The age-herald., 1900-04-04
THE HAWAIIAN BILL ]. BEFORE THE HOUSE Substitute for the Senate Meas
 ure Discussed. LABOR SYSTEM DENOUNCED Robinson Says it Means That Labor is to be Crucifed on the Cross of
 Landlordism and Money
 in Hawaii
LABOR SYSTEM DENOUNCED

Washington, April 3.-The house today entered upon consideration of the subsu- tute for the senate Hawaiian territory bill under a special order which will bring the question to a vote on Thursday afternoon at o'clock. MT. Knox, Massachusetts. de- livered carefully prepared speech in ad- yocacy of it's passage. MT. Robinson, h. diana, criticised a section of the bill which he said continued in force labor contracts existing in Hawaii, denouncing it as legal iging system of wage slavery. MT. Lane, Iowa, one of the republicans who opposed the Porto Rico tariff bill, made a vigorous speech, reaffirming his position and warn- ing his republican associates that the country would not support an unfair policy toward the Porto Ricans.
 MT. Thomas. of North Carolina; MT. Will jams, of Mississippi, and Mr Boutelle, of Illinois, discussed imperialism.
 MT. Knox, of Massachusetts, chairman of the committee territories, who was in charge of the measure, made the opening speech. Mr. Knox was questioned about various sections and provisions of the bill, especially as to whether the Asiatics in Hawaii could enter the United States. He replied that the Chinese and Japanese in the islands went there for only a few years stay. Some of them had left their native land permanently, and few of them would desire to continue their wanderings to the United States, even if they were al- lowed to do so.
 Mr. Robinson, Indiana, devoted much of his time to denunciation of the contract labor system in the Hawaiian islands, which 1,a <Nl,o cla vol which he said the tenth section of the pending bill continued in force
 Would Crucfy Labor
 Tt means" said he, "that you would cruelty labor on the cross of landlordism and money in Hawaii" He charged the American commissioners (Senators Cullom and Morgan and Representative HitD With having been seduced and buncoed by Pres ident Doe and Judge F>reer, the Hawaiian commissioners. But 1t must remain for congress, he said, to determine whether money was to be placed above manhood and contract slave labor above free labor. Mr Robinson read a letter from the com missioner of immigration showing that about 5000 Japanese had arrived in Hawaii under contract since the islands were annexed.
 ..'The republican party" said he, "re- fused to pass law in the Fifty-fif con- gress excluding contract labor in the Ha Waiian Islands; refused to engraft 1t on their resolutions in this house and de- feated the amendment in the senate. In these islands for years people have gone like the galley slave secured to his dun geon,' for not obeying the terms of civil contract into which they were in duced to enter by the cupldity of navi- gation companies and to the gain of plan- tation owners.'
 Poro Rican Tariff Question
 Mr. Lane republican, Iowa, discussed the Porto Rican tariff question, taking the position that while the constitution did not extend ex proprio vigore to the islands it should be extended by law, and that every consideration of justice and fair dealing demanded that the people of the island should be placed on an equality with those of this country in the matter of the tariff He declared himself unequivocally in favor of free trade and expressed the opinion that many republicans who had voted for the b per cent tariff did so against their better judgment in the belief that it was but a temporary eXpedient Four weeks of discussion since it had passed, he said mad only intensified the opposition to it. Democratic applause) He warned his re- publican colleagues that no party could violate the innate sense of justice from the American people without going doomed to defeat
 MT. Ldle speech dthdcteu conSfueraiole attention. Members from both sides of the house crowded about and listened atten- tively to his vigorous presentation of his position.
 Mr. Mondell of Wyoming praised the form of government proposed by the bill and the debate then drifted to the subject of expansion.
 Mr Thomas of North Carolina and Mir Williams of Mississippi made anti-expan- sion speeches.
 Mir. Boutelle of Illinois replied to Mr Williams in the concluding speech of the day.
 At o'clock the house adjourned.
 RESIGNATION ACCEPTED