The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-02
FRIENDLY TO JOHN.
Chinese Influence. at
Washington.
IT SEEMS TO BE POWERFUL.
How Commissioners the Treasury
Understood the Sentiments Of:
Cleveland and Carlisle. -.
Special to TuE MoESINs GAEL.

"
Chinese exclusion .;act test case :.will be
heard by the United States Supreme CohEt
Or May 10. instead OF OH May s. as heretn-%
fore agreed. The poStponement is made at.
the request of the attorneys in the:case. :
1t has been suggested that Attorney Gem
eral Hart of California, who is now. IN
Washington, remain here and assist in pre-
senting the Governments side Of; the case.
Solicitor-General Aldrich is very good
lawyer and will doubtless be able to cope
with those eminent counsel Of New York,
Messrs. EYarts and Choate, who have been
retained by the Chinese. but at the same
time Attorney-General Hart, being Call
fornian and having an understanding of the
situation, would doubtless be of invaluable
assistance to Mr.. Aldrich.
TIE CALL correspondent asked Mr.. Hart
today if he expected to take part in the
case.
He answered mot unless l am invited
to. AS far as [ have heard, the Govern
menrs case will be handled by Mr.. Aldrich
alone. | am perfectly willing TO assist If l
should be called upon, and although had
intended to leave here tomorrow, l will
remain over for the purpose if it is desired
by the Government"
1t is needless to say Hart is fully in SYM
pathy with the purpose of the Chinese ex-
clusion act, and believes firmly in its con-
stitutionahiy.
Suppose, for Illustration" said he. that
the Chinese Government should prohibit
the further entry Of American missionaries
into China, but was willing thatthose there
should remain if they would only provide
themselves with papers of Identification in
the shape OF certificates of residence,.cOn-
veying descriptions of their personal ap-
pearances. or perhaps their photographs? ?.
II the missionary failed to take advantage
of this provision for his own Identification
and protection. do you suppose fora ram@ment.
that the Chinrse Government wonld allow
him to remain? He would be ordered to
leave, or he would be beheaded. =. =: ~ =
Mr.. Hart expressed the opinion that the
decision of the Supreme Court would .n0v
only involve the cOnstitutionaEty=oft the So.
called "Geary aet." but of former restriction
acts as well. as the last-named laBff sap
Elementary to the former acts. - 4;
1t is understood than plans for furnishing
test case has been agreed upon. 5On May
6 Chnamah viii be arrested and, as is
customary, will be taken before a nited
States Commissioners. The Commissioner
Will order that he be deported and an ap-
peal will be taken To Unled: States Judge
Lacombe upon a writ .Of;"babeas corpus
which. it is understood. Judge Lacombe will
deny. stIreappeal 10 the UHited States
Supreme Court will follow. Il. =.
Solicitor General AtdrielI has notified
Secretary Carlisle that the cas- WIFI in all
probability be ready for argument. on May
10, and it is understood that alignment apdn
the c0nstjtutionalty Of tile question rs now
being. prepared by the GOVERNMENT attor-
ney. 1t wilt be t6utehde0 by Me. Aldtieh
that the registration requirement. works
no hardship on the Chlnesesand Instead oil
being persecution and Humiliation. was de
signed for their protection, and that. Con-
EFess has the righ3 to prescribe punishment
for aliehs who wii}fnlly gleet or fatty re-
| fuse to obey law Of Congress. wien they
| have been given twelve mo this In WHICH to
| take out the Identification, papers @ilicA the
! Government is ready to provide for: theiI
protection and at its o wn expense:
| Soliciior-General Atdrich believes that
the United States Las: a: strong case. He
| will contend that the ChinesehaYean alter.
| native similar to that: which all American
| citizens have, namely that Gf reg kstering OIL
compulsory. but it Is a requir enen, pfeeed.
| ent to the right OF franchise: Z: :, ..;@ r.
| THE CALL CORRESPONDENT hns reasons tc
believe that President Cleveland anil tlf:
| official advisers are Chinese; sympatimzers
| There have been Indications Of this hefoto:
fore, among which was CarlisGe's order dis
| pensng with photographs as means ol
| Identification. Then, toe, Cleveland him.
self in an interview with Mcguire and
! Camnetti said that the Government would
not act preciptately in dealing with the
| Chinese and that there should not be any
deportatioEs until the constitutionalty o
| the exclusion act had been tested in tile
courts.
Still another thing occurred to-day tha
would indicate that this is Chinese-lovinl
administration. THE CALL correspondent
visited the office of the Commissioner o.
| Internal Revenue as usual TO ascertain
what, If any, progress was being made il
| Chinese registration in all parts of thu
country. The acting Commissioner had ro
ceived telegram from the Collector OF In
ternal Revenue iu New York City stating
that Wah jim, Chinaman who arrived il
the United States in 1873, had applied t.
him for a certificate of registration, which
he had denied because the Chinaman coult
not state what ship he had come in. Th'
Collector asked for instructions in the mat
ter, and the acting Commissioner had jus
finished debating reply saying in sub
stance that If the application is OF defect
i've in any other respect the certiticat
should be Issued.
The acting commissioner said to TIL
| CALL correspondent: LAS far as am abb
to understand this policy agrees with tina
of President Cleveland, as expressed bi
him, namely, that Chinese should be allowed
some latitude. and that mere teehnicalitie
should not be permitted to operate agains
them. Is not that tie way you Hnderstant
the policy of the Administrations as hereto
| fore eXpresSedP% Il -: = =:
The correspondent replied that he had n
definite knowledge Of President Cleveland,
position, but that itwauld be plaju:disre
| gsrdingof the instructions of the. Freasur
Department as prepared by ySe:retarY Cal
Isle and promulgated on April Lass ii Wa
jim was permitted TO register. j j
Tie acting commissioner: said that-he di
not understand that the modified treasur
regulations required that an apple ant fo
registration Should. state what vessel b
arrived in. H.: g.: :: ~ !
! The following first.few lines of the:bFau
application formulated by the Treasury De
partmeDt was then called to- the actin
commissioners attentions: .. !. :
II. -, Chinese. hereby make ap
plication, ETC., and state that l arrived il
the United States on the day Of -
-, at the port OF -, per -
The commissioner acknowledged that
was undoubtedly intended that;the name o
tha vessel should be inserted after the wor
per" but said that lie would mail his lei
ter othe New Y Yerk. collector anyhow, q
1t was the policy of the administration t
! give every Chin naman ample opportunity +
register
Later in the. day. however. Ire: called oi
the CORRESPONDENT and said that after con
siierihg the matter he had concluded not /
direct the New York collector to registe
the applicant. t::that he would const
with Secretary Carlisle before giving an
directions In tho matter.
Acting Commissioner Wilson is consIdere
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