The Washington times., 1902-04-13
Senators CriticiSe can At
tempt to Mold Legisla-
ton" on Exclusion.
NOTE TO STATE DEPARTMENT
Sent by Minister to Be Transmitted to
Congress-Mr. Spooner Cites Precedents
in Defense-Great Variance of Opinion
Debate on Measure.


Ministers intended to influence legisla-
tion.
There was a disposition among the
friends of the bill to criticise severely
the attitude of Minister WI Ting fang in
sending a note to the State Department
TO be communicated to the Senate.
A wide variance of opinion developed.
some Senators of many years service
contending that no precedent exists for
this action. and others quite as earnestly
and positively asserting that Mr.. Wu's
course was quite in accordance with
diplomatic usage.
Mr.. Mitchall's Attack.
Mr.. Mitchell began the discussion by
aggressively attacking the attitude OF the
Chinese Minister He declared that SINH
lar conduct on the part of the represcn-
tatives of Italy. OF Germany, or other for
eign governments in the United States
would result in their being given their
passports within twenty-four hours.
Mr.. Hoar aggressively defended the con-
duct of the Chinese Minister. He thought
the objection of the advocates of the
pending measure was not so much to the
llbHHtT IN WHICH lnc bnlneSe
acted. as it was to the unanswerable ma
ture of his communication. Laughter
Mr.. Lodge wanted to know whether a
foreign Minister had a right, under the
treaty. to enter committee rooms of the
United States Senate and oppose meas
ures under consideration, as the Chinese
Minister had done Mr.. Gallinger wanted
to know If Minister WI had attended any
committee hearings this session.
Minister Warned OF.
Mr.. Lodge replied that he had not He
had been warned cn," he announced.
Mr.. Foraker defended the Chinese Min
istcr's conduct. He declared emphaticaI-
ly that the zeal of those who want to
condemn anything and everything Chinese
seems TO have oveEsteped itself in at
tacking the resident Minister of the Chi
nese government.
Mr.. Teller said that Mr. WI, whether he
had been admitted to the committee
rooms or not, had committed an unpar-
donable offense against Congress in at
tempting to influence its legislation. He
said the act Was unprecedented.
Mr. Spooner Cites I'recedents.
Mr.. Spooner somewhat took the wind
out of the sails of the attack on Mr. WI
by reading two communications from for
cIgn Representatives, exact parallels of
the present case, one from the German
Ambassador and one from the Austrian
Ambassador, written a few years ago, re-
sarding tariff legislation then under con-
sideration.
Mr. Hoar said that he considered Mr.
Wu's action entirely proper and praise
worthy
Senators Vest and Lodge spoke on the
bill. yesterday. J----
Mr.. Vest characterized the Oriental as
a politteaal, social. and industrial parasite
se thought any immigration undesirable
that brought into the United States peo-
pie who wanted all the privileges and
profits of American citizenship without
participating in its responsibilities
But yet he could not vote for the bill
on account of its exclusion of persons to
attend national fairs or expositions He
regarded that provision as not only yio-
lation of international comfy, but an
indecent breach OF hospitality.
Provision Struck Out.
Mr.. Patterson explained to Mr.. Vest
that. in his absence, that provision had
been struck out of the bill on the molten
of his colleague.
Mr.. Vest said that that removed one Of
his objections to the bill. but another OBJ
lection which he had TO it was as to the
exclusion of Chinese residents of the
Philippine Islands.
Mr.. Lodge, chairman OF the Philippine
Committee. advocated the passage of the
bill. II the Senate. he said were prepared
TO open the United States to the intro
duction of the Chinese from the Philip
pines. it was for the Senate to say so. But
when Congress had excluded the passage
OF Chinese from Hawaii. an organized Ter
ritory. to the mainland IT was idle to
argue that Congress had not the power
to prevent the immigration of Chinese
from the Philippine Islands into Hawaii,
or Porto Rico, or the United States
my belief is said Mr.. Lodge, that
It is best to shut them out. There is a
large body OF Chinese in the Philippines.
] think that, II the purpose is to exclude
Chinese labor from the United States. we
cannot draw the lire on such a point as
.Ian Chi
rr-. and .r.a the un-
"a ted Eisa, proper for
arrt n.- .. "Hf' HIre Chinese.
erbr - sfactory.
..-a I,u-e pr,. rsea by the sena-
f-. f.... -lecff.l. doe. not change that
point The existing laws which that sub
etitute would continue in force do not
cover the introduction of Chinese into the
hope that Congress viii put
1t beyond all doubt that the Chinese are
TO be excluded from the Philippine Is
lands. certainly until such time as the
people of those Islands ask for them to
come in.
'T believe from all have been able to
ha Lob nF
Islands, properly paid and under good
laws. are quite capable Of performing the
la Dor of those islands and developing
their great resources.
General Macarthur was asked yester-
day in the Philippine Committee room how
the I'ilipinos regarded Cinnamon, and he
said that they regarded them with a shud-
dering terror. ] would rather wait would
rather have the Development of the ISL
Bnds slower. than have them progress
rapidly in an industrial and material way
II we must open the door of the islands
10 the Chinese. The proposed substitute
7'--''"te. | think that the
IDS some amendment,
made an excellent
is a mere extension OF |
is only putting off the |
200 ave got TO meet the ques- |
Sc exclusion law sooner or |
later !
Transportation Companies Represented.
Speaking of the opposition to the bill |
Mr.. Lodge said that If there was so little
chinese immigration as was represented |
~ Senators who opposed the measure. i,
vas somewhat astonishing that transpor-
alton companies. by land and sea. were
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