Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-10-13
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
COM MERCIAtiSM MAY RULE
CONGRESS.

COM MeRClACiSM MAY RULE
CONGRESS.
The Hope Expressed That The Bars viii Not
Be Entirely Let Down'-No Tariff Tinker
Republicans. Says Representative Dali
ze " Entirely Satisfied With Their Hand
Publicity in Campaign Contributions -Prssi
dent viii Hereafter Ride on Warships, Instead
of Government Yachts-An Outside" to
BE Public Printer.
From our regular corrcspondeut)
WAsIiINGTON, ID. c., Oct. >.
The final outcome OF the row in the
Government Printing Office probably
Will be the selection OF an outsider to
permanently fill the post OF Public
Printer. This will reduce Mr.. Ricketts,
to his former position OF foreman and
will insure the presence of a fresh
man in command who has neither old
favors nor old grudges to repay in con-
nection with the unsavory fight that
led to the discharge Of Public Printer
Palmer. No one has suggested that
Mr.. Ricketts,, who is the temporary
head OF the big shop, is not a good
man for the place and he has tried
since he has been in Office to do
what he could toward remedying some
of the abuses that existed there. In
fact some Of his orders and actions
while good in themselves, SAVIOR large
ly OF the grand stand, and though it is
understood that he has made strong
fight to be given the place permanent.
ly, it is said that the President will
not hear of it and is merely waiting
till he can put his hand on a satisfac-
tory outside man.
The question of Chinese exclusion
came up at the very first meeting of
the cabinet and Secretary Root, the
new head Of the State Department,
asked Secretary Taft to give the cabi-
net the benefit of his experiences in
the Far East. The Chinese boycott
was one of the things Secretary Taft
had been specially commissioned to
investigate. He said that the law as
stood was difficult if not impossible OF
enforcement. 1t was a hardship on
the desirable class Of Chinese mer-
chants who wished in good faith to
visit this country and it was equally
hard on the consuls who had the law
of vising passports to enforce. The
President has already sent circular
letter TO the consuls and immigration
inspectors at San Francisco warning
them to be as lenient as possible in
enforcing the law so as not to unneces-
sarily offend the Chinese government.
1t is possible that there will be an eff
fort at the coming session to change
the law on the subject of exclusion
and make it more in accordance with
the wishes of the Chinese government
without entirely letting down the bars.
But the chances are that such a meas
ure would be talked to death for the
whole Pacific coast will arise against it.
The attitude of the stand patters
was we'll voiced by Representatives
Dalzell Of Pa, to-day in an interview
in which he said that he was as de-
termined as ever that there would he
no tariff tinke ring at the coming ses-
sion. He said that the large majority
by which President Roosevelt was
elected was not tribute to him per-
sonally but an Endorsement by the
people OF the whole policy of the Re-
publican party. He added that the
deficit "showed signs" of being re-
duced whatever that might mean and
declared that he and his Republican
colleages were perfectly satisfied with
the situation. what is the use,"
said he, "of drawing cards when you
have a full hand" This seems to be
the attitude OF the majority leaders as
a whole, but it is possible some OF them
will experience change OF heart after
the meeting of Congress.
Representative Dalzell said that he
was in favor of the ultimate abolition
of the Philippine tariff, but gave it as
his reason for wanting nothing done
At this time that the treaty under
which we secured tho archipelago,
guaranteed to Spain for the period OF
ten years, the same commercial foot
ing in the islands as the United States.
He said that it would be unwise to
throw the island open to free trade
and give Spain the benefit of the re.
mainder OF the ten years on that basis.
1t is very sure that there will BE-
strong effort at the coming session to
bring up the bill of Representative
Bourke Cochran providing for public.
ity in connection with campaign con-
tributions. 1t will be recollected that
the bill provided for the registering
with the county authorities every
campaign contribution of over $5O.
Such q measure would absolutely kill
the practical blackmail levied on big
corporations, such as was evidently
done by the Republican party last fall.
1t is stated on good authority that
while in the campaign of 1896, the
Republican fund amounted to 3d.
100000 and the Democratic to only
$500, 900, the discrepancy last year was
much greater, and that much OF the
easy money thus collected was used, OF
COURSE WITHOUT Tic 1IeSiuent kuOWl'
edge, for purposes OF bribery and cor
ruption. There was some inclination
to laugh at the Cochran bill when it
introduced last session, but develop
ments since then have made it very
plain that it would be wise measure
to enact. The trouble would be to get
it enacted.
The question OF warship to take
the President from New Orleans to
Hampton Roads has been thoroughly
discussed at the Navy Department
and it is thought that instead of tax
ing some small protected cruiser Of
the Tacoma class, the department will
assign one of the newest and fastest
armored cruisers for that duty. The
selection has not been made but it
probably will be the Pennsylvania,
which holds the speed record for her
class. 1t is also likely that second
ship will be assigned for escort duty.
This is not only in keeping with for
eign practice, but it is wise precau.