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UNDER CHINESE LAW.

Next morning I was given a hear- ing" in the police station. I was not allowed the advies of counsel; all pro

ceedings were in Chinese in a dialect of

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which I knew little or nothing, I was asked to make a statement which I did in English, rafuting the charges that I The Shanghai Mercury publishes the had permitted gambling in my hotel and following statement which it describes as allowed prostitutes to reside there. Both one of the most interesting affidavits, these charges were utterly false and ever sworn throwing such light as it evidently the work of the interpreter in does upon, the treatment alleged to have revenge for his loss of "

squeeze" -been accorded at least one foreigner who offered to bring witnesses, raputable peo- has been deprived of his extraterritorial ple who had been and were living in my rights The statement was made by place, some from the day opened No William Frederick, naturalizad American witnesses were called, but I was hustled citizen (according to his own statement) out to an automobile and taken to before the Clerk of the United States Lunghwa military prison where I was Court for China on March 15th, 169

locked in a cell, together with my “Num- ber one 15 Chinese servant. There we were held incommunicado. All my re- quests to see my lawyers were refused, nor was I permitted to prepare my case by arranging for witnesses.

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TRIAL IN HAY-DARN.

Mr. Frederick deposed as follows- I have been deprived of the right to register as an American citizen at the Shanghai Consulate General. I have been thrown into the clutches of Chinese police and militarists, confined under distress- ing circumstances for fifteen days and On the fifth day, I was taken to a my property, which cost me 823,000 has hay-barn that had a table and chair for "been illegally distrained. I contend that the jungle. Fifteen soldiers with the refusal of the American Consulted bayoneta stood around me during General to register me was and is illegal the interrogation which consisted it ask and that I have suffered losses of Tising me again for a statement. I repeated 2,000 and $25,000 in actant cash invested, what I had told the police, again ofer- and have been deprived of my incomeing to bring witnesses, not only as to the from a business that was netting me more character of my place, but na to my than 81,000 a month and daily growing own personal probity and financial re- more prosperous. All these misfortunes liability. No answer! have come upon me through deprication of my rights as an American citizen and mained there, nine days mors subaisting I was taken back to my cell and re- the absolute inability of the Chinese to net according to low and justice as we

on rough Chinese food eked out with Americans understand those terms. Now me by friends. Finally through the good canned goods that were brought in to that the Chinese are agitating 80

offices of a friend who knew some of the strongly revise the treaties securing! the lives and property of foreigners and higher officials. I was released after be get the foreigners under their control, in custody fifteen days, tried it behoves Congress to examine closely be called trials-and finally released at if such fargical travesties of justice can the Chinese claims as to their ability to the request of a friend, absolutely deal just and legally with the strangers exonerated. I am convinced that one of within t IF gates. Therefore I am presenting my case in extenso so that the greatest factors in my release was that the acts of the Chinese can be equnted the officials saw they could not hold me against the specious promises. What without some defnite charge and their has happened to me may and doubtless could prove, my every statement to the investigations had shown them that I will happen to hundreds of others once hile. My friend's request was granted the Chinese get thern in their grip.. as face saving "device to let me go without admitting that they were in the

MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY. ;-

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EXONERATED BUT PROPERTY HELD. The moment I was free, I started to recover my property. Not only was I refused access to the hotel, bas during my stay in goal, my guests had been forced to get out, some without their per- Ronal effects. For two years and more

The" arbitrary action of the Shanghai | wrong. Consul General in refusing me registra- tion, left me a man without a country," and had I realized the changed spirit of the Chinese toward foreigners, I never would have put myself in their clutches as I proceeded to do in my next business venture. This consisted in the opening of a fairly large (30 rooms), family hotel in the Chipei district, a part of Chinese have been trying to recover my pro- territory close to the Foreign Settlement perty, but without avail. Finally in of Shanghai. To equip this hotel, cost- desperation over the need of some private ing some $25,000, I strained every resource Papers, I paid $700 squeeze to gain ad- and for two years I barely made mission to my bedroom where I had kept living

To augment my income and my records in a small safe. Now mind popularize the restaurant side of my sealed" by the Chinese authorities and you, this property had been "officially business, I added a dancing pavilion, This soon began to bring in revenue and kept under guard. but I found the safe I was able to set aside a little money broken open, 81,100 in notes and silver in bank. During my lean years, the gone, the papers scattered over the door Chinese let me alone and, except for in addition all my clothing and other and hearing signs of muddy boots, and taxes, I had no fees to pay. From the start, I conducted my hotel on high-class easily portable effects, had disappeared. lines so that it could be, (and it was) patronized only by respectable people When I became prosperous, the Chinese soon began their exactions and quickly showed me what they could and would do to anyone left as I was without con- sular protection. When I first opened the dancing pavilion, permit was given gratis by the Chapei Municipality on recommendation of the Chief of Police who testified ne to the high-class manner in which my hotel was being conducted. BEGINNING OF BQUEEN.

$100

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I have made repeated efforts, personal-

and through my attorneys, to get possession of my property. All my own efforts are met with request, for " loans " and with every change in officials, the price goes higher. The demand is now for 820,000 cash, as against 810,000 a year ago. And even if I paid, I have no guarantee that a new set of officials will not come in to-morrow and take the pro- perty away again or even the same set of officials refuse to deliver after the money is paid. Nor am I the only This police chief was succeeded by an-

sufferer in this illegal detention of pro- other who began persecuting me for Pety Consuls of several nations en- money under the guise of license fee tried in vain to obtain the release of per joying extraterritorial privileges have which he had no right to impose, but he sonal effects of their nationals which were had the might and made me pay, bim seized when the police closed my hotel. n month. His interpreter also The amount at stake in their case is squeezed me for $50 a month as "loans small, but mine ia some 825,000, and the and also borrowed" various groceries Chinese evidently figure that I am the and household supplies. Nothing ever most promising as regards "dividends." was repaid. The chief also saddled As long as they can hold my property, upon me two soldiers to whom I had to they may get something and the small fry pay $2 a night for cambering up the do not count, but on the other hand if place. They were unnecessary and use they open the place for the latter, they lese. Night after night, the chief and virtually admit my rights and will be his interpreter came to my place to get forced to release the place to me, free meals and refreshments, sometimes; bringing their friends to share in their graft. Then the chief, growing bolder, demanded a loan of Taels 500 although force majeur from occupying my hotel. You will note that I am restrained by I then was paving him and his inter The building does not belong to me, but preter almost ce a month. I refused to to a Chinese whose agents are a British give the Tls. 500 and he in turn threaten firm. He is now sueing me for back rent ed to close my place. I still refused as for 2 months, although the feare dis I knew he had no right to extort even tinctly states that if I do not pay quar the alleged "license fee ", which I had terly in advance on the fifteenth of the been paying to avoid any unpleasant month, the lease shall be null and void. nees. Even then I did not realize to its I have not been able to learn what steps full extent the manner in which the, the agents have taken to recover the pro- Chinese attitude toward foreigners had perty from Chinese clutches, but they changed due to the deprivation of both evidently have been as unsuccessful as I. Germans and Russian of their extra This, doubtless is not due to the agetita territorial rights. The Chinese have being British, but because the ownera iz learned they can do pretty much what Chinese and therefore in the power of they please with those two nationalities his countrymen, for no Chinese now dares and the feeling has spread to include all to raise any opposition to the will, of other foreigners as well, as is being de any group of militarists who happen to monstrated all over China to-day.

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A few days after my refusal of the The foregoing, I hope, has shown the Tis. 500 loan, my hotel was closed by jeopardy into which my lack of recogni the police. I appealed to the Command-, tion has plunged me and I can assure ing General of the district, General Ho you that the abolition of extraterri- Feng Ling, for permission to reopen my toriality would subject every foreigner place or, if this was refused, to sell off in China to the danger of similar treat- my furniture and equipment by auction. I meat. Scarcely a day passes without the My appeal was successful and a notice report of some" outrage against for appeared in the Chinese press permitting eigners. Where formerly they were res the reopening. I then discontinued the pected and given courteous treatment, dancing and closed the pavilion hoping they now are looked upon a proper to free myself from the chief of police prey for both bandits and soldiers-which and other blood-suckers who had been class of robbers is worse, I have not been living off me. I even closed the hotel's able to decide.

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front entrance which also led to the In sharp contrast with my "treatment Davilion and used the rear door only. under Chinese law is that accorded me This did not suit the chief and his by the Shanghai Municipal Settlement. satellites and in December 1923, a file of, After my property in Chinese territory Chinese territory. There I was harrass and position who bring their wives to police came in and "

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me to had been sequestrated, I acquired lease, ed and importuned for cash contributions enjoy music and dancing, & guarantee come to the station to license." On arrival at the station, I to which is attacked a dancing pavilion, have yet to be asked to contribute 'one lines.

see about a new of the St. George's Hotel and restaurant unceasingly. Here in the Settlement, I that it run along the most, respectable was unceremoniously thrown into a room in other words, an installation almost copper cent by any person even remotely warned stay away on penalty of

All undesirable characters in the servants quarters and left there identical with that which I operated in connected with the municipality. All Rights Reserved | all night without fire, bed or bedding or

Myojection the police whose aid I have sanitary conveniences.

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