The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-09
THE CHINESE AT BAY.
A Conflict at Hand Between
Civilization and Ignorance.
Il HUNG CHANG REALIZES IT.
The United States 20 Ksfores the Geary
Law, st the Same Time Strengthen
ing the AsfatIe squsdron.

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Standard from Shanghai says vicercy Ii
Hang Chang, who is q notorious hater OF
foreigners. Is reported to have addressed
petition 20 the emperor advocating the
determination of all foreigners in China
He especially advises the removal OF
Engiishmen. and contends that this Is
necessary in order to prevent the ulti-
mate partition of China among European
powers.
WASHINGTON CRY, Sept "a cabinet
meeting was held today. and il is under
stood the topics which came up for consid-
GRAFTON included government finances, the
Hawaiian question. the trouble in Brazil
and the Chinese exclusion act. IL Is be-
lieved TO be settled that the government
viii enforce the Geary act to the full ex-
tent OF the funds available for that pur-
pose. and congress will be asked 10 make
additional appropriations to enable thor
ough enforcement of the Law. In view
of the practical determination Of the gov
ernment to enforce the Geary law and the
belief that the Chinese will not accept this
action peacefully, arrangements have been
made to strengthen the naval forces in
Chinese waters. Nearly the entire present
feet of wooden vessels will be replaced
with new steamships. The change is now
in progress.
SAN FRAscrsco. Sept. s-Sitting as
committing magistrates, United States
Circuit Judge Mckenna and United States
District Judge Morrow today heard the
application for warrant to arrest Jim
Lee. a Sacramento Chinaman who has
failed TO register as required by the Geary
law. Attorney ]. T. Carey appeared for
those who asked TO have the warrant
issued. United States Attorney Garter.
under instructions from Attorney Gen.
erai 0lney, appeared in opposition
to the issuance of the warrant. Gar
ter based his opposition upon explicit
directions he had received from the
department of justice at Washington City.
He had no discretion in the matter, he
said. and was bound to oppose the CON-
mencement Of proceedings against the
Chinese at this time because ordered so to
do by his chief. During the argument
Judge McKenna asked il Mr.. Garter con-
coded the power of Judges to order the
warrants issued. On receiving an affirma-
tive answer Judge McKenna intimated that
ii was not necessary to proceed further.
but Garter insisted on completing his
argument He said there was not money
enough at the departments disposal to
deport all the Chinese in this city, not to
speak of other parts OF the country. Judge
McKenna said that the question at issue
was not deportation of all the Chinese,
but simply whether warrant should be
issued for the arrest of one of them. The
judges reserved their decision until next
Monday.
RIVERSIDE. Cal, Sept. S.-As result of
the recent anti Chinese agitation at Red
lands, San Bernardino and other points in
this vicinity numbers of frightened Mon
goiians are making their homes in this
city, where there has been no excitement
and where the Chinese have in no way
been molested. The labor unions and
Federation of Labor have been watching
the increase in the numbers OF the
Chinese, and have at last determined to
take some action. A meeting of the white
labor of the city has been held, in which
several prominent business men took part,
for the purpose of taking steps to rid the
city of the undesirable element. The
meeting decided to operate through the
Geary law, and to that end a
COMMITTEES was appointed, with
full power to 60 before the
circuit court at Los Angeles and secure
warrants of arrest for n number OF Ceies-
tials W no are known to be here Illegally.
Warrants for at least twenty will be asked
for. The white laborers of this city are
deeply in earnest about the matter, but
they will confne all their efforts within
the law, and there will be no attempts
made TO abuse the Chinese
REpLASps, Cal, Sept. s-Deputy United
| States Marshal Faris arrested twelve Chi
nese yesterday on warrants issued by
Judge Ross under the Geary act Laborers
| from ranches were selected. These twelve
| warrants are the first Of 10 asked by citi-
| zens here. More will be issued rs fast as
the cases can be tried in the United States
court.