The morning call., 1894-01-15
THAT WERE BOLDLYUT
CHINESE RING MOVEMENTS
An Able Speech That Was Strongly
in Favor of the People of the
Pacific Coast.

the United States an opportunity TO reg
lister. as it was intended they should un-
der the provisions of the Geary act, has
been in force for some time, but there does
not appear TO be any desire on the part OF
the Chinese to avail themselves of the ex-
tension granted for their benefit.
II was asserted at the time that the
Geary act was in force that the Chinese
had not registered because they had been
advised not 10 do so by attorneys friendly
to them. and that under the circumstances
the passage of the McCreary act, granting
an extension of time in which TO obtain
certificates Of registration, was only an act
of justice. The Chinese, however, do not
seem 10 agree with those who interested
themselves in their behalf, for they do not
as yet manifest any disposition to obey
the law, SO In view of this the following
synopsis of lengthy and very able speech
delivered last October in the House OF
Representatives by Franklin Bartlett,
Congressman from New York City. is of
special interest at this time. The words
then uttered by Mr.. Bartlett were pro-
phetic:
Il speak in the interest OF citizen labor"
said Mr.. Bartlett. Il speak in the inter-
behalf Of that State which was fiily termed
BY Thomas Starr King. Gods own coun-
try and in behalf of her sister States on
the Pacific Slope. The Commit
tea on Foreign Affairs says: 1t seems
fair that the Chinese persons who have
been misled by the able advice of their
able attorneys should be pardoned for an
infrac:ion Of the law This, gentlemen,
y al hirc
Do we have one rule for the alien
and another lie for the citizen? When
the leader Of our New York bar. Mr..
Carter, for whom l have the highest re-
gard. advised Mr. Rapier of Alabama and
Mr.. DupTe of louisiana that the statutes
which denied the facilities of the mail 10
the lottery dealers were unconstitutional
and void. and when, subsequently, that
opinion was found TO be wrong, were the
indictments Quashed and were the parties
released from arrest because their able
counsel had mistaken the law? Why
should we have q new principle intro
duced for the alien which is not applica-
ele 10 the case of our own citizens?"
Mr. Bartlett believed that deception was
intended. He said vigorously: II shall
ask you not TO vote for the extension Of
any time. not even day or a week. until
we have some assurance that We are not
being deceived. It is remarkable that
this bill proposed now by the gentleman
from Kentucky (Mr. McCreaTy) wipes cut
al proceedings taken against the Chinese,
but il does not guarantee In apy way that
inDumersble proceedings will lot be insti-
tuted in the future TO test not only the
cOnstitutiOnality of the Geary law but the
constituIionality OF the new McCreary
act, and L tell you, moreover, that such is
the purpose OF this bill. although proba-
bly, not known to its trainers and sup
p0rters."
Mr.. Bartlett reviewed documentary mat
ter connected with the CORES pondence
between the United States and China con-
corning the restriction Of Chinese immi-
grafton, and then proceeded, after alIud-
ing to the Chinese claims for indemnity be-
cause of the Rock Springs affair and sini-
lar outbreaks, as follows: But we find
no pretense on the part Of the Chinese
Government, no effort on its part to check
the Dumberiess Outrages committed by
Cinnamon on their own countrymen in
San Francisco and Portland and other
places, outrages and murders committed
by their organized bands Of blackmailers
and murdereTs under the name Of high
binders. | state that il Is beyond contro-
versy that hundTedfold more Cinnamon
have been murdered by their own coun-
trymen in the United States than by any
other class of persons.
But passing that by let Us consider the
correspondence which took place IN 1890
and 1892 between the Chinese Minister of
this country and the Secretary Of State,
Mr.. Blaine, and his successor, Mr., Foster
say that tDls correspondence shows be-
youd DOUBT that the Chinese Government
will never De satisfied, will never give up
the fight, Will never Telinquish the contest
until you not only repeal the Geary law,
but also repeal the Scott exclusion act of
1888. From 1890 10 1892 the Chi
nese Government, the Chinese Minister,
the Chinese Foreign Office all combined
persistently 10 claim that we have violated
our treaty obligations. We fnd
appeals 10 MT. Blaine to have President
Harrison repeal the laws which have Of
Tended China
And then. again, in 3 communication
from the Foreign Office to Mr.. DENLY, We
have this cheerful and exultant language
as to the probable annoyance that our
measures Will cause US.
If they are compelled TO apply for a certif-
cate OF residence Chinese residents in
the United States will certainly suffer unea lied.
for misery and hardships; but tie local au-
thorities VIII likewise find the work Of Carrying
out The law quite burdensome
so up to the very end Of last year we
find these statements from the Chinese
Government, from the Chinese Minister.
from the Chinese Foreign Office, all Of one
tenor, all demanding the repeal by Con-
gress of the Scott exclusion act of 1888 and
of the Geary act Of March 5, 1892. Have
you gentlemen any reason to think, has
any one who can speak with authority any
reason to imagine, that China now yields
her demands, that she comedies every
point which has been al Issue for the last
i've years, we Will say, that is ever since
the passage Of the Scott exclusion act In
1888 ? The hastiest perusal of this CORE
spundence will satisfy those here that
am entirely right, that l am right beyond
the risk of contradiction in the assertion
that the Chinese Government is pledged TO
continue her demands for the absolute re-
peal Of these two statutes. and have new
policy declared by our Government, or
else she Is bound to carry out her threats
of retaliation"
Again Mr.. Bartlett said: Now, If that
is your obJect-to please the Chinese en-
voy. to please the Chinese Government,
to please the Chinese Foreign Ofice-go
on. Repeal everything and at least sat
isfy China. But there is something be-
youd all this. There is motive underly-
ing II. and that is to enable the Six
Companies of San Francisco to appeal
anew TO the Supreme Court of the United
States under the shelter of a statute
newly passed, Of statute which, although
the same in substance. is a new statute.
and to enable the minority of the Supreme