The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10
Ridiculed Omcials.

same privileges by the immigration
bureau as are allowed any other alien.
Ridiculed oficials.
Maxine was received by the throng
with an applause of handclapping. He
began speaking in low, even voice,
but soon waxcd emphatic and gesticu.
lated energetically He drew many a
laugh. from his audience as he held the
federal authorities and the federal
courts up to ridicule, but he never
once referred pertinently to the charges
which are stated to have caused the
meeting
81 will cite You case,' he said,
'to show you an instance of the fall,
bility of the American laws. | was n
lawyer S runner Mt the time the case
of Nahashima, a resident japanese, was
brought to the Office of the law firm
where ! was employed.
Nakashima, according to the peti.
tion he fled in the federal court, had
taken trip to Japan and on his re.
turn here was denied admission to the
country. The immigration authorities
held him, they said, because he was
afflicted with trachoma. Finally, af.
|
being citizen | could not appear in
court-the federal court handed down
a decision finding that Nakashima was
not an immigrant but a resident of
San Jose, returned from trip to
Japan. q,
"The point is this. Nakashima
would not have had hearing unless
| had taken personal interest in his
case. | have always fought for the
Japanese. Editor Soga of the Nippu
Jiji is no friend of mine, but when he
came to me on a legal question, be.
cause he was japanese | helped him.
He had been in Jail once and when
contemplating a trip to Japan, had
been told by his American attorneys
that this might prove a cause to pro
hibit his re.entrance to the country
| told him as resident, he had NO
need to fear this but had perfect right
at any time to return. That is why
he is here today.
Why? He Asks.
"But the trouble is that resident
Japanese, returning from trip on
business or pleasure to Japan, should
not be accorded the same treatment as
an immigrant, They have their homes
their business, their friends here, and
the desire is in their hearts to locate
here permanently. Why, therefore
should they be treated as though thew
never before had been in the country
and were coming as menace to the
landi
The present immigration authorities
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and translations of the verbal opinions
of the Moro chieftains, all dealing with
affairs connected with, the service of
Major Finley in the Moro district
tion are court records, personal letters
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JOLO, May 3.--After two days ne.
gotiation with, the Moros on the hills
of Bagsak unaccompanied by guards
of any description, Captain Pyle and
Presidente Gibbs returned this morn.
ing by launch, accompanied by Nacab
Anil and the Dattus Tahil, Dacole and
| Oding, and forty of his followers.
| The two Americans looked careworn
and tired out after their long tedious
hike, while the Moros were dressed out
in their gaudy attire and carried them.
selves proudly though evidently nerv.
/ Gus.
They marched through the main
street of Jolo to the house of the Sui,
tan with the Americans in the lead.
Large crowds followed aud group of
Americans watched the procession with
great anxiety as to the outcome of
the conference that was to be held
with the end in view of declaration
of peace between the Moros and the
Americans.
A lengthy conference was held all
the afternoon and the result is said to
have been satisfactory.