Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-12
PERKINS OPPOSED
70 THE CHINESE
representative Makes Statement
With Reference to Admit
ting laps.
THINKS THERE IS NO DANGER.
.,,,o war With Japan Is Regarded
by Him as Mere Newspaper
Talk.

.s.ye lanes Brock Perkins, Of
xew York, who Is regarded as one oil
most level headed members Of the
..mnittee on foreign affairs was ASK
"A today what are the prospects FOL
y. enactment of legislation looking
= the restriction or exclusion OF Jap
anese immigration,
Mr. Perkins was opposed TO opening
,he door 10 the Chinese and naturally
!, has been assumed that he also be-
ueyes in treating the japanese in the
some manner. Il do not think" re-
nAea Mr. Perkins, that there Is any
srsat danger to American laborers.
we hear from the Pacific that they
are coming in at the rate OF 1900 a
r'onth or 1900 year. Why there
are nearly as many immigrants as
bet admitted TO the port OF New York
IN single day. We enacted legislation
IA exclude the Chinese because they
rere coming 70 our shores in hordes
md swarms and they threatened 70
heeome a serious menace, unless their
canning was stopped. But | see no
nresant danger Of a japanese invasion
md | regard the newspaper talk of a
posible war with japan as without
INV basis. sec no prospect for the
,nsctment OF any legislation by this
rhngress to curtail or prohibit tho
immigration privileges now enjoyed by
me Jauaness Our committee has
SHOWN no disposition to take ND the
| subject for consideration"
what Is your opinion as to the
prpsilents message no far as II re-
htes 10 the educational facilities af-
iorded the Japanese IN the San Fran
cisco schoOlsY'
4 have not gone very deeply into
the consideration of that subject but
am inclined to believe that Con-
uessman Hayes. OF California, was
tght when he said TO mo today that
II Is not within the power % the
PRESIDENT or the senate to make a
treaty which will compel the state
4 otcallfornla to extend free education
al facilities to aliens or their children.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Within the next few weeks sub
committee Of the senate committee
IN Indian affairs will submit report
upon the subject Of the indian land
holdings In the new state OF Oklaho-
ma, which will show a very peculiar
state Of affairs, The subcommittee
consists Of Senator'S Clark, of Wyo-
ming. Clark Of Montana, Brandlgee,
| Teller and Long, For nearly two
months they have been making q per-
sonal enquiry into existing conditions
ana IL Is doubtful II there ever was
wore a party Of visiting statesmen"
sho worked - industriously as did the
I'VE senator's from the committee on
lnalan aHalrs They positively refus-
~ @slythlng In the way ,of enter
lanment during their say In the en-
Dpo state. but devoted their entire
lims % a careful enquiry into condi-
IONS existing and to the necessity for
change In the law.
When the United States first under
'oos the task Of making citizens out
q me aboriginal population It became
he policy OF the government to divide
Rhd holdings IN severalty among the
pfious tribes, In order that the new
HGeated citizens might not be robbed
" tnelr simple holdings 1t was provid-
90 mat the allotments of land should
hu pass from the original Indian
!sehtee for a specified period, usually
"or 70 years. In the meantime these
nomesteads were exempted from all
uAes during the period of what might
termed incubatory ownership.
lhe North American Indian Is born
amber. In this he differs very little
uvn members OF the Aryan or even the
a9nsol race. But the Caucasian legis-
aoF lot the red son of the forest and
" pan proposed to protect the hold
~ OF Lo and all his brothers even II
sNuperized the Indians In doing this.
1lheory upon which the law makers,
.@d ny philan.hropists, proceeded
altruistic, but II has not met the
suN expected. Every western state
Nhlch there Is large body OF In
s n eiuzens has appealed for relief
a,n It's taxation burdens, and practi-
y every Indian has begged to be
h1dsed from the Utoplan conditions
ulon him. $3.50 " ''''
,, ny senate committee found in that
ssyy .ah OF oklahoma designated as the
"alan territory" literally hundreds
"a snulans who are virtually starving
- Seslh because they cannot dispose
"a ~e,r surplus land. Under the meth
s,.gHt. 'snd distribution which was gem
sly Followed each Indian family OF
| i@ 1--WE persons has been given about
,s~ aores OF land. Under the regula-
ma M VI the department OF the Interior.
| MI, aulah FAMILY, or Its head, Is per-
y,Fu 10 lease his lands only from
hn 10 year and never for a period
arsn, ulan hve years. He, or they
M. ~ sell an acre. and OF course can
t.a ty,D'loW on mortgage. The commit
| ,bschss.eoVered that 30 acres Is about the
| can llnlit Of the amount which
dar cultivated by the average In
| AMI ,.an'lly and unless he has animals
eva, "o's Papa Indian cannot handle
the,,.so much. There nre literally
| Ina sa Of Indian children. each
ssns owaer or from 100 to 400 acres OF
Who vi ,he best land "out of doors
ina, ~ uuahie to attend school because
a .hir. swap an acre OF land for
eoosp.N while hundreds OF others
mNsri wealthy IN lands are actually
yet IN TOT The necessities OF life and
paupsr. es'slation which makes them
| lntsn,,s was enacted with the best of
rhs III towards the Indians.
soma nIIuuhlttee Is trying to formulate
dams ',ah which VIII assure the In
homss auequate protection for their
whiiss against the rapacity of The
| mi, tba anu wiz at the same time per.
holsInssam 70 sell or lease their surplus
no I ~bgs without such restrictlons ne
hour r, Wah would submit 10 for an
have e a., tye civilized tribes. Indians who whe
and wSo o y years lived as white men
care on are are as well prepared 10 take
ever he themselves today as they will
BUSY SOME TIMES.
hous. ~ committee on patents Of tho
very representatives is not usually
every v active body OF law frarners m,
On tbsy year or two some one 'I ee,s cr nu,
md tbsns subject Of the copyright laws
to " re, mis- particular COMMITTEES has
membs,. BUSY for fair as one 81 H ~
Next v ssia,nsily put IT today toe S.e u 'n'
with week week the COMMITTEES win io,n
and S,,, similar body from the ~n ssn ,o,n
fading room N ., the he handsome senate
rsni, 'Sr the purpose Of bssr,ns u
extend nv N. and against the propos al a 70
Pills usss e Copyright laws 10 eordhno "a