The record-union., 1893-05-18
PRESS VOICE
On the Registration Act and Chinese
Deportation.
What Interior Coast Papers Have to
Say About the Matter
to Date.

Yreka Journal: We hope the law may
be enforced, and that it will prove ef-
fectual.
Redwood City Times Gazette: The truly
patriotic citizen, be he poor or opulent,
would like to be informed why the Pres
ldent and his advisers took no steps to
have the constitutionality of the law de-
| cided upon by the Supreme Court before
the expiration of the time for putting it
in force.
Marysville Democrat: The Democrat
has not had very favorable opinion of
the registration clause OF the law, and our
prejudice has been based on the discrjmi-
mating operation of the Act. If it pro-
VIded that all foreigners who are not citi-
Zens shall register, it would be general
law based upon equality, if not upon
principle.
Fresno Republican: If the Geary Act is
enforced the question of how to provide
work for destitute laboring men in San
Francisco will be solved so suddenly tha t
| the jaw workers brigade will have seri-
GUS trouble to explain why they will not
work when their services are in demand,
for in that event there will be plenty OF
work for all who want it and also for
those who do not want it.
Chico CtrOAicie- Record: Let China re-
tallate in kind ii she likes. Should she
pass registration law, every American
missionary and merchant who wants to
stay in the country will register. If not,
1t Will be his own fault If he be deported.
But we do not deport Chinese mission
aries and merchants, but only Chinese
coolies; therefore, China would have no
excuse Tor deporting any other class OF
Americans.
Facaville Reporter: Should the Con-
gress OF these United States pass law
and only :, 100 out of every y, ,000 citizens
obey it, the 1880 who defied it would
very soon feel the strong arm of the law.
How Is 1t with the Chinese? They ignore
what laws do not suit them and only par
TALLY obey any law of this country. If
this condition exists much longer we had
better become citizens of the Celestial
Empire, so that we may enjoy the liberty
now refused American citizens on this
soil.
San Bernardino Times Index: 1t is
said that the Chinese Government, if the
Geary law is enforced, will deport every
American in the flOwery Kingdom
Nothing less could be expected. Thus
the two nations would enter upon a
period of non-intercourse in which the
United States would lose nothing but the
tea trade, and would gain freedom from a
class OF laborers that suck millions OF
dollars from the country annually with
Ohb 10oeO AObuAA IL bl1CIGlOIs
Grass Valley Union: The decision OF
the court is far-reaching indeed. In line
with 1t we may soon look for action
against other undesirable residents, and
1t Will greatly affect our national policy
In regard to immigration. AS was ex-
pected, Justice Brewer, who relieved
himself of his views before religious
meeting some time ago, and his uncle,
Justice Field, dissented from the major
oly
worthy of close and careful attention.
San Jose Herald: Suppose that the
Chinese Government should REQUIRE all
American citizens in China to register
themselves, and provide the means of
registration without the slightest cost and
trouble, what would there be to wall
about? That surely would be no great
hardship. And yet that is all that has
been required of the Chinese in the
United States, and they have obstinately
refused to do it. All this bowling and
sniveling about sending the coolies back
to China is wholly out of place. Let the
coolies obey very just and necessary
regulation, and no one will interfere with
them.
Visalia Delta: At the earliest opportu-
nifty the Chief Executive should endeayor
to see that the deportation of those who
have refused to comply with the law he
commenced and continued until none re-
main. Their places would soon be filled
by those who make good citizens. and a
heaVy drain of silver to China would be
stopped The prospect of the Chinese
exclusion law looking so favorable now.
Congress would do well to turn its at
tentlon next to immigration coming to
US from across the Atlantic. This should
be discouraged generally, and the COM
ing OF paupers, criminals and illiterate
persons should be prohibited absolutely.
| Woodland MaL: The decision handed
down by the United States Supreme
Court declaring the Geary law constitu
| tlonaI VIII be received with pleasure by
the people OF the Nation in general and
| the residents of the Pacific Coast in par
tlcular. But there will be no deporting
OF chinese for some time to come, lust the
same. The last Congress appropriated
| but $4,000 for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of the law. Nearly ali OF
this amount has already been expended
III registration fees. 1t will cost several
millions of dollars to deport the thou
sands OF non-registered coolies in the
country, and the question arises, Where
Is the money coming from?
| Reno Gazette: The probability is that
all reasonable leniency will be shown. as
we believe it should be- While it is true
that the Chinese had year in which to
register, and but very few can truthfullv
claim that they had no actual opportunity
10 DO SO, the fact that they were otherwise
ADVISED by eminent lawyers and intimi-