The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-16

risory .. ths oss<s practically hessags Tor
each other.
Pox,IASp. May l3-The Oresssiss viii
cay tomorrow:
Sow snas fhs EnsssA states supreme cocss BE-
6cesdsa The s;essy se; constitutional IL hseonA
interesting TO ins9sns vhas sasfs -
IL % saforea II may b pss1Iv
stated In the hsginniag tbs. sa1ss psfsons vn"
sxpscs IN - . wholesale dsptos:assoa Oh IA
Ss9istsfed Chfnauea are ooomeH
app0tnsmeut TIE isw never coeW"psA
such action All that vss eoo'eIpA
in enacficR the Law wss the
ton of such casnAmes - should snceeea -
sn,uexlsns themselves into the country ansI
Mar 8. ,ssg n vas assumed that al others
would register Asrssh ~ sns vaossssi"
will NOT BE- attempted unless some Aas saa Oh
der league asssI undersske eFuse1e. sio
laue> q, Ch.rsss ca shs one band or psysscai re-
s.staues bv them on the other 70 not .; al
i,retv 20 b. st.srsp.e1. save Ia the event OF IN
osxau.xad effort Of tha. sort, and the local gov.
sfpro<n,a s.o stfoag enough 10 prevent
tosn saould Is b necessary
Toe Cnl:sd states government through
constitutional chsaneis, hes exsseisso
asoye,esrn right. and Is only remains to zee In
what manner csins viii also exercise LEI
soysresgo Tigh;a
With tho news that the supreme court
had held the Chinese exclusion las TO be
constitutional, there was slight hutter in
Chinatown. The leading Chinese raer-
chants were no, disposed to talk abo'is
the matter. They preferred to wait ill
they heard from the Six Companies in
Fan Francisco. seid Back, a leading rner-
chant Of this city, said:
I do not anow what the outcome win be.
thiak. however. mat n the iaw f. enforced BY
the United states sii Apseficans will ~ de-
ported ifoSi China.
TO-. Wesdier. collector Of in;srnai revc-
nue.. had not heard Of the decision when
the reporter showed him the p-ess dis
patch. lie said:
We have had M intination whatever OF any
trouble, u matter how tie case decided.
] :Eiak II there f. goiax 10 DC any trouble we
should hare seen some evidences Of IL before
this ,ime.
The Fleming telegram says:
II done. Tee Gcasy law 10 declared consii-
susional. Now tae Chinese must re lister or get
out i, IL "A wonder saas any one should nave
questinned the right o! congress Ia piss such a
law. Nothing hat b'indci se.fin.ersst wo1d
have raised such a csest.on- Vow that shs su-
t.cms eonr. hs. ali med tho eoast!.u'iona'iiy
o; the ne. the fedora. authorities should give u
vigorous enforcement.
SAY Fr.xcisco, May News that tie
supreme court hal sustained the deeis IN
Of tho New York courts affirming the con-
siltuiionaiity of the Chinese exclusion act
reached here shortly after II o'clock and
Immediately reached Chinatown. where II
created great excitement among the Mon
Eolians. who gathered IL groups aboc, the
bulletin boards Cling cuang. Chinese
vsrs consul. WAS seen by = representative
of the Associated Press. 10 whom he said:
You are the FRS. to bring me had news. ]
have little to say NJ tn how the final decision OF
the al pseme court will be taken by the Chinese
IN the United states | don't think the psosi
sions Of the law vii. be carried ont right away.
this necessitafcs great expense for which no
appropriation was made. IL will 30
great blow TO business In Chinatown
"A Ia what the Chinese government
may do in ihs matter have ssil lcss to say.
The treaty between China and the United
ststcs has been broken BY the government ut
Washington City aud Is no longer a contract
The treaty will not have AM effec: upon the
Chinese government in what IL may SEQ ft to
DO regarding Americans In China
SANTA Rosa, Cal. May l5.-Thc citizens
o: Santa Rosa are holding celebration to-
night in honor Of the supreme courts de-
clsion sustaining the constitu:ionality Of
the Geary Chinese law. Huge bonfires are
bi0zing III the streets. nreWOrkS Illuminate
the heavens and cannons are being red
Ia xpr~ss the approval Of the people at
the result Of tho test case.
Congressman Gcary was interviewed by
an Associated Press representative. He
said:
IIc ala not think 70 would cost ersat sum oil
money 10 enforce tho law. and that IL would
ec unreasonable to think the government would
have To 10 deferred from executing the
Jaw because expense would DO incurred
IN % doing. Owing to the time re-
au,red in deciding each individual case
and the fact that tho Cinnamon can
DO dcperssd for eis a head, the tjo.0O
'c.s in Tho treasury for that purpose viii be suf-
foseut Ia meet the expense until congress meets
wncn the Chinese saw that the government
meant 10 enforce tho law. they would
voluntarily leave for Cuba, Brazil aad other
countries rather than remain here and incnr the
risk and trouble OF being sent back to China He
thinks the hishbindeys ana other criminals
will 10 tho frat TO be tried under tho
act The Chinese have nobody to blame but
themselves 10: not complying with the iaw aud
any hardshtps resulting 10 the iass penalty for
violating IT,