The herald., 1893-06-18

icehIQlbk buC preparation VI bue SANS.
He thus very clearly indicated his con-
currence with the objects OF that legis-
laticn. The failure to at once enforce
the Geary act by no means indicates any
change of sentiment. The small appro-
priation made by congress for the pur-
poHe of carrying out that measure was
no doubt due to the supposition that
Chinese residents would not hesitate to
avail themselves OF its provisions, and
that there would therefore be but slight
expense incurred outside OF the cost Of
registration. / think the actual funds
available for deportation purposes are
smaller than commonly supposed, and I
have no doubt that the admins
tration is preparing to enforce the
act to the extent of its present abil-
ity. Many persons of prominence in
the eastern states need education upon
this topic, and it should be our effort to
bring the facts prominently before the
public outside of California. 1t goes
without saying that when the truth Is
known we may expect cooperation from
all classes of our countrymen, and that
this cooperation will represent the
unanimous judgment of the American
people.
MR.. LYNCH'S VIEWS.
Mr.. Joseph ID. Lynch of the HERALD
was then introduced. and said that he
had two objects in making an address.
The first was that he had been invited
to speak by the Federated Trades.
''These trades" said be, represent in
the most striking manner possible the
laboring man. honor labor, and /
think the honest man, who tolls in the
sweat of his brow, should stand before
kings in this world of frauds and shams,
where the poet and monarch Of Israel
placed him. There is one thing in this
world which beyond all is respectable.
1t is labor.
''The second reason I came here is be-
cause | believe that the people OF the
United States, in the different depart
ment5 of the government, by the two
houses of congress, and by the president
himself, have signified their approval Of
law, which the supreme court has
sanctioned as constitutional, and that
law ought to be executed.
"Show me the man who is 80 much
above the other citizens of this country
that he dares to despise law which is
the will of the people
"This is an age of law. The man WI o
thinks he can disable it or set it aside is
mistaken. In Europe there are q few
persons remaining who dare to set law
aside and execute their own wills, but
their knell is struck and before long
their power will be a thing of the past.
Vor populi, vor DEL The voice of the
people is the voice of God, is the cry
which ia arising from all sides, and it is
q cry which will make itself heard, not
withstanding all things to the contrary
"We find men among us who dare to
resist the will of the people.
"Of course we are all interested in the
Chinese question, but ct =. is
subordinate one to that regarding the
enforcement of the law Of the land.
"When in the history of this country
did you ever hear of the president daring
to oppose law which had been declared
constitutional?
"When the Democratic party went out
to enforce law they did it and there
never was an instance through its long
history in which any of its represent
atives dared to oppose one already
passed.
''I am not condemning President Cleve-
land bat think he has made mistake,
and that the special session of congress
will remind him of it and result in its
rectification.
Fourteen years ago this question OF
the Chinese was put to the voters in
California in secret ballot; I60, 600 free
voters cast their ballots in opposition to
the Chinese, yet 800 only voted they
should remain. Never before was there
such spectacle. BY vote OF 200 to l
the people OF California decided that
If~.N AhA
But they are here yet. You
all know you don't want them, and the
wish for their expulsion is engraven on
largely propagated by the exertions of
ally permeating the entire United
States.
"The Geary law was passed at the wish
of the people as represented in congress,
and afterward was upheld by the gu
have relief. We all know the Chinese
They illegally enter the country from
Canada and Mexico, and the laws
against their entrance are practically in
operative.
"The government has thoroughly DEM
onstrated that they were not oppressed
in this country. Yet there has been a
great howl from the east and from other
sections that the Chinese are ill-treated
and persecuted. Suppose one of us went
to Russia. We would have to possess q
passport as long as our arm, in which
description of every spot and
mark on our bodies would be shown,
before we would be allowed to cross her
borders.
"The Geary law provides simply for q
photograph in the case OF the Chinese.
Surely that is no hardship, and l think,
everything taken into consideration
they get off very cheaply. This is the
degradation, the inhumsn treatment
which our easter brothers rail and howl
about.
'The making of these rules produces
no insult or injury to a Chinaman. On
the other hand, it proves a means OF
protection to those who have the right
to remain here and demand the protec-
tion of our laws.
"These gentlemen in the east, who are
so solicitous about the protection and
safety of the Chinese, should reside q
short time in China in order to have
their eyes opened. Let one Of them
venture outside certain limits beyond
the lines OF the treaty ports; let them
take passport bundled feet long, and
then let them find how quickly their
throats would be cut by their celestial
friends, and find how hard OF hearing
the Chinese government would be when
damages were asked. There is nothing
SO highly absurd as the solicitous feeling