Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07
Col. Gen. D. ]. Wudan Wins
Right to Stay in Hawaii and
Campaign Against Yuan's
Government
BRECK0NS, TN BRIEF FOR
HIM, POINTS TO HISTORY
Washington, Lafayette, Kos
suth, Robert Emmet and
Other LiberatorS Used in Ex-
ampIeS of Similar Activities

D. ]. Wudan, Chinese nationalist
leader and bitter opponent Of Presi-
dent Yuan shih-kai, has won his fight
against deportation from Hawaii as
an anarchist and an undesirable.
simultaneously the first case Of its
kind in Hawaii, involving action by
the u. S. immigration department
against an alleged anarchist Is de-
eided In Washington, and with the de-
eislon question Of International i'm
portance has been passed upon.
r. L. Halsey, inspector IN charge OF
the u. s. immigration station here, re-
ceived q eablepram this morning from
the department Of immigration in
forming him that the warrant Of ar
rest has been cancelled, and that Gem
Wudan is free to remain In Hawaii.
Gen. Wudan was arrested on No
yember 8. 1915, by Inspector Harry
Brown of the immigration staff, under
Inspector Halsey's Instructions, the
latter acting under the direction OF
the department at Washington. WI
dan was charged with being an an
archist, with advocating the over
throw OF government, and with being
an enemy Of law and order.
In particular, his speeches and
writings against President Yuan Of
China and the Yuan government
were cited to show that he had used
anarchistic expressions Of violent
nature.
Charges Expressions Anarchistic.
One of the principal allegations was
that in a Chinese newspaper Of June Z
he had said that Yuan Shfh-kai
should be decapitated" and the edit
ors who favored him should be kept
In prison.
Immediately upon his arrest. Coll
gen. Wudan declared that he was ar
rested because ofgChinese politics, not
because he was an anarchist In this
connection, q controversy which had
arisen between himself and the Chi
nese consul, Mr.. Tsz-ang Woohuar,
was brought up to show political en-.
nifty to him.
Some time previous Gen. Wudah
had wished to visit the mainland
United States bat Consul Woohuan re-
fused to wise" the passport he
sought, and without this consular in
dorsement the United States immigra-
lluu outuOtlllSo 0CCtlut-u W HI 0Nt liz
passport. This joint attitude Of the
consul and the immigration Office re-
suited In Wudan being unable to go
to the mainland, whereupon he took
the matter up with washington The
immigration office here also took it
up with washington and the depart
ment Of immigration there declined
to interfere with the consular right to
give or withhold his Endorsement or
certificate upon the passport.
Gen. Wndan claimed that because
he opposed Yuan, Consul Woohuan, as
q representative of the Yuan govern
ment was unlawfully declining to fill
out his passport. Consul Woohuan
justified his attitude by declaring that
he was willing to certify to a passport
for any Chinese citizen who complied
with the regulations, but that a Chi
nese who refused TO recognize the
authority of the Chinese republic
could not expect the republic to iden-
fify him as subject.
Local Hearings Held.
Gen. WudRn soon after his arrest
was given q hearing here before a
special board of inquiry. presided over
(Confinued on mage seven)