The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-31
ARRESTS OF CHINESE.
A Federal Judge Decides He
Cannot Refuse Warrants.
FOREIGNERS RIOT AT CHICAGO.
AIthozgh Police Disperss Them Easfly.
Much Alarm Il Rslt-wagss Of
Thousands OF Men Reduced.

Los ANGELES, Cal. Aug. 3n-Judge
Ross, of the United States district court,
today handed down an opinion which de-
clares that q warrant for the arrest OF Chi
namen under section 8 OF the Geary Law
can be issued upon complaint and its ver'-
fication In proper form. This sixth sec
ton IL the registration clause that caused
90 much of q sensation.
Many months ago members Of q trades
union made application TO United States
Commissioners Van Dixie for . warrant for
the arrest Of q Chinaman under the
registration clause of the Geary
law. The commissioner refused
the warrant. and application was
made to Judge Ross, bat no decision was
had on this application. Last Monday
William +. Lintoner. Cahuenga farmer,
made application 10 Judge Ross for war
rant for the arrest of All Wong. the COM
plant charging that Wong had failed to
register rs required by the sixth section of
the Geary ac'. The judge granted the re-
quest. The judge says:
While much regre.ting that the appIica-
tion has been made to me, feel it my
duty. under my oath of office and In view
of the obligations resting upon me TO adj
minister the laws of the United States in
ali cases properly brought before me, TO
award warrant upon q verihcation or
complaint. in the absence of any judi
ciai knowledge that the department. of
the government charged with the execu-
ton of the provisions of the act of May .,
1892. 10 not provided with means to carry
out its provisions. Were | so advised, /
would not hesitate to refuse warrant, for
il is plain that the executive department
OF the government cannot execute the
orders of a Judge directing the de-
pertinent of the Cinnamon who have failed
to register pursuant TO the provisions
Of section of the act of May 5, 1892. I'M
less congress gives It money with which TO
send them away. Without necessary
funds the executive department would be
manifestiy poweriess, and no judge. in
my opinion. should order into
custody Gust for deportation idsl,v China Chine.
cannot be deported by the executive de-
partment for want of the necessary means.
Such a course would not only strongly
tend to embarrass the administration. but
il Is pertinent to ask what in that event
would become of such Cinnamon. They
could not be put in the penitentiars at
hard labor. as provided by section 4 OF
the Geary act. for the reasons given
in recent opinion of the district
court of this district in the case Of the
United States VS.. Wodge Dep Ken, and
any unreasonable detention of them by
officers would doubtless entitle them to
discharge on a writ of habeas corpus. In
the case last mentioned the defendan was
found and adjudged TO be unIawfully in
the United States and was therefore or
dered deported and was deport ed by the ex-
ecutive department and. nothing to the
contrary appearing. it is to be presumed
that the same department is possessed of
similar means tor the deportation of any
other Cinnamon legally found and ad-
and for that reason legally ordered to be
deported. For these reasons, upon proper
yerifcation OF the complaint, the warrant
for the arrest of the person complained of
must be issued. "