The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
CHINESE SCORE
EXCLUSION LAW
Special Commissioner of Flow
cry Empire Says Immigra-
ton Rules Are Unjust

The immigration law. seems to treat
every one as a criminal until IL is
proved that he is not" declared Dr.
Chin-tao Chen. secretary of the com
unittee Of finance OF the Chinese en-
pire and special commissioner to this
country 10 study western financial
methods, at a luncheon given yester-
day afternoon 10 two score Of Chinese
students. Fletcher s. Brockman. inter
national secretary of the 2. NJ c. A.
for China. was the host, and in addi-
tion TO the students he entertained.
Professor John Fryer Of the Univer-
Sity Of California; John r Mott, in
ternational secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A
in North America, and others.
When Mott stated that the subject
for discussion would be the determine
ton OF what should be done to make
1t easier for Chinese students to come
TO this country Dr. Chin-tao promptly
responded:
The immigration law seems to treat
every one as a criminal. unless he can
prove that he is not When I started
for this country, as the representative
OF China. I was informed by the agent
that 1 would have 10 pay an alien
tax. even though 1 was accredited rep
resentstive of my country TO this
country.
Then there were blanks that I had
TO Ill out which took me three hours
They caple at me with an implement
such as they use 10 measure criminals
I protested and finally they excused
me from having to submit to the meas
uring, but 1 had TO tell them my height
On the voyage over, every few days,
the purser would come TO me with a
blank 10 ill out. They looked in my
face TO see If 1 had there any peculiar
marks. I was subjected TO this treat
ment three times.
The common student must be
weighed and measured, and they look
in his eyes TO see If they are brown,
thoroughly to see If there is any de-
feet in his system. The methods en-
ployed are those used only on crimi-
nails in america II student comes
in the steerage he has to pay doctors
fees that are sometimes more than his
passage money.
Then there seems to be a wrong"
. continued the fnancier, 'In the fact that
a poor student can do no work during
his vacations to get money to enable
him 10 continue his studies. II he
starts TO work he is deported. I knew
Of one such case in Ohio"
DR.. Chin-tao concluded with q strong
appeal to the young Chinese before
him to assimilate the customs Of this
country
The words OF the speaker carried
great weight on account of the fact that
in addition to being a representative
statesman he is an American by edu-
cation, having graduated from the Uni
versity of California. and holds the de-
gree of doctor of philosophy from Yale
university.
Ng Poon Chew. managing editor Of
the Chinese daily paper. Chung Sal Yat
T0o Of 81 To- 1t -
cism of the American exclusion law
1t is easier for rich, fat American
TO enter heaven on a fire escape than
for a Chinese student TO come within
the portals Of America" he said.
Ng Poon Chew spoke strongly 70 the
students on the opportunities and du-
ties that lay before them in the work
Of upbuilding China and transplanting
the best of western civilization on
China's antique soil.
1T is not the immigration laws that
are objected TO so much as the way
they are enforced" declared Ng. The
immigration officers look on all applf-
csnts as criminals, liars and rogues.
The chief aim OF the immigration Of
fee is to deport
President Roosevelt told me three
years ego that he desired the exclusion
of all coolies and laborers, but outside
Of those classes he wanted every one
10 be permitted to land
The gathering of the young Chinese
students indicated an interesting step
in the awakening of China, in which
they are preparing to take an active
part. Throughout the dinner not a
word was spoken in Chinese and not a
queue nor a sign OF Chinese garb was
in evidence. John r. Mott told OF his
establishment at the progress Of China
during the past six years. and declared
that the migration Of the Chinese stu
dents TO foreign lands was an important
historical fact. He praised the Chinese
activity in the Y. NJ c. A
Professor John Fryer of the depart
ment Of oriental languages at the Uni
versity OF California. spoke briefly. as
did Jee Pond Moore and n. r. Woo, stu
dents Of the University of California
Jee declared that there are 500 Chinese
students in America. Both of the latter
speakers told of the hardships inflicted
by the immigration laws and officials.
II. J. Mccoy. general secretary of the
local Y NJ. c. A, was guest, but did
not speak