The morning call., 1893-05-16
DEPORTATION.
No Definite Plans or Methods Have
Been Arranged Enough Money
to Begin With

The matter Of the deportation of Chinese
is full Of practical problems which would
not be solved until the local Government
officials actually began the work. The
methods of arresting Chinese, detaining
them and then starting them across the
ocean must yet be planned in detail, and
will depend largely on instructions from
Washington.
Ths cost Of deportation is as yet es-
iimsted only in a general way, and the cost
would depend largely on how much trou-
bic the Chinese would give in the courts
when the time came for them to get their
tricks iuto play.
Collector Quinn OF the Internal Revenue
Department is probably the best-posted
official in this city on the Geary act and
the practcability of its enforcement, al
though he was ignorant on the subject OF
whether or not the arrested Chinese will
be entitled TO jury trial
81 am OF the belief. however" he said
yesterday to CALL reporter, that each
defendant will be brought up before one
of the United States District judges and
asked but one question. 1t will be: Have
you certificate Of registration?' p The de-
fendant will answer No. If that be- his
case, and then he will be given an oppor-
tuuity to explain the reason of his not
having the necessary document. Unless
he is proved to be a merchant OF that an
accident or sickness prevented him from
registering before May 3, he will be de-
ported.
Congress made an appropriation of
100000 for the purpose OF sending the
undesirable Chinese back to their home.
That was simply preliminary amount
and must necessarily be Increased in Sep
tember next, when Congress will again
convene. There are 10000 Chinese In the
United States who have not registered.
They are nearly all in the classes requiring
registration according to the Geary act,
hence they must be deported. Granting
that $1,000 OF these can show to the courts
that they are merchants or that they have
some valid excuse for not having provided
themselves with the proper certificate, that
would still leave 125000 Cinnamon to be
sent away. AS a consequence, the Govern
ment Will be at an expense OF abou
5000 600 to carry out the programme.
"These figures are based on the S25 per
capita expense, as estimated by transport
tatIon people when the Geary act first
went into effect. OF the 100000 appro-
prated by-Congress there is but $40, 900
left, the remainder having been expended
for registration purposes. So you see,
with this small amount only about 5000
heathens can be handled just now.
But" continued Collector Quinn, I'VE
will be able to pull through nicely with
$4,000 as n beginning. as / am satisfied
that we will not get down to the deporta-
tion end Of this affair for some little time
yet. We will not be officially notified by
the Secretary of the Treasury that the
Geary act has been declared constitutional
for another week. Then we will enter
upon our duty of arrestng the unregistered
Mongolians. Each one of them will be
entitled TO a hearing in court, whether IL
be before Judge or a jury. Unless the
jury system is taken advantage of we will
be able TO handle about 100 cases daily. lido
not see that we will require any extra
deputies to do the work of arresting the
non registered. We have three deputies
from this office and twice that number
from the office of the United States Mar
shal and the Collector of Port. Besides
these, we have seven deputies throughout
the State. As fast as the prisoners are
taken in we will lodge them in the various
county jails. and, IL needs be. we may call
for quarters on Angel and Alcatraz islands
No, have no apprehension of lack Of
room in which to lodge our prisoners until
the time comes when they may be shipped.
There was some talk at one time OF the
Government hiring steamers to deport the
Chinese. but don't think there is any
thing to be expected in that line. The
S25 fare appears to me TO be reasonable
enough. AT that rate two steamers, car
ryDg off 1900 each. would eat up all our
available funds between now and Septem-
Der next. After that the two Pacific Mail
steamers leaving here monthly could take
the deported about as fast as we could fur
nish them. II necessary, however, they
could put on an extra steamer every
month."
Collector Phelps expressed himself as
highly pleased with the decision.
"Of course. you know" he said, 81 have
not been officially notified of the decision.
and l must naturally keep my hands off
until receive my instructions from Wash
lngton. do not anticipate any resistance
on the part of the Chinese, nor do expect
The Government will find any difficulty in
getting suitable transportation for the
ones to be deported. 1t will cost consider