The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-21
wnAr o4x mn DosE ron rnE CHINESE
The At-i.fstraae. May Postpone the
Question.

Question.
w,surxorer. NAV ia n prett,
oensr.i onin,or thot ,nesm,cb a. thc Chimes,
isborcrs nov Iiobis 70 donortotion nnder tb,
Gearv Art vore mis,od bv Tho six Componies
tho Goyernment shop,a treat tbem ma Ienicntl,
IA the law allows. whi,e Thousands Of pro.
uressive and independent Cbinamen threw
on tho vote ~ tho Sir Companies. and
seoeonabiv o,nIied for thoir certincate,
NJ residenco. Tho preot maturity followed
tho advice of fiat poverrpl oreanizotion and
refused TO r~euister. This. after nil. though n
foo,t.b couraa n. nraboneih,o some nj
these people. perbaos. came here through tho
peouniary mid OF the SIX compnnies: others
reoeontze THAR yalua nm n hanevo,ent and
beneat organization. md Iov,llv support them
AZ tho accented represontativcs Of Chinese
interests in America: aim others may have
feared that disobeyIno tho urrent advice OF
| the commando would out them off from passes
back TO China. Hence many VINO might other
| wIse bnvo ham Glad TO secure n protection
certificate. especially after the Objectionable
condition Of the photograph had been removed,
may yet have RETAINED from applying for It.
The first plan to suggest itself in the present
emergency 10 an extension by the Treasury
DEPARTMENT Of the time during which the
Chinese may be allowed to register. That,
however. IL out of the ouestion. The law dis
tinctly specifies the 9Th OF May as the close Of
the reriod permitted for registration.
What. then. can 10 doneI To begin with. It
will require on express order OF the Treasury
Department to put any Chinaman in peril OF
arrest under the Gcary law, Tho exact status
OF tho extrusion problem is that Secretary
Corli.,. h,a forhiddon nnv ,r,osts under tbot
~ 10. o.,oo .uue u . unu NV la
Hence. until such Instruction come + tber. 'I is
NO danuer for onv Cbin.se Ioborer
But It is clear that the authority which ere.
rrolong it. That authority is derived from
tho LANGUAGE OF the law. which makes the
Chinese latorer liable to arrest IL found with
out a certificate yet leaves to the Treasury
me pe' aronn,lo, ,n 20, t lo" ,,w To- %, Tn" th pt'e mh ,os
~ u ."n",.st, ~ ", ,hn T",a L " NY ,o III i'u .
to deportation. the Judge shall order that
is that that NAV" ts madn
On Tho other hand Tho nub,,c on,n,o, which
s' w1 tne 1. s0a nanu' c ."e PUBIC nc OPINION winch
ten dav. the enforcement Of tho inv might
WI ua, ,naionaaa ..o 'nW ni'hn'
under the authority implied in the language
alreedv spoken OF. The ono casa WAS n m
dicious avoidance OF much expense and trou-
BILE. in a reasonable doubt OF tho constitution
slity of tho Law. which doubt was to be re.
solved N less than fortnight by the highest
tribunal in the land. In the othe. case there
n,inht ha = nr,otiooi rnIliao,t;on ,n in.en '
:, .nn ", y, ~ W n"c''on
oithe VIII OF the people. Us expressed In an act
At this point, however. comes another dim.
-" Po'". "o"o.ei'' a"o'"ci uiIh-
Guilty. Congress has not furnished the means for
,;e1uatrl exesuvlnE me iaw. 1t Is apparently
BILE Tor mo arrest and deportation Of tho.
!, ,mtnters WH1im not provide Tor ono in
Shall the tfovelnn,rnt. then. go as far rs 1t
Gun win IT'S FUNDS and there stop? That
would make q very invidious selection possi-
hle. Hut II the Secretary OF tn" Treasury.
recoEiihin2 that u Is ms duty to execute The
ana yer. taEin: mo account tho infiu-
.hr" %! tho SIX COMPANIES. should rermit
nay , lintse Ia9orers as yet unregistered to
;,yo notice OF their intention I" take out Ger:
lhrntrs., provided they should he permitted
o az so by congress at the next session. the
,rohieD mlght Ie greatly sinpililcd. The
has no right to extend the time for
cgistrniion he cannot deliver, certificates TO
ny hinnmen who did not nprly for them be-
ore the oth OF May. Yet. since it is evident