Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-16
PLEADS FOR CHINESE
Judge Cook Demands Justice
for Oriental immigrant.
TREATMENT UN-AMERlCAN'
Advocate. of six Companies" Is
Here to See President.
SCORES INSPECTION METHOD
Wants Examinations to Be Held in
San Francisco-Right Of APP
peal to Court.
SCORES INSPECTION METHOD

| Un-American is the treatment accorded
| Chinese seeking to land in San Francisco
by the immigration officials. and the ce
lestals are given anything but a square
deal. according TO Judge Carroll Cook of
San Francisco. who has come to Wash
ington on behalf of the Chinese people to
| appeal to the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor and the President for betterment
Of these conditions.
Judge Cook told reporter for The Star
that the Chinese who seek to establish
their right to land in this country are
swea.ed by ''thrd-degree' methods at
Angel Island. the immigration station at
San Francisco.
Counsel for "Six Companies.
Judge Cook is here as counsel for the
six Companies" as the Chinese con-
solidated benevolent associations of the
country are called. and upon the urgent
request of the Chinese consul general
In San Francisco. He had a long inter-
view yesterday with Secretary Nagel,
who is giving the matter careful atten-
ton Today he is consulting with some
New York shippers
Judge Cook will return to Washington
tomorrow and will again see Secretary
Nagel, and will also lay his case be-
fore the President. He called upon the
Chinese minister when he first reached
here. While the latter said he could do
nothing in his Official capacity. to help
him. he gave Judge Cook his permission
to do whatever he deemed best in the in
terests of his cOuntrymen.
Judge Cook is seeking to have the ex-
aminations of the Cinnamon held in San
Francisco instead Of on Angel Island. in
order that they may be able to get their
witnesses to appear in their favor and
n ntofi of he
people present at the private examina-
tons which are made of the Cinnamon
on Angel Island. If he can succeed in
bringing about these two changes his
mission will have been highly successful
he says.
Much Cause for Complaint.
There is no question that the Chinese
merchants and the Chinese people gen
orally have good cause for grievance at
the manner in which they are treated
when they arrive here" said Judge Cook.
Feeling that their requests have been
repeatedly disallowed and that they are
subjected to indignities. from which citi-
zens OF other nations are free. move
ment has been made toward the decar-
ing OF boycott in China an American
goods until their rights are respected.
1T is needless to say that should such
threats be carried out it will not only be
d great INJURY 10 tne state OF CdIlfOrnla
and to the entire United States, but will
mean a great financial loss to the Chi
| nese themselves. both in this country and
in China. If such result can be avoided
ii ought to be avoided.
THE manner in which the investigations
are carried on at Angel Island is any
thing but American. Such sort of pro-
ceedings would not be tolerated even in
| Russia
Inquisition Methods.
/ "A Chinese passenger arriving at this
port Is taken on a tugboat to Angel Is
land and there confined in a pen as a
prisoner until his can be examined
into. When the officials there are ready to
proceed with the examination the pas
senger is taken into a room about 10 by
| 10 feet square, with a desk and a few
| chairs around the desk, not allowed to be
| represented by any lawyer. nor to have
any friend present, nor even to have an
| interpreter on whose Interpretation he can
| rely.
AT the table are seated the Inspector. a
| shorthand reporter, an interpreter and
| to him through the interpreter and such
answers as the interpreter may give,
whether right or wrong, are put down by
| the shorthand reporter In any way that
the reporter himself may see fit to record
them.
After an examination of this kind has
| been had, the passenger is again taken
to his prison pen. and may be brought
out again in a day or two for another
| questioning Sometimes. he is brought
there a third time
Every effort possible is made by those
conducting this secret proceeding to Sc
the most trivial or merest contradiction
| is obtained. the passenger is ordered de-
ported to China.
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