The herald., 1893-06-05
WHAT THEY, THINK OF THE LAW
Eminent Divines of the City on
the Geary Law.
Only One Minister Out of Five in
Favor of Its Enforcement.
four of the CIergymen Hold That the
Law IL an Outrage, Un-christiAn-
like andn Violation of Trsa-
~ Obligations.

an regard to their views of the Ge ar
candem ed the act while only one favored
it. The point advanced by Mr. Reed 0
the Baptist church, that it is unconeti
tutional, will bsread with interest.
Those who oppose the law do 80 upon
spiritual and commercial gro undo alike.
A formidable array of reasonlI are given,
leutficient to turn alike the heads of
Judge and jury. Mr.. Reed wa the mos
positive in his denunciation of the act
SMr. Stradley of the Southern dethod st
church constitutes the minoitity. He
takes practical view OF the ma tier,
and says that if the Chinaman is det.
riment, why, let him go.
The following are the opinions which
the public is to read and weigh Wpll the
facts contained in them.
REV. DANIEB REED.
~ Rev. Daniel Reed of the Firs't Bap-
fist church was asked for soi ne ex-
preston in regard to the situatio n. He
gave his views without any hes ftation,
and spoke very vigorously agairtst the
latest legislation against the @ Cbinese.
ssThe Geary act." he said, sis III iconsti-
tutional, Notwithstanding that the SUI
preme court has decided that IL lis. Ac-
cording to the United States constitu-
tion treaties with foreign natioIls shall
have 90 much force as consti tutional
provision. The Burlingame treaty,
which our government has not as yet
seen ft to Withdraw, guarantees all citi-
zens of China equal rights with the
people OF other nations, and the passage
OF the Geary act in the face of the exist
ing treaty, is contrary to the constitn-
ton.
"The law ia contrary to sll principles
ruling this country.
1.-The preamble to the declaration OF
independence declares that ail men are
created free and equal, and it now re-
mains for us at this late day to say that
this WAS wrong by this legislation
against the Chinaman."
"What effect do you think the depor-
tstion of the Chinese will have upon
this section in particdlar2'
''It will take out laborers whom we
can i'll afferd to lose. They are patient,
quiet, inoffensive mon, who work for
low wageH."
4'But that is one OF the principal OBJ
jections against them."
%Why should 1t be7 Who gets the
advantage OF his low rate of labor2 The
poor man. What will the single man
do for his laundrying? OF course the
men with wives can cauue them to work
over the washtub, but the young and
single man cannot. II the Chinese were
deporteo' from this city the price of
would be raised 800 per cent
over its pAesent rate.'' sss
"Butsup pose the Chiuannan is a det-
riment to this country and constitutes
the majority of the criminals, 90 alleged
by the police department., should he not
be kept out?'
mo, that is not the fact. He does
not constitute the bulk OF the criminals,
as know from personal observation.
you never see 3 Chinamen drunk.
Every Monday the dockets of the police
court are filed with drunkards, but you
never find Chinaman among them.
And that's the cause of it all. If the
Cinnamon patronized the saloons like
other nationalities there would be no cry
against them. The saloon men would
want them to remain here 1t is claimed
that they gamble. So do other people,
and equally as much as the Cinnamon.
1t is q shame and an outrage that the
Geary act was every passed and it will
work very disaetrously If carried out.
And God will not bless country that
goes back on its treaties. No people
have right to seize any country end
A.. Of vNa,Ar,1a rHuA thaxv
shall keep away. THIS country was
created as much for the Chinsmen as
for us and it ID unchristian and inhuman
to deprive him of his right. The object
the people have in getting him out of
the country is to get Misplace and raise
the wages"
REV. sTRADLEY.
Rev. w. B. Stradley, of the Trinity
Methodist church, views the matter
from the standpoint of the Pacific coast.
He does not argue from the standpoint
of Christianity altogether but thinks
that if the Chinaman finds ita too hard
and severe law to comply with he
should leave the country. Mr.. Stradley
said:
'In the fret place as regards to the
,neighbor within our midst cannot SET
that the requirement to register work.
any greater hardship for Chinamar
than us. | am heartily in sympathy
with the Geary law and think that it
requirements should be enforced on tn
ground that they work no injustice upol
the Chinaman."
"Then you believe the law should bt
enforced?"
"Under the circumstances / do no
see how Mr.. Cleveland can avoi
enforcing it now that it has been de
clared and sustained as law. Still
it were possible and could be done, wit
due regard to the dignity of our govern
ment, / should like to see the Chinamal
have another. opportunity TO register
just as / believe in sffording the SHINE
every chance up TO the last to b
saved"
"Do you not regard John Chinams
as q detriment to this countryP"
81 think that.we could get along with
out him as well as the Cnihamsn ca
get along without our missionaries an
our merchants. If the emperor {
China should deport the American
from that country, why am satisfied
make the change. From careful obse
vations for humber of years past ou
missionary work has not progressed vel
we'll in the Flowery kingdom. Weha7
been very backward in christianizir
that country; probably more than ar
other section of the world"
tsT am not preuaEed to give any onil