Show SMUGGLING CHINESE Inspector Coon Makes a Report I and Some Suggestions INTERVIEW WITH A CUBAN The Annexation of the Island Would Be Bad I For the United States The Labor Agitation WASHINGTON April 29The secretary of the treasury has treasur recehoi long report from D E Coon Chinese inspector at San Diego Cal in regard to smuggling Chinese into the United Unied Statts from Stats Mexico He says a careful inspec tion of the country and roads countr rads crossing the state line from San Juanna to the t monument at the sea shows the opportunities fore ossing the state line into the country and it is impossible with the present force to prevent all Chinese from entering the country He says the smug gling of Chinamen into the United States is a Droltahl tnl n < n by very heavy capital t V u iuUUlcmSIIS wih principal oac head ed quarters in San Francisco and China The evidence seems to be that contracts are in China to deliver safely each mape delver Chinamen on American soil and a guarantee is given If the a I delivery is made in safety 140 gen paid Chinamen are provided in China with tickets to various ports in Mexico and on arrival in the harbor of San Francisco they are trans ferred to the coasters by which they arc taken to Ensenada or other ports But the real des ted tination States of Chinamen says Coon is the Uni and no matter where he lands be i in Mexico or Can ada he will at the earliest possible earlest moment work his way to his original destina tion The action of the secretary of the treas ury prohibiting further transfers in the harbor of San Francisco was a most fortunate order and will serve to check the traffic for a time at least tme But I apprehend that in the near future steamship lines will bring them direct from China and land them on Mexican soil the United States as possible so they as near may finally reach the country they countr are looking for Legislation on this subject by Congress if well considered will afford temporary relief i wel relef my opinion it will be found necessary for our I government to negotiate treat negotato treaty stipulations with stpulations wih Mexico and the British from whereby their those nations will exclude government Chinamen territory on this continent The surest and most speedy and economical punish ment a Chinaman can have and the one to be his most dreaded by him is to fend him at once to native country |