The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-08

Hawaiian sugar Planters Association
IL saw the csblegrnm this morning
and another cablegram since, but only
an idea in q general way can be had
| from them as to the meaning OF Mr.
Bonaparte's ruling.
1.-THE new bill seems to suggest the
fact that there is question. The in
depreciation put on the old law by the
assistant attorney general In the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor was
| that 1t was within the provisions of
the law for a state to assist immigra-
ton The method pursued here SEEM
ed to. be stronger. to go further, than
the South Carolina method so upheld.
Yet the bringing of that large number
of people here by the Suveric was
looked into very closely by Commits
sioner Sargent on the ground. as well
as by the authorities In Washington,
and was fully approved.
"As to the extent to which Attor-
ney General Bonaparte's ruling goes
1t is hard to say. We are waiting for
more Information
PATIENCE ADVISED.
w. A. Kinney-"There is a chance
that the Department of Commerce and
VIII itl dCl VII that TultIlkt III
though 1t Is slight chance. Senator
Bacon closed the debate in the Sem
ate. saying that assurances had been
received by senators on the Democratic
side that the act would not prevent
states from securing immigration. 1t
would be more or less breach of
faith for the Department of Commerce
and Labor to act on that decision of
the Attorney General after such a
promise.
However, the law provides for
commission to investigate the entire
matter of immigration. The bill was
rushed through to settle that strenu-
GUS Japanese question. The effect of
this legislation may impede, but will
not settle the main issue. If this coun-
try is found suited to the Latins
brought here. the United States will
support the Territory in It,. policy of
bringing them. That is the deciding
point and we have got to be patient.
''The spending of fourteen hundred
thousand dollars here indicates the
temper of Congress toward Hawaii. 1t
will not only fortify these islands with |
guns but will fortify the country with |
labor-a better defense than guns
BACON BLUNDERED.
AN OFFICIAL, who desired not to /
be quoted by name, considered that |
were responsible for the |
omission Of provision giving states
and territories the power to procure
assisted immigration.
Senator Lodge" the official said,
~, IL al
labor and to meet the dec'res of the
suggested that an en-
abling section be inserted for the |
benefit of states that wished to main
tain assisted immigration on the South
Carolina plan as pronounced legal by
the assistant attorney general in the
of Commerce and Labor.
Senator Bacon, however, took his
rtand on the state sovereignty idea
and announced that his colleagues and
himself did not consider such an en-
abling provision necessary. In other
the states would look out for
themselves. So the bill went through
the saving clause that would
have placed state and territorial au-
thority in the matter beyond question.
Then, when the bill became law, we
may imagine Senator Lodge going
around to Attorney General Bona
parties back door and saying: There
is the law. Now you enforce It.
IA blunder was committed no doubt,
but wait until next session of Con-
gress. Then you will see Louisiana,
North and South Carolina, Illinois,
the states and territories.
In fact, whose industries are crying
out for labor-in Washington demand
ing why 1t happened and clamoring to
have the bill amended"