The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-17
ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT.
Chinese Waiting to Learn What
Will Come Next.
SOME PREDICT aEpaisAls.
0sgisesssjsa Nay Re ASIswed $50
Aeet - Aesss. u Cosxrsss-Ths
Cost Of Dspestasion.


been declared constitutional Dy the United
states supreme court. the Chinese re.i-
dents OF this city arc waiting TO learn wha.
viii be done next and Specializing as to the
consequences Of the decision. No further
orders have been received by Deputy COL
Iector Of Customs ID. A. Mckenzie or
Deputy Collector Of internal Revenue W.
B. Harlan. % that they are still acting
under the previous orders 10 make no ar
rests under the law pending further orders
from the treasury department.
The question now ID whether any Chi.
ness who are willing to register under the
Law can legally be allowed TO do 20. since
the date before which they were to register
on pain OF deportation has already passed.
and their delay was merely due TO the
fssting Of the conssitntionaiity Of the law.
Mr.. Mckenzie thinks the reasonable and
most probable solution Of the difficulty 10
that they should be allowed 10 register
subject to the approval Of congress.
All the leading Chinese merchants OF
the city were interviewed by Posr-IsrEL-
LiorycEg reporter yesterday ~ 10 the AZ
titude the Chinese will now assume toward
the Law. Though in few cases there was
. manifest inclination to express no
OPINION without the advice OF the SIX
Companies, in general they were found
willing to talk freely on the subject.
Sun Chong. tailor, whose shop is on
Jackson street, was called upon iirs: and
said.
have heard OF the decision On the Geary law
and consider the MISTER settled. have no
doubt but that the Six Colnpsuses Will DROP the
case nov ana order all Chinese 10 refuse 10
register II given the opportunity. II this is
done and the United states government derosss
rs. look for q repetition OF the oa;ragss upon
foreigners whiea took place some ten years ago.
void estimate the Chinese population of tie
city to bs about 40. aud II IL Is removed be-
Eeve the city vii, 10 Injured inst rs II an equal
Aumner o! Americans were 20 Dc deported.
The reporter mex. visited the Wa Chong
Companys store, on South Fifta street.
Ching Ghong Hook. the head Of the CON-
pany. IL now in China on visit. and will
not return for severa. months, but Qning
Chong. his manager, an intelligent young
Chinaman, who speaks English fiuentiy
and writes II better than many natives,
said
Yes. I think the Chinese vii. register IL sives
the opportunity. The Gesry law has been de-
ctafed constitutional. aud In my opinion that
settles tie matter. This talk o. reta'tstion
upon Americans III China ! consider very fool
tsh The Chinese government has always doao
It's best to protect Foreigners In the past. and
there Is no reason whatever TO think that It
viii refuse TO do 40 in the future. l estimate
the number Of Chinese In the city at about s5e.
Shing Chong who has q store in the
Wa Chong brick block, on South Fifth
street, said:
I do no, doubt that the Chinese vii, al regis
ter and tnis tax OF retaliation upon Americans
IN China 10 Nonsense. ] estimate the Chinese
population OF Seattle to b. about so, although
Il may be larger.
Quong Tai. Of Quong Tai 4 Co. who
have store on South Fifth street. said:
The Chinese will stay. and TO do that they will
hare TO rcgiaser. can't say what course tho
Chinese government will pursue. think scat
Tie has about 40 Chinese.
Quong War Lung. Of Quong War Lung
4 Co.. the Washington ten merchants, was
not Ia the best Of tempers and would not
say anything about the registering bust
ness until he vas told the opinion OF some
OF the other merchants. Then he said:
won't register myself and think very few
other Chinese viii. consider the whole mat
ter an outrage. yet II we are depostea think no
retaliation vii! be made upon Americans In
Caina. IL will lie grcas mistake II the Chinese
are driven out al this counfrr. NJ the Chinese
government will not allow Americans TO trade
there after this law IL pa, into effect. I think
there not more than so Chinese in this city.
Qaong Cong. a tea merchant of Wash
ington street, said:
think a few Chinese may register. but 70 viii
Be- emily for the purpose OF saving their propertr.
IL tha United States government will buy our
property va viii ali g.. think tina; the Amer.
team residents oi China vii be required 10 leave
or register.
After moments reflection, he asked:
"Nho is going to ray our fares Ii We have
to ieaves" On being told that Uncle sam
would foot the bill! he said, at will cost a
grca. deal. won't itf" He vas told that il
would cost $4,000, 600 with n fund OF
&ie, s,8 available. which pleased hin,
greatly.
Wan Lee. laundryman. said:
lshali register {; given the opportunity AMI
thiuk some othcr Chinese NAV 10 TIE same. Ia,
II any Chinese are departed think tie Chinese
governmeu; vii. aopstt Americans.
Several other lsundryraen expressed the
same opinion.