The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14

acting upon these conclusions, they
are continually making arrests and
breaking up smuggling parties here
and there. 1t was by acting on such
conclusions that the "joy riding"
practise in the southwest was dis
! covered, and in the same manner the
authorities have convinced them
selves that the Ell Paso Chinaman
| originated 1t. Yet he is probably
just as safe from arrest as he has
been for years past when the Of
fic1als were convinced that his was
the brain that concocted other in
genius smuggling plots and schemes.
Investigations pursued by the i'm
migration authorities and common
report along the border indicates that
the new method Of smuggling has been
worked for all 1t was worth
Quite evidently, too, information
Of the ease with which Cinnamon
dressed as women could "joy ride"
across a border was flashed all along
the underground smuggling system
which exists in America For the
practise was soon developed along
the Canadian border.
At labor convention at Fort Will
liams, Ont, a few days ago, 1t was
asserted that thousands of China
men are being annually smuggled
across the international dividing line.
and the statement was made that the
Joy riding" method had been one of
the most successful of recent
schemes.
American women tourists motor
ing across either of the lines now
need not be surprised, therefore. If
the immigration authorities or border
| police call upon them at any stage
to get out Of their machines, take off
their wells and goggles and prove
that they really are American WON
en- The situation has become far
too grave for the authorities to take
any chances.
Those who have seen Cinnamon
I dressed for an international "ioy
ride" say it is entirely impossible to
distinguish them from a party of
|
guised False hair covering their
queues, which are carefully rolled up
on their heads, goggles and wells over
their faces, long coats and even
dresses are used.
1t is related that in one instance
on the Canadian border a group of
10y riders" passed the boundary
even after they had been compelled
to get out of their machines and stand
around while the vehicle and their
baggage was being examined for con-
traband articles. Nor is 1t impossible
that parties thus disguised have
crossed the Rio Grande bridges under
the very eyes Of the inspectors.
Incoming tourists are not searched"
when crossing the Mexican border.
Their baggage is examined, but even
that is usually done in rather cursory
manner.
Previous to the exposure of the
Joy riding" method of smuggling
in Cinnamon it would have required
considerable nerve" for an inspec-
tor to demand that a party of wom-
en-, waiting in an automobile while
their chauffeur submitted their bag
gage for examination, step out of the
machine, remove their wells and
goggles and prove to the inspector
that they really were women!
1t has long been known to the i'm
migration authorities that an or
| ganized band of rich Cinnamon are
continually engaged in bringing their
| cOuntrymen to the United States. 1t
is most profitable business Ameri-
cans are employed to do the actual
work of getting the Cinnamon across
the border, but they are supplied by
the Chinese "tongs." and are taken
care of by them on this side. The
: rich Cinnamon back Of the conspir-
| acy pay the American smuggler and
collect from the incoming Chinaman.
From $500 up is paid for each
| Chinaman brought in. An automobile
! load of from three to six therefore
nets a good sum to the American
willing to pilot them across The
Chinese hackers of the expedition al
ways pay, but they are so thoroughly
entrenched and guard their opera
tions so successfully that they are
never caught.
New methods of smuggling are be-
ing devised constantly along the
Mexican border. AS fast as one is
broken up another is instituted. The
10y ride" now being exposed 1t is
the firm expectation Of immigration
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flying machine into the smuggling