The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-05
Au. S. INSPECTOR OF CHINESE.
He Is Now Stationed In This City-A Talk
with Him about the Chinese and How
They May Evade the Law.

Mr.. John Finley, of Brooklyn. n. Y,
United tates Inspector OF Chinese, is in
the city having been ordered here by the
National Government from Seattle. Wash
ington, where he hads been located for some
time. He reported here to Collector Dow on
January Sth, but got Il months leave of alb
seuce and came hack February STU, sinos
which time lie has been in this city He
says that his experience with the Chinese
has shown him that they ale NOT only very
INTELLIGENT but very crafty people and that
they are undoubtedly ekillful and successful
in evading the exclusion laws of the coun-
Try. In Washington. where he has recently
been locat ed, great many Chinese work in
the great salmon canning factories, and
where there are SO many and since to Amer
lean eyes they all look alike. one is very liza
BILE to be confused in endeavoIing 10 ascer-
tain if they all have the Necessary 1ertif-
cate. AT least, one would become very
much confused, but for the fortunate cir
cuInstance that after Chinnmen have been
in this country some years they become
noliceably lighter i'll complexion. When a
CLinaman first comes to this country he is
of very dark olive complexion. The in
spectors are always suspicious of Chiuamen
OF such complexion and demand Ger. iicates
of I iIen.
Inspector Finley says that it is believed
that the. Chinese get possession of certli-
Gates in the following way. though he
knows OF no instance .where it has been
proved A Chinaman has three names.
one given at birth. another at the time of
going to school and another OF becoming a
man.
Thns, Ar Sam may be the mans brit name,
and he may get certificate in Seattle un-
der that name. He is known among other
Chinaman by all three names.
Therefore he may 20 10 Portland Ore.
and get certificate underline nameof Chu
-am. There are plenty of white men. who
for IS or $40 will swear that Chinaman
has bt en- ills country 10 their knowledge.
previous to 1882. Then this Chinaman may
90 to San Francisco and under The name
of Chu Ar Sam get still another certificate
Now tteIe is a runor current that a GER
tificate can be sold TO u fellow Cbinaman
for $500. There fore Chinamans three
names might prove quite valuable 10 him.
The following copies of two certificates
of Portland Cinnamon that Mr.. Finley
showed the PRESS re porter ale of interest
The Cinnamon cave the same name, bat
the cert oates show that they are very
different uen by description as well as by
the photographs.
Certificate No. 1920. Application, No.
no. Es
Name-Cli in Wing.
Age--37 years.
Heights feet. inches.
uccupat ion- Laborer.
Residence at time of 2plica tion-Po land
Maine.
Present. Residence 1859 York Street.
Ma1ks-Scar on right wrist.
Ceriifcat e issued on the 25.h, OF April
1894 by Calvin Page, of Portsmouth, \. II
ollector of internal revenue.
The other certificate is as follows:
Certificate. No. 1882. Application, No. 342.
Name-Chin Wing.
Age-40.
HeigEt-5ft. 81 in.
q rutiou-LaborcI.
Marks-Right leg Of below the knee
Reside NJ at time ef application, Seattle,
Washington.
Present residence-169 Federal street.
Certificate issued on 7th. day of Feb. 1894
ty iiion Wilder. collector of Oregon dis
| TIL t.
Ihe photographs on certificates are not
of so much importance The description
Of distjno tive marks. because the China
man all look So much alike that the pho
tograph of one migh' easily b- taken for tile
Oh 0tograph Of amos! her. hug if Il China
man gets Two ur three certificates of him
sell by reason of is two three naI. es
| and fraud on tlie part OF those WHO swear
Lis identity. apd,if be has no particular
hodily marks or defects lie can sella teri-
icafe TO another 4UBinaman who has no
particlar mark or Lodiiy defect and the
luter can use it and deceive inspectors
with it.