Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-03
Hayes Amendment Is Defeat
ed by an Overwhelming
Majority of SoIons.
RAKER SUBSTITUTE FAILS
Amendment Aimed at All Asiatic La
borers Except Few Districts Set
Forth Also Defeated.
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triotism above partisansbip, the house
of representatives, by vote Of 2O3 to
54, refused this afternoon to make any
declaration on an Asiatic exclusion pol
icy aimed principally at Japan,
This stand was taken on the Hayes
amendment to the Burnett-Dillingham
immigration bill, and it went down to
overwhelming defeat, despite the fact
that most of its teeth had been drawn
in modification introduced by Repre-
sentative Lenroot, and adopted by the
house late yesterday. All party lines
were eliminated in tho vote on the
Hayes amendment,
True to his promise, Representative
Raker introduced his anti.Japanese
amendment as a substitute for the
Hayes amendment. Tt was showed un,
der by vote of 1872 to Q.
House leaders now believe that the
Burnett bill will be rushed through to
an early vote. A vote on the literacy
test provision was expected this after
noon.
Aimed at Asiatics
The Raker substitute for the Hayes
amendment provided for the exclusion
Of call Asiatic laborers" except those
who came from district east Of line
bounded by the Red Mediterranean and
Aegean seas, the Caucasus mountains,
the Caspian sea and the Ural mountains
except Asiatic Turkey
Representative Hardy, Of Texas, as.
serted this plan would exclude only
Asiatic laborers admitting Malays and
Africans.
Bryan Has Faith in Treaty.
"secretary Of State Bryan believes
all these matters will be settled by
tive Burnett. "If not my committee
tive Burnett. eff not my committee
will report out bill which will meet
them properly Hayes is trying to make
cheap capital against Raker and the
Democratic party"
Hayes denied this, Representative
Gardner Republican Of Massachusetts
said the language already in the bill
was opposed by the state department
and foreign countries to which It had
been submitted. Hayes declared that
everyone desired the exclusion Of Asi
atics Representative Harrison, OF
Mississippi feared the amendments
would create distress and anger 0
friendly nation
War in Headlines
ga japanese war" said Represen
tative Moore, Of Pennsylvania, els be
ing principally fought now in the head
lines Of California newspapers Bryar
is opposed to the Raker bill. He does
not want TO declare war with Japan al
the instance Of California newspapers
The amendments would embarrass Pres
ident Wilson 3 administration, and it Il
certain they would be resented by ia
pan"
Representative Mann denied that th,
Republicans were PLAYING politics.
"Wo should reject these amend
ments" he said. "The thing Of deal
ing with foreign nation is n delicat
task. II the state department canno
eradicate difficulties by negotiation
then it will be time for congress- t
act.
Good Time to Keep Cool.
"I am not prepared to invite wa
with Japan or any other country Nov
is the time to keep cool. -
Mann praised Hayes, adding
"TTayes ought TO protect California
even against hersef,'
"If these amendments viii embar
rass President Wilson we should reicc
them" said Representative Langley
"But am getting weary Of sidester
ping the japanese question. We shoul
have no fear Of war with Japan Fo
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