Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-15
EFFECT ON TIE SOUTH
SENATOR BACON DISCUSSES JAP
ANEsE PASSPORT PROVISION.

After the ruling of the Vice President in
the Senate yesterday afternoon to the effect
that the Japanese restriction provision In
the immigration bill was in order, Mr..
Bacon pointed out what he regarded the
grave danger of the proposition announced
by Mr.. Lodge, that the only limitation to
a conference committee was that it confine
itself to the general subject when each
house had passed different bills. At this
point evidences of mild filibuster were
indicated by the demand of a quorum by
Mr.. Culberson.
This necessitated roll call, after which
Mr.. Bacon indicated that he should later
read to the Senate the entire lengthy con-
ference report, as he was not permitted
time to read it elsewhere. There We're
provisions in the proposed legislation, he
said, which were of vital, even life and
death Importance, to the industries of his
state (Georgia) and other states in his sec
ton of the country.
There is" he declared. IAN attempt to
destroy the possibility of securing any
immigrants
restrictions against the importation of con-
tract laborers?" asked Mr.. Lodge.
Mr.. Bacon declined to be put in the at
titude of opposing the contract labor law.
He would make his points in his own way.
I'VE all know he continued, what has
brought this report to the Senate. We
know that a condition of affairs which IN
no manner relates to the injustices to which
1 am referring has attracted the attention
Of the whole country, and that there Is an
acute situation, which it is proposed to
relieve by bringing in this report. And II
the report were limited to that, so far as
am concerned l would have nothing to say.
Possible Injustice to the South.
I'm order to meet this case of emergency
on the Pacific coast a report is brought in
which does not simply relate to that mat
ter, but covers the entire field, and OPP
portunity is taken to enact a drastic rule
which will do great injustice to certain
parts Of this country, and to make this
acute situation the means of inducing Send-
tors to vote for report containing this
Injustice
I'm order that the senator may not mis-
represent the conference committee" in
terrupted MI. Lodge, Il desire to say that
this report, without the clause relating
to passports, was entirely complete several
days ago and would have been presented
to the Senate without any reference to that
clause"
In reply Mr.. Bacon said 1t was neverthe-
less fact that opportunity to induce votes
for the report was being taken advantage
of.
ut was not necessary" he continued $50
far as 1 am concerned joint resolution
could have been adopted within twenty four
hours. 1t is not necessary that it should
De on this Dill and not necessary that Sena-
tors should do great injustice to another
section of the country to protect the Pacific
coast. 1t is important that the Pacific
coast should be protected and we of the
south have ever stood here to cooperate
for its protection
Mr.. Bacon then turned his attention to
the scarcity of cotton mill labor in the
south and read at length report from the
Department of Commerce and Labor re-
garding the situation which he construed
to indicate q desire of the department to
aid in meeting the need for labor
Describing the scarcity of labor in the
south Mr.. Bacon said that one-ffth Of the
spindles in the cotton mills Of North and
South Carolina and Georgia We're idle be-
cause of scarcity of labor, and what was
true of that industry was true of all other
southern industries.
Mr.. Tillman Preparing Himself.
While Mr.. Bacon was speaking Senator
Tillman was engaged in marking with slips
Of paper certain passages in pile of books
he had on his desk. During a pause by
Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. Beverage asked If he had
concluded.
"Oh, no." was Mr. Bacon's reply 1.-THE
senator very much mistakes the scope of
my remarks
Il am just getting ready to talk for a
week or ten days" interjected Mr. Tillman.
When l get so little justice at the hands
of senator's as not to be permitted even to
read bill l am prepared to fight. 1 object
to- having matter brought in here and run
over us like an automobile
Senator Spooner came to the relief of the
situation at this point, saying it was evident