The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-26
FAIR TREATMENT.
1t VIII Be Accorded Chinese BY Order
of the President.

Z w dSDIL8LOus June 6Os-Goy I'll CCLAD4A ~
/ President Roosevelt, action mas peen
/ taken by the administration which not
| only will facilitate the landing IN TINS
/ country of Chinese of all classes, but
/ will also eliminate from the lnmlgra-
! ton bureau such administrative fea-
/ lures as have been the subject OF crltlc-
] ism by Chinese. It is the declared m
/ tention of the president to see that chi
/ nese merchants, travellers, students ana
! others OF the exempt classes Sndll I'd :
| the same courtesy shown them by ON
| GERS of the immigration bureaus as IS
/ accorded citizens of the most favored
nations.
REPRESENTATIONS have been made to
the president that in view of alleged
harsh treatment accorded to many Chi
nese seeking a landing in the United
States, the commercial guilds OF emma
have determined to institute a boycott
on American manufactures. The repre-
sensations, backed by the authority OF
the American ASiatic society ana COM
nercial bodies throughout the country
induced the president to make an IN
vestigation of the situation with view
to remedying the evils complained OF,
If they were found to exist Inc SUP
ject was discussed thoroughly by the
cabinet, and the president took II up
personally with Secretary MetcaIt, or
the department of commerce and labor,
who has supervision of the immigration
bureau.
AS a result of the inquiry, orders
nave DeeI issued 10 the III DlOA44eAAAt
and consular representatives OF the
United States in China by the presi-
dent himself that they must look
closely to the performance of their
duties under the exclusion law and see
to it that members of the exempt
classes coming to this country are pro-
vided with proper certificates THESE
certificates will be accepted at any
port of the United States, and will
guarantee the bearer against any
l, RI tF71nnf SHPh
treatment, indeed, will be the cause of
the instant dismissal of the offending
official whoever he may be.
In addition to the presidents or
ders, Secretary Metcalf has issued in
structions to the immigration officers
which it is believed will remedy the
difficulty heretofore complained of by
the Chinese government and lndlYid-
uals- It is anticipated that the prompt
action taken by this government to
meet the objections by the Chinese.
will eliminate the possibility of SER
ious trade difficulties between China
and the manufacturers of this cOun-
try.
The text of the Official correspond
ence and orders on the subject has
been made public by authority of
President Roosevelt. The presidents
orders to the diplomatic and consul
lar officers of this country in China
were transmitted through the state
department, and are as follows:
The Presidents Order
"The White House,
washington, D. c., June "A, 1905.
ITO Acting Secretary of State.
The state department VIII imme-
diately issue a circular to all our diplo-
matte and consular representatives in
China setting forth the following facts
and stating that it is issued by direct
order of the president:
Under the laws of the United
I States and accordance
spirit of the treaties negotiated be-
/ tween the United States and China all
| Chinese of the coolie or laboring class
that is, all Chinese IabOrers skilled
/ or unSkilled- are absolutely prohibit
! ed from coming to the United States,
/ but the purpose of the government of
1.-THE United States is to show the widest
I and heariest courtesy toward all uler-
i chants, teachers, students and travel
erS VINO may come to the United
/ States, as well as towards all Chinese
/ officials or representatives in any ca
/ pac1ty Of the Chinese government All
/ individuals of these classes are allow
4 ed to come and go of their own free
will and accord. and are to be given
all the rights, privileges, immunities
and exemptions accorded to citizens
tons.
The president has issued special in
structlons through the secretary of COM
merce and labor that, while laborers
: must NC StllClly excluded, the law
/ be enforced without harshness and that
all unnecessary inconvenience and an
noyance toward those persons entitled
to enter the United States must he
scrupulOusly avoided. The officials of
the immigration DEPARTMENT have baar,
told that no harshness in the adr7fnie-
tration Of the law will for a moment he
tolerated, and that any discourtesv
shown to Chinese persons by anv Off
cial of the government will he cause ~
The status Of those Chinese entitled
freely to enter the United States is
primarily determined by the certificate
provided for under section of the act
q congress OF cay D. 1884. Under this
law the diplomatic and consular repre-
sentatlves of the United States have Nv
direction Of the president been instruct
ed before Vising any certificate strict
~ 10 comply with the requirements of
that portion of section 6 which provides
as follows:
" And such diplomatic representatives
or consular representative whose in
dorsement is so required is hereby ON
/ powered and it shall be his dutv before
lndorsing such certificate as a-foraeoiJ
to examine into the truth of the STATE
ment set forth in said certificates ana II
he shall find upon examination that said
or any or the statements therein CON
tanned are untrue it shall be his div
to refuse to indorse the same
The certificates thus -vised becomes
prlTna Iac1e evidence of the facts eei
forth therein. The immigration officials
have now been specifically instructed fo
/ accept these certificates which are moi
to be upset unless good reason can h
shown for so doing. Unfortunately n
the past it has been found that officials
Of the Chinese government have recI<-
lessly issued thousands of such rertf6
Gates which were not true; and reeIx-
lessness has also been shown in the mas
by representatives of the American con.
sular service in vising these certificates