Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07
CHINESE GENERAL
NOT ANARCHIST
NOTED CASE ENDS
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by inspector Brown. He engaged At
torney Robert W. sBTeckons as his
counsel and for the next two months
frequent hearings we're held at the
immigration station. From the first
the defendant admitted the speeches
and writings in question, but declared
he did not counsel the killing OF
Yuan as a personal matter but as d
political expression in connection with
his belief that the Yuan government
was reactionary and should be over
thrown to make way for more pro-
gressive principles of the Chinese re-.
public. s>= ~... ST.. 4
On several occasions letters and in
terviews from Gen. Wudan which had
been published in the Star-Bulletint
figured in the hearings, these being
cited TO show that he was an anar
chist by his own utterances. But on
this and the other points the conteu-
ton of the immigration authorities
has now been refuted by the ruling
in Washington. " ~
Case Goes to Washington.
The findings of the special board Of
inquiry were sent to Washington for
consideration by the department of la
Dor. Wudans attorney. Mr.. Breck-f
ons, then filed with the department
a notable brief in which he reviewed
the history of the legislation dealing
with anarchists and anarchistic ac-
tons. Attorney Breckons referred to!
the message to Congress of .ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt in which he referred
to the assassination of Mckinley by
Czolgosz, contending from this, from
subsequent. legislation, from congress
sional debates and from rulings of the
bureau of immigration that anarchists
are those who believe in chaos and
assassination of officials merely be-
cause they are officials.
Wudan's utterances and writings
were discussed conprehensively To
show that he Is not an anarchist in
any accepted sense of the word; that
he was merely discussing matters as
a political opponent of those whom he
condemned and as patriotic Chinese
citizen.
Cites American History.
Attorney Breckons closed his brief
with these words:
sIn conclusion, Mr.. Commissioner,
it is respectfully submitted that, If on
this record it should be held that Gen.
Wudan should be deported there would
be established a rule the principles OF
which would be contrary to the very
foundation of our own form of gov
eminent. If Wudan be an
anarchist, under this record, then so
was George Washington, and so was
Samuel Adams, and so was BENJAMIN
Franklin, and so were every one OF
a host of others of glorious memory.
If, by reason of this record, Wudan
ise undesirable person whose
teachings may tend to turn us from
the paths we have for century and
q half tredden, towards an ideal form
of government. then might we well
have turned ON our shores a LaFay-
etc and disciples of Emmett and
Garibaldi and Kossuth and William
Tell. In glowing terms in poetry as
well as in prose, has been written. the
histories of heroes who taught doc
trines much more anarchistic' than
those of Wudan; histories held up as
examples OF pure patriotism to the
school children of the United States
today. Songs have been composed
and monuments have been erected to
Nhe memory Of such men as we have
mentioned. -.
shall the Commissioner of Immi-
grafton, in this day of advancement,
say that Wudan is an anarchist? Wei
respectfully submit that the answer
should be in the negative.
Brand his expressions as anar-
chistic, blue pencil them for the pur-
pose of preventing their publication,
label them as seditious and inflamma-
tory and not proper for the ears OF
liberty loving America, and you have
put the seal of disapproyal upon
the immortal speech of Patrick Henry,
upon the impassioned utterances OF
Robert Emmett, upon the burning
phrases of a group of heroes the very
names of whom are inseparably
coupled with the progress of human
liberty. He has, indeed, not expressed
the ideas with the force, and the elo-
uuence and the fire and the magnet
ism of the characters to whom refer
ence is made, but the same spirit is
exhibited-the same desire, not for an
srchy, not for chaos, not for indlscrin'-
mate assassination of persons IN pow
er because they are in power, but for
the establishment of government
which shall do justice to all, gov
eminent which shall protect the
rights of all, government which
shall proudly boast that it is framed
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