The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-02

treaty with the United States, a stu
cent mas right TO come here to study,
providing that he has certificate
from our Chinese government that he
is student and does not come TO
Work and that his certificate is
also vised by the American consul
OF the same place he left. The law
says that the student can enter the
United States with this. But no. when
he reaches here he is stopped by Of
fceTs They are told in the certif-
cate that he is coming only for study,
and not for work. Yet they submit
him to much questioning. They ask if
he has money enough to support him
while here. How long will he stay in
the country? What studies he viii
take up And a lot of other questions.
| ask you. can any young boy answer
all these questions, put in order that
an over-zealous official may stop
him because he does not give an easily
understood reply to all of them? But
these smaller officials base their work
on decision of a solicitor of the
Treasury. This decision is mauifestly
absurd and unfair II says that he
must come here with sufficient funds
to maintain him during ali the time
he is here and that he must study TO
learn the things that cannot be learn
ed in his OWE country. Under this
decision 3 Chinaman cannot come here
to learn English, for he cans learn a
little of that at home. A merchant
cannot bring his young ten-year-old
son here to get a first-class education
in American style. for the officials
would argue that he could learn some
of it at home, and that he should only
study the higher branches of education
here. This is absurd. yet this is just
the way they run things. l know OF
several cases where bona fide students
have been detained for long periods
and some rejected. by the immigration
officials. / cannot enumerate in few
minutes time all the grievances we
have in this connection. yet the rec
ords show that there are. many
81 am informed that two Chinese,
members OF San Francisco business
house came here recently to work for
their firm. They had proper papers,
but were detained at great expense to
them for several months before they
we're allowed to land
GOODS Wv En- ALI ELI
THE merchants only complaint
against the customs officials is that
their goods are oyer-valued. For in
stance, one merchant received a con-
signment Of goods in which there
were some things whose real value was
$2.50. The customs made them pay
duty on S4S worth Of goods. This is
outrageous.
4 do not blame the great mass of
American people for this, but some
officials viii have to be put right and
then we will be much better off Ii
the people knew OF all these absurd
tiles they would make their officers
remedy them OF course, in my brief
time in Honolulu l viii not have time
to find out all l should of the business
situation here, but l will learn what
can. If we treated American business
men in China the same as you treat
Chinese business men in America,
there would be -
"a great howl said merchant
Just So" said WI.
WU'S FUTURE WORK.
The ex-minister knows but little as
yet as TO what his work viii be in
China. He Is to be a minister Of COM
merce in association with Chang Chi
Tung. He has also been appointed one
of two members who are to constitute
bureau having charge of the negotia-
ton of commercial treaties with for
eign countries With his great friend
ship for America the United States will
not get any the worst of it while Wa
occupies this latter post.
A lunch was served in Wu's honor al
the consulate last evening, and the
Yee sup society will give him a big
dinner at their club house at I
o'clock today, while a large num-
Der of people will probably wit
ness his densrture by the Jan liner