The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-28

wrought"
He paused for Just a moment and
moved impatiently But II thought
to disconcert him by my action was
not rewarded.
ut Is possible. Mr.. Clyde" he con-
.tinued, that you are familiar with
the history of the trade In coolies be-
tween your country and miner
nodded. YES" answered. pass
ably familiar. know that at one time
It was black with outrages. | know
that in 1882 a Chinese exclusion act
was passed. and that in 1899 the Geary
law followed"
But you did not know, perhaps,
chat in spite Of your laws, the SNUG
Cling OF Chinamen-of Chinese labor
ers-into this country, has been al
most continuously practicedT"
ut is quite possible, | dare say.
do not know the facts. however"
"The facts in a general way are not
material" Yup Sing assured me. But
I shall inform you of single specinc
case. Sixteen years ago there ap-
peared in Canton a white man, sup
posedly a Scotchman, calling himself
Donald McNish, and representing. &C
cording to his own statement, certain
large American interests. Through q
native agent it became known that
McNish was In search Of coolies. Very
soon, circulars appeared throughout
the district, worded somewhat after
this fashion TO the countrymen OF
| All Shoe. Laborers are wanted IN the
land of California Great works to be
done there, good houses, plenty FOOD.
You will get $40 a month and good
treatment. Passage money required
| $45. will lend the money on good
security, but cannot take your wife
and child in pay. Come to Canton.
and will care for you until the snip
sails. The ship is good The circular
was signed by All Shoe, the agent In
response to 1t, exactly ninety-seven OF
my countrymen, having left good Sc
curity for the required passage money.
were led stealthily aboard small
coasting vessel one night. and the YES
sci slipped quietly down the Chu-Kiang
to the open sea, with McNish himself
at the helm, and a Eurasian named
John Woo in the galley"
The Vice Consul was now consult
ing a slip of paper bearing. as | could
see. certain Chinese characters
III | am in error" said Yup Sing.
addressing his companion, II pray you
TO correct me-" Whereat Mr. Chen
Mok smiled reassuringly.
You are in all particulars accu-
rate" he announced; and the Mott
street merchant, thus encouraged. pro-
ceeded.
"The vessel, you understand, Mr..
CLYDE. was what Is known in those wa
ters as a lorcha. 1t was not so large
as a Junk and 1t differed in other re-
spects as well. It
81 think l have seen a rude, but
more or less effective representation
of it." interrupted.
81 know to what you refer" was the
sneakers rejoinder. But that was
more or less conventional AS | told
Won. every child draws boats like that.
However. the lorcha was to be used
merely to convey the passengers to
McNish's steamship, which had al
ready cleared from Hong Kong. ana
which waited off the coast well out OF
sight of prying cruisers. Such. at
least. was the explanation. Whether
McNish ever had a steamship Is q
matter for conjecture. Whether q
United States cruiser OF the Pacino
Squadron. having received a hint az
to his purpose, bore down upon him.
as has been said. is likewise open to
ouestion. But of the truth OF the incl
dents which followed there can be no
dispute"
He hesitated long enough for the
Vice Consul to echo: mo dispute.
whatever, Mr.. Clyde" and continued:
ION the second morning after leav-
ing Canton, an hour after dawn, when
he at least pretended to see the cruiser
in full chase, he ordered his passen-
gers below, declaring that their safe
ty depended upon their keeping out OF
sight. No sooner, however, were they
below decks than he battened down
the matches, and imprisoned the cook
in his galley. A white fog prevailed
and the sea was very calm. both OF
which were conditions favorable to
McNish's purpose. Lowering the
lorcha's two boats he cut one adrift.
and entering the other. which he had
previously stocked with stores. he
made his way in 1t along the lorcha'a
side to her PROV"
At this juncture. Yup Sing slowly
rose to his feet.
And now" he said. 81 want you to
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