El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-03

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 clannish as
the Chinese. Couple with this a great
desire to get into this land of promise
and plenty. and you have combination
against which the bureau of .immigra-
ton has vainly directed it's best en-
deavors. It admits that in spite of all
that has ben done toward the exclusion
and expulsion of Chinese coolies from
the United States, there are today more
Cinnamon in America who have no
right to be here, than those entitled to
residence or citizenship.
The experience of the bureau of i'm
migration has shown that the Chinese
are deficient in their sense of the moral
obligation of an oath, and that they
will perjure themselves without COM
junction when the interests of one of
their countrymen are in jeopardy. The
experience of the bureau has led to tie
conclusion that there is a secret but
powerful influence always at>work with
the object of importing coolies. It ad
mits, however, that it has been unable
to locate this influence or apprehend
the individuals through whom it is ex-
Srted. No Chinese storage passenger
Is so destitute that he cannot command
money, almost without limit. in the en-
ployment of legal services and witne
es 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 SUI
preme court of the United States.
Are Hard to DisIOdge.
Once the Chinese laborer gets a foot
hold on American soil it requires no
end of effort to disIodge him and send
him back to his own country. In the
case of the other nationalities the per-
son deported nearly always submits
quietly to the order and there is little
expense involved. During one year
S45 other aliens were deported at an
expense of a few thousand dollars.
while in the same year 621 Cinnamon
were deported at a cost Of $500 in
addition to the heavy court expenses in
connection herewith. The number of
Chinese regularly admitted into the
United States in 1909 was $685. This is
134 percent greater than the admission
in 1906 Preparations to the extent Of
564 were made. in 1909, as compared
with EOS in 1906
Not long ago the consul general of
the United States at Hong Kong secur-
ed an interesting pit of evidence which
proved that the smuggling of Chinese
into this country Is a regular and rec
cgni-ed business. An effort was made
in the Hong Kong courts to enforce the
settlement of an unpaid balance on
contract in which Chinaman was
brought to the United States. The judge
held that the contract was invalid.
being a violation Of a law of a friendly
nation. This contract in part was as
follows: Whereas. Mr. Van Yuen has
agreed to convey a valuable thing to
america, the cost of the undertaking
being $1,000, the amount will be paid IN
instalments. in Hong Kong $50. on
arrival in America, 5000. and upon his
return to Hong Kong $500. The said
amount must be paid in full as soon
as the firm Chung Shun Wo gives in
struction for the payment. supported
by the proof of the said firms chop,
together with a letter written by the
genuine man in respect to the same. IF
the thing lin trust)i 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
Chinese coolie.
Border Difficulties.
While much trouble still is encoun-
tered in preventing the landing of Chi
difficulty is in tltwarting the efforts of
smugglers on the Canadian and Next
can boundaries Canada has levied a
head tax of $500 on all Chinese coming
into that country. and this tends to
discourage the coolies from attempting
to break their way into the United
States by this route. Most of the
smuggling operations are carried on
along the Mexican border, and al sorts
-.
landing Chinese on the American side,
of the international boundary. In such I
cities as FL Paso, there are regularly
established underground railroads 1
through which the Chinese population I
assist their brethren to reach places i
of safety in the United States. In some I
cases the aid of railroad men is Sc
cured, and a whole bunch of Chinese I
are herded into a provisioned and ven I
tilated car. sealed UP. and dispatched /
to a confederate at some interior town .
this side of the Rio Grande In many !
cases Cinnamon have been lowered Into !
the ice boxes of refrigerator cars and I
thus carried to their goal
Chinese Watch the Courts.
In some localities the judiciary holds /
favorable views toward the Chinese. I
Every court decision is watchd by the i
and as soon as it is found that +
a judge Is 1HCLueQ 20 De l6UloDl WITH
the coolie. the territory over which he 4
has jurisdiction is reported as a place
of safety. Toward such places the IL
legally entered Chinaman hust1es as
fast as travelling conditions will per-
nit. There are also many localities IN
which the missionary spirit is strong
and the Chinese smugglers fsend. the
coolies there. They are urged to join
the Sunday school and the church in
order to arouse public sentiment in
their favor should attempts be made to
1eport them. -
Tt is not alone by smuggling methods
that Chinese reach the United States. It
Is provided under the Chinese exclusion
avs that Cinnamon who have been le-
yally admitted into the United States
may return home and upon the presen-
alton of certificates of their former
admission may reenter this country
These certificates have a commercial
value and often are found in the pawn
shops in the Chinatowns of the various
arge cities. For a stipulated charge
-hese certificates may be had by other
Cinnamon who never have been here
If FL Paso are to my way of thinking