Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29

raises great SIMS OF money to fight
the processes that attempt 10 return
one of their men 10 China, IT IS bc-,
cause OF. the rivalry of the tongs that
an humble and penniless Chinaman
gets the abiest attorneys in America
10 fight tue governments attempt be-
fore the courts to send him back
Eut In all this fight OF the Chinese
coolIr to get into the land of oppor-
tunity, there is much that is strange
ard intoresting much of adventure OF
pnthoy or hutnnr For the east and
west here come together in u contest
OF wits aud the re salt IS ILLUMINATING.
The Grader Of Tie methods of SNUG
Cling the ChinnnC., In lies in getting
thom pest the Eila.ds that patrol the
Mexican and CANADIAN borders or that
watch ports where coats land. 1t is in
fthis dcl6crato Smuggling that there is
Internationally ar organization that Is
almost world wide. she Immigration
service han Intercepted letters that
show conc'uslvcly that men IN New
York are regularly in communication
wlthNhose in Canada, Mexico, Jamnica
and China. They keep each other
posted as to where there is II lax point
4 III The, governments exclusion lines ana
whore there are numbers OF men seek
Ing admission When the regulations
on the Canadian border become so eff
afcciiyc as To make admission imnos-
siblc. the tide flows To Mexico. IL 1t Is
not posi- bis TO get In from that point, |
thoy mnyS RENDEZVOUS on an island In
the West Indies. When the barrier
becomes too formidable the coolies may
be brought together Mt some convenient
ulace and maintained for months or
years until Il way is found to get them
in.
The report came to the immigration
bureau three Years MO that great
numbers of Cinnamon We're conSrc- /
cutting III Jumai ~ for the purpose OF
gettin:; into fills country. An inspector
was sent down there and found that
there were prart icnlly no Cinnamon in
Iamalcl except those who were legiti-
mately ut work there. Last year m
inspector made - similar trip OF in
sne.ction and found no less than 5000
Cltinimen on the island.
living in camps and boarding houses.
evidently waiting for an opportunity 20
come to the states. This condition in-
dictated that the smugglers regarded
this as the best point from which To
gain entrance. Sceps were taken to
block any attempt from this quarter
The Cinnamon are still being maintains
ed there and still waiting their chance.
1t is believed that the organization that
is in the wholesale smuggling business
is maintaining them. probably support
cd by the contributing longs
IN New York city's Chinatown there
.is certain educated, AmericaniZed
C,hinaman who poses as u great philan-
.thropist who takes an acute Interest In
all his countrymen coming into this
country As the years pass he wakes
hugely rich with no known business In
terests that would occasion this. The
secret agents of the immigration bureau
have sufficient evidence against him tr
convince them that he is the head and
front of the organized smuggling OF the
nation. They believe that he gets
piece of money for practically every
Chinaman who Is passed Illegally over
the border and that he it Is who al
ways knows the governments most
vulnerable point and directs tie big
campaign. If a government guard can
be bought. and 80 Cinnamon put across
tho line. he knows it. He also knows
just where to get the Cinnamon ana
Just the American to aid In pulling off
the trick.
Each coolie pays 5000 to be brought
In. He does it out Of his earnings after
having negotiated tho trick and Como
to work II takes him but year Of.
two to do this and then he Is n free
man to pic up such amounts of money
as were never dreamed of in his native
land. Soon he Is rich and returns TO
China and is married. for no Chnamnu
!, will allow age to come on without rear
ing u family, for so would he miss that
worship that goes to the patriarch who
has many children. But when he re-
turns to the United States he does net
bring his wife with him. for no China
man wants his children Americanized.
He returns himself and will later bring
over his son for the purpose OF making
money, but never to rear a family in
n land IVI,tlp ~ A r,nrico h,,
has learned much as to rc-cntry and
the bringing in OF his sons, and this he
accomrilishes without the hazard OF
running the gauntlet Of the border
The law allows the merchant class to
enter. to bring their wives and soiis
Cinnamon born in this country trc
American citizens and may return from
China or introduce their sons. who are
also American citizens under the law.
Upon these provisions are based hum
dreds OF cases that are fought and won
In open court each year.
A merchant In any city In the United
States may claim applicants MS his
sons. 1t is difficult to prove that they
are not. This proof must be made In
the courts or tho applicants must be
admitted. Tho Inv OF this country adj
mits the sworn testimony of n China
man the same us that of any other
individual Scores of Cinnamon will be
produced to swear to the genuineness
of the alleged sons. The Chlnaman Is
one of the most honest men in the
world when 1t comes to business deal
ing But for 10000 years he has been
taught to avoid taxes. to deceive his
government. to practise all manner of
trlckcry In this connection. An unjust
government has driven him to this, and
he has come to consider. It one OF the
greatest OF virtues to get the better OF
| tho government He brings this idea