The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-16
PRESIDENT YUAN
PREVENTSREBELS
LEAVING HAWAII
Alien Chinese Merchants and
Professional Men Cannot
Visit Fair
CONSUL WO0HUAN WILL
NOT ISSUE PASSPORTS
ceIestials Must Foreswear AlIep-
lance To Nationalist Party
Or Remain at Home
W.

Chinese merchants and professional
men resident in the islands, but not
born under the American fiag, are be.
ing refused permission TO visit the
San Francisco world s fair unless they
fOrswear their allegiance to the Nation.
a. party Of their couhtrymen.
Members Of that party take the Chi
nese consul's refusal very in indeed.
They protest that il is not within the
right Of any consul to discrininato
against members Or his own race be.
cause they do not happen to be Of his
political belief. For his part, Tszang
Woohuan, the consul, rejoins that he
L an officer Of the Chinese goyernrheDt
and that Il Is his business Co exotute
the strict orders he has received from
P6kine. \ NJ
Orders Of Picking Governmeht
Tho disagreement opens an interest.
ing and rather intricate situation.
When the Islands were taken over BY
the United States under the act Of an
nexation, Il was specified that foreign
born Chinese residents in tho new Ter
ritory should be considered IN the sano
category as any other Chinese seeking
admission. Those already in the Islands
might stay there, but they could not
enter the United States unlcss they
belonged to the privileged elasses--
| merchants and professional mem
| Proof Must BE Attsstsd
Proof that they belonged TO. those
classics must be attested by the Chinese
| govefnment- In this case, By the Chi
nesc consul here. In drawing attention
| to the terms Of the act yesterday, the
United States immigfation Office hero
WIS careful to point out that II had no
| discretion In the matter. If the appIi-
cant for admission was certified BY the
| Chinese consul here, he was passed; it
| he was not certified he was rejected.
| What attitude the Chinese government
/ took In the promises was its own affair
and not that Of the immigration on
GERS. Y <, Z, S Y Z. 4, 4
lhlr. woohuan yustinss Position
IN defense Of his government anil
his own stand the Chinese consul en-
lphatically denied that he was exercis.
Ling any personal q political diserip'
lination. 3, y ~ y "A "A y
eThe case Is not similar to that. 81
political refugees, , he explained. Let
US take, for INSTANCE, the ease Of Rus
sian political exile who has escaped.
we win say, from the prisons Of 6ibefin.
He comes to your country and y adj
mitted. YOU say. Yes. but II Is not
required OF him thar his status be ccf.
tilted by o representative Of his own
government. Do you think that Il sieh
an one should apply 10 the nearest Rus,
sian consul for passport that he would
receive III
Allegiance whole Issue
sssOr, make the case more personal.
Suppose you yourself were TO apply for
passport 70 visit England, France OF
iermany. You are an Ameriean-born
citizen Of native stock, but before your
department Of state would issue . pass.
4 BORT to You, yonr birth, pafentage and
| innnmerabie other details would be TO
quired and you would be obliged to
take the oath Of allegiance to your
government.
/ ssThat Il where the whole crux Of the
question liea--fhe oath Of Allegiance.
These nationalist, these adherents Of
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, rose against their
/ government in the second rebellion,
which was put down. They are rebels,
traitors, recusants.
ssWhen they come to me for certi.
fcation, say to thems You thought
YOU did not need the Chinese govern
i nentf Now you need Il. The govern.
ment cannot recognize them unless they
secoRnize the government. They must
Iforsyear their afIiliation with the rebel
.auae and take the oath Of allegiance.
/ living Up 70 Orders
| "When the orders came, caused
| them 10 be advertised in' the Chinese
| press, and now am living % TO whit
has been publicly proclaimed If
there Is complaint against me Why do
4 thew moi eomulain 10 Pekinof WHY do