Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-30
THE EXCLUSION ACT

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Editor Sunday Bulletin: As so
much has been written, and said. dur
ing the past relative to the exclusion
act, pro and con, feel that It would
not be out OF place to call your read |
ers' attention to a portion of an ad.
dress delivered before the Century
Club, Seattle, Wash, by Mrs. John
3. Allen of that city. Although
question whether It is possible to Sc.
cure legislation at this time which
would cover these points, at the same
time feel that the address las set be-
fore us an ideal, which some day the
American people will adopt as the
principles underlying our exclusion
laws. regret that | am unable
through want of space to quote the ad-
dress in full, as it contains many
points of interest to the people of
these Islands. She says:
You ask me do favor restriction?
, BY all means. Upon what basis?
Were ! President, I'd sign no bill that
4 did not oblige every emigrant to show
/ his worth and fitness before embark.
/ ing, which could be done by the Con.
sular service of the Uniteu States. Eli.
inmate the number OF ports to one to
three In each country; place men OF
eminent fitness as Consuls there. and
guard well the emigration. Issue no
certificates to illiterates, those who
have ever been convicted of any crime.
those who cannot show enough money
to buy their passage and support them
for at least six months or year. none
who show physical weakness. who
would make them liable to be a public
charge. or contaminate the health or
morals of the community. Admit no
anarchists, nihilists or socialists.
Oblige a declaration of citizenship up.
on arrival. Allow no persons to be
naturalized for at least five years, and
II they do not within one year after
the period OF probation, become citi.
!. zens of the United States, be deported.
Compel every minor chi:5 to attend
school, at least six months each year,
where only English branches are
taught. Give naturalization papers to
no one who cannot read, write ano
speak the English language and show
reasonable knowledge of our institu
! lions. Deport or punish every anar.
chist who through speech or press
teaches his anarchist principles, and
, lastly restrict the ballot by the same
! educational test. Make no distinction
on line OF sex, or color OF skin, OIL
shape of eyebrows.
let this republic stand on intelli
gence and honesty and-nonor or let II
I fall to decay.
Let a National Board of Immigra
/ ton be created to work with Stat,
/ boards, to distribute economically tn,
!. oyercrowded immigration OF the Eas
, to the points needing labor. and by Sc
curing in advance the employment
/ have no idle, dependent laborers II
. one State, with another State SUFFERING
for lack of the same labor. An immi
: grant who has enough to support hin
a for six months, would have enough t
h transport him to another part of tn,
+ country. where work could be secured
!, and his employment was assured upoI
S his arrival. II is said that last yea
Y during the harvest season, the farm
!, ers of Kansas boarded the railroad
trains and compelled, by the aid OF re
A volvers. laborers destined to othe
I points, to stop and assist them in say
: ing hteir crops.
: "The labor unions are right In ask
( ing for national and State aid to dis
!. seminate labor to points where indus
2 tries are suffering for lack OF 1t.
= "Our free employment bureaus
!. could aid in securing places and whei
a we adopt the European custom of EN-
}. ploying no one without a certificate
! showing ability and trustworthiness
a then we shall have better service ant
n worthy employees, better wages and sc
curer employment"
As petitions from the women's or
! CARNATIONS of the United States, hav
. ing the above points. have been circu
D lated and forwarded to the Member
of Congress. with view OF securing
!. restriction on broader and nobler prin
! ciples than the present Exclusion Act