The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-24
JAP PANESE SPEECH
is MADE BY S|SS0N
Delivered in House Despite
Earnest Request OF Presi-
dent Wilson.
HE DlSCLAlMS "WAR" TALK
Would Take Same Position, No
Matter What Nation 1t
Involved

Washington. May 2a.-Representa-
tive Sisson, of Mississippi, made his
announced Japanese speech to-day in
the House. President Wilson, after Mr.
Sisson recently made a war speech"
called the Mississippian to the White
House and asked him not to make an
other speech that might compiicate dip
lomatic negotiations with Japan or
infame the public mind. Mr.. Ssson
day disclaimed any intention of
making war speech" but attacked
the position that the treaty making
power superseded the lawmaking
powers OF the sovereign States.
Mr.. Sisson declared he took his po-
sition not because the Japanese were
involved" that he would take It to-
ward England, France Germany or
any other nation, and that it only re-
quired patience and cool heads for
both countries TO arrive at an AMIGA
BILE. fair and just settlement of all diff
ferences"
should Refuse Dictntion.
''If any nation" he said. should de-
eide that they will dictate to us our
land laws. then we would be unworthy
OF national existence If we submitted
10 such dictation. Does any one claim
this is declaration of war because
announce this truth.
1T is no declaration OF war for the
United States government TO decline
10 override the rights OF a sovereign
State at the dictation OF foreign
power. If the United States govern
ment should deliver State over to
the merces of flood OF aliens from
any nation, then ] maintain that the
Federal government would have pros
tituted it's authority. Is the mere an
nouncement of this principle n decla-
ration of war?
Nothing has been further from nv
mind than to embarrass or to tend to
render more difficult the peaceful So
luton of whatever differences, real or
imaginary, may exist between the
friendly government of Japan and our
own government"
Mr. Sisson pleaded for the open door
on treaty sessions of the Senate
IF the President and Senate can
make such a treaty. let us tear down
every door of secrecy. Let us require
the President to publish every letter
and telegram bearing upon contem-
plated treaty on the very moment OF
its dispatch. Let the cloture OF the
Senate he removed. Throw open the
doors"
Mr. Sisson made lengthy argument
purporting TO show the possibility OF
corporation control of land which
would be made possible by allowing
the I'm mpOft8tlon OF Cnedp allen labor
Want Bars Let Down.
: Many of these large employers OF
labor he said. would he delighted to
have the Federal government, through
its treaty making power. let down the
bars and let the alien come ill., What
would become Of the American farmer
il the great corporations of the country
should buy all the best lands and cul-
tivate them with Mongolian, Chinese
Hindu. Japanese and other cheap alien
labor?
"In California individuals and cor
porations owning great tracts OF land
are cultivating them with Hindustani
Chinese, Mexicans and Japanese 1t
Is this class of land owners and land
monopolists who are opposed to all re-
strictions upon labor importation into
this country.
Tho rich and tho powerful who pur-
chase labor will have their fortunes
vastly increased by having all barriers
to cheap labor broken down. They
know that the quickest . and surest
route Is through the treatymnking
power. because they only deal first
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