The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-19
RACE issue IS AIRED
Senator Gary Flags Immigra-
ton Commission.
INQUIRY RESOLUTION PASSED
south oaroIinian CompIimented by
Colleagues. Following Address in
Which He Scores Steamship Lines
for "Traffic in Human FIesh"-Un-
desirabIes Not Wanted in south.


dressed the Senate yesterday on the sub
Jet Of immigration, which he regarded as
a problem which the American people
would have 20 solve for the sake OF
homegeneity and industrial peace.
No good had come that Mr.. Gary could
see OF the creation OF a commission OF
three Senators, thres Representatives in
Congress. and three Iaymen. appointed
two years ago TO investigate the question
here and abroad. and Mr.. Gary was not
sure that a suggestion that had been
made that the commission was appointed
TO sidetrack immigration legislation was
Incorrect.
Accordingly he offered a resolution
calling on the commission TO furnish TO
the Senate the exact status OF its inves-
tigation. which was passed.
He found that the commission had
spent plenty OF money-SS5s coo 10 date.
one man on II was drawing a salary OF
400 and about $30e a month expenses
while attending daily to his regular OUT
side duties OF professor.
Influx of UndesirabIea.
Mr.. Gary described all OF the country.
labor bodies, farmers alliances, and peO-
pie generally as being stirred by the in
lux OF undesirable immigrants Of various
races, and he could find nothing that was
being done about H.
Agencies responsible for the abuses in
immigration were steamship companies
whose activities forced a tide OF unnatural
immigration 20 American shores. This
Mt Gary called traffic IN human flesh.
and he called upon Congress 10 put a stop
10 IT,
Passing over the yellow man, the South
.Carolinian carefully made this comment
on the race issue in California and in
general:
The history OF the world does not
record an instance where two races have
at one and the same time occupied the
same territory upon terms OF equality
One must be subservient 90 the other or
they must assimilate When two races
are trying 20 occupy the same territory.
one OF three conditions must be brought
about inevitably - either amslgamation.
determination, OF subordinatiOn OF one 20
the other.
Who knows anything OF the japanese
character knows that he wiz not stand
for either amalgamatiOn or eXJermina-
ton, nor for subOrdination longer than
the conditions make Il necessary Il
seems 20 me. therefore, that before the
situation has attained unmanageable pro
portions. or before Il shall have become
acute. IL would be the part Of wisdom
for Congress 10 enact and enforce such
prOhibitive laws as VIII stop the i2com-
ing tide from the Orient.
Sooner OF later We must meet the stu
alton. and the sooner II IS met and some
adjustment made the better Il viii be Tor
all parties concerned II the assertion OF
supposed rights by the japanese is vexs-
tious now. what Is 20 make IL less annoy
ing in the future?'
Apprehension Justified.
Another abuse OF the hospitality OF
America was found by Mr.. Gary n "the
flooding OF the East and Middle West
BY an increasing stream OF Hlterate
Hungarians, Poles. Greeks. Turks. Sy-
rians. Arabs. and South Russians" A
multitude that jus;Ihed apprehensions or
democratic Institutions and AnglO-SaXon
civilization
I take occasion TO say Just here. lest
be misunderstood. that !. n common
with many other S0utherners. would vel
come hOmeseekers. whether they be OF
foreign OF native birth. who from choice
have embraced our form Of government
and wish 10 be part and parcel OF Is.
and viii work with Us 10 build up the
waste places, and contribute 20 a free
and stable government.
But. Mr.. President. Il is better that
our uncultivated lands should forever lie
fall0w. and our water power go unhar-
messed 20 the sea. than that We should
be OverrUn By a lot Of aliens from South
ern Europe. who have been brought here
through the cupidity Of steamship COM
panies. and who have not left behind.
and DO not intend 10 foTsake. their Black
Hand and Mafa methods, and who con-
tribute nothing worth having 10 the COM
mon good
At the conclusion OF his address, Sens-
tor Dillingham;, who Is member OF the
Immigration Committee. urged the pass
age Of The resolution offered by Mr.. Gary
and said ne was in accord with its pur-
pose.
4 number OF Senator Gary's colleagues
crowded about him and complimented
him. while Senator Newlands obtained
the floor and commended the Southerner.