Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-22

Hull characterized those differences
on the part of Mr.. Ruckhill as ''inju-
uicious." Il do not believe that the rep
reSentative Of this government had a
proper conception of the character of
the Chinese people" he continued.
"whel nc offered them Il bribe OF 20,
0D0, 200 rounds To be good.
"Tney are people that in MY judg
ment would take any such offer as an
Indication Of our being rather more
afraid OF them than otherwise.
"And it seems to me that a man oc-
curying mis- position should have let
whatever information was necessary
come from the government of the
United States direct and not have CIV
en- ii to the newspapers"
Hun read 4 lengthy letter, whose au-
thorsIlip he declined to dlvulge, which
rebutted the ide;, that Japan was caus-
ing trouble in China. Hull endorsed this
view and also the proposition in the
letter that the Boxer indemnity ought
rather to be used to build battleships
for the United States than be returned
10 China.
Hull pointed out that it was decided
" to the interest OF Japan to preserve
tfuti III 1IliIt Ill ot'ici " retain i'i
CWn markets in that country. China.
he said, was passing through trans
itiOn from ancient TO modern ciViliEa-
ton and while that is going on every
government that has business relations
with her must be ready to protect
| themselves or else pun down their flag.
leave the Pacific ocean and destroy
their trade
Hull, reverting to the bill. touched
on the provision which would in the
future make it impossible to promote
officers to a higher grade for day and
then retire them. This had come to be
an abuse which ought to end, he said.
The importance of congressional ac-
ton restricting immigration was the
subject of speech by Hopkins. Ky.
There is going on every day" he
said, IAN apparently peaceful inva-
sion Of our country by thousands Of
people from foreign lands who come
under the guise of friendship. which
enables them to plot against our gov
| ernment. to iEoculate our people with
the noxious diseases they have. and to
destroy the standard of living and
wages of the American lahoring man
and drag him down to the level of the
pauper labor of Europe"
Hopkins said the undesirable immi-
sra ton come from southern Europe;
| Hopkins said the undesirable immi-
grafton came from southern Europe;
that the countries there encouraged
| their citizens to come here for tempo
rary stay. THE Austro- Hungarian
| government" he said. has made
contract with the Cunard Steamship
Co.. plying between Fiume and New
York, by the terms of which the gov
ernmcnt oblgos itself to furnish the
steamship company 10000 steerage pas
sengers a year for II years or pay
penalty of 100 crowns for each one short
of that number
During the year 1901. because of the
| rate war, Hopkins said. other lines be-
side the Cunard made a clear profit of
50 000,G0G on the Hungarian immigrants
who sailed from ports other than
| Fiume This attracted the attention Of
| that government. which speedily made
similar contracts to that with the Cum
ard line. with the North German
| Lloyd, Hamburg line and
other lines. Since the Cunard contract
'IieA i'i.N Ilt s9<iiu idNi p,liNa tllt'
Hungarian government 2,fG0, GEO crowns
and the North German Lloyd paid her
| 100000 crowns during the month Of
March 1905.
Hopkins quoted Herr Franz Kalten-
brunn. imperial and royal councillor Of
the ministry of the interior Of Austria.
who recently visited Austrian colonies
i'll this country and urged them not to
become American citizens and to be
frugal that they might return to their
| country. Hopkins closed with a plea
for immediate action to preserve
America for Americans.
The Payne bill to abolish certain
| custom houses was injected into the de-
bate by Powers. Me, who opposed the
bill. Bacon. Ark. took his party to
| task for not favoring this bill.
Bartholdt. Mo. made the declaration
that If the House failed to restore the
cante"n to the army we are towards"
At 4.21 the House adjourned until to-
morrow.
NO AMENDMENTS