The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
TILLMAM WILLING TO KEEP JAPS
OUT IF IT BRINGS WAR
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the legal phases would not be permitted
i'm the open session.
There was not the slightest objection to
this. answered Mr.. Lodge, but he con-
tinued there are certain phases of TINS
question which all senators will see ought
not to be discussed in public"
IF we have to walk pigeon-toed around
here" remarked Mr.. Tillman, and can
not discuss our own national issues we
have come to desperate pass
81 don't desire to go into secret session
ON any other phase of the bill, as the sem
ator we'll knows" said Mr.. Lodge.
Two Are Involved.
.But The two are involved" Insisted Mr..
Tillman. who hesitated and asked II he
was to proceed. Nothing more was said
on the point.
'.If the man at the White House had
not taken it upon himself to NEEDLE with
everything in the United States we
would not have this ISSUE said Mr.. I1il-
man.
Stating his opposition to any system
of contract labor, Mr. Tillman said he
would favor the proper encouragement OIL
desirable white immigrants to the south,
and he believed the government would
do well TO spend one hundred million DOL
lars for that purpose. The south was to
be Disseminated against he maintained
because the senator from Massachusetts
had a large number of highly respectable
constituents who were opposed to the
southern states getting Immigrants unless
from the sums of northern cities.
Mr.. Lodge was questioned closely 10
ascertain lust what he construed TO pe
the effect of the change.
Does It mean that state agent can
not go abroad and secure immigration"
asked Mr.. Tillman.
State Funds Only.
ut means he cannot use other than
state funds for that purpose, said MI.
Lodge.
"S1ppose the state should pay the pas
sa &c of an Immigrant and then some one
should come along and reimburse the
state?e asked Mr.. Tillman, who added:
"'rhere are more ways than one TO beat
4ha devil around the stump. and the SEN
ator from Massachusetts knows just as
we'll as anybody else how to do 1t.
THAT might be one way answered
Mr.. Lodge. who added that ne dlu not
think il ought 10 be done
Mr.. Tillnian then turned his attention
To the Japanese provision and maintained
that in placing it in the report the con-
ferees had exceeded their authority lie
had been informed that the conferees mad
not drawn the Japanese provision, put
that it was the work of Secretary Root:
OF course, he added, the conterees couio
deny this if it is not correct.
Mr. Tillman said that he realized that
the only way the conference report could
be defeated under the discipline that pre-
vailed would be to defeat ii by argument
He was not prepared to adopt such ex-
IRENE measures, even II the couth was
Disseminated against.
Culberson Interrupts.
Senator Culberson interrupted Mr.. Till
man tc present resolution as follows:
Resolved, That the conferees on the
part of the Senate ION the immigration
bilD. are instructed to present an amend
ment providing for the exclusion Of Jap
anese laborers and coolies from the United
States and their territories and insulsr
possessions, and the District of Columbia
to he effective January !. 1903
Mr.. Lodge made the point that no de-
bate was in order on the resolution.
Mr. Culberson said he did not wish to
take Senator Tillman from the floor by
drawing imnioderate deductions.
Mr.. Tillman then declared;
~ want to Know why this is2'' Mr.
Tillmar said. why the President OF tho
United States should be permitted if
mis- I'LL should become law. and /
know IL VIII. 10 ulthti Will io'JOi hiiohS
"a make bargains with labor unions? Why
ehould the interests Of labor on the Pa
cific coast make it possible for the Pres
ldent to.issue an executive order to pro-
hlbit the landing of certain classes or
immigrants? We ought to have law
to regulate such thing. IL ought not
10 be left to executive discretion There
ought not TO be any bargaining here for
political purposes
Mormon Vote.
I'VE have all heard that in the last
presidential election an understanding
was reached by those who had charge
of the campaign that if the Mormon
vote went certain way, certain col
leag oflours would be cared Tor.
and We have heard It talked, too. tnat
the chief executive who was the oenenc.
tarv of that vote-though he did not need
H-has exerted himself to the utmost TO