The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-17
SAY REV. THWING
MADE COMPLAINT
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thought that a warrant, or a charge,
was meant by complaint, and ] don't
think he made that kind Of a com
plant. May be it was his duty. wasn't
it, to tell if Mr.. Lo stopped being a
teacher? | am glad that he is helping
to fight the injustice of deportation
in such a case and think all Chinese
should stand together"
Aside from the question of how the
case started, the Lo Sun matter con-
in Chinatown. The other cases being
tried are also of much interest. The
opportunity is to be taken to present
the whole matter to WI Ting Fang,
the distinguished Chinese ambassador,
who is now on his way here, and thus
the question may quickly receive at
tention in the proper quarters
The Rev. Mr.. Thwing this morning
gave The Star a communication fur
Their setting forth his attitude in the
matter, and discussing several of the
cases now being heard, as follows:
| EDITOR STAR:-In your last issue
of Saturday, you stated that some of
| the Chinese have the idea that l had
complained against Mr.. 10 Sun, caus-
ing his arrest. l wish to say that they
are quite mistaken. l laid no COM
plant or charges against Mr. Lo. As
soon as the immigration Office had
| learned, from the head of the school
where Mr.. Lo was employed, that he
was not to continue as a teacher there,
| | was requested to notify the Office of
the fact, as l had aided in securing his
admission into Honolulu to teach Chi
nese. l did so, explaining that he was
unable to remain in our school.
If information, given when asked
concerning a teachers position in a
school is to be considered as a com
plant against him, sufficient to cause
| his arrest, it is interesting to learn
of the fact! have never stated to
any one that Mr.. Lo is not a teacher
| 1 aided his coming here for that pur-
pose, and still consider him to hold
that position, although not in our
school The Chinese are mistaken in
holding me responsible for his arrest
l think it was hasty and unwarranted,
and I shall do all in my power to aid
| him.
! CASE OF YANG CHIN HIM.
| This is another case in which some
of the Chinese think that l am respon-
sible for the trouble in the court. In
this they are also again mistaken. 1t
! is a most trying and distressing af-
fair, in which a bright, intelligent
Iyoung woman has been brought here
from China, as Mr.. Yang's wife When
the matter came up before the Chinese
church committee, wishing if possible
to undo the wrong he had done, l was
asked by Mr., Yang himself and also
! by the committee, to go on his behalf
| to Mr.. BreCkOns, and see if he would
not help to quietly have the marriage
annulled, on account of there being a
wife in China, He had once aided in
q somewhat similar case. Mr.. Breck-
ons agreed to do so, but on investiga-
! tion found the matter much more seri-
Gus, involving other laws, and then
said he could not help. Another law
yer was then asked TO attend to the
matter
| After this Mr. Yang, without my
knowledge, went with a friend of his
to ask the help of Governor Frear in
1 his trouble. The Governor, not clear
! ly understanding the case, said that
they had better bring Mr. Thwing
along, to help them explain matters
On a second visit, / went with them
and their lawyer, and talked the mat
learned that there was a doubt in Mr.
Yang's mind as to who was his rea
wife, he advised him to let the court
decide the matter. Before this wa:
done the United States took a hand Il
the affair, and so 1t is at present be-
fore that court. At the time Mr.. Vans
asked me to go to Mr.. BreckOns, h
did not, nor did the committee, realize
just how serious a matter the cast
would prove. l think, If the Chinese
understand the facts, they can hardly
blame me for the trouble that ha'
come. We can only hope now tina
truth may be known, and right done
10 SUN CASE.
This is quite a different case how
ever 1t is a clear injustice on tn,
part of the law, |, with some Chinese
friends, brought Mr., Lo to Honolulu
in good faith, as a teacher of Chinese
He was informed before coming her,
that he would have plenty of time ey
cry day to devote to his own profes
sion, or to study, or writing, as GU
government does not permit of tn
teaching Chinese in our schools her
during school hours g am. to pm.
when English is to be taught Al
though the Chinese were willing to aic
in paying for his steamer ticket, it wa
Iagreed that l should have first CLAIM
on his teaching time, which is afte