenty of money
and willingness to spend it. Their adj
visors are excellent lawyers, their defeat
In the recent test of the law notwithstand-
ing. They are still scheming, and it NAV
be this new arrangement viii be success
full, but for the life of me don't see how
it can Ebe. Still. the Chinese are getting
ont of town for all that"
Daily it is becoming more and more diff
fcult to secure authentic news in China
town. A veritable censorship has been.
established over the two Chinese newspa-
pers printed in this city, and the Six Com
panies are having all their documents
written instead of printed as heretofore.
Tone, the ever-courteous. ever-smiling