The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-11
CHINESE CANDOR.
The Worlds Fair Scheme
Betrayed.
A Hong-Kong Firm Explains Very
Frankly Its Connection and
Its Obligation.

A prominent Custom-house official, who
was mistaken for the Collector, has re-
ceived a letter from Celestial in Hong
Kong which well illustrates the CONNER
ciaI spirit of the Chinese race and at the
same time is very unique specimen OF
English after the writer has finished his
onslaught upon the language.
From the busiDess-like tone of the COM
munication it is quite apparent that the
firm signing its name had entered into an
agreement TO pr0long Indefinitely the resi-
dence in this country of the Chinese actors
who were permitted to land for the Worlds
Fair. AT any rate, the writer is quite anx-
ious to obtain some definite knowledge as
to whether those actors are TO be sent back
home or allowed TO remain.
de refers TO consideration per actor Of
$50 Mexican silver dollars as having been
paid TO him upon the supposition that they
would be allowed to stay here and thus
the scheme is very nicely betrayed. The
uns0phisticated might have supposed all
along that the said actors and their COM
patriots were altogether ''childlike and
bland" without any ways that are dark"
but this little bit of business behind the
scenes shows cOncusiyely that there was
a well-arT anged programme TO ship them
TO this country as actors and exhibitors.
have them landed as such and subsequently
kept here.
At $3.50 (Mexican) each for the nearly
400 Chinese sent TO Chicago under the res
olutiOD of Congress, the amount of money
paid to kw0Dg Sang L0ong q Co. al Hong
Kong must have been nice little sum.
As less than hundred remained In Chi
cago-the others going 10 other parts of
the Countrywide firm can console itself
with the fact that the major part OF the
money is safe enough.
The writer's particularly In his instruc-
tions as TO cabling reply is quite in keep
ing with his candor and easy sort of hon.
esty. Here is the letter:
HoNG-KoNG, Oct. L, 1898.
To - -, Collector Of Cust0nIS-DEAR
SIR: beg to inform you especially that The
IVA Me Yet, the Show Company" which they
brought several hundred Chinamen over to the
Columbia, the Worlds Fair" al Chicago,
about i've months ago.
All of these Chinese was conducted by Chan
FAX hwai and was guaranteed by MesSrs.
kw0ng Hong On & Co. here IN Hong Kong.
Each Chinese are agreed TO pay To the above
firm of kWong Hong On & Co. the sum of Mex
lean dollars TWO hundred aud eighty IN which
the company agreed TO guaran him 10 land
in Chicago TO the exhibition and will never
send IL back TO China even when the exhibition
Is close, then the amount shall 60 To Kwong
Hong On q Co.
But If ending OF the exhibition the Govern
ment are not allowed them to stay in the vicinity
OF the United States and at once sending back
to China then the amount shall not pay to The
above firm according To the contract.
We have having supply 10 lhls firm many OF
them In the above concern, and we have lately
heard that all this Chinese in this exhibition at
Chicago have been tflal; that all OF Chinese in
the show will sending to China alter six months
when the fair is ending.
In this special matter IN which we are earnest
requesting you to found out this thing and see
II they came true, and / should be very much
oblige il you will write US at ouce in the
above concern, and as soon as We got the proper
proof we shall hold the amount.
We trouble you o send Us an "caDle'' "a. By
that mean all the Cinnamon IN the exhibition
will return 10 China in six month time, when
the fair is ending. Cable &C. d. mean all the
Cinnamon IN the exhibition ali right will never
going to sending back TO China. Please send
the cable address No As Praya Central.
Hong Kong, 10 kwong Sang Loong Company.
The amount cost so much the cable, please
arrange h [ SO IL can payable here in Hong.
Kong Tell g apn Company.
Please send US This cable as soon as you find
ii out. aud thank you all the trouble.
l remain, yours respectfully,
kWoNG SANG LooNG & Co.,
No. 48 Praya Central. Hong Kong.
| The Government has refused to repeat
its mistake 10 accommodate the Midwinter
Exposition. Notwithstanding Director
General de Young made request of the
Treasury Department 10 have Chinese
actors admitted here. However, consider
ing the foregoing innocent exposure of
Monaghan moral turptude, it may be we'll
to watch Little Pete, whom the Six Com
panies have placed In charge OF the Chi
nese exhibit.