The morning call., 1893-03-27

-lhe law pending the Supreme Courts deci-
sion, hence my preparations.
| 1T may be. as l said before, that my in
| formation about torcible resistance by the
! Chinese is altogether wrong. [ sincerely
hope that 1t is a mistake, for even under
the most favorable conditions, the Geary
bill is going to be a very. very hard law
to enforce. and we're the Chinese to deib-
ately walk up and surrender themselves TO
the officers, we would have our hands M ore
than full in dealing with them.
THE Chinese" continued Mr.. Quinn,
ARE very peculiar people. They do
strange things at strange times
Every one on this coast familiar with the
! Chinese know that the higher class care
nothing for the lives of the lower classes.
Thirty coolie lives lost in a conflict with
| the officers would be less than nothing to
the Chinese who impo rt the coolies here for
the sake of renting them out 10 the highest
| bidder.
"There are millions upon millions to draw
from in China, and to serve point and
create sympathy it is quite possible that
| certain coolies might be ordered to resist
arrest.
"They would probably iniure no white
| man. but their resistance would be such
N4ob tiINl "bulu pei lliS OluCtI6 VI lUb
law to injure. perhaps kill, many of their
numbers, and then an appeal would be
made to the world on the basis that de-
fenseleSs and inoffensive Chinese had been
shot down like dogs in the Streets
Especially is this to be dreaded in small
towns, where men who hate Chinese and
who are not trained officers are made Dep
uty United States Marshals to enforce the
law
They may loose their tempers. and COM
nit acts that will cause censure
You can see at glance that the pros
pect ahead OF us is not q pleasant one to
contemplate, and you can also realize that
much preparation is necessary, even under
the easiest conditions imaginable. to prop
erly enforce the law. But it must be en-
forced, and that's the end of it.
80 far as ! am concerned, l propose to
do my whole duty in the matter.
Returning To my plan, as outlined, I
Will add that 1t Is my Intention in this city
to place on each corner marked 'G' in your
map three shifts Of men, who will serve
eight hours each, having in all 180 men, or
four men to each station on each shift.
Besides this, l will commence a sys-
tematic search OF the town-a regular
house-to-house nvass-picking up the
Chinese unregistered wherever found, or
driving them into Chinatown with the 9TH
ers. There is no other way that l can see to
handle the matter, and 1 am going ahead
just as if it was for all time settled that the
Chinese must 60
81 have seen several written opinions
from eminent lawyers upon the c0nstitu-
tionality of the registration law. and, basing
my opinion on theirs, am convinced that
the law will stand.
II don't see how we can help ourselves
anyhow. Nothing can delay the action of
the law except an extra session Of Congress,
although, as you suggest, If the powers that
be at Washington order us to keep hands
off we will do it and let them shoulder the
responsibility.
las to registration between now and May
8, it would be absolutely impossible for US
to handle the Chinese who should register,
but who have not done so, within the time
left at our disposal.
"They have delayed too long, and have
only themselves TO blame, for | urged upon
the Six Companies in ample time the wis
dom of obeying the law, and they refused
to consider it.
well the conflict is almost upon US, and
as it draws nearer and nearer begin to
realize that No man knoweth what day
or an hour may bring forth
"If the department at Washington ap-
proves of my plans 1t will be an indication
that there will be no interference and that
the law will be allowed to take its course
Then l will begin active work such as ap-
pointing my men, arranging for temporary
detention. etc.
'If a conflict should result. by that mean
should force be used in resisting arrest, then
the matter Will in a measure pass out of my
hands and into the control OF the depart
ment officers who deal not in the arts of
peace but war. most sincerely hope that
my information Is all wrong as to the Six
Companies circular.
81 hope they will do no more than they
have done. l consider their first circular
was terrible mistake and will work great
injury to many of their people, to say moth
ing Of losses and actual hardships, but they