Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-01
Senatorial Discussion Of
Burton's Hawaii Amendment

me n moments interruptionT
MIR. Burton-Certainly.
MIR. Foraker-It has been stated here
wo or three times that no one has
read this amendment except only the
Senator who offered 1t. No one has
had any opportunity to study Its Ian.
guage A great many questions have
been asked. and one. a very important
one, Just now by the Senator from
Massachusetts, (Mr. Hoar). think we
would all feel better satisfied in GU
consideration of Il IL we could nov
suspend the further consideration OF
the bill and let II all go over until to-
morrow.
| Mr.. Hoar-I should like to ask one
more question of the Senator from
Kansas.
Mr. Foraker-Then the amendment
can be printed and we can have 1t be-
fore us.
Mr.. Hoar-With the leave OF the
Senator from Ohio, ! should like to
put question to the Senator from
Kansas before he drops the subject for
today, II he has no objection.
Mr.. LODGE think the Committee
on immigration. in charge of the bill,
would like to say something before
this movement is carried through.
Mr.. Foraker have the floor and
| yielded to the Senator from Massa'
chusetts to ask question.
Mr.. Hoar--It will take only a mo
ment.
Mr.. Foraker-Nery well.
Mr.. Hoar--I went to ask the Senator
from Kansas whether II these precise
conditions at any time should be
found to exist in any part of the Unit.
ed States, namely. that there is an ag.
rlcultural or other business depression,
caused by a scarcity of labor, and the
price of laborers who can-be got Is so
great that you can not manufacture or
carry on your farm at a profit, and the
community want II. would he be in ia
vor Of admitting Chinese labor to any
part of this country?
Mr.. Burton-No.
Mr. Hoar-yery well. Then are you
doing to Hawaii as you would be done
by?
Mr.. Burton-Yes. will answer the
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ator to ask whether II we had scare
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can no sunnIied nv An,,o.saxon mr. 9th
or white men But n can not no g,
! sunplIed Nm Hawaii. The labor in IN,
6elds I'm Hawaii can never no supnIie,
Inv the native Hawaiian or nv IN,
white man. II will he performed eth
err by Chinese or Japanese. II will h
performed nv Orientals. Notwithstand
ing that the Hawaiian Is n natiy
there; Notwithstanding that he make
the finest kind of a laborer in man
directions. such as longshoreman, an
is n splendId worker in the mills. an
as n fisherman, and performs labor 4
many other fields. he will not 90 ou
and work In the sun in the cane feel
| and on the farm. So the question /
whether. II they are to have labor q
| this kind there at all, IL shall be ne
| formed by Chinese or japanese. Tha
is the practical question. Il matter
not what legislation you enact @
| whether YOU enact any legislation q
| all or not, the work of the plantatlo
| will either be performed by Chinese Q
Japanese.
Mr.. BaIley-What does the Senate
say to a proposition which declare
3 that a human being may come to
: certain country and remain there a
long as he pursues the cheapest labo
but the moment he aspires to rise to
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cheapest iapor' ne must pe eHpeiie
as uhht 70 resiue 'nere' " oecurs
lhe 'na' tha' Is strange h'hu Vi 40
'rihe III t.ls age Where every 'ehue'