Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-08
v AN Is JAPS
EXCLUDED
lin, OREGON DISCUS
RACE QUESTION, TAKES
1sUE WITH PRESIDENT
SAYS JAPANESE ARE AS
BAD AS THE CHINESE

President of Inconsistency in Mes
sage to Congress in Favoring One
Rave Over the Other.
Washington, D. c., Jan. I'm what
will probably be his la-t extended
speech in the senate, Senator Gearin
of Oregon today discussed his resolu-
ton on the Japanese question, making
his argument in favor of doctrines ct
states rights, and the protection nf
labor by the exclusion of coolies from
both China and Japan.
He criticised the stand taken by
President Roosevelt on the Japanese
question as. to his Interpretation of the
existing treaty with Japan. and charg-
ed that the Presidents position IN
regard to the introduction OF cheap
labor as applied to the Chinese was
inconsistent with his recent message
to congress in regard to the treat
ment Of Japanese on the Pacific coast.
Gearin said there's not one single
objection that was ever urged against
the Chinese laborer that does not
apply with equal force against the
Japanese laborer.
In what probably will be his only exc
tended speech in the senate, Mr.. Gear
in today discussed his resolution on the
Japanese question, making an argu-
ment In favor of the doctrine of states
rights and protection Of labor by the
exclusion of coolies from both China
and Japan. He criticisejd the stand
taken tby President Roosevelt on the
Japanese question as to his interpreta-
ion of the existing treaty with, Japan
and charged that the Presidents posi-
tion in regard to the introduction of
- cheap Tabor as applied to the Chinese
was inconsistent with his recent mes
! sage to congress in regard to the treat
ment of the Japanese on the Paclhc
coast.
California Under No Obligation.
eCalifornia, said Mr.. Gearin, is un-
der no obligations to the federal gov
ernment to have public schools or any
kind of schools at all. And if she does
have them it is her province and not
that of the federal 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 ia
pan guarantees to Japanese, children
the ri hit to attend the public school
attend them in company with white
Children. Mr.. Gearin denied emphat-
ically. that there is any provision in the
treaty which by any sort of construc-
ton can be made to support such
claim He says that nothing is said In
the treaty as to the right to attend
public schools and that the specific
enumeration of who 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 MAJ
have the privileges enumerated only by
conforming to all the laws. police and
custom regulations of the country, like
native citizens and subjects, and thai
this meant state laws as well as federal
laws. "This government might as vel
stand upon that Interpretation and de-
cline to consider it further he said.
In advocating modification of the
treaty which should restrict the imml-
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 OF
the Pacific coast which eventually mut
bring about restriction He spois
of the influx of cheap Japanese labol
as a threatened peril to every industr.
and enterprise of the United States
~ lis sSi,ooi " .tst ~
sa1a, we nave isarnee .nal s.. eie uills
stricteo lnlmlgrallon 81 Aslalic IapoIer Ie,r
to disorder and menace to the welfar'
and happiness and. prosperity of thu
laDoflNs iiieii % Aiiierica.
Some Means Questionable.
speaking feelingly of the competitio,
of the Chinaman, he told of the rec
ognized necessity of bringing it to al
end. and said:
"Some Of the means adopted to brin
able-might perhaps not measure up t