The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-20
IoxE ON UNCLE SAM.
Hom..eolur Chlnsss Work the Govern
msnt for Their Passage

msnt for Their Passage.
aMellcan man thlnkm smart.
ThInk'm Chlnaman no smart. lie. he.
Chlnaman ioolm. Heap big joke ON
Mclean man. la, ha. ha. wan
Foon. second-rate politician aud man
about Chinatown. held bis sides ana
gunawed uproariousy. Come right
down to Il this plg-talled Rainey OF the
Celestial quarters had a right to ma ma
Worse. an OF Chinatown 10 with dim
Guilty ruppressing is mirlh over nc"
dodga by which Uncle sam Is beihe
played for good thing." When
heather gets tired Of this country be
wants to return to his native uo"ery
kingdom, nowadays be does not nave 'o
bother is barbored head about a gruD
stake. passage price or anything else III
the way OF expense. lie Is sent nome
by this goyernmtnt-and that where
the joke on Uncle sam comes ln' Nheh
congress passed o law requiring al chi
neso residents Of America TO register
and provide themselves With certlh-
Gates showing that they had bowed 10
the will Of the government, u was
hoped tina, by this means the iedeial
authorities could keep tab on ils chi
neso population and eeectually resu-
late immigration OF this class. The OF
hcials were clothed with authority TO
seize and deport. after n given date
all celeftlals found within the boun-
darios Of the United States who could
not show that they had complied with
the regulation by exhibiting the neccs-
sary certificates. This was good
enough as far as Il went. but Il appears
that Il went not FAR. True, the Chinese
when they once got started registered
In droyes-j0 600. FOR instance, at this
port alone Duplicate certificates OF
all Of these registrations are piled up
within the local custom house build
ing. but, inasmuoh ~ no index " the
same was ever compiled {, IL next 10
an imposslblllty for The government Of
fcera TO tell who has or who has not
registered. Their only recourse Is %
keep a sharp eye ont and grab every
Chinaman who cannot show a ccr,ih'
cate. Now. e IL this very state Of AZ.
fairs that gives the heather ChInee
the opportunity 90 exhibit the super
iorlty OF his cunning and ingenuity u
has provided him with the means o
enjoying a free trip 10 China whenever
he takes notion. Here Is the modui
operandi. All Sin wants TO 90 home
lie has enough Of America and Ameri
can gold lie goes 10 a certain agencl
In Chinatown which makes a business
Of purchasing certificates for the pur
pose OF reselling them 70 Chinese VII,
are smuggled into the country and ar
naturally nervous Of their chances o
remaining. lie increases his pile b,
bariering away his passport. tn
agency's contract does not cease viii
the mere purchase Of the paper. On
OF the minions is dispatched 20 N
United States marshals ONCE with N
Information that one Al Sin. who cal
be found AZ this place or that plac,
has no certificate and consequently n
right TO sojourn In this country. tn
marshal has the Law before him an
has no alternative but TO 60 and seil
the supposed contraband. The ma
has no certihcte. Of course. When In
Gle Sam undertakes 10 dcport he mus
pay the bill No wonder wah Foo
ripples with glee. The federal oficial
say there IL no help Tor 1.-THE Jaw pr,
scribes what they shall do. aud pei
force they must do ii.-san Francis,
| Call.