The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-12-25
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immigration Officers Took Thirteen into
Camp In Copper Country.

Camp IN copper country.
The arrest OF the Chinaman here last
week was but the opening for whole
sale arrest Of Orientals supposed TO
have been struggled into this country
by the man Wagner at the 500. Last
Sunday afternoon Chinese Inspectors
Edsall Of Montreal and Povey of the
500 arrested 10 Chinese In Houghton,
Hancock. Laurium and Red Jacket on
the charge of being not entitled TO
residence.
These men were taken before United
States Commissioner Olivier OF Han
cock for examination Monday. Sun
day was spent by the inspectors in an
informal examination Of the Chinese
in the county Jail. The inspectors
were ccompanIed by Thomas w. j.
Wallace, official Chinese interpreter OF
Montreal; United States District At
torney. W. X. Clute OF Grand Rapids
and Louis ODER OF Montreal, stem
ographer.
Mr.. Edsal. who was In charge OF the
investigation said Sunday that be be-
lieved that number OF additional ar
rests will follow. II believe we have
at least IL OF these thirteen men dead
to rights. said Mr.. Edsal. None OF
them have papers or anything to show
that they are entitled to residence and
we believe they are struggled men
1.-THE government has been cognizant
for long time that wholesale SNUG
Cling OF Chinese has been going on be-
tween the Canadian and American
Soos and the officials are certain that
Felix Wagner was the head and front
of the affair, We have a dead open
and shut case against him.
~ was put on the case, with in
structions to shut OIL the smuggling
and have thus far arrested 30 men. OF
the thirteen arrested here IL Is possible
that two are legally entitled 10 resi-
dence. One claims 10 be a Minneapolis
merchant here on a visit. He has Civ
en- US his Minneapolis address and says
his certificate Of registration may be
found there The other Is laborer
from Chicago and he says that he can
produce his certificate. In that case
these two will be released but the re-
naming eleven will probably be de-
ported. F."
Mr.. Adsal say that the smuggling
originated at the Canadian 500 and
that from the American 500 the con.
traband Chinese were invariably taken
TO Sc. Ignace and then usually snug.
gled into the copper country in freight
trains. Some were also sent 10 Min
neapolis and st. Paul and others 10
Chicago.
The inspectors lind that smuggled
Chinese will invariably try TO Ameri-
canize himself as rapidly as possible
He usually joins church mission 10
learn English rapidly. he cuts off his
que and Affects american dress AS a
result a smugyIed Chinaman ls often
more AmericanIzed than one who nas
lived in the United States for years
and has nothing TO fear
In arresting one of the Houghton
Cinnamon Sunday afternoon one OF the
sherItf's officers accompanying the In.
spectors fred In the air 10 stop the
man as be attempted 10 run away. The
officer did not IRE ut the man but only
10 scare him. The government would
not countenance the woundlng OF q
Chinamzn In this connection as th.
men are not criminals but merely mer
not entitled 20 residence.
The inspectors found on arriving II
the copper country that the Chimes
had been warned OF their coming ant
that there was a--scamper TO get unde
cover but the raid Sunday afternoon
was 90 swift that IL IL not though
many could get away. Every Chimes
laundry in Houghton, Hancock. Laur
ium and Red jacket was visited an,
all suspected Chinese were prompt,
arrested. They were all brought d
the county jail and confined In th'
jury room OF the court house. their
being no room-in the Jail
Mr.. Edsal was advised Sunday tina
ave Chinese. believed to have beef
smuggled into Chicago by Wagner
were arrested In that city. There ar
ave held at at the 500 for deportation
and this will probably make party o
81 to be sent to China The, govern
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