The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15

questions must agree with the statements in
S fso Knows psSSs'I in l Boston sn0 Or y sSs%SYR York + '' "F fS TGe
delphin;, or wherever IL Is he lie going. He is
Il he sagys Yes" no is asked to describe the
men; He is asked what kind OF house he
i ,Hrs ram am through SHSS Glp ID of S' re- i was T fb; S SSiasss
inspector knows all these things, and can tell
whether the answers are correct: II they arc
Collectors. Chinese Inspectors. interpreters,
United states Commissioner e. and all others who
Of chinSmea'' tntoN the he u Gn M,s% s States S% say that
IN spite OF AL their care many Chinamen get
But II is not In the mann described that the
great mass got In. The Cinnamon, wIose pa
R m read naive born American Are never
The Collector notifies the railroad company
way. OH ,lals are visited by James Brown, one
of, the lawyers who is getting rich out OF ooun-
ton man. His neighbors say that his business
for the last two years has been almost exclusive
lS TalnSsi a sp hoa N md SPd p. Ti's b, 900 q y cash he for hts e,
and he has thousands more In the bank. Brown
call. on the railroad officials aud tells them
that he is counsel for n batch OF, native Ameri-
can Cinnamon who ara In bond, the company
being on their bond. These mon, he says grave
~, are entitled to enter tho United states.
AMI he den ands that the company forward
them according To contract. The railway
has 1rsn rsfase EDS and nd t that they !"S viii sell them
tickets. and carry them only as far az I Q bor-
der, that The United States authorities have
Forbidden the company to take the Chinese on
American soil: but, being common carriers
under tho laws, of Canada. that .hey cannot
tory as the Chinese wish to go, provided their
fare Is paid. Brown says:
ready for the s O'Clock train in the morning"
To protect themselves from any possible
trouble with the I. ~. United lite d, s ia =. o Gn,js n,,t tn.
the port Of entry that q certain number OF
Cinnamon to whom ,admittance had been re-
fused would take the morning train for the
border. intending to walk across. Hero 10 q
sample telegram:
MONTREAL, July. 1898.
Nineteen Cinnamon to Ahercornc to be arrested at
train. 1. McNiuoLI-
Mr.. McNicoll is the passenger agent OF the
Canad an Pacific Railroad, Still further TO pro-
United States another telegram is sent when tho
train reaches Abercorne, which Is the station on
the Canadian side nearest the American line.
Here is u sample:
b z ,Sma,s III c.ass,or e cSs,om, snr,sao,on; r.;
the request OF Solicitor Brown.
So the United States officials are fully ap-
prised Of the coming of the contraband China
men. There Is absolutely no danger OF their
getting, in without being caught. thanks to
SAINT to yet In without getting caught. The
kilograms say that they are to be arrested at the
request of Solicitor Brown.
These tel, grams are forwarded promptly to
Capt. Gates ut Richford. and whom the nine
teen Cinnamon. or whatever the number hap
they are arrested. They are taken TO the
American Hotel. Solicitor Brown asserts their
right to be In the Cnited States, and after n
day or so at the hotel they are taken to st.
Adams. where the nearest United States Com
missioner is to be found. His name is Felix
W. McGettrick. The delay In bringing the
Cinnamon. before him is due to the large
,!i., Of work ,d that the United states Dis-
quarters arc at Montpelier, has to do. Mr..
senter has to be on hand to represent tie
When the native born" system of beating
the laws of the United states was first adopt:
eli Mr.. Senter would usually find many days
accumulation of Cinnamon on hand to be
taken care of. For reasons that then ex-
listed. but do not now. only ono C%hlnaman
rid OF an accumulation, and the prisoners had
to DO detained. Later. when they began
s seysrsl m daSs ,ha aec ons + aay' e eHers W sins ' NJ.
Senter went TO 81 Adams. but now since the
system, has been got into perfect running
II week. They usually come on Friday. and
are tried and sent of rctSieinE on SHturday;
starts from Montnsller about the same time
that the Cinnamon stArt from Richford. and
they reach ST, Aibaas at about the same tyne
Get,rick' soliciter Brown is usually on hand a
little earlier than the others. bringing with him
,alls the case of Sam Sing. Sam may be thirty
Vi i SthEb oiu. U U ITO may bo oUly tNVhtSs
Assuming that he istwenty years old, the exam
~ination proceeds like this: Mr.. Senter asserts
iaSore Fan and is i. therefore Of the class excluded
by law from the United States. He is in the
United States in violation OF that law, ana u
The Commissioner turns tn Solicitor Brown. who
smiles at the absurdity Of saying that his
States. Then he says that sam Sing is IA
n .tive-born American. and las as much right
In the United States a. the learned District
AffnFnnV ftnzA .nIn fnfn ha AAra
Francisco. July 20. 1870; that his father was
wife; tina, at the age OF five years sans mother
returned 10 China, taking Sam with her so
that he could be educated in the land OF his
fathers: and so on and so on.
Mr.. Senter promptly asserts that this is not
true wnereunon Solicitor br 3T mods to one
heathen's hand and lie is sworn. He ~testihes
that he Is Bow Sing. and that lie is the father
Solicif0r Brown has told. He tells ii In Chi
nese, and his testimony Is Interpreted by Moy
10y. Mr.. senter goes AT him hammer and
Bow Sing sticks 10 IS story. and does not per-
NIT himself to be led astray. Finally Mr..
Senter ceases, and Solicitor Brown saws that
his case Is comulete.
The Comm. ssi"ncr turns to Mr. senter and
asks what evidence he has 10 prove that sam
Scnter says he knows he wasn't. hut he can't
prove n neGation. and so, sam Sing; born in
China. though he was T. laborer and, by law
prohibited from entering tho United states.
is discharged from custody. and goes back to
the abroad station and resumes his journey:
So", from Janu,.r to August tho nnmGer
Of Sam Sings who came into the United
ers', was $50. Hero is the recori; Janusry.
Z: February. 26; March. 81; April. 10: MAY.
"a; June. 80: July, %; August. so. THE
Sun has not this record at hand for Septem-
Der and October, but more came in Septem-
Der than in August. and more came in nct2;
Der than IN September. The years record will
probably show nearly IA Thousand. and Of tho
TIL lusand probably not more than n dozen have
IA right To enter the country. Thu 9SS will get
in by beating the law.
Now az { the excuse for this condition OF
affairs. Collector Smallev told THE SUN re-
porter that when THIS Chinese boy business
first began no nut his foot down on It. He
wouldn't let them in at all until he had spe-
ciic Instructions from his superiors. These
Instructions cnme. They were that the China
men would have to, be admitted on tho prodmc-
tion OF proper and sufficient evidence. The
Collector Thought that at least that evidence
should be a record OF birth in this country.
The first LOT OF Cinnamon who came down after
this he sent back because they could MT show
such evidence. In about two weeks the whole
lot appeared. each with a brand new certiti.
cate signed py the clerk of the Boa s. of
( .nIt 1, az Gan Lru t.iEpp anffiny forth fhn laIA