The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-21

s,,sr. Han.ord wfil render decision u
81. Federal court today Ia the ease %
sswor,i Cinnamon charged with being IN
,awfully ia TIC United States. II the DE-
el..on fsyofs the defendants. Sno lawyers
sus others who are acquainted WITH the
f4w IN me case believe that il vii. me
eaarsz g. the United States government
an.lns the past ten years . prevent
wholesale Chinese immigration % this
ea,snsrv viii 10 destroyed. their work torn
down. the Chinese exclusion act wrecked.
ard unless congress takes steps ~ once ~
enact a neg l4w tbs clever Chinese may
possr into this country by the thousands.
Nothing bar q res law viii keep them
away. Every government officer IN THIS
CITY. fren United States District Attorney
ssr.nkcr 10 The special agents. admitted iast
night that sach woali Dc tho result II tho
Chinese sasslye8 In this case win their
point. United States District Attorney
Brinker goes further In arguing -. case
Cor the government befor. judge IIanfo.d
yesterday he said that decision IN tAe
chlnamcns favor would bTlus about slSy-
eiy in the United States similar to taat ia
vogue n THIS country when tie Italian
palrona system hell sway IN toe Eastern
states. ard which was stopped only after
yeafa o. hare wogk en TIE part Of Use
United ass.ss aaihoFii.es
Thr Paint Involved.
Thr point involved IN the case whlch
Judge Hanford will decide today 5 this
Has chinaurau. the son Of Chinese mer-
chant doing business 10 this country. the
right to enter the United States for the
first time. without a certificate from the
Chinese government. Endorsed by the
United States consul. stating that he is
legally entitled 10 enier2
The same point was raised few DAYS
ago ia the case q Mrs. Cue LIN the wife
OF local Chinese merchant. The govern
mens officers fought that ease because
fhey believed that the policy ~ the United
Etales 4 10 keep out these women unless
the EninesP government ceriifieE that thev
are entitled 70 enter Yesterday. when
the case n the Chn8men came up United
States District Attorney Rrlnker made
more bitter aght against The content ion
" wv ttfkftfHEs fffAAaiFf III hff3&N fNAt
Wholesale Chinese immigration viii follow
decision favorable 20 the defense. All
Thinsmen wiii have 70 do n to swear that
Chinese EaFnen and Cinnamon living in
dhin9 are their SIMS or daughters or
wives. and they vii b. ontiiled 10 enter
under the decision Of Judge aauford.
The case which came up before Judge
Hanfqrd yesterday grew 0gt 81 tho faci
that Chinese inspectors bad arrested four
ffltHan la,
names are All Tong Ah Queng and yee
iuen. They have 40 certificates. That
tnef admit but they claim thar certificates
are not necessary as they are the sons az
thiness merchants who are and have hen
Ter years residents here and Who consider
The United States their home
Tic government officers admit that the
sons OF Chinese merchants doing business
mere are entitled "a come to the United
states. but insist that under the exclusion
act their home government must certify
tnai they are legally entitled 20 enter the
United States and The certificate they Sc
cure must be Endorsed by the United states
consul or some other United states dlpio-
matte representative a. the Chinese port
from which they came
The Defense
Lawyer a. X Coleman. Of Port Town.
send. who defended the three Cinnamon.
took The same position Ia answer "a tbs
contention OF The government. rs i.d
George bush when he argued Tor Mrs Gae
Yin Mr Coleman said taat lt 6 an utts-
aesnrdIy fer ne United States govern
mon. "a ssy that TIE Chinese government
saast certify that hla e,.cata have lesai
rsEa. % exeter the United states. being
sons % Chinese merchants doing hus.ua-a
Here. How is she Chinese government ia
position 20 give sach a ecyttncatc- Does
II know that the fathers o. these bose arc
chinese merchants in The United States
There are hundreds ~ Chinese merchants
here but the Chinese government knows
nothing about them, so ionE a. Il knows
noihing Il cannot certify that . Chlne
boy has legal right - cnte~ owr country
The fathers 81 the hoys ,nlghg be dead
Ter ali the Chinese govelumen. ksoWc
Mr. Coleman Uaid that n the Cnfed
States government. tr cnacsans tse Chin
csc law. inserted the Chincre government
certificate clause - keep aut" CfIaefr. "a
aud Chinese women. H made a m.slaEe
II shc government desires Go hsr eut .hcee
wives sons and daughters ct Il sav sA
end rot hide behind such pgsvislor ana
expect the courts 20 Como - IS rae~ae
Mr. Coleman admitted that seriaoe rcet.s.s
would probably follow decision ~ th~
court IN saeor 81 h,e clirn,r hrt fAs court
he sala was aJt responsible fcf coaee-
ouerces Atr calemaa 4Io "a frem thc
treaty Between tsIs N.hnts,- end China ra-
TIE Gnrpoae ~ showing that ere Unltr8
states rsauct shut out q Ctanawao's Nffe
and family ara stli fulnii irr ssru,z -
It's treaty. Whgeh say .hat he shall be enc