Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-03
ANTI-JAP BILL
WORRIES LEADERS
ADMINISTRATION FFsARs THAT ia
WILL CAUSE ILL FEELING
In. JAPAN.
Would Put Japanese in Same Glass
With Cinnamon.

WASHINGTON, March 3The adj
ministration and party leaders In
congress are more concerned than
they are willing to admit over a bill
introduced by that troublemaker,
Representative Hays Of California.
which is adroitly drawn to prevent
the further admission Of Japanese to
the United States. The bill Is both
ersoIhe, not because OF the fact that
1t has been introduced. but because
Mr.. Hayes, by pursuing very shrewd
tactics, managed to have It favorably
reported to the house Of representa-
tiyes by unanimous vote of the COM
mittee on immigration.
Like most Of the dangerous legis-
1ation that arises in congress, the
Hayes bill is perfectly simple and en-
tirely inofFensive on its face, and 1t
was intended to be. But now that its
purpose IL known, and its effect is
UNDERSTOOD there is deep concern
for fear the bill may reach such q
stage as to embarrass the administra-
ton, and once more bring about
strained relations with Japan. The
present administration Is most anx-
ious to preserve friendly relations
with Japan.
Exclusion Of Aliens.
The Hayes bill. which is causing
SO much concern, provides in very
simple terms for the exclusion OF all
aliens who can not, under our laws,
become naturalized citizens OF the
United States. 1t is rue the bill
would AFFECT others than Japanese.
but the fact remains that the Japan
ese would be most generally affected
and the representatives Of the Japan
ese government are well aware of
the true purpose of the legislation,
and have so advised their govern
ment
Representative Hayes, the author
OF this bin. is "dippy on two ques-
tions, Japanese exclusion, and the de
feat OF Speaker Cannon. He Is equal
ly rabid on both subjects and will
work "a hours a day to promote eth
er project. When he is not lighting
the speaker he is agitating the Jap
anese question, and vice versa. Ae-
cording to Hayes, every white man,
woman and child on the entire Pa
eific coast, and In fact west Of the
Rocky mountains, is living In mortal
terror of the Japanese and 1t is easy
to depict, from Hayes tales. the
time when the Japs will overrun the
entire western extremity of the Unit
ed States and drive out >the native
population. It is such argument as
this that he uses to advance his leg
islation and to work up anti-Japanese
sentiment IN congress.
Little Chance In Senate.
But while he succeeded In sway
ing the house committee on immigra-
ton, he REOu&NA9 WAAA AANS AsS@~ -
cess with his bill in the senate. for
that body is. in the main, working IN
harmony with the administration
mis- winter, and win not for a
minute give serious consideration to
the Hayes bin. especially now that
its purpose has been made clear. The
administration wishes to avoid, at
the present time at least, and suspi-
cion that it Is deliberately undertak-
ing to oHer aifront to the japanese
government. Il Is realized that the
unfriendly feeling engendered in the
last administration was not entirely
wiped out when the battleships made
their famous trip around the world;
the bad feeling was perhaps intensi-
fed when Secretary Knox questioned
the good faith of the Japanese gov
eminent In maintaining the open
door in Manehuria. and still further
provoked when the secretary of