The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-07
CHINESE LABORERS
NOT ALLOWED TO LAND
HAVE NO RETURN CERTIFICATES.
Barred Out on Return From Fishing
Trip 60 BehrinE Sea-HiEhbind-
crs Threaten Revenge for
Detention OF Comrades.

Because they failed TO provide them
selves with the prescribed return certih-
Gates fourteen san Francisco Cinnamon
who went TO Ksmchatka 81 a fishing ex-
petition last year, aud who now wish to
come back to this country. cannot do So
Secretary Gage decided today that they
viii not be permitted TO land
On January IS. 1891. the Treasury De
Dartment informed the Collector Of Gus
toms at san Francisco that it had re-
ceived by reference from Representative
Julius Kahn lotter from Roth. Blum 2
Co, OF San Francisco, alleging that tho
Russian bark BebrinE was soon to depart
from there for a fishing expedition 10
Kamchatka aud intended taking some Chi
nese persons as portion Of the crew.
Provisions T0F Re-EBtFy.
The department authorized the collector
TO waive so much of the thirty days pre-
scribed as the time before departure
from the United States that a1y regis
tered Chinese Iaborer must file his appli-
cation for return certificates. as wo..lI
enable him To make a proper in~estig8-
ten of their right TO such return Certif-
that upon the return Of the Chinese all
lOrmaliries be waived and they be allowed
10 land as speedily as possible without
prejudice 20 the enforcement Of the law.
More than two months after this Oc-
CURED q elcgram Was received at the
Treasury " partmcnt from the collector
at san Francisco for authority 20 issue
certificates Of return TO the above men
toned fourteen Chinese. In response
aFrs 81.
lect0r caHing his attention TO its instruc-
lions Of January 2S.
Chinese ia Difficulties
Tine Chinese members of the crew. how
ever. did not file their applications for re-
TURN certificates until AuriI n. 1901 These
applications we're found TO be wholly de
feetiyc in material respects. none Of the
Chinese having either wives or families i'm
tb.s comfy. and none Of them possessing
property or credit 10 The extent Of 81 goo
Moreover. 60 Is stated ar the bureau Of
immigration shat no opportunity VAS giyen
10 make any investigation in other respects
TO the rights of these Chinese 20 :etu~n
under the law. inasmu.h a5 me Behring
sailed on the following dag taking the Cal
ucsc on board. dssUitc the Fact thar .uev
l,sd received no return cert ICarCs as re-
quirod by iaU-
CclrStial~ barred out.
TB December last the Behring returned
bringing With her the Chinese. who i'm the
interval had worked six or moro months
on the shore OF EamchatEa in canning
establishment and on arrival application
nsas m;dt for permission for them 10 Land
AT San Francisco. ard denied
The case II regarded hy Treasury Of
Hcials as one OF peculiar hardship. Bur
they state that the Chinese on their o-yp
left this country without
complying with the requirements Of law
and he hardship is one for which they
and their advisers are 10 blame.
Appeal OF Lawyers Fails.
Representative Kahn. member Of Cen
grees from san Francisco transmitted .g
the Treasury Department "a communica-
rion from Roth. Blum l. Co. advising him
hat they had been informed th9r the
Ire, sJry Department has d~eidad adj
10 grant Us the landing Of these MN and
We are still o. q loss 10 know wngr the
final result viii De.
These men were shipped I'M good Fgftb
and the firm tina, engaged them is now
tesieged by uighbinders. threatening them
with murder unless these men are landed
We personally are not Interested r. Is
a matter OF humanity and Justice. and
We therefore helped AN we could through
yuur kind influence AS vel as Our c5Ilee.
Tor al This port.
The Treasury Department after due
consideration Of all points involved in
tho case decided not TO permit the land
ing Of the Chinese