Salt Lake Telegram | 1907-06-14 | Page 7 | Chinese Allowed Lawyers When y're Examined

CHINESE ALLOWED LAWYERS WHEN i THEY'RE EXAMINED I SAN FRANCISCO June 14 Instructions were received here yesterday by United States Commissioner Hart H H. North from Secretary Straus cC K r. the Department of or Commerce and Labor in hi regard to the treatment of Chinese im immigrants Imf immigrants Im- Im migrants s especially I with reference to the f crl lel rt I Chinese exclusion I act and the manner of Its enforcement The instructions are to the effect that when a Chinese immigrant arrives at ark arV arkport aT port of the United States he is t to bo bet u- u roo rood l r owed lowed d the privilege of having l an sn attorney and an interpreter to be selected by himself himself him him- self or the attorney who may be present present present pres pres- ent when the immigrant is being e a i by the officials The attorney will not be allow allowed to questions take part art in the examination or to ask Questions but he may c call Jl the tl-o attention of the officers to anything which he may consider as an error on the part of the official Federal interpreter In case of a disagreement between the interpreters as to the Ute correct translation part tion o r thereof of ee any question the gS dispute II U or will answer b b. referred or an any to other interpreters whose opinion sh shat decide