The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-24
WILL
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BEsEXCLUDED
Congressman Kahn Thinks an ExClu-
sion Law VIII Be
Enacted
HE BILL is NOT PIGEoN-HoLED.
Exclusion League Objects to Diplo-
matte Method of
Procedure

bNAN DAlNOlDOO, JUNE To- -NOh-
gresham Julius Kahn told the Asiatic
Exclusion League yesterday after
noon in Labor Council Hall, 316 Mis-
sion street, that he firmly believes
Congress will enact an exclusion law
against all Asiatic immigrants except
merchants students and travellers car
rying certificates. He also gave the
league an insight into the operations
of the House of Representatives, while
recounting what has been done to-
ward securing legislation desired by
the league.
During the session Congressman
Hayes and myself protested against
the method of trying to meet the ques-
ton by diplomatic relations" he said.
"All legislation of this kind has to be
fought for inch by inch, but | believe
it is only matter of time when it will
be favOrably considered by Congress.
This is not a political question. Men
of both parties take different views,
and in both parties are men supporting
the exclusion law.
Unfortunately, the representation
from the Pacific Coast is very small in
Washington. The entire number is
about twenty. New York Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and other
States have just as many representa-
tives as the whole Coast. The conse-
quence is that in making up commit
tees the Pacific Coast has not enough
representatives to go around. There
, is not one representative from this
| Coast on the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, although we are most vitality
interested in exclusion, which comes
within the jurisdiction of this COM
mittee. There are some men on the
committee who see as we do, but there
are others on it who do not understand
the question, who do not appreciate
the problems. confronting the Pacific
Coast. We can only go before the
committee and fight our way through.
BRITISH COLUMBIA HELPED.
Perhaps the thing which helped US
most is the fact that our neighbor.
British Columbia, had little trouble
of its own, and that helped to make
the question one of international in
terest, All Europe is interested and
wants to know the facts. | nave been
interviewed by a Partisan editor, by
the correspondents of papers in Ham
burg and Vienna, and those papers
published columns about the subject
Even the Kaiser himself is deeply in
terested in it.
You cannot settle this question by
diplomacy The Japanese Government
cannot stop the outflow of coolies who
come into this country surreptitiously.
So long as there are steamship COM
panies in Japan that want to carry
passengers Japanese will be brought
here. There is not Japanese cooiie
who could save enough in his lifetime
to pay his passage to the United
States. These coolies are assisted inn
migrants-assisted by the steamship
our own country standing in with
these companies. | feel confident you
will get the legislation you require-a
law that will be satisfactory to the
white people of the Pacific Coast.
Every man in the House of Repre-
sentatives from the Pacific Coast was
in favor of President Roosevelt's policy
for four battleships. That was not a
political question. There are good men
in both parties who believe in it and
worked together for this legislation.
The bill presented by Congressman
Hayes is not pigeon-holed in commit
tee. Before this Congress adjourns
in March, it will have been brought
out of committee and presented to the
House for action"
WANTS LECTURE BUREAU
The executive board recommended
the establishment of a lecture bureau
which would form part of the system
and activities of the league, select
speakers and notify civic, fraternal,
political, social, industrial and COM
mercial bodies that it will furnish
speakers on the subject of Asiatic ex-
clusion. The recommendation was
adopted.
Upon the suggestion of the board a
letter will be sent to each Congress
sional candidate setting forth the prin-
ciples of the league and asking
whether the candidates will favor ex-
clusion of Asiatics if elected, and even
If the President should veto an ex-
clusion bill, if they would vote for the
bill over his veto. A similar communi-
cation will be sent to candidates for
the Assembly and State Senate, asking
them if they would support only such
candidates for the United States Sem
ate as are known TO be opposed to
Asiatic immigration
A resolution introduced by Charles
Gildpa was udputpu and ths e4grgt4rv