Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-23
Gentleman from Mississippi
Attacks Position That Trea-
ty Making Power Is Super
iOr to Local Legislatures.
SEES GRAVE DANGER IN
IMPORTATION OF ALIENS
Protest Of President Wilson
Against InflammatOry Talk
in Congress Fails to Stop
Southern Fireeater.
thy Leased Wire TO Evening Herald. !

lhy hcnHcd Wire 10 Evening Herald
Washington May %. -Representa.
tive SissOn of Mississippi made his
announced japanese speech today In
the house. President Wilson. after
Mr. Sisson recently made "gar
speech, called the representative TO
the White House and asked him not
To make another speech that might
complicate the diplomatic negO,iR-
lions with Japan OF inname the pub
llC mind
Mn Sisson today dlsclaimed any
intention of making "whr speech.
put attacked the position that the
treaty making power superseded the
lAw-maklng powers of the sovereign
States Mr Sisson declared he took
his position mot hccnusp the Jan
aneae were involved. that he would
take " toward England France Ger
many or an, other nation" and that
ONLY required patience ond cool
hchuH Tor both countries To arrive at
an amicablo. fair and Just settlement
OF all difficulties"
''if any nation" said Mr.. sisson,
should decide that they will dictate
60 us our land laws. then we would
bc unworthy OF national existence VI
we submitted Co such dictation. Does
anyone claim tina, this Is a declara-
uon ot war because ! announce this
truth?
1t Is no declaration OF war FOR the
United states government Ia decline
Ia override the rights ~ the soyrr-
eign state at the diCtallon of "A for-
mRn power. " the tJniicd states
EcvVrnment should deliver "a state
over 90 the mcrCics OF Hood of
aliens from any nutiOn. then ! main
tain TINT the federal government
would have prostituted rs authority
IL the mere announcement of this
principle a declaration of war;
Nothing has been further from
my mind than To embarrass or TO
tend 10 render more difficult the
peaceful solution of whatever differ
enCos. real cor imaginary, in1Y exist
between the friendly government Of
Japan and our own government"
Mr SlsSon pleaded FOR the open
door on treaty sessions Of the senate
IT the president and senate can
mako such treaty let us tear down
every dopr uf secrecy. Let us require
the president 10 publish every letter
and telegram bearing upon a CON
tcmplated treaty on the very moment
" its dispatch. Let the cloturc of
the senate be removed Throw open
the doors"
Mr.. SissOn made lengthy nrgu-
ment purporting to show the possi-
bility 30 corporation control of land,
which would he made possible by al
lowing the importation OF cheap
alien labor"
Many OF these large employers of
labor" hU sRid, would hc delighted
TO have The federal government,
through IT, treaty making power, let
down the bars and lot the alien come
in What would become OF the
American farmer II the great cor
porutlOns ~ the country should buy
an the best lands aud cultivate them
with MonEolinn. Chinese. Hindu,
japanese aud other cheap allen Ia
hOr9
I'm california individuals ana cor
porations owning great tracts of lands
are culuNating them with Hindustani,
Chinese. MeNicans ana Japanese. u
n this class of land owners and land
munOpollsts Who urC Opposed TO All
restriction on labor importation into
this country
'"rhe rich aud powerful who pur-
chase labor viii have their fortunes
vastly Increased hy having all bar
ricrs 10 cheap labor broken down.
They know that the quickest and
surcst route is through the treaty
making power hcCausc they only deal
FIRST with one man. lie Iresidcui
and one body, two-tn.rts 90 the gen
ate.
~ don't want this government "a
bee destroyed through the treaty max
ing power" Mr. Sisson concluded
so. gentlemen of the house, I have
taken this position, not because tte
Japanese are involved w this cuntru-
vcrsy, hut would tBkr this position
II England. Germany. France or ans
other nation on earth were involved.