Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-01
SMUGGLING CHINESE
POOR BUSINESS now
That Prosperous Traffic Of Run
Ming Them Across Border
Prosper no Longer.
CANADIAN TAX IS TOO HIGH
Mexico Now is the Favorite Land
and Haven of Refuge for Tel Ans
subJscts.-No. Head Tax in the
'oeasers" Country on the ..4eathen
ohinee."
Especial 10 the Daily Press

N''PSN'i'i ~ 'lC o1liy 81
HUFFALO. N. Y, March 3l.-Word
has been received by Frank S. Pierce.
Chinese Inspector fer this district
that the United States Supreme Court
mas denied an APPLICATION for a writ
of certiorari in the case of five China.
men ordered deported from Cleveland
Ihey came under the Jurisdiction OF
inspector Pierce and there are the
cases CT four more Cinnamon pending.
The nine Cinnamon were not
cansht in the act nf hplng smngeled
INTO The United States. In fact The
business Of smuggling Cinnamon into
lie United states from Canada Is
dead. There has noi been a bona
nae case OF smuggling one across the
border In this vicinity In over year.
that has come under the observation
OF he local bureau. Yet two years
ana more ago H. was a prosperous
traffic. MOI n week passed that from
SIX TO dozen Cinnamon were not
cahght by Uncle SAINTS men OH this
side of the harbor line In The vicinity
Of Buffalo alone. and the number that
slipped through nndetected was un.
doubleday much larger.
The nlne celcsllals IN trouble In
Cleveland had resided there for some
time. They were in the laundry and
other business and got Into trouble
Through q decision Of the inspector 10
nave census of Clevelands China
men. They were found without pap
ers and in some Instances with fraud
nlent papers. To Justify their right
of residence one or two went 10 the
extent OF claiming 10 have been born
In the United States and all set M
The plea that they we're merchants.
The most plausible reason why Chi.
namen are no longer smuggled in
along the Canadian border Is that
iwo years ago next June the Canadian
Government adopted law fixing the
head tax ON Cinnamon entering Can
ada at $500. Since the law went into
force few Cinnamon enter Canada.
Under the old head tax of 800 many
entered.
cliInks Take ag Chances.
A chinaman now in Canada takes
big chances If he comes into the
United States. If caught he would be
tried. and undoubtedly ordered de
ported. not TO Canada. but to China.
Uncle Sans law reads that China.
man shall be denorted TO Tie country
whence he came unless that country
demands a head-tax, then he goes
back to the Flowery Kingdom. To
get back 10 Canada once more that
Chinaman would he confronted not on
.ly with his fare across The Pacific,
hut the $500 head tax also
The effect on the business here Is
shown ha, where inspector Pierce
had fifteen sirbordinateS lie now has
but eight. They are supposed TO
watch the frontier from Cleveland TO
Niagara Falls. S. i. Moy, the inter
prefer. is retained. for there is always
the possibility that some OF his conn
trymen may take the chance of skip
ping across the border line
1t is not TO be supposed that fewer
Cinnamon are coming to the United
States than ever. Mexico Is the gala
land. No head tax Is required there,
and Cinnamon picked up this side OF
The Mexico border has but to Put up
the defense that he came from Mexi
co and back TO Mexico he goes He
can then take another chance some
other time.