The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-07
To SHUT THE GATES,
immigration to Receive the
Attention of This
Congress.
PAUPERS NOT WANTED.
Japanese Will Be Placed in the
Same Category With
Chinese.
LAWS MUST BE ENFORCED.
Well.Known Statesmen Express Their
Views on the Important
LAWS MUST BE ENFORCED
Well.Known Statesmen Express Their
Views on the Important
Problem.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 6. - The
subject of immigration will receive very
serious and instant attention from this
Congress. Many members have prepared
bills to further restrict immigration. Sen
ator Chandler, who will be chairman of
the Immigration Committee of the Senate,
will make this one of his efforts. He said
to CALL correspondent tonight:
"It is time we were closing our gates to
the horde of European and Asiatic paupers
and criminals. Our present immigration
laws are well enough, if properly enforced,
but do not go far enough. The matter Of
Japanese labor immigration will receive
attention from our committee, but can
not say what is likely to be done as to the
Japanese"
Tennessee, one of the leaders of the House
of Representatives on the Democratic side,
said:
"Our load must be lightened. Too many
beggars and criminals are landed in spite
of our immigration laws. I have not
given the matter very careful considera.
ton of late. but I intend to do so, and you
will find that very many men in Congress
will do the same. My amendment secured
to the present immigration law, requiring
ships to carry INDECENT immigrants back
free of cost or else forfeit the right to enter
or clear our ports, was good thing, and
am going to try and further improve the
service"
Senator Mitchell said: II want foreign
ers to live here as long as I do before they
vote-namely, twenty-one years. There
should also be further restriction of immi-
grafton, though l am not prepared to say
Just what should be done, except the Jap
anese should be placed in the same cate
CORY as the Chinese" ----.--e.- .-'~---
Senator Shoup said: II agree with Sem
ator Mitchell. There should be further re-
strictions. The Japanese are getting as
troublesome as Chinese. The Hawaiian
Islands are full of them, and this will mill
tate greatly against Hawaii with annexa-
ton, mark my words. The Japanese have
their eyes on Hawaii and want to buy up
that little republic. l know what am
talking about"
Senator Perkins said: Something will
with Senator Mitchell: the Chinese exclu-
sion law should be applied to the Japan
esq.,"
Grove Johnson's views were well known,
as in the campaign he devoted consider
able attention to immigration, and recently
introduced a bill in the House for the total
prohibition of both skilled and unskilled
foreign laborers' entrance to our country.
Representative Barham of California
also introduced bill to-day for the total
prohibition of the immigration of all
skilled and unskilled laborers.
"There can be no evasion" said he to
THE CALL correspondent tonight. "It is
an absolute prohibition. One section pro-
vides that any foreigner now in this coun-
try who shall be convicted of felony shall
be deported. This may rid US of some
anarchists"
Barham also favors applying the Chi
nese exclusion law to Japanese laborers
whether his bill passes or not