Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-07
G[AR|N ATTACKS
THE PRESIDENT
Oregon Senator Makes Strong
Address on His Japanese
Resolution
ROOSEVELT IS INCONSISTENT
Senator Alleges Interpretation Of Ex-
istins Treaty Is at Variance With
Attitude Toward Nesroes-Insists
Jap. Are Not Better Than Chinese,
and Endanser Home Labor.

Washington, Jan. I'm what Will
probably be his only extended speech
in the senate, Gearin of Oregon today
discussed his resolution on the Japan
ese question, making an argument IN
favor Of the doctrine of states rights
and protection of labor by the exclu-
sion Of coolies from both China and
Japan He criticised the stand taken
by Roosevelt on the Japanese question.
as to his Interpretation of the existing
treaties with Japan and charged that the
presidents position in regard to the in
PRODUCTION, Of cheap labor as applied to
the Chinese, was inconsistent with his
recent message to congress in regard
to the treatment of the Japanese on the
Pacific coast. Gearin said there is not
a single objection that was ever urged
against the Chinese laborer that does
not apply with equal force against the
Japanese laborer.
der no obligation to the federal gov
ernment to have public schools or any
kinds of schools at all. And if she does
have tneln, it is her province and not
that of the general government to say
how they shall be maintained and how
conducted and under what conditions
Replying to the claim in the presi-.
dents message that the treaty, with
Japan guarantees to Japanese children
the right to attend the public schools
of all the states in the union and to
attend them in company with white
children, Mr.. Gearin denied emphatic
sally that there is any provision. in the
!. treaty which by any sort of construc-
tion can be made to support such a
claim. He says that nothing is said
in the treaty as to the right to attend
public schools and the specific enum-
Grafton of What was intended by the
trainers of the treaty showed that
nothing should be left to Inference. He
quoted from the treaty to show that
japanese residing in this country may
have privileges enumerated only by con-
forming to all laws, police and customs
regulations of the country, like ma
tive citizens and subjects, and that
this meant state laws as well as feder-
al laws. This government might as
well stand upon that Interpretation and
decline to consider it further" he said.
In advocating a modification of the
treaty which would restrict the immi-
grafton of the Japanese coolie labor,
Mr.. Gearin said that so long as these
laborers are permitted to come into this
country in hordes there will be a con-
slant and growing dissatisfaction on
the Pacific coast which eventually must
bring about a restriction. He spoke
of the influx of cheap japanese labor
as a threatened peril to every indus
try and enterprise of the United States.
''In the school Of bitter experience"
he said, I'VE have learned that the un-
restricted immigration of Asiatic labor
ers to this country is a curse, an incen-
tive to disorder and menace to the
welfare and happiness and prosperity
Of the laboring man of America"
Speaking feelfngly of the competition
OF the Chinaman, he told Of the recog-
nized necessity of bringing it to an
end, and said:
.sSome Of the means adopted to bring
about that end were perhaps question
. able-might perhans not measure up
to the high standard set by the SEN
timental altrustic amateur political
economists who prattle about the
brotherhood of man-might not per-
haps meet the approval of the present
administration. But to those who UNDER
stood the situation. the revolt of labor
against this ruinous and degrading
competition was justifiable; not only
justifiable but commendable, and the
Chinese exclusion act has always been
regarded by our people as the best
piece of legislation that was ever en-
acted for the Pacific coast and for the
nation Indirectly
Mr.. Gearin pictured the probable re-
suits of permitting from one to five
million japanese laborers come into
the United States, and declared that
in the interest of cur people, institu-
tions and government it should be
stopped now and forever. He said that
such action would not be an affront to
a friendly nation as it would be an act
Of the wisest craftsmanship in the in
terests of "our own"
Again he said: 1--WE have a right
to protect ourselves and we must pro-
tect ourselves or go to the wall In the
worlds competition"
He argued that the yellow and white
races never have mixed and never can,
and commenting on this fact said:
"There is something about these race
antagonisms that perhaps we do not
understand-perhaps 1t is necessary
that we should not understand. The
fact that they exist and have never
been overcome is sufficient And say
this without the slightest intention OF
rejecting upon the Japanese people. l
don't say that they are inferior to US
they are different. that is all ;and the
difference is SO striking, such radical
difference. that the two peoples can
never become one people or become
smalgamated at all.
~The Asiatic and the American do