The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-06
nd CHINESE WANTED
BOTH SENATE AND HOUSE DISCUSS
SUBJECT.
AGAINST LOW PRICED LABOR.
QUESTION OF CHINA's TREATY
RIGHTS RAISED.

Plat of Connecticut and Gallinger
of New Hampshire Hold That the
Act violates Our Treaty Obltgn-
lions to Chinn-Fafrbanks of In
diana Contended That Such Was
Not the Case-By Her Last Trenty
China Practically Recognized Our
Right to Exclude Chinese Labor
ers, said Mr.. Lodge.
Washington, April 5.-After passing
the Indian appropriation bill to-day the
Senate considered the Chinese exciu-
sion measure for nearly three hours
The principal speech was made by Mr..
Fairbanks of Indiana, in support OF
the bill. He analysed Its provisions to
demonstrate that they were not an con-
PREVENTION Of our treaty with China,
and discussed at length the right OF
Congress to enact exclusion legisla-
ton. He maintained that 1t was
principle of this government to protect
its labor against such low priced labor
as would come to the United States
from China
An extended debate followed. Mr..
GalIinger of New Hampshire and Mr..
Platt of Connecticut indicated their
belief that the provisions of the meas
ure relating to the exempted classes
were in contravention of our treaty OBJ
legations to China
Mr.. Lodge, MIR. Penrose and Mr..
Fairbanks combatted this view, the
supporters of the measure maintain
ing that it's provisions were drawn
clearly within the treaty obligation
of this country.
Mr.. Fairbanks spoke in support Of
the measure.
Mr.. GalInger declared that he never
would vote for the measure If he
should be convinced that it was in
violation of solemn treaty obligations:
Both Mr.. Penrose and Mr.. Mitchell
assured Mr.. Gallinger that there was
no violation of treaty obligations.
Mr.. Lodge said he would be entirely
unwilling to vote for any measure
which violated any treaty obligations.
The existing treaty with China had
been made in 1894. two years after the
enactment of the existing exclusion
law. II was a clear recognition by the
Chinese Empire of the right of the
United States to exclude Chinese lab
orers.
Fraud Statement COntradicted.
Mr. Fairbanks read from testimony
before the immigration Committee to
show that immense numbers of Chin
csc were brought into this country
bearing fraudulent certificates of ad-
mission, many of them being in col
T.. Do a. Ill
ship Company.
Mr. Dillingham; said he had been
called from the chamber by the vice
president of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, who had denounced this
statement.
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut insisted
that the United States could not af
ford to disregard its treaties with any
nation, particularly with a nation
which was unable to defend itself. He
desired to know whether the arbitrary
definitions of the bill of the excepted
classes We're satisfactory to China and
whether they were within the scope of
our treaty with China.
He thought China might have a right
to complain seriously of the spirit of
the United States in constituting the
treaty.
Plenty of immortality Nearer by.
Concerning the Importation of Chin
csc women into this country for i'm
moral purpose. to which reference had
been made, Mr.. Gallinger suggested
that conditions among other peoples
than Chinese were very deplorable in
San Francisco. Similar conditions ex-
listed, according to authorities, in Bos-
ton and New York, and it was not
necessary to go far from the dome of
the Capitol here in Washington to find
gross immortality, he said.
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia was in his
seat for the first time since Congress
convened in December. During the en-
tire winter he has been in attendance
upon the Virginia constitutional con-
vention.
bill to authorize the establishment
of life saving station on Ocracoke
Island, on the coast of North Carolina,
was passed.
The Senate then resumed considera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill
and after adoption of some minor
amendments the bill was passed.
To Protect Our Citizenship.
Mr.. Fairbanks maintained that the
United States had an absolute right
to enact such laws as would safeguard
our citizenship against communicating
influences from any quarter of the
globe. Indeed, it was a plain and i'm
perative duty of Congress to preserve
the purity of the currents which vital
" affect the standard of our citizen
ship. To do this, Congress had en-
acted laws prohibiting the admission
to this country of many classes of per-
sons, and in enacting those laws, Con-
gress was simply exercising the au-
thority Of sovereignty.
The Chinese do not harmonic with
US. Upon their admission they be-
come an undigestible mass.
THAT the Congress has the most
plenary power to enact into law the
bill before us, there can be no doubt"
he said. for the power to exclude I'M
desirable aliens is an inherent attrib2
ute of national sovereignty"