The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-26
TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS a-a. -s- Chinese Immigrants Will Have Fair Show. DIRECTION OF PRESIDENT Roosevelt Looks Personally
 Into Matter. Travellers from Celestial Empire Are te be Accorded same Courtesy a
 Those from the Most Favored
 Nations.
DIRECTION OF PRESIDENT

Washington, June 25.-By direction of President Roosevelt, action has been taken by the administration which not only will facilitate the landing in this country of Chinese of the exempt classes. but will also eliminate from the emigration bureau such administrative features as have been the subject Of clared intention of the President to see that Chinese merchants. travellers. students and others of the exempt classes shall have the same courtesy shown them by oficers of the immigra- ton bureau as is accorded to citizens of the most favored nation.
 Representations have been made fd the President that In view of the harsh treatment accorded to many Chinese seeking landing in the United States the commercial guilds of China have determined to institute a boy-I colt on American manufacturers. The representations, backed by the authorf~ ty of the American-AsiaticS Society and commercial bodies throughout thu country, induced the President 10 make an investigation of the situation
 As result of the inqury orders have been issued to the diplomatic and cons sular representatives in China by the President himself that they must look closely to the performance of their duties under the exclusion law and seq to 1t that the members of the exempt classes coming to this country are pros vided with proper certificates.
 Certificates . Gunrmntee.
 These certificates will be accepted aa any port of the United States and will guarantee against any harsh or dis- courteous treatment. Such treatment Indeed, will be the cause of the ina mediate dismissal of the offending of~ .ficial. whoever he may be.
 In addition to the Presidents orders. Secretary Metcalf issued instructions to the immigration officers. It is exs pected that the prompt action taken by the government to meet the objec- tions made by China will eliminate q possibility of serious trade dificultlea between China and tho manufacturers of this country. Ths text cf the of- fcial correspondence and 0ders on the thorfty of the President. The ordera to the diplomatic and consular officers of this country in China were transmit- ted through the State Department.
 certificate vised by a diplomatic or consular representative becomes prima -facie evidences of the facts set forth therein. The immigration ofii- cials have now been specifically in. structed to accept this certificate. which is not to be refused unless good reason can be shown for so doing. Unfortunately in the past 1t has been found that officials of the Chinese gov- ernment have recklessly issued tnous- ands o6 such certificates which wera not true. and recklessness also hax been shown in the past by represen- tatives of the American consular ser- vice in vising certificates. The dfp- lomatic and consular officers must not issue a certificate unless they are sat- isfied that the person to whom it is issued is entitled to receive it and they liability for the manner in which they perform this duty.