The Washington times., 1913-05-23


people hear every word spoken in de-
bate. Let the roll call be public and
published. Let the Senator's constitu-
cnts know how he votes and how he
speaks
Able To Do Big Harm.
He said the treaty-makins power, II
abused. could do infinitely more harm
now than in former times. because in
ternational business has assumed enor-
nous proportions.
Mr. Sisson made a lengthy argument
purporting to show the possibility of
corporation control Of land, which would
be made possible by allowing the i'm
portation of cheap alien labor.
Many of these large employers of Ia
bor,'' he said, would be delighted to
have the Federal Government, through
its treatymaking power, hold down ;he
bars and let the alien come in.
What would become of the American
farmer If the great corporations of the
country should enter the land market
and buy all of the best lands of the
country and then cultivate them with
Mongolian, Chinese. Hindu, japanese,
and other cheap alien labor? How Iong
would the American farmer be able to
compete with great land monopolists in
producing what our lands are adapted
to? The great land corporation would
establish its commlssary and compel its
horde of aliens to purchase everything
which they consume from the commits
sary and would be able to make enorm-
Gus profits out Of the land and drive
the independent farmer out OF existence.
I'm the great State of California in
dividuals and corporations owning
great tracts of land are cultivating
them with Chinese. Mexican. and JAP
anese labor. 1t Is this class Of land
owners and land monopolists who are
opposed to all restrictions upon labor
are the men who desire to lease their
land for high prices to this class of
labor.
Eulogizes Farmer.
ANY man who imposes the importa-
ton Of aliens of every kind will find
arrayed against him all Of the corporate
influences Of this country Of this char
acter, and they will exercise every
means of representation to destroy him
politically, so as to teach all men In
public life in the future not to oppose
their demands"
After a eulogy Of the American
farmer Mr.. Sisson said:
THE rich and the powerful who pur-
chase labor will have their fortunes
vastly increased by having all bar
ricrs to cheap labor broken down.
They know that the quickest and
surest route Ia through the treaty
making power because they only deal
first with one man. the President. and
one body, two-thirds Of the Senate"
In a lengthy dissertation upon the
evils Of a possible monopolistic con-
troll Of land. Mr.. Sisson quoted from
numerous authorities and indorsed
the position taken by Vice President
Marshall in some of his recent
speeches in reference to property
rights.
In conclusion Sisson said:
The principle for which / am con-
tending and for which I contended on
the floor Of the House when I made
the constitutional argument in ref
erence to the treaty making power
in the California situation, is inyoIv-
ed, as consider it the very existence
Of this Government as a Government
of the people, by the people. and for
the people. I do not want this Gov
eIrment to be destroyed through the
treaty making power.
Refers To History.
I'm the very early history of our
Government certain aristocratic gentle
men undertook to maintain that the
treaty-making power was supreme.
They were driven from public life and
the great Republican party became SUI
prcme. and the aristocratic Federallst
party died. that the Government Of the
people might live. and there has not
been a single political party from the
death of the old Federalist party down
to the present time that as a party
has ever maintained that the treaty
making power which is vested in the
President and two-thirds of the Sem
ate was the supreme law of the land
over and above the Constitution. and
to the complete destruction of the re-
serve powers Of the States. So. gen.
tlemen Of the House. have taken this
position not because the Japanese are
involved In this controversy. but I
would take this position II England.
Germany. France, or any other nation
on earth was involved. and for the
purity Of my motive and for the sin
cerity Of nv purpose and the wisdom
Of nv position. appeal to the country
and 10 posterity."