The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1900, Page 2

o ‘0 CALL, FKiDAY, APRIL 13, 1900 TELLTALE SCENES IN TH voters of the United States | @000+ citizens of Califo; wisdom of the Coll or points out the |dregs of China and ive i be lacking in competent proper method to land a roe S/ purn ¢ cn” at this por - o e ere ne son’ s port. virate sons” arrive | passed | ‘M'-‘i “""Z‘E ;“m"-l“'-“’) \g The third member ’or rf‘rlm 'lrluqu - ographers fic bec nd is onopoly 5 3 - - " antic business o oved by a few men who, until the com- | MoB oF cooLIE R e i Wit 2O ing of Collector Jagkson, knew nothing | ¢ MMERCHANTS' B tereiting Youss nothing to do with it and prob- | & WAITING FOR e e . S penuas - (he no on that miracles of | PAPERS OF Pas the good Jux’vfi.m\:' o whom Col- were possible at this late day in IDENTIFICA- friendship of Avthur SRS = . i® TION onel George H. Pippy owed U°S i = 14 tion to Ho Yow. McGowan is & x brian Fuot b friend of Artr from several points of view + ‘l’:u;’or{f;‘;j -y sociated by bonds of social, | P'S coolies or the art of mak SSdentally; professional ‘fife e fornians out of Mongol They constitute a little ring that con- | [ sesses much wisdom in trols and handles the landing of Chinese ry lucrative practice. 13 Joys a very lucrative P k' bk At It should not be understood fbat the R A e R R e e Y three men are the only men Who a noth nners, but ti learn quic aborers, endowed For children of THE BIRTH PLACE"OF ONE OF PIPPY5 NATIVE SONS LEE woo. while they th ng separa- ve son” there are alw: Chinese for le in as no use inese the frauds ymmitted ‘un hose & jon 6 of the ative 4 siond ¢ ct of | 4 to 80 per cent| [ tive-born citizens e was a 1 port be- | ¢ T reason ! 1852, the United | ¢ ord of iden-| 4 ny | & June | 4 o ATIVE SONS RECEIVE THEIR l\“\\m L ' 3 into insignificance in % \ other. The ring e > the men upon whom the Chinese ot mf.\ S es: of tidhitaes ose word and ac > oo D A e A A S SRS A e S e e S S gaged the traffic of la Others enjoy some practic comparison w app ity mean a re: cants, are Pippy Colonel Jackson ! . H. Jackson, the Collector’s son, ar The ‘Gowan friend of Arthur Spear. = group is an interesting ome from many points of view. b LOCALRING ESTABLISHES AN AGENCY IN HONG- KONG. HORTLY after the appointment of Colonel John P. Jackson as ec- tor of the Port several merchants held a meeting in ( town to discuss some way of Increasing the traffic in “merchants, tourists and dents,” who had never been in this coun- try before, but who wished under section 6 of the act of 1334 to enter the country. The traffic in this kind of coolies had al ways been a profitable one ever since the exclusion act had gone into operation Gigantic rings had been formed in this city and agencles had been established In Hongkong, Canton and Macao, the three points of departure. But there had come a lull in the business and shortly after Collector Jackson assumed office local Chinese merchants determined to revive the traffic. These merchants need coolies for a variety of purposes—in the trades, in the fields and fisherfes and in the shops. Besides this, there is a good profit m dealing in the men themselves. When a coolfe s imported he becomes practically the slave of the man who imported him until such time as the money pald to gain the coolle admission to the country has been repaid. The Chinese merchant everything, it is takes very good care that it is pald and ace and the date | well paid before he releases his slave. The standard price for the admtnion of a coolie laborer to this port and his eleva- tion to the dignity of American T ship is $400. This is looked upon as very low by those that engag traffic. One-half of this money pended in this city, $100 goes to t cific Mall Steamship Company and maining $100 for expenses at the point departure for United States charges and other Incidentals Bedloe of Canton used to charge S his share until brillia reer was cut short eight his removal The neces kong, at wh t merchants is now oper: Coolfes that want to get States as “merchant ists” under the act tificates which fals ! as represented, and the coached to give their sto without break or contr: plying of the certificates a ing are the duties of the Hongkong rey sentatives of the conspiracy. As al indicated. several local Chinese mercha met and the Chinese Consul General apprised of the purpose of the mee He gave his consent, and two y one of his personal friends, Jare K wealthy Chinese, was sent to Hongk to act as the agent for the importation of Chinese coolies. He is acting ther now, with what remarkable success records of the Custom-house here show. The gigantic conspiracy, which has been traced in such minute detail because of its frightful menace to this city and State, has brought forth astounding resu In the last thirty-four months thousands of coolies have streamed into this port from the Orient. Month after month the terri- ble hordes came and were admitted. The months age wa b & hundreds increased into the thousands, ® until the records show that in thirty-one . months of his administration Collector of ¢ the Port John.P. Jackson has admitted 9872 Chinese, thousands of whom the Col- lector of the Port has admitted as tive born citizens of this State, with an actual or a prospective right to vote. Such a fearful record of the admission of Chinese coolies to this city has no pa- rallel In the history of Chinese immigra- tion since the exclusion act went Into ope- na- as no ration. It should not be understood that Every | ¢ FIRST GL"M:JSE' OF.THEIR all of these thousands of Chinese wers can | & NATIVE'LA o never in the State before. A few of them be eraised aiions shadow of | 3 and a very few were returning merchants < who left before and had a right to land, but they cut no e official haze. It is * figure in the terrific record whi has s , that the been made while the public looked on, ig- as t army of “na- | 9. norant of what was being done. Thou t g into this city | ¢ sands after thousands of coolies that Collector of the never_were in San Francisco before, never ¥ nd 135 ok he saw the American shores before, have % and g little coterie | J been landed by Collector of the Port Jack- ¢ were bg in this{ 4 son, and George H. Pippy, Frank V. Bell « rt and George A. McGowan have acted as before | e the attorneys for the Chinese horde. g d becomes palpable al- | L 4 e e sl & - f these “‘na ve S0 | s e e o | § TEN THOUSAND CHINESE be traced. Their | ¢ TWO STUDENTS WHO. ARRIVE TOSTUDY. ARE PASSED INTO parent which 1s he bureau of | stablished in| ] CITY MANNERS B e o o o S e S A S THE CITY. would be & useless expense. | CHEATING EXCLUSION ACT CN STEAMER CHINA. e With a purpose of exposing the gross outrages committed upon the peo- § | UT the records speak for themselves nersl, would bel|® Dle of this city and State under the protection of the Chinese exclusion act to {ell & story of dreadtul moment s la at, for g ¢ gyt | The Call made a thorough investigation of the traffic as it is handled by the % 1he: peosle of San Francisco. In c f % e grthond § ring of lawyers who control it at this port. On ghe steamer China, which ¢ | the table which follows the number e w be valueless. Chinese |’ departed a few days ago, there arrived 137 Chinese, forty-nine of whom claim- ¢ | of (‘hmes&; :hn arrived at this port, the r would have to look | 1 ed to be “native sons” of Califor These coolie “citizens,” who upon land ¢ | number t ld ‘;‘!" rejected by Collector ina for thelr nebded | ing are entitled to vote, were traced through every phase of their exam- & | Jackson - lF" "fl‘:m‘"; that were ad- 2 es which are pass- ‘z ination until they were located at last in the heart of Chinatown. The re- | mitted lg_ n ::n\h'cn ¥y him are given g e Golden Gate. | sults of the investigation are of sensational and serious interest to the peo- ol ;‘3‘1;‘7"“’;.' ar;‘“"m"on»m fi?r};‘:“m‘f"h June, responsibility for | § ple of San Francisco. £ L e l.x'i;enn:, ol asid @404t 0 00t s st s oS et e s e iei ed et et ese@ monthsaxo. The table is as follows. wretched | ¥ + Collector of the Port John P. Jackson, be | thousand Chinese have been landed in San| Month and | Arrived | 1 e Ch y made chairman and welcoming host of | Francisco in less than thirty-four month: Year ) &t 8. F. [Refected. | Admittea _ the service, | $ the reception recently given to United | After his acquaintance with -Ho 1897, | members, is, with | ¢ States Senator Thomas R. Bard. And it | Colonel George H. Pippy entered (heY‘l,\: [ Foby: 1907cnse| ] B | = The in- | CHINESE will be remembered also that Colonel Pip- | crative business of landing Chinese. He | AuSust. 1897 with the *TOURISTS'WAITING & | PV, In order not to neglect his other friend | was uniformly successful and he has a | oeioper 1497 | from what FOR PERMISSION TO ? | and associate, Yo How, insisted that the | superb record to his credit. When one of | Novemper, 189 The inter- | § ST UOY oL h COsons ] |Chinese Consul Generai be a guest at & | the inspectors of the Chinese Bureau sees | December. 1897 28 ¢ § | dinner recently given to William H. Met- | the papers of an incoming Chirese “na- | Febrecss w13 e b son by that gentleman’s friends. Metson son” and remarks that “that is one | March, 15%....| 231 ated ’xlurmx he | @ 4000000000000 46006000+000606000000-00060-0-0-00-+0--0+0+0 did not invite Ho Yow, but Colonel PIDPY | of Pippy’s men” it means that a new “na. | April, 1898... . ns l n and all that may insisted. The happy relations existing be- | tive-born™ voter of California is to g tate | MAY- 1% X s | t has not preve 1| “native sons” and “merchants.” They ‘ chants” and “citizens” flock forth to take | the vital ‘fisue, control the vast bulk of | tween Ho Yow, Collector of the Port Jack-{ Chinatown and that the a,“’,mm‘ md' Totals ! nd has done no | hold as sessions and conferences | thelr places as representatives and orna- | Chinese business under the administration | son and Colonel Pippy should be encour- | disgraceful records of the Chinese Bureas | weee sy th pe toxy ¥ wh the Custom-house, in the very office of | ments of Western civilization. | of Colonel' Jackson, Pippy enjoys a double | aged and it was just as natural for PIDPY | are to hold the name of another cooup‘fuu. 1898, no sense investigation Collector Jackson, while a Chinese steam- | Eut the little clique of attorneys which | distinctlon, won by his own boast. He IS | to enjoy the company of Ho Yow at din- | voter of the Stafe. This business, which | A uer s some stapld - | er is in port and *citizens” are to be re- | controls the terrible business of making | the legal adviser of Ho Yow, whose friend [ ner as it is for the versatile colonel to en- | means a menace to California and her | prfi:&?"{m' g ey s lieved from the stain of being Mongol | citizens out of coolie enjoys still greater | and associate left this city two Years ago | joy his evenings at the Sutter-street home | pecple, has been going on for thirty-four | October. 1388...| " | pariahs and are to be elevated to the dig- privileges, social and professional. They | for Hongkong to establish an agency for |of Colonel Jackson after the heat and | mopths. November, 1598 China L | nity of Americans citizens. These attor- | have two powerful friends—Ho Yow, the | the admission of “merchants,” “students” | worry and labor in the Chinese Bureau is e Py 5‘";‘"",‘““;:”« T . 19, . | reys are in themseives a littie group of | Chinese Consul General at this port, and | and “tourists” of the Oriental kingdom:to | over for the day. olonel Pippy has never been called | January, Too | st rough its hands into this | interesting men. They visit Chinese mer- | John P. Jackson, Collector of Customs for | the United States. e T e hadhs Ghsaatat thint oto. | WON10 UXINS Chues i court, Ae & mat- | e, k.. s | A .“;’"' confer with one | Ban Francisco. Some of these interesting ' Shortly after the appointment of Colo- | nel Pippy would have received his intro- | Uinjted Statgs courts. He' ;;lr;wcniesnc:":s 2 i ORGANIZING THE RING another on the policy of campaign that is | lawyers have frequently , played pOker | nel John P, Jackson to the position of Col- | duction to Ho Yow from Colonel J. P. | pefore Collector of — the e | to be fonowea ns(‘ the X;lll’l;nnrh of each | with Ho Yow at a downtown club and at ! jector of Customs for San Francisco Col- | Jackson, but this was not the case. The | Jackson, who tempers his judgient of |« TotS TO MAKE CHINESE | China steamer. Some of them even plan | a Montgomery street hotel, and it 15 sald | nel George H. Pippy had the pleasure of | honor of Introduction was to be dispensed | Chinese “native Sons” with — startiing e | to meet incoming steamers and make | that Ho Yow has found the pastime ex- | peing introduced to Ho Yow, the Consul |by another of Colonel Pippy's friends—by | merey. But Colonel George H. Pippy is | a CITIZENS. | their preliminary rmnmj'men;s hrr.y fl’;le pensive. But the little diversion of poker | General for China at this port.. Ho Yow | Arthur Spear, the interesting son of Jo- | not the only one Who lands “native sons” | i L mfinu!n{'\u‘ e uf‘ citizens’ and the crea- | is only an lnr'h')nnl. Ho Yow nf\d_ the 1it- | has had & varled and pleasant experience | seph S. Spear Jr., who is Surveyor of the | and creates coolie citizens. A large share %5 ton of rmerchants. “students® and|tle ring of lawyers are bound by ties more | with Caucastans and he accepted the op- | Port, and the intimate assoclate and |of ths trafic is enjoyed by Frank V. Bell, [ EFORE Collector of the Port Jack- | “tourists”” who come here to become | stable than a deck of playing cards. And | portunity of meeting a distinguished | friend of Colonel J. P. Jackson, Collector | a gentleman with a history, who poss- © son assumed office, in June, 1897, the | Shrimp catchers, cooks and washmen. the bend betwecn the lawyers, who never wretched business of landing Chin-| These attor; have social duties which ‘ had td try a Chinese case, and Collector ese coolies at this port was in the | they observe in common. They are hon- | of the Port Jackson is still’ closer and hends of certain attorneys who had work- | ored guests In Chinatown and are on | more powerfal. To explain that bond the ed the mine for years. When Collector of | terms even of conviviality with Chinese to | names of the attorneys are necessary. | American in the person of Colonel George | H. Rippy. The introduction was given and 3 accepted at the Palace Hotel rooms of the | Union League Club. Colonel Pippy is i secretary .of the Union League Club, of Customs. The meeting between Ho | Yow and Colonel George H. Pippy devel- | oped into close acquaintance and then into | friendship, but this development probably | had nothing to do with the fact that Ho | esses the friendspip and shares much in commen with Charles H. Jackson, the son of Colonel John P. Jackson, Collector of Customs for this district. Bell has also been released frya th the Port Jackson began bis administra- | whose premises returning “native sons” | They are George H. Pippy, Frank V.|of which Colonel John P. Jack-|Yow was scheming to land as many of | trouble of trying any of his Chinese case: tion, the business of placing Chinese la- | hasten like cattle in wagon loads after | Bell and George A. McGowan. These three [son s a valued member. It may |his countrymen as possible in this city |in court, although his freqfjent consulta- borers in this city as merchants, students | the pen has been opened at the dock of | attorneys, who never try a Chinese case | perhaps be remembered that Colonel |and that Colonel Pippy is a friend of Colo- | tions with Charles H. JackBon, who is a I and tourists and of making out of the|the Pacific Mail Company, and the “mer- where a right to residence in this city is.| George H. Pippy insisted that his friend. nel Jackson, at whose discretion over ten " lawyer, would suggest that he would not