Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-19


privileges and immunities accorded t.
the subjects of the most favored nation
But while breach of national faith
the act is not a violation of the cOnsti
tuition. The power Of congress to enac
Legislation which annuls or violates {
treaty is fully conceded.
But there are features of the Law
which seem to be foreign to American
ideas Of government, if they are not il
violation of fundamental provision:
of the constitution. One of these prin
ciples is that every person is presumed
to be innocent until proved to be
guilty.
The Geary law holds a Chinama1
guilty until he proves his innocence
Trial by jury is a cardinal right. II
is denied to every Chinaman in the
country by the Geary law. The right
TO give bail is recognized except in cap
ital cases. That right is denied arriving
| Chinese by this act. Under the statute
Chinese cannot establish their innocence
without the testimony of white wit
nesseS.
News in Chinatown.
San Francisco, Cal, May 1.-THE
news that the United States supreme
court had confirmed the constitutionality
Of the Chinese exclusion act was re-
ceiyed with great interest. Chinese
stood about in large groups before their
own bulletin boards for some statement
from the Six Companies" which COM
To IN
We're not inclined to receive the report
through the American newspapers.
During the first hour there was no
outward excitement among them, but
it was evident that the news was dis
tasteful and unexpected.
Chinese Eice-COnSul Chong Owang
was seen by a representative of the
Associated Press, to whom he said:
You are the first to bring me this bad
news. | have nothing to say i'll regard
to the immediate effect the final decision
Of the supreme court will have on the
Chinese in America. 1t will be a great
blow to business in Chinatown. AS to
what the Chinese government may do
in the matter i have still less to say.
The treaty between China and America
has been broken by the government ut
Washington and is no longer Il contract,
and will not be regarded by the Chinese
government as Il factor i'll governing
any action they may see fit to take.
During the noon hour crowds Of
whites We're attracted to the vicinity
of the stock exchange by the appearance
of Dr. O'Donncll and Dennis Kearney,
local anti-ChineSc agitators, who urged
their hearers to hold mass meetings
the decision. The crowd list
cned to the speakers but displayed little
interest in what they had to say.
News from interior points where
'hinrSc colonies exist, as at Sacramento,
Fresno, Los Angeles and San Diego,
show that the Chinese are taking keen
interest i'll the next move which might
be made, but the decision was other
WISE quietly received.
Collector Of Internal Revenue Quinn
said the decision did not surprise him.
He would take no action, however,
until he received further advices from
the treasury department, as he was
notified some TIM ago not to make
any arrests unit 'dered.
A number of Eminent Chinese mer-
chants We're seen this evening and
expressed great regret at the decision
of the court, saying it meant a terrible
set back for their business interests.
Chong Chan said he estimated it would
mean Il loss to Chinese merchants Of
over $5O,000,O0O. They look, he said
for Il modification Of the law.
Dispatches from Portland, Ore, and
many points in this state say the Chi
ncse, as a rule, received the news quiet
ly and declined to talk until they had
adyiceS from the six Companies"
White people throughout the state
generally received the news with APP
prevail the exceptions being some east
ernerS and few clergymen.
VIII Retaliate.
New York, May 15.-GoyeInment of
ticials here declare that if they are
ordered to arrest all Cinnamon who
are not registered under the Geary act
it will take Il small army to gather
them in.
Travellers recently arrived from China
say that if the United States govern
ment cnforccS the law the Chinese
will retaliate by deporting all Ameri-
cans in China