The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-04-16
BILL
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that the bill was "uncaued FOR unuec-
cessary, unwise and uu-AmeriCan. 1t
is harsh i'm it's provisions, unjust i'm it's
definitions and clearly i'm Contraven-
tiOn of our solemn treaty obligations"
He said the proposed legislation was
marrow, bgoted and indefensible."
I'VE are asked to support it, said he
because Of certain alleged abuses i'm
California and on the Pacific Coast"
He added that had not the Senators
from the Pacific States favored the
measure lit might well be attributed to
the fertile brain of some sand lot agt-
tatOr."
Gallinger maintained that the pending
subject was a matter for diplomatic
negotiation and not for Congressional
action. In this connection he read Min
lister Wu's recent letter to Secretary
Hay, i'm which he protested against the
enactment of the bill, declaring that #
would disturb the friendly relations be-
tween the United States and China
Mitchell of Oregon inquired of Gal
linger what he thought of the propriety
of a foreign Minister criticising meas
ures pending before Congress.
Gallinger replied that the Secretary
of State evidently thought it quite
proper
Foraker of Ohio interrupted to say
that the Chinese Minister clearly was
within his rights in writing the letter
as the treaty explicitly reserved that
right to China.
In conclusion Gallinger urged that
Congress be just in dealing with China,
and extend to that empire the same
proper treatment it extends to other
nations
Turner of Washington followed CAL
linger with a speech in support of the
pending bill He maintained that Anne
rican labor ought not to be pauperized
and paganized by the admission of
Chinese, and any experiment looking to
their admission would be needless and
wicked.
Turner, in reply to Gallinger. con-
tended that the pending bill is no more
severe than former laws for the restric-
tiOn of Chinese immigration: indeed
he asserted, the bill was practically a
re-enaCtment of existing law except
that it is more liberal in the admission
of Chinese merchants. He also as
serted that the most stringent provi-
sions of the bill had been drawn by
Treasury officials and were made nee
cessary by the craft and guile of the
Chinese in evading treaty obligations.
He also declared that every provision
of the bill in conformity with the
ttaty with China and declared that
Well-meaning Chinese could take no
exception to its provisions. He de-
Tended the provision prohibiting the
employment Of Chinese crews on Ameri-
can vessels, and said that criticism of it
is Inconsistent with the recent subsidy
bill for the purpose of enabling Ameri-
can shipOwners to pay extra wages to
American sailors.
Turner urged the Incorporation into
any law enacted of the Treasury regu-
lations on Chinese exclusion, declaring
that the fact that Chinese, the Pacific
Mail Steamship company and the trans
continental railway companies We're
opposed to those regulations was an
argument in support of them.
Dillingham; Of Vermont addressed
the Senate in opposition to the Chinese
bill. He said he was heartily in favor
of law which would exclude Chinese
laborers in accordance with the treaty
of 1894. He would vote, he said, for a
substitute for the proposed bill which
in effect would continue in force or re-
enact the present Geary law. That law
had served an excellent purpose and
was without seriously Objectionable
features. He thought that with two or
three minor amendments the present
law would satisfy any reasonable adj
Nocate Of Chinese exclusion. He believed
that the real question presented to Con-
gress was how best to protect American
labor, American citizenship and Ameri-
can progress and prosperity. All We're
anxious that such protection should be
afforded. The dangers of the admission
of Chinese, he thought had been exag-
gerated and We're not so serious as had
! been pictured. All had agreed that the
/ operation of the existing law was salts
factory.
After a brief executive session the
Senate at sos p. m. adjourned.
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