The San Francisco call., 1901-12-04

- ALL BUREAU, 1905 G STREET.
n. W., WASHINGTON. Dec. &
The Presidents positive rec
~ ommendation to Congress that
the Chinese exclusion act be
re-enacted Immediately and
strengthened in weak spots dispells any
doubt that may have existed as to the
bills fate. Senator Lodge, who Is the
administrators spokesman, will to-mor-
row introduce a bill to make Chinese ex-
clusion permanent and not for term Of
years. as in the case of the so-called
Geary act. Lodges bill merely continues
the present law indefinitely and has Pres
ident Roosevelt's approval.
Senator Lodge realizes that the act
must be amended, but he introduced 1t In
this form merely to gain for 1t an early
I place on the calendar Of the regular bust
ness to be transacted in the Senate. II
Will thus be reached early in the session
and in regular order. There will be no
necessity of suspending the rules, and
rushing it through under such suspension
at the eleventh hour, as was the case on
a former occasion.
Republicans Are a Unit.
Under a suspension of the rules 1t re-
quires two-thirds vote to pass a meas
ure. but in the regular order a majority
Of the votes is sufficient. When the bill
is reached it will be discussed at length
and amendments now being drawn BY
Commissioner of immigration PowderIy
will make 1t more effective in accordance
with President Roosevelt's recommended
/ IL - - IT,
an administration measure it will mus
ter the full Republican strength in Con-
gress, and this is sufficient to insure itS
passage.
There are in the House 1913 Republicans
out of a total membership of S57. In the
Senate are ffty-five Republicans out of a
total membership of ninety. But Chinese
exclusion will not be made party ques-
| ton The Democrats realize that the
/ passage of Chinese exclusion and anarch-
ist exclusion bills will be popular with
the people at this time. 1t is predicted
by those most familiar with the situation
that the bill win pass by big majority.
1t would not be putting it too strongly to
say an overwhelming majority
Opposition Not Evident.
i
Kahn tonight I'VE have not been able
to locate any pronounced opposition, with
the possible exception of Hit of Illinois,
chairman of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee. 1 have not talked with him re-
Gently, but few months ago during
conversation with me he expressed himself
as positively opposed to Chinese exclu-
sion or any other form of exclusion Of
what he termed industrious and respecta-
BILE immigrants. 1t may be that he has
changed his attitude. He is an inhuen-
tial member, but there is no doubt what
ever Of the bills passage"
There has always existed among. the
/ California members of Congress lack OF
harmony and unity on matters affecting
the welfare of the State. This fact has
become notorious in California, and some
of the members admit it themselves.
Sometimes their differences are caused BY
jealousy of the prominence achieved by
an individual member. To obviate this
the Californians have had a meeting and
decided to call caucus of all the Pa
cifc Coast delegations to consider the va
rious exclusion bills that have been pre-
pared. Kahn has one, Woods another,
/ MOndeH OF wyoming dnOCner anu OtnSrs
are in various stages Of incubation.
Composite Bill Planned.
The bill to be urged will be composite
measure The best features contained In
the individual bills will be incorporated
in the one to be adopted by the caucus
of Pacific Coast Senators and members.
1t is proposed to make it strictly non-
partisan. The States of California, Ore
eon and Washington will invite Nevada.
Utah and Idaho to participate in the de-
uberations to be held next Friday in Rep
resentative Loud's committee room at the
Capitol
Meanwhile the Californians are inter-
ested in the bill being prepared by Com