New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-05
NOT TO ARREST CHINESE.
AN ORDER ISSUED FROM THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT.

ENFORCEMENT or THE EXCLUSION ACT DE-
LAYED UNTIL FURTHER IN;TRUC1IoNs-
GOVERNOR PENNOYER'S DISPATCH.
Washington May 4.-The text of the order instruct
ing United states officials not 10 arrest Chinese WHO
have not registered teicgraphed from 'i'e treas
ury Department today. as follows:
Treasury Department washnstoa' d o. NAV T. io''
The time within which Chinese labocTs are required Nv
the act MAY 5. 1892. TO procure ccrtihcaes OIL "
win cxn,, IN the fifth day of present MONTH ana IL
b evident from partial reports made TO th'
by the collectors OF internal revenue mat Ill Soc Vi '
States and Territories large numbers OF s"oh "s ~,
failed or refused 10 make application a. roqui'u Wv
h La. I'm, unit, compcte r. port, received the names
and residences of who have registered anu poo
certificates and who therefore are exempt from "'''
cannot be officially known. -
Collectors OF internal and collectors oil customs
and al. other customs Officials OF the United States are
therefore Instructed refrain from making arrests "u
r,ovon of the sixth section Of the act approved MAY D.
1899 entitled An TO Prohibit the Coming oil 'hi
persons Into tn United states" unul iur'h'r o''
and instruct ons from this Department
NV j. Il. CARLISLE. secretary
TIL. Attorney General has supplemented this cn-
cular by insruoting the United states
news TO defer proceedings under the ACT ol NAY -
1902 except under order OF court uh'ii me- a.
arrangements for the arrest, Imprisonment anu w
portation of accused persons can DE- Pcrl''"' "
which due notice will be given. ,
secretary Gresham reafiirmcd TO-DAY hs -
Of Yesterday that he had sent tei'gra"a !" -
n, western states asking them to take precautions
against violence TO Chinese wheh 1he EA.'"
takes effect lie did not care 10 STATE no" " ,'1
90 what Governors had been asked 10 'ahc a'''
hut cold that The text Of the dispatch over MS He
nature given for .puhiica'oh 10y c..,,
Pcnnoyer OF Oregon, was correct Inv 49,, 80.
,,s q, oonmen, on the answer sent MN pS
Governor Pennoyer ,os , no said
- , y ,orfaetlv respect nn message 10 'oNeihoi
p.n,oxer and received In reply the usp"'." why -,
has been given 10 the press hePie ~ ,,, -,
boon made to the Department tha' 'io''"'' ,,o
dome 70 Chinese subjects when the III" W'n. m
effect and the dispatches were sem a. ar nrosnec,
measures. l do not believe there Is any p.o,r
- ,,,o hut the dispatches were SENT h'>c''"'
less 10 allay apprehension , u,,os no.
Tho serious trouble in which tie '"'e" . 10.
CANA involved through the confct pe'"ee" so ,,,
cam. s,,nulatons over the killing of Italian GU
ions IN New Orleans. and also over the hl'hns " pn
chinese and the woundng OF many o'he's AZ
-, wro for which the United STATES "'"'
ra,,on caused the Administration 10 'aN r
nracau,,on 10 avert violence toward 'h"''o 800,
ovsr the enforcement of the ENciussioh law" ,n,
governments have always required eAP"n'"
,h. United States with reference 10 'ne p,,,od
.,o.,,v ~ a State In regard to crimes comn,..'u
"u'. de-. evcn in cases where the 'rihc9
80. not in violation Of treaty supua'io"'' ,,.,
c.o,o Denartment decided to give 10 INV ,ho,
S' 4, tho event OF trouble, assurance ''''
uuoo,r,,on had been taken for the pro'e'Uo
-, Ch,nose subjects so far as the ADVICE anu IN :,
- ,,o ceperal Government could CO. " -,
.nn,r.d that Presd6n, Harrison s'rohsN ,.'','a
~. o. Congress 10 pass a law giving 10 r ,rnav
iees courts Jurisdiction over on"mccS hm Congress
s;nriatons committed In the Sla,cs' ''
Seclined 10 adopt the ACCOMMODATION
Tho officers of the I'D District, Interim" Nv COS
Do,ar,n,ent AT No IL Nassat-s'" WIZ ~, ,o
,nraov registering the Chinese WI" Ut Wv ',.o,,o,
80, .ro COMPLYING with the Geary hees ~,
49,. Tho chinese who began TO reahAo '
C.arv Law would BE- enforced, Mch'V WV ..tsoo
ter which the six Companies. OF san Fran. T.,
ho,o tried TO harness them. Ih"y oeeu" 's - 81
an Tuesday on Wednesday there ""'
,or.ase in the number who came 10 res''''''
s,o,dav a small crowd, for nearly "en' NV"
their papers. ,,.,. - tho depart
Dovid Wendell. the chief deputy oil 'n' u'p pa,,
ho was looking after the Work HeS'efu"
In tho absence of General Mchaei her"'"' r
al said to Tribune reporter yesNruN
chinese are coming la in irst-rate S'yic' '"" "
,s. az we can be- Tomorrow | expect INA
-. aor,tv In this o.Ncc will be worked heiii
~ bic Ices We have not received any h'' III
,ro,ors from Washington. and should sc'r''"'
Carlisle OF the Treasury. not Seno us i'"'n, "
strrctions We certainly shall not arrest an. wata
man on saturday II will be just as simple ma, -,
q; do thai few days after the act - ~ ore az vi III,
Nrst day and the test case i a. iiNrN' !" Nv ~
IN the West as II Is In our district; ,,,,,,
While the reporter was waiting ol -, no,,n I'm :,
in the outside Office halt u dozen thihai"eh c""' "