The morning call., 1893-05-04
THEY ALL REJOICE.
The Chinese Happy Over
Their Victory.
The Six Companies Say The Chinese
Have Nothing to Fear-A
Mysterious Move.

The Chinese Six Companies issued
special circular yesterday afternoon, which
was in substance as follows:
This circular is issued that no Chinese
who has not obeyed the unjust Geary law
may be afraid on May next. As we told
you the law is unconstitu tional and will not
be enforced against you. No Chinese will be
arrested on May 5. or for one month after.
if at all, and the Six Companies VIII let
you know before any arrests are made.
The authorities at Washington have told
Mr.. Quinn and his deputies to let the Chi
nese alone until they say to arrest them. 1t
is arranged that one Chinese in New York
shall be arrested for OF obeying the law. in
order to bring the registration act before the
United States Supreme Court. He will be
tried between May 10 and 10. anda decision
will be rendered by the court inside of q
month. The Emperor of China is all the
time teegraphing to our Ministers in Wash
ington. and is looking out for the Interest
OF his people in the United States.
The counsel in this city is being kept in
formed by telegraph from Washington.
Let n Chinese be afraid. Those who have
disobfyed our advice and registered have
lost their money and the respect of their
cGuntrymen, and will always he known as
men who were willing to be tagged like dogs.
The law will not stand. You will all hear
from US again as soon as we know about the
decision"
Several days ago orders were sent out
from this city throughout the State calling
into San francisco large number of Chi
nese la borers. The orders for the men to
come TO this city stated that their expenses
would be paid and they would be taken care
OF after arriving here. The limit for
arrival was fixed as May 4, In answer TO
the summons Chinese are flocking into the
city from all directions. at the offices of
the Six Companies and the Chinese Con-
suiate nothing whatever could be learned of
the order or why the men from the country
are wanted here. That the order was
issued is beyond question. A CALL re-
porter saw one OF the orders sent TO Mer-
ced, but was not allowed TO have q full
translation made.
Collector j Ohm C. Quinn was also notified
from Martinez that the order Lad been re-
ceived there. and the fishermen were COM
ing in.
1t is believed that the Chinese fear an out
break and an attack from the whites in case
the GeHry law is declared unconstitutional,
and propose to have a sufficient force OF
men at. hand to defend Chinatown. 1t is
also believed, and in this view the Govern
menps officers share, that the Chinese, in
case the law is declared constitutional and
deportation ordered, will resist arrest by
force II need be.
Now that the Government at Washington
force the law until after the test case is de-
cided by the United States Supreme Court,
Mr.. Quinn will not need any officers or any
help.
The Chinese are wonderfully elated over
what they call their successive victories
over the tag law" as the Geary act is
known, and so sure are they that it will be
declared unconstitutional that contracts for
laborers are being made and men being
brought from Oregon and Washington to
fill them. 1t is also reported that contract
ors here are holding large numbers of Chi
nese In China in readiness to sail as soon as
the Geary act is declared void, aLd that in
stead OF sneaking them in across the Dor
der in small lots they intend to hamper the
officials by running druves of coolies into
every port and Dring them across the border
in companies of 100 and upward
More moEey Is being subscribed all the
time, and SINGS the Chinese have learned
that the Six Companies have succeeded in
delaying the execution. of the law they are
much more willing to put up money.