Items of Interest July 8, 1905 ISSUE

Items of Interest

with contributions from F. T. Gates

President Roosevelt has directed that action be taken by the Administration which will facilitate the landing in this country of Chinese of the exempt classes, and also eliminate from the Immigration Bureau such administrative features as have been the subject of criticism by Chinese. It is the declared intention of the President to see that Chinese merchants, travelers, students, and others of the exempt classes shall have the same courtesy shown them by officers of the Immigration Bureau as is afforded to citizens of the most favored nation. This action is the result of an investigation initiated by the reports of the growing tendency of Chinese merchants to boycott American trade. As a result of the inquiry orders have been issued to the diplomatic and consular representatives of the United States in China by the President himself, that they must look closely to the performance of their duties under the exclusion law and see to it that members of the exempt classes coming to this country are provided with proper certificates. These certificates will be accepted at any port of the United States and will guarantee the bearer against any harsh or discourteous treatment. As was anticipated, this action has already resulted in the issuance of instructions by the Chinese Government to all viceroys and governors to cease anti-American agitation.

The one million dollar endowment fund for the American Academy of Fine Arts in Rome is now lacking only about one hundred thousand dollars. While engaged upon the work of the World's Fair at Chicago a number of artists established the "American School of Architecture in Rome," to enable American students of architecture who were qualified, to develop their powers more fully. In 1897 it was decided to broaden the scope of the Academy along the lines of the French Academy in Rome, and thus provide a school which should be open to American students of sculpture, painting, and music, as well as architecture. In June of that year the American Academy in Rome was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York. In 1901, John Hay, Secretary of State, authorized the Ambassador at Rome to accept the position of trustee, ex-officio, of the Academy, and directed him to secure for it "all the privileges and exemptions accorded by the Italian Government to similar institutions in other countries." The Academy was incorporated by Congress on March 1, 1905.

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