The herald., 1893-05-16

ceivec telegram from Collector OF Gus.
toms Q1inn, directing him to take nc
proceedings until the receipt OF further
orders.
Should the arrest OF the Chinese be
ordered, Mr.. Maxwell stated that be
should Fire Naud's warehouse and there
corral the Celestials. The frat to 20
would be the highbinders and gamblers,
q list OF whom would De obtained from
Chief OF Police Glass.
The only resource left to the Chinese,
In Mr.. Maxwel's opinion, would be to
obtain writs of habsas corpus, which
would have to be Immediately heard by
Judge Ross. II they can show to the
satisfaction OF the judge that they had
no opportunity to register, they will be
turned loose. but they will be obliged TO
produce at least one credible white wit
mesa TO support their testimony.
Mr.. Max we'll, when questioned as to
the expense OF deporting so many Chi
nese, was at rather loss for an answer.
He could only suppose that q special ap-
preparation would have to be made.
SENATOR WHITE INTERVIEWED.
No demonstration in this city followed
the news that the supreme court had
sustained the Geary act. The people
seem to take it philosophlcally. the gen.
eral expression being that it was what
had been expected.
United States Senator Stephen M
White was seen yesterday afternoon by
HERALD reporter and asked for some
expression on the subject.
Well" said Senator White, IT am not
surprised over it aud regard it as right.
IL is, in fact, similar to the Chae Chan
ring case which was argued before the
United States supreme bench in 1889 by
u. JOHNSON and myself. The principal
involved was identical with that in this
test case of the validity of the Geary
act, whether or not by reason OF it's
sovereignty country cannot close it's
ports to aliens and decide which for
eigners shall be transported from it's jur-
lsdiction. In the Chae Chan Ping case
the court decided that a country pos
sessed that right, and it has, in sub
stance, been reaffirmed in this latter de-
ciBion.''
what do you think will be the next
step taken by the government"
Now that the act is constitutional
the officials will probably begin shortly |
to enforce it. They will use what money
congress- has already appropriated for |
the purpose after which more will have |
to be appropriated Without having /
looked closely into the question I |
should think congress- could vote to |
transfer money from some other source +
to meet this necessity"
"How do you think the Chinese wilFk
be transported"
swell l don't know but that il /
would be an excellent idea when the
navy has finished the parading and I
to have it come over to
this coast and take the Chinese out OF }
the country. It will cost money, you
know. to pay the steamship companies"
DO you see any way in which the
Chinese can now avoid the enforcement
Of the law?"
"No! Not unless they bride the
steamboat companies to establish an
enormous rate for carrying them from
here, but that would cost the Chinaman
money also. do not anticipate that
they will after any physical resistance.
Whatever else the Chinaman may be,
be is not 30 foolish as that."
"In fact, to sum the matter up, do
not see why the Chinese have any
cause to feel insulted at having to
register. All OF us who are citizens are
,OIuhVb w Af1&t6b0I5 anu AIdu give u 90
teiisa dsscrtpuiDn ~ .,-.s>i..-- I-aS-~ -
can vote. IT we have q piece Of an ear
gone, or one side OF the face SCARED, or
sny other Disagreement or any disease
we have to enumerate ii and are com
pelled to give a detailed description OF
in order that we may be iden-
,ifed. Now If we, as citizens, have to
De subjected to all of this formality, it
seems to me that the Cinnamon have no
reason to complain or feel ineulted at
having to go through with this simple
system of registration"
MAYOR ROMANS OPINION.
Mayor Rowan think the law is a
good one and that its enforcement will
oe OF mutual benefit to the people of
The Pacific coast and the Chinese as
we'll. The Chinese will now know Just
what they must do to stay here, and in
The very nature of things the effect Of
the law will be to relieve the people Of
this coast OF the burden of cheap Asiatic
labor.
l think, however, that the Chinese
here should be given time in which to
regiater now that the law has been up
held, because it lie not by their fault bat
by the absolute orders of their bosses,
The Six Companies, that they did not
comply with the requirements OF the act
before.