The herald., 1893-06-18

sumption TO openly uleODey our laws ht
the dictstion OF the Six companies.
ut shows the infinite gall with which
they strive against the United States
government.
"We have seen them not only defy the
laws, but do 1t successfully, and that
puts them above the congress, the
can people. / don't like it. and don't
believe you do.
AssEMBLYMAN FINLAYsoN.
Mr.. Frank ). Finlayson was then in
troduced and said:
~ presume one OF the objects of this
meeting is to disabuse the eastern mind
OF the falacious idea that the only oppo-
sition to the Chinese comes from the
hoodlums.
The Geary law is essentially an exclu-
zion law, not deporting one. This
country is for the Caucasian or Arian
race. In self-defense we are compelled
to eject those Mongolians OF yellow race
from our shores. 1t is a selfish motive,
/ confess, but the law of the survival is
the tittes.' Ia selfish to certain extent,
and it must be carried out, because we
have our children, our wives and our
homes to protect.
81 am in favor of President Cleveland.
think him great, good, wise and
an efficient man, bnt | also think that
he is assuming sovereign rights in lay
ing aside or stopping the progress of this
law, which were never before welded by
any occupant of the presidential chair.
Young Emperor William OF Germany,
despotic as he is, and with his we'll
equipped army at his back would not dare
to evade law or thwart the plainly ex-
pressed will of his people. 1t would
mean democratic freedom at once and
the loss of his throne. And why then
should any man in this free country
claim he is better than his fellows and
stand up against the will Of ths people
and the law they advocate ?"
Mr.. Finlayson then concluded by ex-
pressing himself strongly in favor of the
enforcement OF the Geary law.
JUDGE W. A. RYAN.
Judge w. A. Ryan followed with a
powerful speech, which was interspersed
by frequent bursts of applause and in
which he strongly upheld the immediate
carrying out of the law. He said
'The eastern people do not know that
these Chinese constitute an 'imperio
unperium,' q governments within
government, and that in this
city tonight ia as complete q
system of slavery as ever existed in the
Southern states before the rebellion.
There is an element in this city of
honest, honorable, sincere but nnprac-
tical men. ministers, church members,
moralists and those who believe they
are right, but who are laying the basis
OF principle, the results of which they
can never realize. They are advocating
the protection and rights OF people who
are leper spot on civilization. Would
these came ministers and others come
on this platform and teach their chill
dren that any man has the right to
nullify q law, and that a constitutional
law could be nullified by an executive
officer. No, they wodld not, because on
sober reflection they know they would be
striking at the foundation of our govern
ment which would sweep it into the
sea-"
OTHER SPEAKERS.
W. H. Mitchell and Hon. J. R.
Mathews followed with stirring ad-
dresses.
A letter was then read from Hon.
Marion Cannon in which be regretted
his inability to be present, and said that
the animuH of the meeting would emit
no uncertain sound in regard to the
Gsary law. This is a government of
law and ordar and the influence of no
foreign junta in the shape OF the Chi
nese Six Companies, should be permit
ted to dictate its policy" After which
the following resolutions were passed on
unanimous rising vote:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Whereas. The congress OF the United
States of America has declared through
the Geary act that all Chinese in this
country unregistered after May 9th,
1898. shall be deemed unlawfully in this
country and subject to deportation and,
Whereas, The supreme court of the
United States has declared this act con-
stitutional; and
Whereas, The people OF the Pacific coast
have suffered for many years from the in
vasion OF hordes OF non-assimilating Chi
nese, who have constantly violated the
laws of this country, corrupting it's
morals and depriving its citizens of
labor and whereas,
The said Chinese have deliberately
chosen to violate the said law, obeying
the mandates of their Six Companies in
preference to ~~the laws of the United
| States; now therefore, be it
Resolved, By the citizens of Los An
geles, in mass meeting assembled, that
we protest against the non-enforcements
of the Geary act as establishing bad
precedent in the notification OF an act
OF congress-, and as an encouragement to
all aliens to violate the law of the land
with impunity.
We demand the enforcement of the
law to it's full letter, and ask our sem
stors and representatives in congress to
strenouely oppose any repeal or extern
sion OF the present law. And be it
| further
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to the authorities at
Washington and to the representatives
OF California in congress-.
h. RIFLE SHOOTING,