Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-23
ANTICIPATE BIG
HORDE FROM
CHINA
San Francisco Fears Chinese
with Ready Made Families
viii Come to America.

San Francisco, Jan. 23.-Whether
or not the immigration officials will
be able TO check the flood of Chinese
claiming to be natives of the United
States which. 1t is understood will
start from China as soon as the Chin
ese New Year Is over, is a question
that the officials are trying to solve.
They are positive of one thing, how
ever. and that is that the natives"
are coming.
IF the applicant is letter perfect
iu his answers to interrogatories pro-
pounded by the inspectors" said
Commissioner North yesterday, there
seems nothing to do but land him,
although strange things have devel-
oped already. Up to date nearly
every Chinese who comes here claim
ing to have been born in San Fran
cisco fixes his birth place as either
the Globe hotel or the old Spanish
building and roughly speaking,
according to their statements receiv-
ed in this way. there have been some
thing like $4,000 Chinese infants
born in these two buildings.
These coaching maps would be of
particular benefit to those alleged
natives who claim to have left this
country from Vancouver or some
other port where they were not re-
Quired to have papers or to have
them viseed. Then, there is a class
which we term raw natives that is,
those who claim to have left here be-
fore the passage of the first exclu-
sion law in 1882. OF course. they are
not required to have any papers.
Even those who claim to have left
here after the passage of the exclu-
sion law and were required to have
their papers viseed before leaving
can frame up the excuse that they
lost their papers, but that is not so
popular a method, for they are liza
BILE to get tripped up"
There is every reason to fear
said DR.. Gardner, the Chinese inter
prefer. that as soon as the New
Year festivities are over. in China
hordes of alleged native-born Chinese
will be shipped to this country. Pro-
vided they can meet the questioning
of the inspectors satisfactorily, and
they evidently expect 10 do this by
means of the coaching map, there is
nothing that can stop their landing
other than an arbitrary ruling.
Not alone in the coming of the
'native-born' is there danger, but a.
under the laws of this country al
alien wife of a native-born may be
landed, and his children are, by right
of his own birth, natives of this
country, even If born in China, he
can secure a wife and a family suit
able to the time of his residence
abroad, and say to the department
We'll, having admitted that l am q
native, you must also admit my little
flock, all claiming the protection OF
the Stars and Stripes"
Another government official famil.
Jar with Chinese through years of ex.
perience could see an increased num-
ber of Chinese women being admit.
ted. IF it is easy for an alleged
native born male to land by mean;
of improved coaching methods, 1t will
be just as easy for those of the Other
sex. While a Chinese female mus
prove that she is the wife of a mer'
chant in order to have her applica'
ton for landing approved. woman
born in the United States, ever
though her eyes slant like the roo
of house. would not have to prove
anything. AT present it Is expensive
A recognized native-porn is subsidiZ
ed for $1,000 to go to China and ge
a young wife. He is married to tn,
girl by some white missionary Il
China. who acts in good faith enougl
and whose name and standing ar
recognizing by those familiar Will
Chinese matters in this country. H
brings this young woman. a wife Il
name only, to San Francisco, or som
other port and she is landed as hi
wife on the presentation of the mar
riage certificate and suitable testi
mony. They drift into Chinatown
and that is the last that he sees o
her. An improved system OF coach
ing is better because it is SO niue
cheaper"