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Show CHINAMAN'S MYSTERIOUS MISSION . ' Think" Is quite likely the most thoroughly thor-oughly Americanized and most highly educated Chinaman In the world, and, he Is a Utah boy, having been born In Salt Ijike. his parents are now residing there. He Is 21 years of age and has attained the highest position in the United States that has ever been hel'd by a Celestial. This Chinaman received his early education in the Salt Lake schools and was sent to an Ohio college for graduation. He reads and speaks the English language fluently and has a thorough knowjrdge of " the political game." He Is a member of congressional congres-sional Immigration commission and Is In Ogden for a few days to attend to matters regarding Oriental Immlgra lion From here he will go to Denver, Den-ver, but says he Is not certain about that, inasmuch as he has not et received re-ceived Instructions from Washington. While in a restaurant of the city last evening, the little yellow fellow, having much the appearance of a Jap, attracted the attention of an Ameri can who noticed hi holding an Ogden Og-den newspaper before him. The American Amer-ican became Inquisitive and asked tho man if he could read Ihe American papers. In answer to the query, the Chinaman snld: ' Why, certainly. Did you think I was looking at the pictures? I am a natural born American and am proud of it 1 have been well educated and have attained the highest position of any of my countrymen In this country. coun-try. I was born in Salt Lake city 21 years ago and my parents are living there now. I am a member of the immigration congressional commission commis-sion and am in Ogden in the Interests of the commission The part I attend at-tend to in the commission, principally principal-ly relates to Orientals. a Chinaman. He Is darker than the average Chinaman and in general "build, is much like a Jap He la shrewd aud clear cut in his talk and uses the best of English "I am not a spy and do not seek, nor give, inioi uiatlon regarding criminal crim-inal Immigration. I am simply trying try-ing to see that the Orientals get a 'square deal." it is. not a political gament all. but a square and legitimate legiti-mate work In the Interests of the Immigration Im-migration laws of this country. When I say n square deal for the Orientals. I do not mean to iDfer tbat they are to be permitted-to enter this country in violation of the laws, not by any means. I nn-an a square deal all 'round, both for this government and for the O-lc-ntals. "It would be improper for rne to tell just what Kun doing in Ogden. That would not do at all. for. you know, we do not want the newspapers to learn about our actions. If wo were to do that it would greatly handicap han-dicap us in our work. They call me "Chink" but that of course is not my true name. "It does pretty well, though, as a substitute. I observe that you are a newspaperman, and It Is possible that if I sec you again before 1 go away, I may be able to tell you some-thing that will make good reading. ; When It was Intimated that he is a Jap he sharply asserttd thai he Is |
