The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13
He THUS DU IS CHINESE
he Pays Brilliant Tribute to Wade
Hampton.
A CHRIS TAN G NTLEAAN OF HIGH TYPE
Lodge Speaking on th9 Exclusion Bill Holds
hat the Philippines Should Not b.
Opened TO Unrestricted Rd-
mission If Chinese.
mission If Chinese.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, April PA feature of
the Chinese Exclusion debate in the SEN
ate today was the sharp criticism of
Minister WI, of China, because of his
protest made to the Secretary of State
against the enactment of the pending bill.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, and Mr.. Teller,
of Colorado, sharply attacked him, de-
ciaring that he deserved to have been
given his passports and that no self
respecting nation would have permitted
such interference with its legislative af-
fairs Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio, and Mr..
doar, of Massachusetts, insisted that the
Chinese minister had done no more than
his duty and that he would Have been
derellct OF his duty had he done less Mr.
Lodge, of Massachusetts,, delivered a
! speech in support of the pending bill al
though he antagonized that provision
which prevented American ships from
| employing Chinese seamen. He vigorous
! ly urged the enactment of the measure
with the notifications he suggested.
maintaining that Congress should place
permanent and not merely tentative leg
islation on the statute book
During consideration of the Chinese
| Exclusion Bill Mr.. Vest (Mo.), briefly ad
: dressed the Senate in opposition to some
features of the pending measure. He
| sympathized entirely with what had been
said in opposition to the admission of
! Chinese. Il think" said he, that any
immigration is undesirable when it
: brings into this country people who want
! all the privileges of this country without
| participating in any of the responsible
itieS''
THE Chinaman," he continued, "is a
social, political and industrial parasite.
and ought not to be admitted to this
country"
He opposed the provisions excluding
Chlnamen from participating in exposi-
tions in this country and excluding Chi
nese from the Philippine Islands
Mr.. Vest insisted that the inhabitants
| OF the Philippine Islands were citizens
of the United States. Passing from the
Chinese question: Mr. Vest regretted ex-
| ceedingly that sectional discussion had
been injected into the debate yesterday.
He had hoped such discussion never again
would be heard in the Senate He paid
a tribute to Lincoln, Garfield and McKin
ley and said the people of the South were
sincere mourners at the bier of all The
pNoPiO vi IlIC ANOl III, lie Sdlu. SQOulU re-
member that the South had produced
great and patriotic leaders and among
them he mentioned General Washington
and Robert E. Lee. He said he never
should cease to feel kindly toward Presi-
dnt Roosevelt, who in the broadest spirit
of craftsmanship, had eulogized Robert
f. Lee.
Mr.. Vest adverted with deep feeling
to the death of Hon. Wade Hampton.
| In the course of brilliant tribute to
/ Wade Hampton, Mr. Vest said he was
the highest type of q Christian gentle
man, whose memory would live for GEN.
| turies.
Mr.. Lodge hoped some sections of the
bill would be omitted and some others
modified If we are prepared, said he, to
admit Chinese from the Philippine Is
lands, it is for the Senate to say so, but
in his opinion Chinese from the Philip
pines should be excluded. Congress had
excluded Cinnamon from Hawaii, and he
regarded it as idle that Congress had
not the authority to prevent the Chinese
from coming to this country from the
Philippines.
MY belief u.s." said he, ''that it is best
to shut the Chinese out of the United
States from the Philippines" He urged,
too. that the Philippine Islands should
rot be opened to unrestricted admission
Of Chinese. They should not be permit
ted to enter the islands-certain1y not
until the Filipinos desired them to en-
ter. He maintained that the operation
OF the pending bill would not disturb our
trade relations with China.