The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-30

.||.NNl"II ana INFAMOUS. Must an
American attorney. educated and
grounded in the law holding % cortin-
cate f8 practice his profession before
tde United states Supreme Court. be-
fore he cam practice in "a subordinate
land inferior court. submit to am cxa-
maHnn answering such questions as
"WHar .a Iaw2" "What difference is
thera. lf amy. between felony and bur-
.g.arrE
PEDANTIC ROT.
To taa dunghu with such pedantlc
r5r
Consider for moment, Sir, the re-
Election cast upon the Supreme Court
NJ fID United States when a sub
ordinate Federal Court disbars the Of
hears of that court from practicing be-
fore b. 90 the ground OF incompetency!
What % stigma 90 rs on the Supreme
Court OF the United states! Do /ou
not Sir. share with me this opinion?
~ ] were disposed 10 burden this
hitter with extraneous substance I
might very properly state for your
entertainment and instruction. that
| the United States District Attorney,
Arthur J.. Bassett. a callow stripping,
/ cmbauaHcs and complexities the situa-
ton. Dir. Bassctt, as United states
District Attorney receives "a salary Of
/ $4,000 year. I am credIbly informed
/ that h.a experience IN law Is az mar
! row aa the number OF his years Of
| existence. being acquired IN a picked
iup manner as am assistant and clerk
IiH tHa Philippines. Mr.. Bassctt has
IaunOuucc1 that he viii practice civilly
Iin Judge Wincy's court, and has been
accepting rctainerF Not only is he a
bosom friend Of the Judge. but he
openly announces that he intends to
Hive with the judge in his house. He
HAS further been admitted to practice
lclyilly I'm the court without taking the
examination required from the mem
beers Of the bar, some Of whom have
Ipractlced in their various states for
from ten 20 twenty years, and a num-
Der Of whom hold high recommends
tions from various officers of their
states, and have personally held high
official positions there in connection
with their professions
All Americans have been taught to
revere the flag which triumphantly
waves over the land of the free and
| the home Of the brave. But in the in
suar possessions Of the United States
] land I'm the countries in the Far Sast,
candOur compels me to say that the
flag and what # is supposed to typify
are discreditcd. And this discredit has
largely been fostered by American Of
fclals.
UNDESIRABLE AMERICANS.
/ / infer, Sir from reading American
papers that during the past few months
you have heard much about unde-
sirable Americans In China I have
resided In China for over four years.
Permit me to say that there are no
more undesirable Americans in China,
than there are undesirable persons OF
other nations. II Is true, as an after
math Of the clash Of arms, many Amer
lean Adventures, undesirable Ameri-
can Adventures, came to China and
I brought discredit on themselves, II
possible. and discredit on their coun-
try But this class has rapidly dis
appeared. 1t thrived for a while upon
the liberality Of the English people,
but It's existence was short and full
Of trouble. a man to be respected in
China must possess as elsewhere, char
acter. The most undesirable Ameri-
leans In China today are men who for
merly held American government po-
lsitiOns, some Of them positions Of honor
land trust which they abused. being
unreliable and thoroughly dishonest
To my knowledge there are dOcu-
ments in the Secretary Of States Of
ldce, which corrobOrate this statement
There are undesirable persons in
Shanghai calling themselves Amerl-
cans, several Of them never having
been I'm America.
= This letter, Sir, IS not written To
cmbarrass nor discourage your Chinese
policy. II Is written to call your at
tention and the attention Of the Ameri-
3 can people to the deplorable situation
existing In China today; q situation
which ] and other Americans residing
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