The sun., 1893-03-03
Will the Chinese Co?

Is the cry OF a dozen years ago to become
reality. and must the Chinese go? The
answer to this question depends on our
Mongolian residents. and there Is now left
only q space OF about two months In which
to make it.
Section 6 of the act OF May 5. 1892. re-
Quires that all Chinese laborers residing In
the United States ut that date. and entitled
to remain here. shall" apply to the Collec-
tor OF Internal Revenue OF their respective
districts within one year after the passage
OF this act for a certificate Of residence"
Any such laborer found without certif-
cate after that poriod may be arrested
and takon before United States Judge.
"whose duty it shall be to order that he be
deported from tho United States" unless
he can satisfactorily show that by reason
OF accident. sickness. or other unavoidable
CAUSE no was unable to procure certificate.
He may also avoid the penalty by proving
that hs had certificate and lost it. in
which case a duplicate will be issued to him
at his expense. But he must alflrmatively
show. when arrested by any OF the pre-
scribed officers. on the testimony OF at
least ono white witness. that he was a law
full resident on May 6. 1899.
This penalty OF removal Is not the only
one imposed by the GEARY act. Section 4
authorizes Imprisonment. to an extent not
exceeding ono year. Of "any such Chi
nese person. OF person OF Chinese descent.
convicted and adiudgel to bo not lawfully
within the United States" After this pen
atty OF Imprisonment has been cxacted the
Chinaman Is TO bo removed.
These are very serious enactments. and
o,,.,, Tan tha ~ 30
given by tho law have expired without any
general effort OF the Chinese to comply with
its provisions. Early In July last the In
ternal Revenue Office. conforming to the
directions OF tho statute. issued forms OF
app icatlon for registry. which required all
Cinnamon to place their names. records.
and photographs in tho hands Of the au-
thoritics. The census Of 1890 gave the NUM-
bcr OF Chinese in the United States as lO7.-
t75. Considering the difficulties Of tracing
them out and Identifying them in some
parts Of tho country. especially where they
have been smuggled into 1t from Canada.
and arc mainly intent on escaping observa-
tion and examination by census authorities
OF any others. IL Is believed that their true
number may bs nearer 10000. There has
certainly been much smuggling OF China
mon sinc, the census was taken. Mover
thsless. it does not appear that a ahundredth.
II oven u thousandth. part OF them have
thus far complied with the registration law
Out OF about $1,000 Chinese in the San
Francisco district. only q had been regis
tered up to few days ago. But at last
Gen. McCoME. the Registration Officer.
says. I'VE arc now receiving about ten ap-
plcations daily" and he learns that tho
ratc will soon be much increased. 1t would
have to be to include even small fraction
OF tho Chinese within the next two months.
or the largo population of the New York
district, Collector KERwIN had at a recent
dato received the photographs OF but two:
Mr.. Ton KISG OF Sullivan street and Mr..
CuIS Iio Gee Of Mott street. There are
some Chinese horc who do not come within
the provisions OF tho law. b,in OF the capi-
taiist ordT. such as owners OF laundries
and storekeel ers. But 1t Is very clear that