The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-12-06
One Big Question.

to travel the length of the lines.
One Big Question.
But there was one question which
arose which had to be handled with
gloves, that being the question Of the
Chinese Exclusion Law.
FAfter being entertained by some of
the greatest merchants of China, as well
as many of the dignitaties,V said Mr.
Field, ''I would feel decidedly embar-
rassed now if any Of them should travel
to the United States, for fear that they
would be subjected to detention when
they reached San Francisco. The Chi
nese had nor mach to say about the ex-
elasen law itself. and we told them
that the treaty itself was something
which we could not discuss. but the in
depreciation of the law was probably
too severe and that the letter of the
law was too often carried out without
modification of circumstance. We met
the director of the great exposition at
Marking, for instance, and found that
he had been sent to the St Louis Ex-
position, landed at San Francisco with
many of the exhibits. but he was sent
to the detention place and it was actu.
ally decided that he should be excluded
from the United States on the ground
that he was laborer. That, after com
ing al the invitation of the American
government There was some unpar-
donable blundering there, and what
could we say7
con our vessel, when we went to
China, we had a young fellow passen-
ger, who was very fine fellow, On
arriving at Honolulu he came ashore
with the rest of rs. He was one of an
automobile party, but on reaching the
street he decided to 90 back and tell
the immigration inspector that he was
a part-Chinese, in order that there
should be no trouble about him. He did
not look like a Chinese. His mother
was Spanish. The immigration officer
here, not appreciating the courtesy of
the traveller, was indignant that he had
gone ashore and told him, most abrupt
", to show his passport. The passport,
however, was in the bottom of his
trunk. However, after much trouble, he
got the trunk out of the hold, got his
passport and then found that the in
spector had gone and he must wait for
nlm! The result was that he did not
get ashore 1t is those things which
the Chinese resent.
The time is coming, when the Chi.
nese, at least those in business. as we'll
as officials, must be recognized and
treated as we would treat the people of
other nations.
ION the way across the Pacific the
question of immigration was discussed
by US and at first il was thonght that
ia our speeches all reference to immi.
grafton should be eliminated. However
the commissioners decided that the
matter must be faced and Robert Dollar
was authorized to be the spokesman Af
the party on that issue. This was re.
served FOR the very last entertainment
accorded our party. which was at Can.
Ton On that occasion Mr., Dollar smoke
and was listened to intentIv. The I'M
terpreter was repeating his remark,
and had reached the real nut of the sit
nation, when a Chinese broke In unor
nm and then in English announced tbai
there was no time for speeehmakinp M
we had TO have our photo taken. n
was an unfortunate break in a speecI
which meant SO much TO China an,
America, but the entire speech wa,
printed in the Chinese papers and SEN
broadcast and WAS commented on ever,
where.
A Chinese Railroad.
'On one occasion we were guests Of !
railroad company which was entirel,
composed Of Chinese. They finance,
the road, built II, equipped il and wer,
running H. u WAS considered at ia,
time - be an expression Of nti.foreiai
spirit a. the assistance Of foreigner
had been refused However, We weT,
taken over the line Ia q apeeial train
fht 4eppfs were dcenrafed with weleomi
agnE and ianieTuf A1fiefed each bear
iug fhe imprint " crossed American