Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-18
THE CHINESE IN DANGER.


On the 9th OF next month the time
allotted 90 the Chinese within which
they could secure certificates OF pro-
t,ction will expire. After That tine
any Chlnaman found without such
certificate IL liable to arrest, imprison.
ment for one year and being sent out
Of the Unitsd States. This refer,
however, only to "common" Chinese,
those who have capital invested In the
country, IA merchants, laundrymen or
otherwise to some extent, being exempt
from this provision OF the law, al
though It is reported that IN many cases
these have also taken out certificates in
order that assurance may be made
doubly sure; while on the other hand
thousands OF lsborers have not done 10
anu II Is quite probable that the greater
part Of these will not, relying no
doubt upon the advice OF tho SIX Com.
panie,. M follows:
Tho registration law Is not right. All
tho authorities We have consulted agree
TO this. We have employed ave attor-
neys to go to Washington ut the supreme
Court TO hghl this unjust law.
Walt until May 9th before you do
anything; wait and we will help you.
| The Chinese minister has gone TO tho
head men Of tho government to get de-
| cisions; and We hope 10 get thom soon IN
| order that our people may not DO arrested
and sent to Jail.
II those decisions arc favorable, ~
we think they will DO, you will not DO
sont TO all.
An eastern paper Of general fairness
and which particularly IL no, tainted
with groundless prejudice assin,t the
c.lestials, asks how long the Six Com.
pauies propose to walt for the decislonf,
and says the immediate question Is
not whether the registration law IL
right, but whether It IL law. Taat II
makes discrimination against the
Chinese is obvious; but that has
been true Of all the other laws relating
to their immigration for tue last ten
yeirs. The present statute, 1t says, IL
primarily Tut ,ndel not to get them ouI
Of the county, but 10 prevent other'
fron coming Ia. IL II n means OF exc
cutting previous laws which hav,
hitherto often been evaded. In ORD el
TO prevent u further violation OF the
laws, u special record Ia to be made OF
the Chinese lsb5rers who are here; auu
to all who nre here certificate VI
| ..,.r "A ,..ll.n,. AZ IA ha s,lv.n rn.rn
fore, the advice OF the Six Companiei
to"wsit until May s before you do any
thing" Ia not good. The Six Compan-
les may themselves have waited this
better part OF eleven months befor,
doing anything decisive, bus that Is NJ
reason Tor limiting these Thousands o
Cinnamon to one day for doing some
thing that may be- OF great i'm
portance. Tho 5x Compsnie,
should Ind out at once whatevtr
they propose to Had out. Tn,
better part Of the days remaing oughI
to be available for notifying tn,
Chinese scattered nil through til,
country to hasten to the collectors o
revenue for Ttglttration, unless II 4
promptly AMI surely ascertained tina
registration IL not necessary, and tina
the penalties threatened will MT b.
enforced. In plain terms, tho Chimes
on American ~ would do fully n
well 10 drop the Chinese method @
doing things anu confirm to what Il
required OF them until some othe
method Is prescribed. They will gaii
nothing by any other policy ana may
lose much.