The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13
TWO SENATORS INDIGNANT
TELLER AND MITCHELL WOULD GIVE
HIM HIS PASSPORTS.
Mr.. Fairbanks Irritated by Mr.. Frye,
Who Alluded To "A "SpeetacuIar"
Performance.

AehL u tic ptuNluS DILL MI MITCHELL u
Oregon. and Mr.. Teller. Of Colorado. sharp
" attacked him. declaring that he deserved
to have been given his passports and that
no self-respect1ng nation would have per-
mitted such interference in its legislative
affairs. Mr.. Foraker of Ohio. and Mr..
Hoar. of Massachusetts. insisted that the
Chinese minister had done no more than
his duty and that he would have been dere-
hct in his duty had he done less. Mr.. Lodge.
Of Massachusetts,. delivered a speech in
support of the pending bill, although he an
tagonized the provision which prevented
American ships from employing Chinese
seamen. He vigorously urged the enact
ment Of the measure with the notifications
he suggested, maintaining that Congress
should place permanent and not merely
tentative legislation on the statute books.
In opposing the provision which excludes
Chinese from employment on American
ships, Mr. Lodge said it would put every
American vessel on the Pacific coast in a
helpless position He declared that it would
drive every American ship on the Pacific
coast under foreign flag and send every
foreign ship into Vancouver He urged
that there were not enough American sea-
men on the Pacific coast to meet the re-
that the provision in the measure would
operate to the disadvantage of the country.
He maintained that the operation of the
pending bill would not disturb our trade
relations with China. He was firmly de-
voted to the sanctity of the treaties of this
country and knowing they would not vote
10 violate any treaty-certainly not treaty
with CHINA The very legislation now on
the statute books was in measure a vio-
iatlon or our treaty with China, as il was
enacted before the treaty of 1894 was negO-
uated; The pending measure, he main
Sained, was not in contravention of the
Treaty of 1894, which provided that Chinese
laborers should be excluded.
MR.. HANNA INTERRUPTS.
Mr. Hanna interrupted to read a telegram
from the president of the Merchants Ex-
change and the president of the Chamber
OF Commerce of San Franciso and several
of Commerce of San Francisco and several
men urging the re-enactment of the Geary
act, because il would protect fully Amer
-An labor and doubtless would add tn the
trade of the~nted States. while 1 am on
my feet" said Mr. Hanna, 81 will present
an antidote 10 that dispatch. 1t is teIe-
gram from the Bartenders' Union in sup
port of the pending bill"
Amid some laughter, Mr.. Lodge said he
did not think the Senate ought 10 follow
the suggestions of the Bartenders' Union
or any other particular union. In conclu-
sion Mr.. Lodge made a general argument
against the admission OF Chinese and
against unrestricted immigration generally
In the presence of the Monaghan labor our
own labor would perish, and he hoped the
Senate would get out of the pending bill
the pest legislation possible to meet this
great question.
Mr.. Frye explained that as president pro
tenn he frequently received dispatches and
letters bearing upon legislation proposed.
He had received some concerning the pend
ing bill, and he read several dispatches
from business men OF San Francisco ex-
pressing the hope that the pending bill
would not pass. because IL was too drastic
IN its provisions; because IL would inter-
fere with our trade with China; and insist
Ing upon the re-enactment of the Geary
act. which. they said would protect amply
American interests and American labor.
Speaking OF the provision in the bill relat-
ing 10 the employment OF Chinese on Amer
lean ships Mr.. Frye referred TO what he
called spectacular performance" the
other day between the Senator from In
from California (Mr. Perkins)
Mr.. Fairbanks took exception to Mr.
Frye's reference and said somewhat warm
": 1T seemed a spectacular perform
ance' TO only the senator from Maine
Il doubt II, insisted Mr.. Frye. ut
seemed so to many senator's.
Mr.. Mitchell had read a telegram from
Thomas j. Geary, author of the existing
exclusion law, declaring that nothing short
Of the Senate bill would exclude effectuaiy
Chinese labOrers and protect American Ia
borers. Mr.. Mitchell criticised the Chinese
minister for letter he had written to the
secretary of state protesting against the
enactment OF the pending exclusion bill
Mr.. Mitchell insisted that the letter was
a gross violation of the minister's duty
and bad such a document been written by
the ambassador of Great Britain, France
or Germany he would have received his
passports within twenty-four hours.
MR. WI DEFENDED.
Mr.. Hoar took sharp issue with Mr. Mitch
ell. maintaining that the Chinese minister
had ample authority under the treaty to
make his protest TO the secretary OF state.
Mr.. Foraker maintained the right of the
Chinese minister to communicate with the
secretary Of state concerning matters aris-
ing under the treaty He urged that the
minister had an undoubted right to protest
against proposed legislation, and to make
such a protest was not only his right but
his duty, and II he had not made it he
would have been derelict in his duty.
IN opposition TO some points of the bill;
Mr.. Gallinger said he was satisfied that the
author or the pending measure would not
know the creature of his brain after IL had
passed through the ordeal which was await
ing IL In the Senate. What on earth" he
inquired, are the supporters of the bill
Mr.. Teller said II was the wish of the
advocates OF the measure 10 exclude abso-
lutely Chinese labOrers, and he believed il
could not be done except by some such
drastic measure as that under considera-
ton. Mr.. Teller criticised the Chinese min
UGnUlQR
ton" 1T never has been done in this
country said he, and nothing i'm. the
treaty can be tortured into an excuse for
such an act. No self-respecting nation ever
has permitted such an interference in its
affairs. he challenged any senator TO
point 10 a precedent for such an act
Mr.. SpOOner. interrupting. with a smile
said 4 accept the challenge"
Il have no desire. replied Mr. Teller
Ito fight a duel with the senator"
If my memory does not betray me-"
continued Mr.. SpOoner. during cOnsidera-
ton Of the Dingley tariff bill some of the
Representatives OF foreign governments
protested against the enactment of certain
OF its provisions.
Mr.. Dryden explained briefly that as a
member or the immigration committee he
was opposed 10 several provisions OF the
bill particularly providing that American
vessels could not employ Chinese seamen.
Mr.. Patterson presented resolutions
Philadelphia and San Francisco i'm support
OF the pending bill and urging that they
could do the work Oriental trading
ships, despite the heat.
Mr. SpoOner then called attention 10 the
protests entered by the ambassador OF Ger
many aid the minister of Austria Hungary
against some provisions OF the Dingley
bill pending I'm the Senate.
Mr. Teller urged that those diplomats had
acted al the instance OF their governments.
Ar. Foraker read Minister Wus letter 10