Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-03
LAST
NIGHTS
DEBATE
willamette Team Wins, Get
ting a Unanimous
Verdict

Tremendous was the applause that
greeted the decision Of the Judges Of
the debate between Willamette Univer-
sitv ami the Oregon Agricultural Col.
lcge. held in the college chapel last
evening. About $50 persons gathered
TO listen to the debate and 20 see the
salem representatives, win a great for
endc battle, the first for FIVE years.
The success Of the local debaters was
"a sign Of great rejoicing, ringing Of
bells and giving Of the college cheers.
The question was. "Rcsolvcd, That
our federal immigration laws should be
80 constructed as TO give an aliens an
equal chance for admission to the Unit
ed States" Willamette supported the
affirmative; o. A. q. the negative
Hon @. p. Bishop presided and intro.
ducod the speakers
Agner X. Carlson opened the debate
for the affirmative and held that i'm.
migration should be 80 restricted a. to
admit the desirable elements, and 60
exclude those undesirable. lie favored
the application Of general laws, and
not Of special ones
Miss Minctta Phillips was the fret
speaker on the negative. Her remarks
we're directed against Chinese immigra.
tion. The Chinaman clings 20 bis own
customs and modes Of living. aud fails
to assImilato American ideas lie is n
menace 20 tho American laborer io
American society. The millionaire only
wants the Chiursc. because hc can uso
them a. low prices con straight
business proposition, We must keep che
Chinese out, f" said she.
Roy =. Shields ~ tho Affirmative, al1
90 contcnhcd that the Chinese immigra
iion IL undesirable. and agreed with
Miss Phillips argument Moreover bel
established that discrimination against
ono particular nation is a had policy
and cited historical cases iu support of
tho ASSERTION. he asked Tor tho re
peal Of Tho Chinese exclusion law. aud
advanced tho plan of having agencies
in foreign countries 90 gather infofma,
iion relative o. prospective immigrants
NJ. v WoatheTford, of ., A, g., as.
serted that II the discriminating theor,
OF bis opponents was logically followed
90 be- conclusion it would 'lcad % uni
ycfsal war No standard can be- 81
tahlishel that will apply 90 an races
Australia, said tho speaker, failed Ia
hrr attempt 20 exclude Chinese. He|
deprecated tho schemes which are
worked by companies 90 swell oceanic
traffic, by circulating literature paint
ing the glories of the new world
George ~ Simpson, of Willamette
made a strong argument fayoring laws
for restriction of immigration. These
avs. lea ms opinion. should be- direct
el toward a test of individuality, aud
NOT against groups of peoples or m-
tions Ry aid u a chart he showed
that II this law was enacted The Chi
nese would have been more sfectually
kept oui, and the desirable elssscs of
Northern Europe would have been ad-
mitted quite freely
" r. For-,thc. of Corvallis. re-
i,rratsd tho contention of the negative
that it Was unjust to attempt % govern
the immigration from civilized rouu-
tries by the same measures that apply
90 the Chinese. he stated that IL was
neither possible nor wise.
MI Weathrfori, Tor the negative.
aud Mr.. Carlson, Tor the Affirmative.
made the closing rcbuItal speeches.
Then came the verdict OF the Judges.
Governor chamberlain, Judge HALEY
aud fFrsideui RessleT, Of the Mon.
mouth Normal school, who gave
unanimous decision for the Affirmative.
Mr.. Chester J. Cstlow sang two So
lcctions, which were enthusiastically en-.
eoFel Mis- Helen Calbreath. dean OF
the music schoOl. vas aesomrars.t