Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-03

OF all the laws on the statute books OF
the United States the hardest to enforce
is the one which relates to the exclusion
of the Chinese laborer. No race of people
in the entire world is as ingenious IN cir
cumventing the Law, or as clannlsh. as
the Chinese. Couple with this great
desire to get into this land OF promise
and plenty. and You have a combination
against which the bureau Of immigration
has vainly directed its best endeavors. 1t
admits that in spite Of all that has been
done toward the exclusion and expulsion
of Chinese coolies from the United states.
there are today more Cinnamon In Amerf-
ca who have no right to be here than
those entitled to residence or citizenship
The experience of the bureau OF immd-
grafton has shown that the Chinese are
deficient in their sense of the moral OBJ
legation of an oath, and that they will
perjure themselves without compunction
when the interests Of one Of their coun-
trymen are in jeopardy The experience
Of the bureau has led to the conclusion
that there is secret but powerful in
fluence always at work with the object
Of importing coolies.
1t admits, however. that it has been un
able to locate this influence or apprehend
Tue lHultlOUdlS tnTOuEH WIOIl II Is eASIl-
ed. No Chinese steerage passenger is so
destitute that he cannot command money,
almost without limit, in the employment
of legal services and witnesses to testify
in his case. They often come to America
with little more than the clothes upon
their backs, yet, If necessary, they will
command sufficient funds to carry their
cases to the Supreme Court of the Uniled
States.
Once the Chinese laborer gets a foot
hold on American Soil 1t requires no end
Deportation Is him and send him
n;fscu1+ Mo+%.r back to his own
country. In the case
Of other nationalities the person deported
nearly always submits quietly to the Or
der and there is little expense involved.
During one year 845 other aliens were de-
ported at an expense of only few thou
sand dollars. while in the same year 621
Cinnamon were deported at cost Of $685.,
OOO, in addition to the heavy court ex-
penses in connection Herewith. The num-
Der of Chinese regularly admitted into the
United States in 1900 was $685.. This is 1874
per cent greater than the admissions in
1905. Deportations to the extent of 564
were made in 1863, as compared with 205
IN 1906.
Not long ago the consul general of the
United states at Hongkong secured an
interesting bit of evidence which proved
that the smuggling of Chinese into this
country is a regular and recognized bust
ness. An effort was made in the Hong
kong courts to enforce the settlement Of
an unpaid balance on a contract in which
q Chinaman was brought to the United
States. The judge held that the contract
was invalid, being violation of law Of
a friendly nation.
This contract in part was as follows:
Whereas Mr.. Yam Yuen has agreed to
convey a valuable thing to America. the
cost of the undertaking being $1.0jO. the
amount will be paid in installments, In
Hongkong. $50. on arrival in America
500, and upon his return to HongkOng
$500. The said amount must be paid in
full as soon as the firm Chung Shun Wo
gives instruction for the payment, sup
ported by the proof of the said firms
chop, together with a letter written by
the genuine man in respect to the same.
II the thing dn trusD cannot be landed
the balance should not be paid and this
undertaking will be regarded as waste
paper" The valuable thing" in this
contract was nothing less than a Chinese
coolie.