Are Hindus of White Origin?—An Immigration Case: Italian Seaplane Victory: 500 U.S. Ships in Foreign Commerce: Indian Attorney's Affairs From Our Own Sau Francisco, Nov. 18.
The Hindu is essentially a white person, 50 officially inferred are, and is consequently entitled to 'American citizenship. 'This is the lew: expressed by 'Dr. Hrdlicka, curator of the division of physical anthropology of the National Museum, who is recognized as an Internationsl authority on racial alassificntions. 'The learned doctor' Was recently asked to comment on the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco, upholding the ruling of a lower court in granting citizenship to Sajharam Ganesh Pandit, a Hindu attorney of Los Angeles, This Mr. Pandit is known to writer. Recently in the home of one of the prominent citizens of San Francisca, I met him and dis-mussed his case at some length. The decision had not, then been given, but, seeing that he had been given full American citizenship many Years before the present law came into effect, he was of the opinion, he told me, that he would win his ease, though he did not think that Ut could be regarded as a test case for the whole Hindu question, for coneitrred in the belief ' that Hindus ave not white persons.
But Dr. Hrdlicka now says that fully four-fifths of Hindus are of White origin, and he officially adds that members of this race cannot Properly be denied admission to this country under the exclusion section of the Tnmigration Law, "because they cannot be classed with the Chinese, Japanese and other yellow-Brown ¥aces.""
So far as I can see, it appears that the Naturalization Bureau will carry this Pandit case directly the Supreme Court, though the Commissioner has said that before eaching an definite decision, he will the receipt of a report from a Francisco naturalization Mir. Pandit ts himself concerned, it works a grave injustice upon him.' Ile has been in this country for nearly 90 years, became citizen about 20 years ago, married an Ameviean woman, has ihildven who are registered American citizens, possesses a considerable amount of real property in Los Angeles and elsewhere, and ha: rightly verarded himself as a full-fledged American for the reason that, he was given full citizenship many years ago. If it is now determined that he is ut a "Lree white person" he is subject to deportation, and Most of the property he holds will, Thelieve, be fable to confiscation, a case Given which much wi ledded in the future.
The (rear Seaplane Race Americas interested in seaplane sport are ssnoyed that, the Italian face won the speed record a few days igo. On November 12 there was held at Fampton Roads Naval Base at Nevfolk, Ya., the Jacquues Schneider international seaplane ace, when Major Mario de Bernard went round the Smile triangular course seven times at an average speed of 210.24 miles an tour in his Macchi-Tint monoplane, completely outspeeding the three American biplanes, Bernardi thus set a world record for seaplanes over a 350 Kilometre (about 217 miles) course. he late Lieut. James H. Doolittle, U.S. Army, set the former world Fecord at Baltimore last -year at 284 miles per hour. Bernard's speed ut the and of each lap. aleulated cumulatively, after each Jap, to include the entire race up to that point was announced as follows: S044, 248.1, 244.9, 245.4, 245.9, 249.6, 246.4, The Italian victory prevented the United States from retaining permanent, possession of the Schneider cup. The rules of the race give the trophy permanently to the nation winning in three put of five years, and the American navy had already Won two. Togs upon Lieut.
Sehitdt, U.S, Murine Corps, won second place for the United Staies with an average speed of 251 miles per hour. He flew the plane in which Doolittle won the cup at Baltimore. last year. Third place won by an Italian named Adrione Bauculi, at 218 miles por hour.
Next year's race will, therefore, be all the more exciting, for already it is being loudly proclaimed that the U. S, men will wrest the trophy from the victorious Italians.
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