The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-19
He Scores President Cleveland's
Action On Geary Law.
ALLEGES VIOLATIONS or purY.
He Thinks the Prep1eat should Be
Impeaehed for H Dereliction.


fokfLASp, May Ia tSrectaS. -00v.
Pennoyer sat tonight Il tbs cosy studio OF
his Portland mansion. hsre he rests two
days in every week f1pm his gunernato-
rial iabors at the state capitol, discussing
with your correspondent the subject up
permost in his mind for several days. the
non-enforcement Of the Geary Law.
Now that the supreme court has settled for.
ever the question Of constttutionality, what
ought 70 Be done, was asted The governor re-
piled: think shat the suggestion oi the Federal
ofictsl In California b about right He stated
that there are about 3l6.1eo NOW In the treasury
that can Be made available ior the deportation
OF the Chinese and that this money ought to be
used at once, siugiing out FOR the first cargo all
the highbinders, thieves md iewd ones OF both
sexes This much might y doac, and that with
advantage. u once.
Do you think the Federal oGicials In Oregon
and Warrington will now move In the matter OF
deportation - required by the psovisions Of the
Gsasy lawf
They can not, unless thsy receive instructions
from tho secretary OF tie treasury. for he has
ordered them 10 make no aEscsss whateve. until
further orders and the whole machinery OF the
government, set In motion for the relief of tho
people OF the Pacific coast. Is stopped BY ono
man who not only had no Authority to interfere.
but on the contrary had sworn TO see that il did
IT. work.
What about the great expense which tha presi-
dents act has rendered necessary. II the provi-
sions OF the Geary Law are now carried out!
II the president had mos inte,fered when he
did. the Chinese Six CoUpanies would never
have Issued their circular All the China
men In the country who desirsd 70 remain
here would have registered. Few II any would
have remained to he dsported. - was in
tended BY the G.ary Law. and those smuGgled
in hereafter could be easily detected. On, l
tell you Cleveland has pye his foot In il. Tho
frst bad step made by thu administration was
when tho secretary Of tho treasury no:ihet his
subordinates that photographs Of the applicants
for registration would not b required. Il was
made the duty OF the secrstosy to provide such
rules of registration might b necessary to
carry out this act Secretary Foster, carrying
out the lctter and spirit Of the law, provided that
each appiican: mus: b photographed This
was . necessary regulation aud when ft was
revoked by Secretary Carlisle u opsacd tho gate
to fraud. II is stated that Ia the Colombo dis
trict svery Chinanaa registered from ono 10
four times, snd tha. thcss bogus ceftiAcstes viii
be sent back to China 10 bring Over thousand
or two moro. II was tho easiest thing
were not required. and the only won.
der is that a similar policy was not
pursued here on the raci6c coast instead OF r.
-1uains - apg1s3sE why,fsne ChipeSe xix Con-.
ranics might have ohaaaued thousands OF botuo
certificates in this way.
Then you hold the preaident entirely TO
blame for the present situation.
do. indeed. There can be no doubt what
ever but that complete deportation Of tho Chi.
nese would have bcen had ii Mr.. Cleveland had
informed the Chinese minister that he would
have obcyed his oath of Office by q strict
enforcement Of the law. Instead of doing
so he entered into a coilusion with
him to disregard the law. The result 10 that the
time for registration 10 past and under the law
the great bulk of the Chinese are sub
ject to deportation For this state of
affairs Mr.. Cleveland alone 10 rcspnnS!-
bic. Perhaps tine claim may be made before
congress that this wholesale deportation would
be in measure unjust; that tho Chinese were
misled by their minister and BY the president,
and that the law should DO changed,
giving them another chance to register. But
there will be a still mere important question
before coEgrcss when IL conyenes. Il is q Ques-
tion involving the very stability OF orr govern
meat. A president Of the United States for
the first time in our country's history,
has dared to violate his sacred oath OF ofice
by refusing to enforce . law Of congress,
II this high crime Is permitted to pass unre-
buked. the end of constitutional liberty 10 close
At hand. The great question. therefore, whether
wc are to remain = republic or become An i'm
pcrial government will be decided by tho
next congress. II DO rebukc il given 10 the
president. his action will become . precedent
tor Others and liberty will become lost H. how.
ever. congress- will do a. it ought 10 do. TN
peach and remove him from o.ice for his grave
onense, the wholesome lesson will stand for
ages yet 20 come q notable warning against the
repetition of % grave . crime