The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28
THAT CHINESE CASE.
ncg HAsFoaD FILES HIS oPTs.
- puscHkRGfsG MRS sUE LIN.
.s-s.sssa OF Merchants Win Their
w~rsffs~s zor 50 Be Regarded .. a
uts<ha~r which the Exeansfsn

"a TIE Federal eoart yesterday ysexs
q. Hznsazs pisced ~ &c BIS wrsrsez
se.nf0r II tae famous case &c fne Ensssd
xrar~s g7verEnsnE axalass Afrw Cue Lin.
Vas ne cral opla1on 8slfser~e Il TIA
uss several szvs aga that esusez
xs.sranzect officials ca Puget sound
essEm that Chinese rn@n ana
~nreo wnI - aiEows1 % care
rsa ne rnitsa Ssstes. 10 natter Asz
rzxf the Efforts q tar government nay
- 10 ke~p them CIT. &c~ fnzk sze wrss-
Y cvinIsn - On &c Z Is said that Csl-
~ srsfss District Attorney RxfnkSr xia
snnedsateIg place tlS contsnfs esfars
a-srnay General Mezsnna- The latter.
u expected. wsIl confer with the treas
81 department. aad e In khs judgment
II ths Washington officials Judge Han-
.srfs rzIlag VII os@a tas gates to Chi
sess xaupuzea to be sxel9dea srou this
ssaafrT. immediate steps VII De taken
b aave the decision appealed from. Gov
szaent officers SAP that Z tie a4gnzT
ssarts sustain Judge Ha-ferd congress
VI have to enact a new law az lsas eall-
assn ef the or;ent viii have 10 trouble IN
gaining admission - the ual1ed STATES.
Judge HaHfara n opening hls decision.
nrsses TIE fact that The Defendant - the
vsfs " 3 Chinese merchant. lawfully
asmscisea and doing business as q mer-
easnl IN shis state. upon bar arrival
s. ne pert Of her arrival upon preoe
1hieh she considered sufficient that she Is
zaf : labeEer a1r person exeAz1sc -
kae LAWS u the TnlEed States from eoEl-
sag "a iris country and tEar she IL ria
awful wtss q Chlnezs merchant. ger
mslisc her 70 iaad AID take ap her resi-
asHes sith her husband. bot her rlzbE
10 enter Was not evidenced g. the eertlrs-
ssss prescribed hg tbs sixth section OK tna
81 Of July ). Ise&
m court hers gives section in fusl.
rssch t. u tbs effect that a Chinese psr-
saa other thar a Ianerer gha shsB he
sbngt 70 curae 20 the United States shall
safaln the permission 81 and be identified
A. ~ entitled by the Chinese government.
sr 81 saeh ether foreign government oe
xsseh n the tine such chznese person
gnxlI be subject. IN each ease 70 bs evi-
asneed BY a certificate OF ssseh govern
nsnt which shall show sueh permission
has been granted ard shall eenfain 4 de-
Ef,pginn. etc. az the subject and shall
certify thai such person is entitled BY ths
at ok congress- 70 come wltaln TIE Cnits4
States
The Case In Psiat.
Judge Hanfsrd taxes ap and discusses
tae details in c0nasetlon with the arrest
If Mrs. Cue LIN. sns was arrested be-
nuse she came to tsis country withGas tha
ssrtIncafe from her home government.
Tbs question IN the ease =, SAYS Tia
esHrt. whether sire was entitled 70 Be adj
m.ffea on her arrival without the esrtld-
safa required OF Chinese persons rFiTl-
kged to enter BY section % the act or
fs4 already quoted. Judge Hanssrd refers
- ease which came befare Judge Dsa8y
q Portland Or II pEa. Judge D@adY
hsad that sks wife ard minor chilA -
chinesa merchant. lawfully dwelling r. she
Hated States were net az the tac1r}rt<
sass and therefars not excluded from
Htsrsns and fgrther held thar ssctsoa
4 the act q isss was net applseaals -
seh case. stating that e = innr8cfi-
cable far such persons - -aEaaly with the
requirements % thar section. ard me et-
f1t % TIRE statute. Il applicable 20 ssssa
cases. Must necessarily be To exclude them
aud deprive them Of the gt9atA gElaran iced
BY the treaty Of 1850
status of Wife
49, gs4s4.F klam tatlFex
a. 80 1870, g. 80. srirf.- a. ft-fee
So 4, 49,, cas-. ~ A. Nv wherein
- .so,v- 49, ths C-rsiaezs exclusion acts
ssra Intended 20 spely 10 saborars as a
class. and that the wife ~ 4 Chinese PEP
Aaa has the same status az her has oandi.
ART belongs 70 the class 70 whieh he se~
hngs. whether saa Is ~ Tact = laeafFF
a. net Also In tia decision y The SUI
prsne rouFt IN the ease Of L4aa CIV hew
"a u a sT-5f. wherein ~ waa heia tnat
Chinese merchant having az established
Mercantile business IN the CHited slasss.
All maintaining therein commercial
samleiie anon returaing from "A tempo
sary absence was enfttled % ent&r ard
remain in this country without pr0f1urias
ne certificate required ty section Il
she act ~ tsSA
In reason. Il seems 20 M tnat thts
s.asate could uat have Been Intended ~
enng-sss Is apply - cases Ike The era
saw being considered: rs uan-anpll -aeli-
~ Il shawa By tba fact thAt cguptiaaee
sfh ifs ressulrerneuss en- fAa paft ~ per
ssrs IN thss situation ~ ghts defendant s.
enpaszib4a AID ft II urrea aussaaB}e % Frs
sane that congress- Intended 10 exact ef
sessana y h5ss rlaht % owen = tNss eng4a-
~ has aeen secured hy treaty ssinula-
suAs ps.rssrrrsa nee n frnsassfhte earaiI-
tBas. az - Deprive then, - tne rixhf -
eHSse fuf~ shfa ,ssst44sr,F ss~ ~or- perform
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