The herald., 1893-05-25
THEY WANT THE CHINESE TO GO,
The Federation of Trades Want
the Geary Act Enforced.
\ Number of Affldavits Were Sworn
to Yesterday.
fhe United statea Oficials Have So Far
Taken No Action in the Matter But
the Gases Will Probably
Come Up Today.


the United States government officials.
The account of their determination to
expedite the enforcement of the Geary
act, published exclusively in the HERALD
yesterday morning, was the subject OF
comment in the city. si
Their programme was carried out as
outlined, and the first steps taken to at
tempt the enforcement of the act which
the United States supreme court has
just declared constitutional.
It,is in Los Angeles that the first at
tempt in the United States has origin
sted, looking towards the setting in mo-
tion OF the officials charged with the
task OF deporting Cinnamon who have
not complied with the law requiring
them to procure certificates showing
them to be entitled to remain in the
country.
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon four
white cooks, accompanied by their at
torney w. H. Mitchell OF the firm OF
Adams & Mitchell. visited the govern
ment building for the purpose of seeing
Judge E. NJ Ross. The latter was not
In his chambers, and aftei waiting lit
tie while, the party proceeded to the
Office of United States Commissioner
Van Dyke, and swore to big batch OF
affidavits.
They were against 16 Chinamen, the
true names being unknown to the affi-
ants, who are cooks in various restau-
rants in this city and whose names are I:
F. H. Crowell, Thomas Moran, John G..
Hottinger, Herbert Sinister. stt, ~
The names under which the Cinnamon
were complained against are All Fawn,
Ah Gee. John Duff Zip Wo, All John,
Richard Roe, Ah There. Ying Le,
Chung He, All 10y, Sam XII, All jim,
All Sin, John Doe and All Sam.
The documents to which the atlantis
sswore were all alike, with the exception
oNthe change in the names of the Chi
namen mentioned, and as they state are
designed to bring to the attention of the
court the fact that certain Cinnamon
have been found not possessed OF the
proper certificates to entitle them to re-
main in the country.
The following is a copy Of one OF the
affidavits:
THE AFF1DAvrTs.
United States OF America, southern
district OF California, ss.
Comes now I. H. Crowell, who, being
first duly sworn according to law, dis
poses and says
That All Fawn, whose true name is to
Rffiant unknown, was, on the 5th day OF
May, 1892. Chinese laborer within the
Jurisdiction OF the United States, and
entitled to remain in the United States.
That the said All Fawn did not within
one year after the passage of an act oil
congress entitled. IAN act to pro-
hibit the coming Of Chinese par
SONS into the United States, apply
to the collector of internal revenue
OF his district for a certificate OF resi-
. dence. That at all times since the pas
sage OF said act OF congress the said All
Fawn has neglected, failed and refused
to comply with the provisions OF said act
OF congress, and that the said Ah Fawn
after one year after the passage OF said
act OF congress has been found and now
is within the jurisdiction OF the United
States and within the jurisdiction OF the
United States district court foI the
southern district of California without a
certificate OF residence as in said act
provided, contrary to the form OF the
statutes of the United States in such
cases made and provided, and against
the peace and dignity OF the United
States. f, H. CRowELI,.
Sworn and subscribed, this oath day
Of May, A. d. 1898, before me.
VIM. NJ VAN DYKE,
United States Commissioner.
THE OBJECT OF THE AFFIDAvITs.
A HERALD reporter upon asking Mr..
Mitchell what he expected to accom-
plish by the afiidavits said:
'The Council OF Labor OF Los Angeles
have had the matter under considera
ton for few days past. and it was de-
cided to make an attempt to set the en-
forcement OF the Geary act In motion, If
it could be done by private citizens.
They employed counsel and private de-
tectives. The latter, as a preliminary
step. have been locating a number oil
Cinnamon who are supposed to be with
out the certificates required of them.
1t was thought best to confine the fret
attempt to clses of Chinese laborers
who are coming in direct competition
with white labor, the cooks in restau-
rants and hotels in the city. 1t was
found that there are quite number oil
Chinese cooks in Los Angeles who work
at such low wages as to make it impos-
slble for white men TO compete with
them.
When these men were spotted the
council OF labor designated f. A. Corn
well, Thomas Moran, John G. Hottinger
and Herbert Sinister to make afIidayite,
and they have done so.
1t is our purpose in taking the action
to see whether or not the Law can be
enforced at the instance of private
citizen, and not wait for the action OF
the government officials in Washington.
We wish to see Judge Ross and ask
that he make an order directing the
clerk OF his court to issue warrants for
the arrest of the Cinnamon who have
been spotted.
OF course we do not know what he
will do about it. II he should deny our
request the next step will be to demand
warrant, and If refused to apply for, a
writ OF mandate to compel the issuance
OF warrants by the clerk. 1t is true that
the act OF congress authorizes the arrest
OF the Cinnamon by certain officers with
out any warrant, but it was thought that
our present course would be followed,
for various reasons"
"Have not some of the Cinnamon yoN
have spotted registered?"
II think not. The detectives onlv
found two Chinese cooks in the city who
had registered before May 9th, and they
are at Solomon's restaurant in the Ma
deau block"
''Your idea does not seem to be arrest
the criminal element first?"
ffNo Tho Gouncil of ahor oov.e; 4 1a~e