Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-30
Senatorial Discussion OF
Burton's Hawaii Amendment

and. II the Senator from South Caro- |
lima will pardon me. | do not see exact.
ly how to answer his question.
That Territory is susceptible of |
great development II we will give |
those people the aid we ought to give |
them, because we are responsible for
their being under the American flag.
II we will aid those people In the way
we ought to aid them, II will be a splen.
did acquisition to this country, and.
for one. want to help them in every
way in my power. and I do not want
any parliamentary practice to inter.
vene here that will prevent the pas
sage of legislation which, In my judg.
ment, Mr.. President. will be beneficial
to all the people of these islands.
Now. one word in regard to the Chi.
nese laborers who may be brought
there II is the experience of every.
/ body that II is beneficial to the Chi.
nese who come there and labor for a
| time and go back: II is to the benefit
of those who employ them: II is to the
I
is great deal more going on when
they are there; II is to the benefit, so
far as can see. of everybody to allow
Chinese immigration. restricted to the
1 purposes Of agricultural labor only.
As TO the question the senior Sena
tor from Massachusetts, (Mr. Hoar)
raised about the right to deport under
certain circumstances a man who has
lawfully been allowed to come on our
territory
Mr.. Hoar--If the Senator will allow
me. | raised no such question.
Mr.. Burton-Then | misunderstood
the Senator.
Mr.. Hoar-I wanted to know what
was the machinery or method of doing
It,
Mr.. Burton-Then | misunderstood
: the Senator ] thought he intended to
raise the question of our right to do
that.
Mr.. Hoar-I distinctly said did not
raise IL.
: Mr.. Burton-Very well. Then ! mis-,
: understood the Senator. With regard
| to their deportation
Mr.. McComas-Will the Senator al.
. low me?
Mr.. Burton-Certainly.
Q Mr.. McComas-I listened with inter
/ est to the statement of the Senator
" from Massachusetts,. and I also misun
D. derstood him. VIII the Senator from
Kansas permit the Senator from Mas
u sachusetts TO state what he did say
n with respect to the deportation of per
I sons who are aliens.
Mr.. Hoar--As I recollect what
y said II was that without discussing OF
. Eraising the question of right, IT. We
= we're going TO deport a man from q
y place where he was lawfully found,
, should like to know what the mechan
ism was, the tribunal which would de
y etermine whether he had complied with
= his contract, and so on. That Is what
. | believe | said.
Mr.. Burton-The universal testlmo
!, ny Is that the Chinaman who comes Il
i do work In that Territory does tn,
= work; that he Is commercially honest
!, that he keeps his contract; that hi
n employer wants to keep him and will
.. keep him as long as he will stay. 1t Il
the very best labor that the islands
10 have ever had and the most satisfac
n tory to the employer and to the EN-
10 ployee for this particular kind of labor
"a Mr.. Foraker-Will the Senator ALLOW
n. me to interrupt him to ask him two o
,s three questions as a member OF tn
~ subcommittee?
a. Mr.. Burton-Certainly
n. Mr.. Foraker understand there |
% no difference of opinion among tn
q. members of the subcommittee on tn
10 point that there is an Industrial dc
IN preston In Hawaii from which al
N classes are suffering.
a Mr. Burton-That is obvious to any
A. body.
" Mr.. Foraker-There is no differcnc
# of opinion upon that point. Is Their
n. any difference of opinion on this fur
a. Their point that ii is due to the lack o
II labor and that the importation OF Chi
W nese would supply that want?
v. Mr. Burton-I think IL Is due
n. Mr. Foraker-What want to kno,
g. is whether there is any difference. o
m opinion among the members of tn
a. subcommittee?
r. Mr.. Burton-There Is some differ
e. ence OF opinion in regard to that, vii
r. say.
4. ITO be Continued)