The morning call., 1892-10-17
Because Yuck Chaw's Mission
Is a Failure.
A CONCESSION is GRANTED.
White OF Chicago, Southern Pacific Railroad
Nan, Obtains Privilege Chinese Are
Shut 0ut-Inzide History.

sentative OF the Gnlnese DIX Ouu pauleo "
the Worlds Fair, and agent Of the syndi-
cate of Chinese merchants in this country
and In China formed TO make and conduct
the exhibit of the Chinese nation.
'T am greatly afraid" said Ting, THAT
the course now being pursued by the mana
gers of the Columbian Worlds Fair will
result in the Chinese making very inferior
exhibit at the fair or none at all. In view
of the action taken by your Government in
relation to Chinese registration, coupled. as
it is, with threat of wholesale deportation,
the Chinese Government has decided not TO
send an exhibit. as a Government. to the
Worlds Fair.
1.-THE Six Companies, realizing the disad-
vantage of the Chinese of not having an
exhibit at the far, eorresponded with
the Foreign Office in China. with the result
of having the Government adhere to thSt
part of its original plan which provided for
all goods intended for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair being allowed to leave China
free of export duty.
The next move was to establish CON-
pany of merchants to arrange for an oY-
bbit. Without any aid from the Govern
ment the company realized that the en-
terprise would be o costly one and in
consequence the company was formed of
the wealthiest Chinese firms In China,
Europe and America. Yuek Chow was
seleetedlas one of he two representatives or
agents of the company to make arrange
ments in this country, his colleague work
ing In China.
''Yuck Chow has just returned from
trip 20 Chicago and Washington and is very
much disappointed. All the cOmpany's
plans are overturned and, as | said, the re-
suit may be DO exhibit or, if any, one very
inferior In size and character 10 that in
tended.
Strange as it may SEEM" continued
Ting, 1.-THE Southern Pacific Railroad is re-
sponsibie In great measure Tor This state
of affairs"
Yuck Chow was then introduced to ME.
found him an intelligent Chinese with the
shrewdness of his race Intensified by his
education. He speaks English inditferently,
but thoroughly understands what he is
about Ting translated the interview as
follows:
Il, Yuck Chaw, representative Of the
Chinese company organized to make Chi
nese exhibit at the Worlds Fair, applied to
Mr. Davis, directOr-general Of the Worlds
Fair, for space IN the Worlds Coumb an
Exposition for a Chinese theateT, concert
room and teahOnSe, and a place in the main
building for g Chinese exhibit
This application was handed 10 Mr..
Crawford, who Is secretary of the ways
and means committee of the Worlds Fair,
and to him | stated our plan. 1t was, in
cOnceTt-rOom in q Chinese garden and to
charge a small admission fee. The best
Chinese actors and musicians were to be
engaged, and the theateT and teahouse, as
well as the surrounding garden, were To be
exact fac-Slmlles OF the royal teahouse and
garden in China and of the best theater.
We expected TO eXpend several hundred
thousand dollars In securing the material
for our exhibit, and we thought that q pOr-
tion OF the cost could be made out Of our
thsater.
The fact that the company has unlimited
capital and is composed Of men absolutely
responsible, guaranteed US the loan of many
valuable articles, relies, etc, that are abso-
lutely beyond the reach of the white people,
as we'll as the services OF tie very best AZ
lists and musicians.
" l received several replies from Mr..
Crawford saying that our appl cation was
still under consideration. Soon after max
ing application / heard from Kwong Fong
Tai s Co., firm doing business at ia
Sacramento street in this city, that the con-
eession had already been granted TO Mr..
White Of Chicago, an agent OF the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company. 1t appears that
Mr.. White had representative in this city
who is connected with the Southern Pacific
Company. call on kwong Fong Tai q Co.
and ask them to join with Mr.. White in his
projected undertaking, subject TO the fol-
lowing conditions:
THE sum OF SIS eco to be subscribed by
sum of $780, 900 by the Chinese merchants
Mr.. White TO transfer 10 the com pany the
concession granted TO him by the ways and
means committee Of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition aud 10 be considered as having
subscribed the sum Of S35. 600: thus making
the total capital $4,000 for the purpose of
RppOrtiOnment OF the profits and losses. Ii
was further sugge ted tat ii the venture
should prove successful, the sum of $4,000
in addition TO 80 per cent OF the gains or
oft CnO ha raj n
Should the venture prove unsuccessful
MT. White was TO be returned the $50, coo,
minus the amount of his loss, according to
his share in the undertaking Should there
be no loss or gain Mr.. White was to have
refunded to him the $50, coo, which he was
TO be considered as having subscribed in
granting the concession.
"Kwong Fong Tai & Co. replied that they
were willing to accede to Mr.. Whites pro-
pOsal: but as il was desired that they sould
purchase the goods ana superintend the
enterprise, unless they were allowed per
cent on the purchase and per cent on the
sale of the goods and tickets they would not
enter into the arrangement The railroad
company's representative stated 10 Kwong
FOng Tai Il Co. that MIR. Crawford, the sec
rotary of the ways and means committee, in
whose charge the matter of the awards of
the concessions was placed, was interested
10 the undertaking and had received money
from people to whom applications had been
granted.
Hearing that Mr. Crawford was person
ally interested in the scheme and that Mr..
White appeared only as the agent OF Mr..
Crawford, who, by his official connection
with the Worlds Columbian Exposition,
was pTecluded from carrying on such an
undertaking in bis own name, and who had
decided TO award the concession 10 Mr..
White, contrary to the rules and regula-
tions governing the exposition, l deter
mined TO 60 TO Washington to lay the de-
4-fI Ia If IL haf4 .
Of State.
Secretary Of State Foster sent telegram
60 MT. Davis asking him whether the con-
cessi0n for tbs Chinese exhibit had been
granted. Mr.. Davis replied by telegram
that the matter would be considered on the
following Tuesday. After receiving this
answer | went to Chicago, accompanied by
the chief OF the commercial department.
Secretary Foster sent this gentleman with
me, giving me letter recommending that
space be granted to me in the Worlds Col
umbian Exposition. / went to see Mr..
Crawford. He sent word that he was busy.
After / had waited fully two hours Mr..
Crawford gave me an interview. he said
to me: L am too busy to-day, / will see you
tO-moTIow.' The next day, accompanied
by the chief Of the commercial department,
j called on Mr.. Davis, the general manager
Of the exposition. Mr.. Davis told me that
the concession had not yet been awarded to
any one. While we were engaged in con-
FeIsation MI. OIdWlOIu caule III. 1e ln-
formed Mr.. Davis that the concession had
already been granted to Mr.. White of
Chicago. Bearing this Mr.. Davis referred
TO the records to see whose name appeared
first on the list and it was ascertaiDed that
Mr. Whites appeared first; but we feel
sure that this arrangement had been made
beforehand. so that Whites application
might be ahead of all other applications
that might be sent TO the ways and means
committee.
Mr.. Davis said that he was very sorry,
but he would call meeting % see if some
other arrangement could not be made. /
then bad private conversation with Mr..
Crawford. / told him Mr.. White had no
right TO have the concession awarded to
III In ~. a 1.