The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-30
CHINESE on THE BORDER.
Devices by Which they seek TO GET Into
the United states.

Devices by Which They Seek TO Gel Into
the United states.
Scattered along the international bound
airy line between Yuma and FL Paso the
Government Of the United States has Ce-
ployed an armed and uniformed force,
maintained 10 resist a serious and ever
threatened invasion from the south. North
western Mexico writes a Sonora corre-
sponde1t Of the Los Angeles Times, now
swarms with Chinese, every one Of whom
has come to America with the intention
OF passing, at some time, across the line
into the land Of plenty and Of high wages
The immigration service in the South
west is a slender one, consisting only Of
fifteen men. It Is commanded by Chief
Inspector George Webb, who has his head
quarters in Tucson, Ariz The actual
labor Of riding the international line il
with the mounted inspectors Of the customs
service. the immigration service men watch
ing mainly the railroads and the main
routes OF travel. One man Is stationed
at KinRman, Ariz., on the Santa Fe Rail-
road, working with a comrade at Albu-
ouerque, n. NJ. Others are at Yuma,
Benson, Lordsburg, Douglas, Naco, No
gales, II Paso and Alamo Gordo. These
inspectors are no part Of the revenue service,
which IL under the Secretary Of the Treas
ury. They are attached to the new De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor.
More than 200 Chinese are captured
annually by the immigration service in
sl,sctors Of the Arizona division. Prac-
ticauy every one is deported to China at
the expense OF the United States. The
imm grants are caught by the carload,
as was the case at Yuma few weNS7 ay0.
Thee C..l1., 81 l.Jssl - across the
border near Fl Paso and, with the con.
nivance Of railroad men had been sealed
tx to a freight car bound for Los Angeles.
In Hermosillo Is a regular underground
railway organization, which Tor con-
sideration will agree to pass one OF 100
Chinks across the line. This is not very
hard to do, for the customs service in
spectors are few and far between. The
troubles Of the unwelcomed visitors are Just
begun when they have been smuggled by
night across from Mexico. Usually they
come roughly disguised as Mexicans OF
the lower class; but the disguise avails Int le
when they are accosted by American
officers.
wagons, covered over with vegetable or
household effects, and even in barrels, They
have been hunted out Of hayTicks and lofts
and from under cabin floors. For while
the favorite route was to cross he line ne ar
Nogales, heading for some Chinese vege-
table gardens on the San Pedro River near
Fairbank There they we're received and skill
fully hidden by compatriots tin such time "a
the could be passed on to the comparat i've
safety OF Los Angeles or San Francisco. Con-
tract for their delivery in San Francisco by
this route were even made in Hong Kong be-
oretheir sailing there being provideda cer-
tihcate that might pass inspect ion after they
had gained the soil Of the United States.
But the shrewd chief Of the vegetable gar
den gang, one Wong Tuck Lung, was 80 in
discreet as to visit for day his confederate
in Sonora. On his return he was arrested
as an immigrant unlawfully within the
United States and. despite vigorous de-
fenss in the couJtA, was ordered sent 10
China