The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-16
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Sounds good to me-" remarked Sem ator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi when asked what he thought of the leg islative programme adopted by the dem ocratic caucus on Saturday.
 q have been fighting for six years for Canadian reciprocity said the senator but l do not think it should be loaded down with any other tariff measures. That would be discourteous to Canada There Is a comity between nations as De- tween persons to dinner, provided the cook didn't kick for araise in wages
 ''As for the direct election or senator's am in favor of that, and believe it will pass the Senate, If it is not weighted with the amendments which made it im- possible for southern senators to vote for 1t at the last session. Nearly every state in the south already has laws for the direct election of senators.
 Tt is my humble opinion that the Sem ate will pass some of the tariff Iegrs1a- ton which will come to it. We demo- crats are standing with our hats in land, and shall tell them that we will introduce any sort of tariff measure they will vote for, provided 1t reduces the tariff. We are in the same position as the Irishman in Tipperary, who had d shillelah and kept hitting at his adver- sary's head. We have the House and we can keep on hitting.
 'I am in favor also of the admission of Arizona and New Mexico. It's no busi- ness of the United States Senate what kind of constitution Arizona may want. Let them have their recall if they want it. The whole democratic programme looks good to me There ought to be an investigation of the departments. I be- lieve that when a stranger buys out a business he ought to take a look at the books: likewise, 1t is wise for us to take a look"
 Some form of unslxilled labor, such as is now represented by the Japanese, is essential for the continuance and de- velopment of the specialized agricultural industries of California, according to Lewis N. Mitchell of Oakland. Cal.
 Some form of farm labor, capable Of independent substance,- quick mobiliza- ton and entailing no responsibility upon the employer for retaining it continuous ly" said he, "is absolutely necessary 10 California field, orchard and vineyard fn- dustries. if these vast enterprises are to be perpetuated and developed. The Jap anese. who now perform slightly more than 50 per cent of this labor. are second only to the Chinese meeting these re- quirements.
 Complaints against Japanese In districts in which they are largely employed mostly arise from attempts to secure higher wages. There are, however, rev complaints of this character except in such districts as are dominated by the Japanese through their numbers and the almost absolute dependence of the grow CTS upon them for the harvesting of crops in the short time they have. The average duration of employment on the farm is less than two months In the year, and the Japanese have learned that they can make much more money out Of contract laboring than by working for daily wages. The rough average wage in the fields. orchard and vineyards is ap- proximately $1.5o day.
 With the republican national conven- tion more than year off, several cities are already asking to be chosen for the event" remarked the Hon. Victor Rose water of Omaha. who is the Nebraska member of the republican national com mittee.
 'The first to put In bid for the con- vention a long time in advance of the committees meeting in December was Denver. and some arguments have all ready been sent to, each member of the committee by citizens of the Colorado capital. who have not effected an actual organization, but who promise to do so in good time.
 "Then a number of letters. unofficial, of course, have come from distinguished citizens, both republicans and democrats. of St. Louis Of course 1t Is quite the proper thing for the St. Louis applicants and supplicants to point with pride to the clever way they entertained the national convention in 1S96 when Mckinley was nominated. and tte promise Is made that even better treatment will be given next year.
 Chicago wants the convention. of course. That goes almost without say ing. and all three cities will organize so send eloquent citizens here in December.