The morning call., 1893-05-18
iAINt5T THE LAW
that's Where Cleveland
Stands.
cAMlNErrr Is treasured.
But He Stands Alone end the Pro-
Chinese Sentiment Grows in
the East.
Special to TIE MoRssESe G. =.

soecial to TIE MosasSe c. v
WAsnNGToN, May 17.-Cot grossman
Iminetti of California had horc con-
renee with the President this morning.
I'd leftthe White House ieeli assured
at it was Cleveland , intention 10 see the
nese restriction aet enforced. Caml'
til denied that it. w0ald take anything
g the sum of money mentioned te en-
'ee the act. for the roSsoa ma iaose
lese entitled to reclaim wolid secure
icates at their own expense. ard those
nst wtOm the law vas really almeo
did be frightened out a the country the
>ment an honest attefnpt was made 10
force IL. Caminettl Is of the opinion
t what additional MONEY may BIZ needed
be voted at the next session OF Con-
IS, and he fears no reIeai OF the laW'
eDres entative Caminetl mace amlStaKe.
sever, whsn he told Cleveland that a
at percentage of TIE Chinese in the
tied States would nut nave 10 De de-
tied. He was trying TO impress the
residens with the belief that II would not
so expensive after all se deport me chi
nese who were not emitted to remain, and
his intentions were gool enough but BIS
Interpretation Of the third section OF the
registration act was entirely wrong. He
contended that any Chinese person who
was arrested and taker oefore q United
States Judge would be a. owed TO stay in the
United States II he shoiild establish, "by
Affirmative proof" tnat ne had lawful
right to remain.
After CamipettP in aTyew with The
President Is s as explain 4 to the Califor-
nisn that affirmative nor must neces-
sarily mean the eertifcaJ sot residence. for
if the Chinese can at this time prove that
they have right to be hfe without being
possessed Of the cartiddIe OF residence
the very Intent Of Congle would De frus-
trated.
If the phrase, .afirma i, proof" in the
ibird section can be cg ftrued t. mean
Anything bus the certife. Of residence,
.h.,r the Law is render iugatory and
aJortive.
Caminetti THINKS tha be sentiment
throughout The United es Is rapidly
being foTmsd in favor OF 2 chinese and
against the sxecntion of , registration
acJ. He believes the Six npanles have
paid men ia their emui for .tais very
purpose. bes les subsldIzi- press.
The WasI gtou City l. ems 10 be
So -. fft'.4-s.ss ssla4fI.ils ire isfEc<e.'
s,and that ptper may have 1 ifsh interest
Ia it. Seareely day pas 1 that tie Post
docs not have an editor i news arti-
Gle favorable TO the coolie Caminettl be-
lieves that the people Of liforaia ought
to hold an immense masi ieeting, or sew
eral of them iB different pllls of the State,
at which only represe tive citizens
should be allowed to prlhe and speak,
in order to show the peoptlf the United
States that the anti-Ghiat sentiment is
not altogether among III fsandlotters"
and 'demagognes.n He quite right
when he says that this la5i 1pIession pre-
walls all over the East.
The utterances of Stan ii as United
States Senator have done ate than any
thing else to create sentntnt favorable
to the coolies and against alifornia peo-
pie who are trying 30 rid tib fais of hem.
In this Caminetti is agalatighi. for on
every side when the Child question is
being discussed some onI heard to al
lude to Stanford's inter9et expressing
himself as opposed TO 1sIhinese reg
istration Law.
Caminetti til,aks 1t woni 4 good idea
for the CaliforniaHs 70 sen shakers out
through the eouasry In 9ieIko acquaint
the people with the true usion in Cali
fornia and other Pacific Co; 81 Aases.
Tie Evening News of this o., az ther
pro-Chiuese paper has an al Ole tonight
comparing our navy with III of China
and speculating upon the ctncas Of war
between The Two nations. II following
from the News is a sample ! tbe kind of
stuff that is being printed inlle East
'If the Geafy exclusion Il the co1sti-
futionality of which has justtsen aft med
by the Supreme Court. is entfced in the
least degree by the Bnited s. tes Govern
ment and a party of ChInaen are de-
ported from the land of theit doptioa to
the land of their birth W., 81 cid not be
surprised to see ths faualiesI' hinese rise
up against foreigners resiii !. 10 their
country nd kid them wtbbis ssrcy and
burn aHi pillage their pro5el.y. In such
an ever we fuliy believe III Iat bloody and
desper te war would be prdipItaied
"TbEe are reasonable gbunds IL. be-
lieyinJ that the law wiil never be en-
force. The most striking reason for this
belle is the great cost OF csrrying It's pro-
vsills into effect. There Al 2 according to
theflast census, which pIbDaDly rs her
under than overestimateG lthe nun sr,
10000 Chinese in the Unil4d States and
ofthese nearly 1000 have ebeyed the law
ard have registered the "a siges in ac-
eordance with Its pr3vis .oiE. The Oh er
100000 are to be deporied md Il vii ast
about $4,000. coo to do l."
Reports from forty If The sixty-taree ~
ternal revenue collectors show that IA
Chinese have rel isteTed. ljut no repoit is
have get been received from Pacific Coz st
districts.
The Chinese Minister, accdmpauied v
the Engish-speaking secretary of Legation,
allied at the State Department this alter
'noon and had conference with Secretary
Gresham in regard to the Supreme Courts
decision affirming The constltutionaIity O
the Gezry act. BE gave no intmation
whatever of any intention to suspend
diplomatic relations with re United
States, but, on the contrary, Gated his
purpose of quietiig affairs dra as
much as possible.