The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-25
CLAIM C.P.R.
STIRS Chinese
AGAINST CITY
Lobby Works Thru
U.S.Office, Head
of immigration
Is Told Here

III ItouEHH H. bEfSMANN
Charging that the Canadian
Pacific lobby In Washington.
ID. G., IL responsible for tho
threatened Chinese boycott ef
Seattle. q delegation from tho
China club called on Commits
sioner General Of immigration
W. w. Husbands and Assistant
Secretary Of Labor r.. ,. Hen
ming "Wednesday morning in an
effort To bring about federal In
tcrventicn.
eeattlo'a entire trade with China
running into millions % dollars an.
nuaily--wiil be permanently cut off
unless imrnediat. steps are taken 10
throw Off tho hold which tho for.
elgn railroad interests seem TO have
obtained over certain of the federal
departments. tho China club men
told the officials.
II waa charged that the C. r. II.
was responsible for tho rigid inter
probation which In put In Seattle ON
immigration laws as they apply 10
Chinese visitors and that this Inter.
probation IL 30 onsrous that Chinese
business men are now refusing 20 SO
thru this port and arc taking their
business away with thern. Virtually
all Chinese business men who would
normally comn thru Seattle. u was
said. arc now landing at Vancouver
instead and taking the c. T.. X. TO
Montreal. from which point they can
difficulty and humiliation.
The delegation went into de-
tall on the treatment which Chi
nese visitors TO Seattle now ~
ceivr at the hands Of the imni.
grafton sufhorities-it being
pointed out that the fault lies
not with the local authorities.
but with the bureau In Wash
inston. which aeceprs the Cana
dian Pacific's Interpretation Of
immigration laws.
A Chinese professor. II was
declared. r~c~ives mo more con-
sidersfion than n cooiic when he
enters this port. InSt~ad Of un-
drrgoIng . medical examination
aboard the ship--sueh ss the ma
tionals of every other country
under the sun are given. he IA
taken 70 the det~ntion station
and confined with the lowest
classes Of Orienfals for 20 hours
or more, 10 await the pleasure
of the examiners who are ~too
busy" 10 take up his case at
oncc.
In spite OF this. II was charged.
the United States Is paying medical
examiners 10 20 10 Vancouver 10
examine Chinese dlsembarking there
10 expedite their passage over tho
c. T.. X.
Two solutions were suggested by
tho China club men. First. n lcaa
severe Interpretation OF the law, 20
that Chinese could be examined
aboard their ships and permitted 10
land without delay. Second. the
erection OF a more suitable immi.
grafton station. 40 that when II is
absolutely essential to hold first
cabin passenger he can be given bet.
ter accommodations
The conference was held nj the
Frye hotel. where both Husbands
and Henning are staying. The dele
cation comprised A. r. haynes. II.
l.. Kirby and Judge Thomas Burke
OF the China club. and w. II. Hen.
derson. representing tne foreign
trade bureau OF tho Chamber of
Commerce.
Husbands md Hcnning. who are
making swing around tho coun.
try inspecting immigration stations
and studying variuus immigration
problems. are due TO leave for tho
South Thursday.
They declared tina, the Japanese
immigration problem Is on the wane
and that they had not deemed II
necessary TO devote particular at.
tention to II az yet.