The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-16
MR.. TURNER OF WASHINGTON
MAKES A SPEECH IN REPLY
TO SENATOR SPooNER.
CHINESE EXCLUSION MEASURE
Patterson of Colorado Explains His
Position and Gives His Opinion of
the Platt Amendment to Prohibit
Cinnamon Being Admitted to the
Philippine Islands.
(By Associated Press.)


Washington, April 16.-When the sem
ate was called to order today Mr. Nor
gan gave notice that tomorrow he would
call up the Nicaragua canal bill for the
purpose of addressing the senate upon
it,
The president pro tenn laid before the
senate q number of tefegrams bearing
upon the Chinese bill. These messages
were all from the Pacific coast, 81 of
them being favorable to the Plat sub
stitute and IL opposed TO IL.
Mr.. Turner then took the floor to
reply to the speech made yesterday by
Mr.. Spooner Mr.. Turner explained a
casual remark made yesterday concern
ing the republican party. He said he
had no bitterness toward that party
and that he had been a member of 1t
so long as 1t was true 10 its prin-
ciples.
He declared that the party now, on all
occasions, prefers the dollar to the man
and that this fact Is demonstrated by
the republican organizations attitude
toward the Philippines. In that pro-
ceeding, he said, there had been no re-
gard for principles of liberty and demo-
cratic government; and tyey were, he
declared, allowing this tendency to drown
allied people for freedom.
Discussed Chinese Bill.
He said that the shipping interests and
the transcontinental railroads have
agents in Washington using their strong
est efforts to defeat the pending bill.
Mr.. Turner then entered upon discus
sion of the merits of the Chinese exclu-
sion bill. He spoke of the Chinese, de-
L.. ot.c
teristic of that people, from which not
even the emperor Is free. He also de-
clared that the great Chinese viceroy,
who had recently died. had amassed his
colossal fortune by the corrupt use of
Office, and followed this remark with the
statement that if the Chinese were to be
admitted to the United States upon the
certificates of Chinese officials there
might be no pretense of a check upon it.
When Mr.. Turner concluded, Mr.. Quay
of. Pennsylvania asked how much time
would be allowed in speaking upon an
amendment he would offer for the admis-
sio nof christianized Cinnamon. He said
he desired to have read some printed ex-
tracts bearing upon the conduct of those
converted Chinese during the boxer up
rising. He was assured that he would
be heard.
Mr.. Patterson spoke with especial ref
erence to the Platt amendment, calling
attention to the fact that as present con-
stituted the amendment fails to prohibit
the Chinese from going into the Philip
pines.
Fear the Chinese.
Whatever the motive Of senators in
this omission, he said, he was quite sure
that those outside the senate who were
opposing the pending bill have a we'll
defined and clearly determined policy,
and that the policy Is to leave the Philip
pines in such condition that those
Islands shall be exploited by the aid of
Chinese labor no matter what the result
to the real inhabitants of the islands or
to the honor of the United States.
He quoted the report of General Mac
Arthur, and said that the proposed legis-
lation is equivalent to a notice that the
policy Of exclusion Is looked upon with
disfavor, and he could not conceive a
more indefensible act than during the
formative period in the Philippines to
food the country with people whom the
natives hate and whom they believe
would drive them from their land and it's
trade and commerce.