Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-12
FLOOD OF NEW BILLS TO
ENFORCE CHINESE EXCLUSION
tContinued from page l.,

The rest of the bill incorporates
Kahn's bill providing Tor appeals from
tne decisions of United States COM
missions and fixing bonds on appeal.
The following are sample interviews
with Senators from diherent parts OF
The country showing why Chinese ex.
clrsion Is favored:
Senator penrose of Pennsylvania
am in favor of the passage OF a Chi
ntse exclusion bill. and ] believe In
strengthening the present one. ] am
certainly disposed to rcelrd the i'm.
migration OF Chinese into this country
as a source of danger.
Senator Burton of Kansas am In
favor of unrestricted immigration. and
should not make any distinction be.
tween Chinese and other nationalitties.
On the ground that the Chinese Is not
desirable citizen, however, am in
favor of keeping him out by legisla
ton.
Senator Money of Mississippi
Twenty years ago | made my first
speech In favor of Chinese exclusion.
have not changed my mind.
Senator Foraker of Ohio--I stand
Ou tue eiUt VI NHiutSc tNCiusiVus !
shall support an exclusion bill. Of
course, Chinese immigration is not
! good for the United States.
Senator McComas OF Maryland
| Chinese exclusion Is a necessity.
am in sympathy with this movement
anu shall support It.
Senator Hawley Of Connecticut
Chinese exclusion shall have my sup
| port. | am in favor o. a bill to re
strict reckless immigration, and be
lieve that the Chinese. being undesira
BILE residents. should be prevented
from coming here.
Senator Quarles OF Wisconsin, an
satisfied that Chinese exclusion IL
right and necessary. I shall vote fol
It.
| Senator Carmack of Tennessee
shall cast my vote Tor Chinese exclu
sion, for | believe that the immigra
ton of this class should be rigorousl,
curtatled.
Senator Foster Of Washington--Tr
company with almost everybody OF
lie Pacific Slope I am firmly opposed
to the unlimited immigration of Chi
nese laborers into the United States.
Senator Foster of Louisiana--As
have always. I stand today In opposi
] zion to the immigration Of ~-.,nese In
TO the Uniteu States. We are no
ready to throw open our shores to tn,
hordes of Orientals who would pou
into this country were the ban o
restriction removed.
Senator Frye of Maine--I favor leg
islation looking toward the restriction
of Chinese immigration. shall sup
port the bill which is to take tn,
place Of the Geary law.
Senator Stewart of Nevada.-Do 70,
think 1t necessary to ask me whore
stand on the Chinese question? Wher,
should stanu but on the side which
Is opposed to Chinese immigration?
Quite number of Senators are non
committal, but only two have beer
onnd thus far VINO openly oppos,
Chinese exclusion. They are Senator.
Clark and Warren of Wyoming
Senator Clark said: 81 say open tn,
doors and let the Chinese in. II W,
do not | do not know what we ar,
going to do for laborers In our section
of the country. 1t is a fact that tn,
farmers cannot get sufficient help I,
harvest their crops, and the situation
In regard to household servants 4
equally as bad"
Senator Warren-To certain eX
tent | agree with my colleague. III,
Chinese Is sober and industrious an,
he makes good servant. He will
work hard and he will not work FOL
less wages than white men get, con
trary to general impression. II doe.
not make any difference to me whether
he saves up 5000 or $500 and goe,
home or not. All we want is hi
labor, and when he departs from ou
shores another will appear to take hi
place.