The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-23
Representative Pleads for Right
of Anti-AIien Bill.
Asks Government Not to ssPrOS-
titute Its Authority"
AT MERCY OF ALL FOREIGNERS
SiSSOn Declares Rich Could
Buy Up States Lands.
Import Cheap Labor and Drive
Out Americans.

Washington, May 23.-Representativ
Sisson, of Mississippi, made his an
nounced japanese speech today in the
house. President Wilson, after Mr.. Sis
son recently made a war speech call
ed the representative to the White
House and asked him not to make an
other speech that might complicate the
diplomatic negotiations with Japan or
inf1ame the public mind. Mr.. Sisson
today disclaimed any intention of MAX
ing a war speech but attacked the
position that the treaty making power
superseded the law making powers OF
the sovereign states.
Mr.. Sisson declared he took his po-
sition mot because the japanese were
involved; that he would take it toward
England. France, Germany or any 9TH
er nation and that it only required
patience and cool heads for both coun-
tries to arrive at an amicable fair and
just settlement of all differences.
IF any nation" he said, should
decide that they will dictate to us our
land laws, then we would be unworthy
of national existence if we submitted
to such dictatiOn. Does any one claim
that this is a declaration of war be-
cause I announce this truth?
1T is no declaration of war for
the United States government to de-
cline to override the rights of the SOW
erign state at the dictation of a foreign
power. If the United States govern
ment should deliver a state over to the
mercies of a food of aliens, from any
nation, then 1 maintain that the fed
eral government would have prostitu-
ted it's authority.
rs the mere announcement of this
principle a declaration of war? Moth
fI1rf n
than to embarrass or to tend to render
more difficult the peaceful solution of
whatever differences real or imaginary,
may exist between the friendly govern
ment of Japan and our own govern
ment.
Open door Policy.
Mr.. Sisson pleaded for the open door
on treaty session 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
it's dispatch. Let the cloture of the
senate be removed. Throw open the
doors.''
Mr.. Sisson made a lengthy argumen:
purporting to show the possibility of
corporation control of land which
would be made possible by allowing
Many of these large employers oe
labor he said, would be delighted to
have the federal government through
it's treaty making power let down the
bars and let the alien come in. What
would become of the American farmer
if the great corporations of the coun-
try should buy all these lands and
cultivate them with Mongolian, Chinese,
Hindu, Japanese and other cheap alien
labor?''
california individuals and corpora
tions owning great tracts of land are
cultivating them with Hindustani,
Chinese, Mexicans and japanese. 1t is
this class of land owners and land
monopolies who are opposed to all re-
strictions upon labor importation into
this country.
'"The rich and the powerful who
purchase labor will have their for
tunes vastly increased by having all
barriers to cheap labor broken down.
They know that the quickest and sur
est route is through the treaty making
power because they only deal first with
one man. the president, and one body,
two thirds of the senate.
81 do not want this government to
be destroyed through the treaty
making power" Mr.. Sisson concluded