Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-16
NO JAPANESE EXCLUSION
Prominent Member of House Committee
Expects No legislation
INDIANS PRESENT A SERIOUS PROBLEM
Determined Effort Being Made This
Year to Cut on the Appropriation
for the Free Distribution
of Garden Seeds.
(From a stan cOrrespondent)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-(Special REP
Fesentative James Breck Perkins of New
York. who is regarded as one Of the most
level-headed members of the committee on
foreign affairs, was asked today what are
the prospects for the enactment Of legisla-
ton looking to the restriction or exclusion
OF Japanese immigration.
Mr.. Perkins was opposed to opening the
door to the Chinese and naturally 1t has
been assumed that he also believes In
treating the Japanese in the same manner.
81 do not think" replied Mr. Perkins,
shat there is any great danger to Ameri-
can laborers. We hear from the Pacific
coast that they are coming in at the rate
OF 1000 a month, or 1900 year. Why
there are nearly as many immigrants as
that admitted to the port OF New York
in single day We enacted legislation
90 exclude the Chinese because they Were
coming to our shores in hordes and swarms
and they threatened to become serious
menace unless their coming was stopped
But I see no present danger OF a Jap
anese invasion, and / regard the newspaper
talk OF a possible war with Japan as
without any basis 1 see no prospect for
the enactment OF any legislation by this
congress TO curtan OF prohibit the immi-
grafton privileges now enjoyed by the Jap
anese-our committee has shown no dspo-
sition to take up the subject for consider
alton"
What is your opinion as to the presi-
dents message, so far as it relates to the
educational facilities afforded the japanese
IN the San Francisco schOols2'
ct have not gone very deeply into the
consideration of that subject, but l am
haF graaa4s AZ
Hayes OF California was right when he
said 70 me today that It is not within the
mower OF the president or the senate TO
make treaty which will compel the
state OF California to extend free educa-
tional facilities TO aliens or their children.
Report on Indian Lands.
Within a few weeks subcommittee Of
the senate committee on Indian AFFAIRS
viii submit a report upon the subject OF
the Indian land holdings In the new state
OF Oklahoma, which will show very pc
euliar state OF AFFAIRS This subcommittee
consists OF Senators Clark of Wyoming,
Clark OF Montana Brandegee. Teller and
Long. For nearly two months they have
been making a personal inquiry into ex-
isting conditions and II is doubtful II there
ever was before party OF visiting states
men" who worked so industriously as did
the I'VE senators from the committee on
Indian anairs. They positively refused
everything IN the way Of entertainment
during their stay In the embryo state, but
devoted their entire time 10 careful
inquiry into conditions existing and TO the
necessity 70 change In the law.
When the United States first undertook
the task OF making citizens out OF the
aboriginal population 1t became the policy
OF the government 20 divide land holdings
IN seyeralty among the various tribes. In
order that the newly created citizens
might rot be robbed n their simple hold
tngs Il was provided that the all5unen;s Cf
land should not pass from the original
Indian patentee for a specified period,
usually twenty or twenty-five years. In
the meantime these homesteads were ex-
smPted from all taxes during the period