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399 stories matching exclus
- Sawmill Workers Call for Exclusion of Asian Laborers
Meeting in Everett, the International Brotherhood of Sawmill Workers and Woodsmen adopt a resolution demanding the strict application of anti-Asian exclusion laws.
- The Forged Passports of Seattle's Chinese Exclusion Era
A federal investigation reveals how corrupt officials exploited the Chinese Exclusion Act for profit by forging entry certificates.
- Denied Entry: The Ongoing Exclusion
The arrival of Chinese travelers on the O.W. Elder highlights the precarious legal reality faced by Chinese residents in the Pacific Northwest during the exclusion era.
- Railroad Claims Tide Lands South of Seattle's King Street
The Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad asserts exclusive control over tide lands south of King Street.
- Federal Officials Reverse Exclusion Ruling
A legal dispute over the transit of Chinese laborers through the United States reaches a local milestone.
- The High Cost of Poaching
A local hunting club claims exclusive rights to a South Bay ranch and threatens legal action against those hunting their game.
- The Bering Sea Arbitration: A Moral Victory for the Seal
A Paris tribunal rules against American claims of exclusive jurisdiction, yet grants the U.S. the stringent conservation regulations they sought to save the fur seal from extinction.
- The Senator and the Exclusion Act
In 1892, Senator Watson Squire argued before the U.S. Senate for the formal registration and continued exclusion of Chinese laborers, framing the policy as a defense of 'American manhood' and societal stability.
- The Human Cost of the Exclusion Act
A Chinese crew member is jailed in Seattle immediately upon arrival, highlighting the harsh enforcement of exclusionary laws.
- The Shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Three men arrested under the 1882 Exclusion Act face deportation despite claims of residency; Judge Hanford declares the legal rights of Chinese laborers effectively suspended.
- The Fight for the Valley's Water
North Yakima and Ellensburg join forces to block a deal giving a private irrigation company exclusive control over mountain lake water.
- The Test Case for Chinese Exclusion
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear the Chae Chan Ping case, the lives and property rights of Chinese laborers in Washington hang in the balance.
- The Chinese Exclusion Crisis: Seattle’s Marshal Refuses to Free Detainees
District Attorney White and Judge Walsh clash over the legality of holding forty Chinese residents under federal exclusion laws, revealing a deep rift between local enforcement and constitutional rights.
- Legal Chaos and the Chinese Exclusion Era
A convoluted series of arrests and court cases in Seattle reveals the systemic targeting of Chinese residents during the height of the Exclusion era.
- The Flour Monopoly War
A local grocer exposes a business deal intended to force a monopoly on flour sales in the Priest Rapids valley.
- Defending Treaty Fishing Rights
Federal authorities signal a crackdown on illegal fishing, reaffirming Indigenous treaty rights from 1866.
- The Steamer Victoria Arrives with 400 Chinese Passengers
Federal authorities prepare to investigate claims of forged entry certificates amid the looming deadline of the Geary Exclusion Act.
- Defiance of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Local Chinese leaders organize to resist a federal registration mandate, warning of a potential 'wholesale deportation.'
- Exclusion League Organizer Faces $50,000 Libel Suit
Seattle's A. E. Fowler is summoned to federal court over a circular attacking Collier's coverage of Japan.
- Olympia’s Paper Cheers a Harsher Chinese Exclusion Act — and Calls for Expulsion
The Olympia Tribune backs a federal bill barring Chinese merchants and artisans, then goes further: deport every Chinese resident to “give work to better people.”
- The Open Campaign for Racial Exclusion
A local advertisement explicitly calls for a boycott of Asian-owned businesses in Walla Walla.
- The Campaign for Japanese Exclusion in Mukilteo
Everett labor organizers cite local industrial hiring practices as a threat to the American standard of living.
- The Underground Path to Puget Sound
A look at the porous maritime border between Victoria and Washington Territory, where the business of smuggling Chinese laborers flourished despite federal exclusion laws.
- Judge Hanford Rules on Chinese Exclusion Law
A landmark decision in U.S. District Court affirms the government’s power to deport Chinese residents through summary proceedings rather than formal indictments.
- The Marriage of Convenience
A federal judge bypasses exclusion laws by upholding a traditional Chinese proxy marriage for an immigrant woman.