Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-08
new RULES OF ENTRY
REGULATIONS REGARDING Chin.
ESE CONSIDERABLY Changed.
Report OF the Special Committee In.
vestigating the Subject Approved
bv Secretary netCalf-(hanae cx-
peCted to Ameli0rate II u Does
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Washington, Feb. 6.-Secretary of
Commerce Metcalf has taken action
which is expected to ameliorate con-
siderably the contention between this
country and China, and perhaps cause
abandonment of the anti American
boycott, having approved the report of
the special committee composed of
Assistant Secretary Murray, Solicitor
Sims and Richard Campbell, of the
bureau of immigration. providing for
a revision of the existing regulations
under which Chinese may reside in
this country.
The commission touches by way of
excelsior or amendment twenty-four of
the existing regulations.
Besides certain amelioratiOns that
promise to avoid delay in landing Chi
nese who apply for admission, other
alterations have been made where pos
sible, with view of avoiding action
that would seem offensive, provided
that the object intended by such regu-
latiops could be accomplished other
wise.
AS an illustration of this, the COM
mission recommended the discontinue
ance of the Bertillon system of iden-
tictiation.
important Changes.
Some of the more important changes
in the regulations follow:
Prohibiting officers of the service
from boarding foreign vessels at Unit
ed States ports in enforcing Chinese
exclusion.
Chinese who have been denied adj
mission to be advised by notice in
Chinese of their right to appeal.
Eliminating the rule giving to ad-
ministrative officers of the govern
ment the benefit of the doubt in every
doubtful case.
Extending the time within which
Chinese denied admission may file no.
tice Of appeal to the secretary of com.
MERGE and labor.
Authorizing additional extension of
time where literal compliance which
the rule which extends the time for
perfecting the record on appeal would
cause injustice to the applicant or risk
defeat of the purposes of the law.
Permitting Chinese laborers claim
ing the right to leave the United States
and return thereto to apply to the i'm
migration officers most convenient, in
stead of requiring them to apply to
the officers at the port of departure.
Instructions to BE Given.
Directing officials to be certain that
every departing Chinese laborer fully
understands the import of section of
the act of 1888, which provides that
he shall not be permitted to return to
the United States unless he has law
full wife, child or parent in the United
States and property therein to the
value of $1,000, or debts Of like
amount due him, or pending settle
ment.'
Giving departing Chinese laborers
copy of the department. instruc-
tions and regulations regarding re-.
turn notices.
Immediate admission of returning
registered Chinese laborers who es.
tablish their right to admission.
Fertilization of the return of Chin
ese merchants going temporarily.
Simplifying the procedure regard
ing the departure and return of Chin
ese merchants visiting contiguous for
eign territory.
Omitting the rule proiding for pho
tographs of the interior of mercantile
establishments operated in connec-
ton with laundries and restaurants.
Omtts Students Definition.
Omitting the rule defining the term
student
Omitting the rule that no person
other than seaman will be permitted
to land temporarily under bond.
Omitting the rule providing for the
admission of persons proposing to par
ticipate in exhibitions authorized by
congress.
Allowing Chinese laborers found
within the United States without the
CERTIFICATES prescribed by law a reas-
enable opportunity, under proper legal
surveillance, to produce surch certifi
Gates before being taken before judge
for commitment or trial, instead of be-
ing subject to summary arrest, as pro
vided by the existing law.
Omitting the rule that Chinese per-
sons Of the exempt class, who. after
having resided in the country. be-
come laborers, shall be deported, and
also that with reference to the issu
ouna characterization, r1s