The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-12
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Wsshugtou Dec l-.--Discussion
of japanese immigration and the sen-
ate committee amcndm.n, cliinirat-
ing all reference to passpur, agree
mcn,s IN the pondins immigration
bill wa renewed In the senate today
when senator Chamberlain offered an
amendment to restore mention ur the
agreements. lilo thought elimination
Dt mention ~ passport agreement
would abrosaic the Root -Takahitd
agreement and leave absolutely more.
strlSI,ou on japanese .mm!graton.
The American slogan ne said ought.
to ~ safety first IN protecting Qur
race from any d'sinicgra'i" ut,
SENATOR smith Of sJS,h caroiko. !.
dcntcd that fAHufe go 'ucutiu1i 81
asremcui would abroGatc IT,
Japan ls rclisiuu-y kccpuug th"
asreSmrut and there is nothing tt'.be
faiihd bt tne propose 10 refer {"
TINS .agrcrmeut in the biu except to
irri;ho Japan he said You src
dong = thing which can oniN apS"r
tho hation which - keeping tbis
agreement ana which does not give
,ouhany additional safeguard Mat
ever.
~ u ie tnc intent ana purptsc of
the United S,ytos To abros1tc a sol.
cmn treaty and disregard our com.
ilci. " IN another nation. | should not
vote for u. Hut submit tina, II
should be done openly and above
board = such ~ the intention and
that Japan should ne told that Nc are
going 90 exclude them
That iu-i exactly uht, We uughr
~ do, said senator Works OF C'l'for.
"a. but apparently 20 are not rad
to de- that vet"
Senator Phclan ~ california, per
suadcd senator Cham hcrlain 20 with
urnw hig amendment ana substituted
thereto. another amendment a. pro-
Vide that nothing In the committee"
prupu4al should be construed To re-.
peal any existing treaty ur agree
mon'' which restricts imm sra'a,i,.
Senator Smith and other 'r.Wn'ts of
the committee insisted tna, this pro-.
puell would nc open 1" ia" same hh-
iociiuus that were mad, >, Japan -
N, original language IN 'Nc house
hnl
senator Williams ui M's- ,sipul lie.
clirch hc could not SEQ why s'.cl1 =
',cmpcW In a teapot" va neir.. made
over the japanese question par;ioG.
larl' when Japan had lived up to it's
agreement ana as governments tts
'ToUcd ~ n the hos, possible way"
The trouble here wi'n some Of
"u 90 said he "is thit YOU are - 'linr'
. go dcclar. the United states - DO
whit, mans country In nrr instance
ana not IN another. some uf YOU
who are shouting loud"st now ahuu'
i1prucso exclusion voted \ littlc NhNe
agu against exclusion o. negroes from
This country You stand around an'
raiso International compucailune
about the japanese who aic " ;n.r
| civilized than you are. but dare not
rcnus. 80 local conditions, declare as
,u the negro thai this is a whit" &
nan's country. | am aluding not
only to western Republicans hut also
- northern Democrats when I dcclar"
that vou ere willing to sav this -
white mans country IN u uav. tu'
please don't offend the negro voter In
| nv distrl,t''
without q roll call thu Scrn,c
adopted senator phclan's amendment
| which provides That nothing in the
ac' should lie construed to repeal nv,
"Ni''iug "tau, treaty or agreement
Which serves to prohibit oi rcstr' ct
yammisratiun
senator Works sad the pro..s uf
california do not claim the 4 lgan.se
nr. AN inferior race bat were isans,
4 Japauc.o |mmigration hccausc IN.
race docs act assl,u.iatc With the
1 white race. He said he believed the
Eout-T,k,htr, g"ntlem'n agreement