The morning call., 1893-05-26
STANDS BY JOHN.
Carlisle Has Issued an
Order.
THE CHINESE MAY STAY.
That Seems to Be About the Effect
of the Policy of the
Administration.
He CHINESE MAY STAY.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON. May 21.-In order that
there may be uniformity in action among
Collectors OF Customs and thorough un-
derstan ding on their part of the consiruc-
tion of existing laws on the Chinese cues
tlon Secretary Carlisle has written a let
ter of instruction on the subject. This let
Ter, 1t is stated. does not relate to the Geary
exclusion act and makes no change in the
orders already issued. The letter says:
The circular dated on the 4th inst. in
stTuctug officers 10 refrain from making
arrests under the provisions of the act ap-
proved May 5, 1892. remains in force so far
as it applies 10 Chinese persons who failed
10 obtain certificates of residence, but who
otherwise would have the right to remain
in the United States. 1t is known, how
ever. that great numbers of Chinese labor
ers have entered the United States in viola
tion of the provisions of the act approved
May 5. 1892. Many of these persons OBJ
tained admission upon false representa-
tion that they were not laborers, but were
merchants, and others have entered clan
destinely from contiguous foreign terri
tory. Inviting your attention to the first,
second, third, fourth and fifth sections of
the act approved May 8, 1892, you are
0llCC ~ uSc ali lli6dLo Qlu6i SOul CUu-
troll to vigorously enforce said provisions
of the law and take such measuresas may
be necessary to secure the arrest and pros
ecution OF Chinese labOrers who are unable
to show that they have obtained lawful
admission into the United States.
u. g. CARLISLE,
Secretary of the Treasury"
Secretary Carlisle's circular was antici-
i
carrying out the policy heretofore outlined
by The CALL, namely: the enforcement
OF the law against the Chinese in such IA
way as to make the people think they are
being vigorously enforced, when in truth
the administration does not wish to be
committed in favor of that part of the
GearY act requiring all Chinese to have
certificates or De deported. The admins
tration is afraid of church influence and
of an imbrOgliO with the Chinese Govern
meut.
II was also foreshadowed by THE CALL
that a question would be raised as to
whether The Department of Justice or the
Treasury Department, should provide for
the deportation of the Chinese Judge
Lacombe says the order deportiug them
n,uet be deferred until money for departa-
vising Agent Tingle said to THE CALL
correspondent to-day that under Judge
LacOmbe's order the three Chinese in
New York who furnished the test case in
the Supreme Court can at any time be de-
ported when the money therefor shall be
supplied.
Attorney-General Olney has received a
telegram from New York stating that
Judge Lacombe of the Circuit Court of
New York has decided that section of
the Geary Chinese exclusion act, though
constitutional. is still Intellectual be-
eause of no provision as 20 how or by
whom the order Of deportation of Chinese
Is to be executed. This is said to be a
new question not raised or in any way in
Volved in the previous appeals.
LONDON, May %. = A dispatch from
Shanghai says that the departure for
Washington of Yam Tsen, the new Chinese
Minister to the United States, has been
deferred pending the Washington Govern
ments reply to China's questions concern
Ing the Geary act.