To determine whether Bew might reenter the country lacking the specified paperwork, Fuller examines three issues.
Lastly, Lau Ow Bew's status as a merchant affords him "all .. rights, privileges and immunities enjoyed in this country by the citizenry of subjects of the 'most favored nation'" as set forth by the Burlingame and Angell treaties (Lau Ow Bew).