Weedin

The appellant, a Chinese boy, sought admission to the United States upon the ground that he is the minor son of one Tse Pak Cheong, who is domiciled in this country as a Chinese merchant. His application was rejected, and in the court below his petition for a writ of har beas corpus was denied. Hence the appeal.

There is no suggestion of irregularity or unfairness in the procedure before the immigration officers, and, the government having conceded that the applicant is a minor, and that Tse Pak Cheong has the status of a merchant, the alleged relationship was the sole issue. The only question for our consideration, therefore, is whether, in declining to accept the testimony of the applicant and other witnesses as being sufficient to establish the relationship, the immigration officers’ acted against reason.

Tse Pak Cheong first came to this country and was admitted at the port of Seattle March 12,1924. He brought with him his alleged oldest son Tse Yok Lun, who was admitted two days later as his minor son. Both testified at that time, and their testimony was considered in the present case in connection with that of the applicant given at Seattle, that of Tse Pak Cheong and…