Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-20
Calling Down Cyclone. :"

ealing U0Wn CyCl0ue.
Another man has called down "Cy-
clonen Davis. This time it is a To-
pekan and the Capital relates the
circumstances:
In one Of his Topeka speeches a
week or two ago "Cyclone" Davis,
ranting blatherskite imported from
Texas, who gains his living by his
wits, made number Of false asser'
tons to mislead the ignorant and
unwary. Among them was a riga
marole about the immigration laws,
misstating what these laws are and
denouncing the national administra'
ton for neglecting to enforce regula-
tions that do not exist. The lmmi-
grafton laws, said Davis, exclude the
Chinese, Japanese and entire Malay
race. Yet the president has pei
mitted the japanese to enter the
country promiscuously' while enforc-
ing the law against the Chinese A
gentleman in "Cyclone's" audience
wrote to the commissioner Of labor,
under whose bureau the enforcement
Of the immigration laws is executed,
and received the following reply,
showing how unreliable statements
BY such irresponsible agitators are
apt to be:
Treasury Department Office Com
missioner. General Immigration Wash
ington, Sept. 10, 1900. Howard Lee
inert, Esq, 7oS Harrison street.
Topeka, Kas., Dear Sir: ! have just
returned from a tour Of immigration
stations and am about taking my de-
narture for Others. Therefore, this
letter will not be an answer, in full,
to your inquiry. SHALL however
correct the statement Of Mr.. Davis by
informing you that the exclusion act
Of 1882 and the subsequent treaty
with China, by which the Chinese
were excluded from this country I'M
iii 1904, has not been set aside, either
openly or secretly; no Chinese are
allowed to enter this country save
those who we're born here and have
gone away on visit, or those who 60
away and return with proper certlll
cate showing that they have the right
to re.enter. Owing to the long
border line between Canada and
Mexico a number OF Chinese have
surreptitiously gained. entrance to
this country, but whenever any per-
son reports Chinese without q
certificate required by law he is al
once arrested and deported. In order
that the Chinese exclusion act might
be rigidly enforced, the last session
OF congress placed its enforcement
with the immigration bureau, ana
was specially directed not only to
prevent Chinese from illegally enter
ing the country, but to do my utmost
to ferret out and deport those who
are here in violation Of law.
"Mr. Davis is evidently not familiar
with the laws Of this country, for ex
clusion applies solely to the Chinese
The Japanese may enter this country
as immigrants from other lands
will have a copy made of a letter
written by me to Senator Perkins II
which you will get much Information
the japanese question, and in ityor
will observe that the treaty will
Japan, by which the japanese wer'
permitted to enter on the same foot
ing with others, was made under tn
last Democratic administration ant
can not be charged to the administra
ton Of William KcKinley.
81 will be away for ten days, ant
on my return will be glad to hea
from you and pleased to answer an.
other question which may suggest it
self to you. shall send you a cop.
Of the laws and rules regulating i'm
migration, and Of the laws and de
cisions governing the exclusion 0
Chinese. Should you write me