The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-16

be allowed IN speaking upon an amend
nent he would offer for the admission
of christianized Cinnamon. He said he
did not desire to make a speech IN Ine
usual acceptance of the term, "aS that
practice" he said, Il am content to
leave to senior WranglerS of the senate,
being entirely satisfied to sit at their
feet, while they explain the mysteries
of legislation He added that he de-
sired to have read some printed extracts
bearing upon the conduct of these con-
verted Chinese during the boxer upris-
ing. 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 at present
constituted that amendment fails to pro-
Philippines
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 well
defined and clearly determined policy,
and that that policy is to leave the
Philippines in such a 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 with appreciation the
report OF General Macarthur and said
that the proposed legislation is equiv
alent to a notice that the policy of ex-
clusion is looked upon with disfavor,
and he could not conceive more inde-
fensible act than during the formative
period in the Philippines to flood that
country with people whom the ma
tiyes hate and who, they believe, would
drive them from their land and its
trade and commerce.
Mr.. Patterson also defended the pro-
vision in the Mitchell bill excluding
Chinese from American ships, declaring
that if is essential to the protection Of
American labor on the sea. The opposi-
ton to this provision meant, he said,
that it was intended to subsidize the
ships and then allow their owners to go
into the cheapest markets to secure
labor leaving the American sailor to his
fate.
The effect would be to drive Ameri-
can sailors from the American ships
which would be contrary to the policy
OF the American people who want Amer
lean ships under the American flag and
manned by American sailors. As for
the flag 1t was a mere piece Of cloth.
its only significance being attached to
what it stood for. IF it was to be raised
at the masthead of ships manned by
yellow skins and white livered men, the
representatives of a coWardly race. it
was far better that it should be taken
down and should not float on the seas
at all.
Mr.. Hanna was the next speaker.
HANNA SPEAKS.
He said that he had not intended to ad-
in view of the fact that he had received
numerous kilograms expressing an anxiety
TO know where he stood with reference to
the bill. he had changed his mind believ-
ing, he added, 1aughingly. that he would
save postage and -telegraphic tolls by max
ing a public address. He then read the
text of one of the messages which he had
received, which said.
Demand and insist upon your support
ing, every essential feature of the Chinese
exclusion bill
This telegram was he said, so similar to
all the others received by him that he had
concluded all of them had common
ar hi f1-rTl rrf 4fflr
reserved, he said. the right to determine
for himself what were the essential feat
ures of the necessity for the exclusion of
the Chinese and he had reached the con-
clusion that all those features were EN-
proposed to re-enact By the Piaft amend
ment and the additions to them which
had been suggested.
He felt confident that with the amend
ments suggested the interests of the
workingmen would be abundantly pro-
tected.
Mr.. Hanna then turned his attention
to the connection of J. r. Dunn. Chi
nese inspector. with the bill. He read
letter from Secretary Shaw explaining
that Mr.. Dunn had been summoned to
Washington last November to give ad-
vice in connection with the framing Of
the proposed Chinese legislation and
saying that Dunn's connection with the
legislation was merely advisory in char
acter- Having laid this foundation for
his statement. Mr. Hanna created some
ing this man as [ do. here state that
Mr. Dunn is an unreliable witness and
adviser He then took up some of Mr..
Dunn's statements to the committee on
immigration, saying that they merely
reflected the character of the man. He
referred especially to a statement made
by Mr. Dunn to the effect that he had
been importuned to accept his position
and intimating, Mr. Hanna said that
this importuning had come from Presi-
dent Mckinley because he had lived in
the presidents town
IF that be So he exclaimed. 'I demand
that he produce the letter
He then went on to say that both former
Secretary Gage and former Assistant Sec
retaTy Nanuerlip had assured him they
never had advised with Mr. Dunn con-
cerning the bill and that neither of them
would CONSIDER ms adNlee worth haNing.
tary had assured him that he was not in
accord with All the parts OF the pending
bill. It was also true that the secretary OF
state never had been consulted with refer
ence to the Bill not9Vltl tlseafldlng the treaty
with CHINA IS involved ana regardless Of
the fact that new commercial treaty be-
tween the United States and China is now
under consideration by the representatives
of the two countries.
Mr. Hanna referred to the address of
Mr.. Lodge on this bill, quoting the state
nent of the latter to the effect that the
omission of the Chinese exclusion legisla-
tion would be resented at the polls by the
working classes. I am soTTy, he said
that Senator Lodge has such an unfavor-
able opinion of the workingmen Of this
country. ana as a friend OF that class I
resent this Characterization of their mo-
tives.''
that the laboring men of the United States
would threaten senators in this way if
their judgment was not entirely in ac-
cord with their own on any given sub
He maintained that senators had a right
to vote their judgment without being
charged that their votes were Influenced
by dollars or biased by politics.
The first vote was on Mr.. Lodge amend
rnent to strike out the clause Of the COM
mittee bill prohibiting Chinese sailors on
ships carrying the American flag.
/ The Lodge amendment was carried-47 to
The Dillingham; amendment. allowing
five representatives of Chinese mercantile
! houses to come to the United States, was
! defeated-13 to 81
Moody'e Father Dying.
xTo~-o,F,SI1 AFoee Ar-i1 HENRY