The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-08
WOULD EXCLUDE
JAPS FROM j. S.
SENATOR GEARlN SEES GRAVE
PERIL IN IMMIGRATION OF
COOLIE LABOR.
FAVOR STATES RIGHTS
And Scores Roosevelt on Stand in
Frisco School Matter---"We
Must Protect Ourselves or
Go to the Wall"

Washington. Jan. In what prob
ably VIII be his only extended speech
in the senate Mr.. Gearin today die
cusscd his resolution on the Japanese
question. making an argument in
favor Of The doctrine Of states rights
ana protection OF labor by the exclu-
sion OF coolies from both China and
Japan He criticized the stand taken
by President Roosevelt on the Jap
ancse que tion as to his interpreta-
tion OF the existing treaty with Japan
and charged that the presidents posi-
tion in regard to the introduction OF
cheap labor applied 10 the Chinese
was inconsistent with his recent mes.
sage 10 congress IN regard to the
treatment OF Japanese on the Pacific
coast
California aid Mr. Gearin, lis
under no obligations 10 the federal
government To have public schools Of
any kinds or schools at all. And ii
she does have them it is her province
and not that OF the general govern
ment to say how they shall be main
tanned and how conducted and under
what conditions"
Treaty Has No Bearing On Case.
Replying to the claim in the presi-
dents mezsage that the treaty with
Japan guarantees japanese children
the right to attend the public schools
of all the states of the union and TO
attend them in company with white
children, Mr. Gearin denied emphati.
caly that there is any provision in
the treaty which by any sort of con.
struction can be made to support
such a claim. He says that nothing Is
said in The treaty as to the right to at
tend public schools and that the
specific enumeI alton Of what was in
tended by the trainers of the treaty
showed that nothing should be left
to inference He quoted from the
treaty 10 show hat Japanese residing
in this country may have the priyi
leges enumerated only by conforming
to all the laws, police and customs
regulations of the country, like native
citizens and subjects and that this
meant state laws as well as federal
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
immigration of the Japane G coolie |
laborer. Mr.. Gearin said that so long |
as these laborers are permitted to |
come into this country in hordes |
there will be a constant and growing |
dissatisfaction on the Pacific coast |
which eventually must bring about a |
restriction. He spoke about the in
fnx Of cheap Japanese labor as
threatened peril to every industry
and enterprise Of the United States.
In the school of bitter experience,
he said. 1--WE have learned that the un.
restricted immigration of Asiatic
laborers to thi- country is a curse
and an incentive 20 disorder and a
menace to The welfare and happiness
and prosperity Of the laboring man Of
America"
Would End China Competition.
Speaking feelingly of the competi'
ton Of the Chnaman, he told of the
recognized nece-sity Of bringing IT
to an end. and said
Some Of the means adopted 10
bring about that erd were perhaps
cues es'ionable--might perhaps not
measure up to the high standard set
by the sentimental altruistic amateur
political economists who prattle about
the brotherhood of man-might not
perhaps meet he approval of the
present administration. But to those
VINO understand the situation, the re
volt OF labor against the ruinOus AMI
degrading competition was justifable
not only iust'fiable but commend
able and the Chinese exc lusion act
had alway. been regarded by our
people as the hest piece Of legisla-
ti1n that was ever enacted for the
Pacific coast and for the nation in
Mr.. Gearin pictured the probable !
reyults Of permitting from one 70
five mill on Japanese labOTers TO
come into the United States. and de-
rlared that in the interests Of our
people. institutions and government 81 =
should De stopped now and forever.
He aid hat such action would not he
m afrOnt 20 a friendly ration. as it
would be- an act Of w.sest statesman
ship in the interests Of "our own"
Again he said: we have a right to
protect ourselves and We must pro p.
.ect ourselves or go t. the wall in The
worlds competition
Races Have Never Mixed.
He argued that the yellow and
white race. never have mixed and