Now let us turn to another principal branch of the inquiry. namely. the difficulties which are encountered at San Francisco. where we find that our officers not only have to contend with the natural difficulties of identifying the Chinese who endeavor to come in by fraud. but they have also to contend against regular agencies in China and San Francisco. organized for the purpose of evading the law. The evidence on this point by S. J. Ruddell. inspector of customs at San Francisco. is as follows: Q. in regard to the operation of this exclusion act. what difficulties. if any. do you. or does the customs department. meet with in carrying out the pro. visuis of that law? A. The difficulty is in landing the Chinese under the writ of habeas corpus by the United States courts.
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