The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-13

an interesting problem IN the united
States District Court this morning 1t
is almost certain that a writ of habaas
corpus will be asked for the liberation of
Jason Chiu, a Chinese employed aboard
the L. S. n. transport Solace, who insist
ed upon coming ashore from the vessel
last night in direct opposition to the or
ders of Collector of Customs Stackable
and who is now in the City Jail, where
he is being kept at the request of the
United States Marshal
The question as to whether or not Chi
nese employed aboard American Govern
ment vessels can land in American ports
is one that is causing considerable stir
both here and on the Mainland
Ever since the Solace has been in this
house officials and the officers of the Navy
transport have been anything but pleas
ant, and all on account of the Chinese
employed aboard the vessel.
Commander Winslow of the Solace in
sists that the Chinese have a perfect
right to come ashore here and Collector
Stackable is just as firm in his opinion
that he is doing his duty by allowing
none of the Celestials to land.
When the Solace arrived in this port the
same orders We're issued to the Customs
inspectors concerning her that are issued
in connection with any other transport
which enters this harbor, namely, that
under no circumstances were Chinese
: from the transport to be allowed to land
: unless a special pass was issued in a
particular case. The Customs inspectors
as usual, carried out their sorders. The
} inspectors were treated with the creates
incivility by those in authority on the
Solace and were interfered with while II
the discharge of their duty by orders is
sued by the commander of the Solace
They have been ordered off the gangwaN
several times, sworn at and even ordered
out of the way of a marching sentry OF
the Naval wharf, where there is room
enough for a whole regiment to parade
The Customs men, who always make i
a rule to be just as polite as is possible
took everything in good part and endeav
ored to do their duty with as little fric
ton as possible. 1t is customary for tn
inspectors to muster all of the Chimes
aboard of transports in port at least ono
4 a day in order to ascertain whether all o
: them are on board. This right the com
mander of the Solace denied to the in
S spectors, entirely ignoring the authorit
@ of the Customs department.
( The Customs men were at least gon
to be sure, however, that no Chimes
landed from the Solace and they kept thei
eyes pretty wide open to see that T
y coolie slipped by them.
= Last night at $50 o'clock while Inspect
, or Mitchell was on duty on the Nav;
:, wharf. Jason Chiu, a Chinese employe
aboard the Solace, came down the gani
= way onto the wharf Mitchell approache
him inmedia tely, and, delivering himse
Q gently but firmly. reminded the Chimes
: that he had no right ashore and that /
should return to the ship. This the 60
nese refused to do and he continued wall
- ling. going in the direction of the fishmal
ket and asserting his intention tnat /
was going up town. Mitchell then r.
minded him that in the event of his pc
sisting in going up town it would be hi
\ MitchelPs, painful duty to place him Ill
II der arrest. Mitchell advised him to r.
y turn to the ship, giving him ample oppo
tunity to do so. and even walking alon
with him while advising him. TT
Chinese refused to consider the propas
ton of returning to the Solace. howeve
land Inspector Mitchell forthwith place
him under arrest and took him to the Gu
n tom house, where he reported the matt
! to Inspector Miller, who was in charge
the office. Miller took the man in char.
and Mitchell returned to his post on Il
. Naval wharf. Miller then took Jasc
) Chiu to the police station, where he W;
: held at the request of the United Stat,
4 Marshal
= Jason Chiu wears no pigtail and wht
Inspector Mitchell took him to the Gu
f tom house last night and turned him ov
: to Inspector Miller, Miller asked him
: he was a Chinese; he answered that
was.
n Collector Stackable, when seen la
!. night by an Advertiser reporter said tn
$ he had been treated rudely by Command
|, lWinslow of the Solace, who claimed Il
. right to defy the law and who said tn
J. he had deffed the law in San Francisco
h Commander Winslow called upon Uni
d e1 States Attorney Baird yesterday to e
II his opinion in the matter. Mr.. Baird to
Commander Winslow that the best thiI
d that he could do was to make his pea
with the Customs department, obey {
r. law and so avoid all further trouble
o | Jason Chiu, the Chinese arrested to
II Collector Stackable last night that he W
an American citizen; that he was born
s San Francisco, and that his father was
Chinese while his mother was a Japa
q eSe.
il Jason Chiu speaks pretty good Engli
= and. as mentioned above, wears no pi
IS tail.
# Rumor has IL that Commander Winslo
II foiled in his attempt to give his Chine
ar,p1oyac raoraa tio0 ashore. sent II