Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-01-24
TALKED On VITAL QJE11
SENATE COMMITTEE 1,s,1
Both Sides Of the n,
Observation-Disclosures a.
i" Favor Of the PROF..
Thinks Chinese win n
Dealt With.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The .,,..
mittee on immigration gave 49,
representatives of various interest,".
question of Chinese immigration
those present were: D. S. Tou,.:
the industrial commission; SiIas ! )
president of the China & JAN, :,
company, New York; Hon. r.'
Hamlin, Boston chamber Of -
Samuel Gompers, president Of fl. !.
can Federation of Labor; S. c. N.,.
sistant secretary of the Merchant,
citation, New York; Hon. John " :.
Theophilus Parsons Of the Arkwrs.
Boston; John Foord Of the As;st;s
ton; H. R. Fuller, Representing 4.
road employees of the United Sa,,,
number Of representatives of soutb.
dustries.
MIR. Gompers, the first speaker, ou
the efforts which the Federation 4 !
had made in connection with III.
coast delegation in congress to nv;
bill which would secure a continn,,
Chinese exclusion, and this had H.
complishcd in what is known I.
Mitchell bill.
Mr.. Foord spoke in opposition l
bill and presented statistics Of tud
tween China and the United Ststx
urged a postponement of any aets
congress looking to Chinese excuiu
til the expiration of the present uus
1904. eve are all interested in b.
good terms with China" be said
should treat her with some degree
sideration and some decent regard
ternational facts
He said that the Chinese studeu,
nese traveller and Chinese merchau
been unfairly dealt with. He said u
hope OF imblbing American ideas
the Chinese students, and the law i
full particularly to this class Of Il
of Chinese extraction.
MIR. Hamlin presented resolutions
Boston chamber of commerce adra
the Proctor bill continuing in ford
present Chinese law on the expint
the existing treaty with China IN
and urged that no bill be adopted
sistent with that treaty, because, b
that treaty involves the honor aI
OF the United States government
The ways and means committee n
its hearings on Cuban reciprOdt!
special reference to the proposed rsd
on Cuban tobacco. The tobacco id
of the United States were Largely
scented.
John r. Young, president Of y
tional Leaf Tobacco association, u
earnest plea against any tobacco
sions to Cuba. He said there WI
sentiment in favor OF granting ID
Cuba, but he contended that We
! be as just to the people OF our o7l
try as to the people OF foreign CD
The purpose OF the movement -
proclty, he said, was to have ts
expense of Cuba relief fall on two
tries-tobacco and sugar. There
tobacco acreage in OHIO Of S5M
Wisconsin $4,000, Pennsylvann
New York 1900, Connecticut ~
several thousand acres in othd
would be seriously crippled.
AS to cigars, MIR. Young decAl
the proposed concessions would
the American made ID cent clgA
secure for Cuba the entire Amend
ket for all goods above 8 cents
sentative Richardson Of Tennesss
the price of cigars would be reda'
cigar smoker. Mr.. Young said
would be reduced, but he did M
the consumer would ask this ra'
the expense of the American Oa
j. Wertheim of New York,
cigar concern employing 6OV ~
sented the serious effect OF con-"
the American cigar interests
The senate passed a number
pension bills and bills granting
to construct bridges, and atzo0
ator Lodge took the floor to Y
Philippine tariff bill. he saia
States rights in the PhlllPpne.
tied. There was also, ne =
whether the tariff adopted TOT
themselves would stand withou'
ton of congress. There was, NV
der the supreme court declS''A
OF the right of congress 10 ae1
E,our;u. Mills BUrsU