The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-07
Hawaii Residents Are Classed
With Those Living in
Porto Rico.
NEED ALIEN CERTIFICATE
NonCitizen Residents, Who Go to
Mainland, Encounter
New Rule.

Local steamship agents have had
task imposed upon them by the federal
government which is disagreeable not
only to themselves but to many appli-
cants for passage on steamers leaving
here for the Coast, reference being
made to "aliens," who are placed un-
der rigid restrictions, violation of
which will cause their arrest at the
mainland ports of destination This is
the department Of commerce and la
Dor bureau of immigration and natu-
ralization regulation entitled "Immi-
grafton via Porto Rico and Hawaii -
Although the rule was probably not de-
signed to impose hardships upon resi-
dents of this Territory, who have not
become naturalized, yet many of Homo
lulu's most prominent citizens have
been compelled to take out identified
ton certificates which place them in a
class with coolies.
Robert Cation, prominent in business
and manufacturing circles and one of
the foremost members of the British
colony, on applying for passage to San
| Francisco recently, was compelled to
60 to the immigration building, which
is located down among the coal piles
and dust of Kakaako, and file applica-
tion for a certificate to identify him as
an "alienp and to prevent his arrest
in San Francisco. Mr.. Cation has long
been a resident of Honolulu. 1t is his
home, all his large business interests
are located here, and yet to travel to
the Coast he is compelled to seek iden-
tification certificates much as Chinese
or a japanese coolie. Mr.. McLain, the
Scotch football player and accountant,
was told by the steamship agents that
he would have to get certificate. An
"alienn Englishman, who has been
working on sugar plantation for about
seven years, applied at the Office of the
Oceanic Steamship Company yesterday
for passage to San Francisco on the
Sierra. Passenger Agent Whitney ask
ed if he was an American citizen, and
received a negative reply.
"Then I'll have to ask you to Tead
the department of commerce and la
Dor regulation" pointing to the notice
posted near the ticket window. And
the man who has been resident of
Hawaii for nearly decade, who decid'
ed he wanted to take run to the
Coast, found he had to take a hack
down to the immigration building, get
and pay for q certificate, although pos
sibly he won It have to pay head tax,
which, also, Mr.. Cation will escape
The regulation, which imposes a pecu'
liar hardship upon old-time residents
here, is dated April 16, 1910, and is ad
dressed to all immigration officers and
, Others concerned, as follows:
The following addition to the Immi
grafton Regulations Is hereby promul
gated to take effect beginning May 10
1910:
Rule so. Inspection and entry o.
aliens into the mainland of the United
States from foreign countries, through
!, Porto Rican or Hawaiian Territory
: under the immigration Act, viii be ac
complished in accordance with the fol
lowing provisions:
= (a). All aliens arriving in Port
Rico or Hawaii destined TO the main
: land of the United States shall be il
a spected at the time of arrival and b
given a certificate of the form set fortl
9 below. The holders of such certificate
duly signed by the United States Com
i missioner of immigration At San Juan
a or by the inspector in charge at Ho
I nolulu, shall be entitled to admission
to the United States at any one of tn
n various ports of entry without furthe
/. examination by the United States i'm
4 migration officers as to their right t
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0 render of such certificate to such Off
h cials and upon payment of head tax.
x (b). Aliens manifested in good fait
Q to Porto Rico or Hawaii, who shall re
d side there for a time, and who subse
r quently desire to proceed to the Unite
States, shall, upon application to tn
commissioner of immigration at Sa
Juan or to the inspector in charge a
Honolulu, be furnished with the eel
tifcate herein referred to attestin
their previous examination.
(c). Failure 20 present the said eel
l. tifcate shall be deemed presunptiv
J. evidence that examination has not OF
n Cured in Porto Rico or Hawaii and tn
!. alien shall be arrested in the manne
: provided by sections 20 and 81 of th
. Immigration Act, and deportcd, unles
d he shows that his presence in the eour
try is lawful or that his residence j
o Porto Rico or Hawaii OF the mainland, q
u both, has exceeded the period Of thre
IS years.
Q (d). Head tax is not to be "ollecte
= in the cases Of aliens who arrived l
70 Porto Rico or Hawaii prior to July
! 1907, at which tine the Act of Febrl
? ary 20, 1907, took erect.
n (e). The certificate shall he IN II
n following form:
- Alien ertifcate-Insular Territory
10 Form $40. No. -.
Department of Commerce and Labor
immigration Service,
Port Of. f........,......, l9l.
IS This is to certify that .....,...,,
" native Of ....,..,,,, who arrived 4
IA the port of ....t.,,.. per steamshi
...,,...,, on the ,..,......, 10.
Is has been duly inspected and registers
70 and will be admitted into the Unite
70 States upon proper Identification an
10 Payment Of head tax, and surrender ,
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