The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16
The CHINESE MUST GO.
Ihe United States Supreme Court SuS-
tains the Geary Act.
ATTORNEY ALIENS VIEWS.
The Chinese OF Boston Greatly Agitated
They Think Their Last ham Has
Gone and Are waiting for the Law to
Ne Enforced.

lie ENFORCED.
WARRINGTON, May l6.-The sepreme
court yesterday, through Justice Gray,
sustaiued the decision Of the New York
courts In favor Of the constitutionality OF
the Geary exclusion act. Justice Brewer
alone dissenting.
The opinion was announced by Justice
Gray. The announcement that a decision
in the case was expected attracted a large
attendance Of spectators, and the fact that
Il was the last day Of the term accounted
for the presence CT an unusually large
attendance Of attorneys, including Attor-
ney General 0lnsy, Solicitor General Al
drich, Senators Pugh, Dolph and Cockrell.
Ex-Justice Strong and several members OF
the diplomatic corps were interested spec
tators.
Justice Gray, in announcing the judg-
ment Of the court, said that the power OF
this nation TO restrict or prohibit theim-
migration of any aliens into the country,
or to require such aliens already in the
country to rcmove therefrom, was a well
settled principle of international law, and
was confirmed by an unbroken III OF de-
cisions In this court.
The legislative power OF the government
had not transcsnded any of Its
Constitutional Limitations
In the act under consideration. 1t was
within its power TO determine the regula-
tions under which these aliens should be
permitted to remain in the United States,
or, failing TO observe these regulations,
they should be repaired to leave the coun-
try. The provisions Of section Q OF the act,
which are the part Of the law particularly
at issue, were not inconsistent with the re
lations and duties Of the Legislative and
judicial departments Of the government.
The mode of procedure set forth in the
motion is similar to that in other well es-
tablished proceedings, such as the habeas
corpus and naturalization, fixing the re-
uuirements al citizenship and the like, In
which the Judicial branch Of the govern
mrnt accepted the determination OF the
executive upon the questions involved.
Az to the reQuir ements that the Chinese
entitled to reside In this country should
establish that right by the evidence of one
credible white witness, Justice Gray said
that II was within the power Of the legis-
lature TO
Determine the Character 81 Evidence
III h-AnH
and what force should be given to
the testimony 30 offered. Not dis
eussinR the wisdom mel the justice of
the acl in question, whish was beyond the
province of the judicial branch Of the gov
srnmenA 1t remained only to say that the
Judgment Of the cirouit court for the
southeen district of New York In refusing
to grant writs Of habeas corpus to the
several petitioners was affirmed. At the
conclusion Of Justice Gray's opinion JUS
tice Brewer announced hat he felt com
PEELED to dissent from the view Of the ma
jovity Of the court. He read his views at
some length, declaring In substance that
the act Of 1892 was unconstitutional, and
that II 1t were upheld there was no uar
antee that similar treatment might not be
accorded to ether classes of our population
than the Chinese.
Justice Field, who delivered the opinion
Of the supreme court Of the United States
In the first caao under the exclusion act,
also read . dissenting opinion. He held
that there wrs q wide difference between
exclusion Of immigrants and the deporta-
tien.cf aAsn residents, and he character
lied The oct in the strongest language as
inbunan and brutal, md as violative of
the constitution In every section. He re-
Rrs4fed - say that the decision of the
court was - his mind fraught with the
Gratest dangers TO the priceless oonstitu-
tionall liberties of the people.
Chief Justice Fuller dissented from the
opinion II tho court.
Attorney Allen and the Anti Chinese Law.
BOSTON, May M.-When asked yesterday
afternoon II he would proceed immsdi-
ately to tho enforcement of the Geary
anti-Chinese law, District Attorney Allen
said that he would wait until he received
advioes from the attorney general, as he
had been ordered to retard Its enforce
msnt some days ago until further directed.
How the News Was Received.
The Chinese colony on Harrison avenue
are very much disturbed by the decision
rendered by the United States supreme
court yesterday sustaining the Geary act.
They now think their last chance is
gone and are waiting for the law to be en-
forced Al soon as the papers were put on
sale in the streets the Cinnamon, especially
the intelligent ones, were ready purchas-
ers, and after reading the result of the de-
cision IL was whispered about Chinatown
until every one Of them had been informed
Of the result
A reporter took a trip through the
town early last evening and visited the
leading merchants to get their views on
the result, and in each place they were
ready and willing to talk to him.
Rlsn Of Reorganization to Re Proposed.
NEW YORK, May l6.-A meeting was
held yesterday of all parties interested to
consider the situation of the National Cor
dage company's affairs. A preliminary
statement furnished by the receivers
showed a very large increase Of liabilities.
A committee was appointed In concurrence
with officers of banks to arrange a plan Of
REORGANIZATION To Ia submitted tn the