Arizona republican., 1901-12-19
CHIN ESE EXCLUSION
Favored by the Commissioner
 of Immigration
The Secretary of the Treasury and Other High Officials Believe the Danger of Yellow Invasion is 0verestimated.

Washington, Dec. 13.-(Special cor respondence of The Republican.)- Commissioner Powderly of the bureau of immigration refuses to commit him. self absolutely to the statement that the Chinese exclusion bill offered by Congressman Kahn of California, is the bill drafted by government officials The commissioner acknowledges, how ever. that he favors this bill and it un- doubtedly represents the ideas of the inspectors who have had experience with the present Chinese exclusion laws.
 The full meaning of the proposed ex- clusion act is contained in the first sec ton of the bill which declares, That all Chinese person and persons of Chi nese descent other than such as here tofore by birth or naturalization there in have become citizens thereof, such as by the terms of article three (3) of the convention between the govern ment of China and the government of the United States Of America, ratified December g, 1894, and secure in the right then enjoyed by them of coming to and residing therein and such as have established their right to entry as provided herein after either as domi- ciled merchants or as regular laborers who have acquired a residence therein shall be refused admittance into the United States. it's territories and pos sessions and the District of Columbia, and after such refusal shall be re- turned to China or to the countries of which they are respective citizens or subjects at the expense of the masters. owners, agents, or consignees of the vessel or transportation lines by which such person or persons of Chinese des- ~l.r United States or it's territories-'
 Section requires all transportation agents to detain all prohibited China men until a final decision has been rendered in each particular case A failure to do this is deemed as a misde meanor for which q fine shall be i'm posed amounting to one thousand dol lars or one year Imprisonment.
 The Kahn bill is long measure.
 treating in detail of the manner in which Chinese shall be brought to this country and making the regulations for the handling of such passengers by all transportation agencies Any one as principal or accessory who shall at ts1nPt 10 bring ChinamaH into this country or engage in a conspiracy to accomplish the same is upon convic- tion to be fined not less than one thou sand dollars and be imprisoned for q term not less than one year or more than five years. The punishment for a master. owner, agent or consignee of q vessel who shall knowingly violate the provisions of the law are severe, as his vessel is made liable to seizure and condemnation as punishment
 Section provides, That no Chinese person or persons Of Chinese descent, other than such as by birth or natural ization therein. have become citizens thereof; an official of the Chinese gov ernment, a teacher. student, a mer- chant. traveller for curiosity or pleas ure, a returning laborer, or domiciled merchant, under the conditions named hereinafter. shall be permitted to enter the United States or it's territories: nor shall such permission be granted to any Chinese person or person of Chi nese descent upon the ground of reia- tionship to member of any of the classes of persons enumerated in this section; nor shall such permission be granted by any United States officer upon any other conditions or under any other circumstances than those speci- fled in this act-''
 In regulating the movements of the favored class of Chinese provision is made that every applicant securing admission at any port of the United States on the ground that he is an off cial of the Chinese government, teacher. a student. a merchant or traveller for curiosity or pleasure shall be required to deliver to the United States authorities abroad q certificate in duplicate, in the English language, of the government of which he may be at the time a citizen or subject, with photograph attached identifying the said person or person of Chinese de- scent and giving the tribal or family name. sex. age, height, general physi- cal features and special distinguishing physical marks thereof and present profession and occupation with capital