The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-26
4 MORE SENATORS /,
AGREE WITH PHELAN
Jones and King Insist on Keep
ing Immigration Question
in Hands Of Natives.
TWO RELY UPON WILSON
Pittman and Kendrick Say
President Is Sound on
Racial Matter.
sDcaoI Despatch 10 THE Sun.

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WASHINGTON, March 25.-Four more
Western Senators to-day defined their
attitude in the tight started by Senator
Phelan (Cal.) to make certain that the
League OF Nations covenant does not
contain anything which might be con-
strued IN the future to permit racial
equality between white and Oriental peo.
pies and through which Japan might
force the issue of immigration to a de-.
cision by the League Council, where the
United States would have only one vote.
senators Jones (Wash) and King
(Utah) came out to-day In support 81
the effort to keep the Immigration o,ies-'
ton In the hands OF each nation to de-.
termine for ITSELF Senator Jones cabled
the American Peace Commission In Paris
indorshg the position OF Senator Phelan
ana insisting further that such questions
should be excluded from inquiry. Sen
| ator King in a telegram to his California
colleague said he had already written
such suggestion to the American dele
cation. s~
Senators Pittman New and Ken
drick (Wyo.). both Administration sup
perters. telegraphed Mr.. Phelan that
while they agreed that the question of
Japanese immigration and racial equal
ity should be safeguarled they felt that.
President Wilson and the American COM
omission could be relied upon to provide
such safeguards.
Jones Indorses Phelan.
Senator Jones capled the American
commission as follows:
II indorse cable Of Senator Phelan
| relating to immigration. &C., and go
further and insist compact exclude
such questions from inquiry"
| sage
Am In hearty accord with your
telegram, but think Il should go fur
Their and insist on present covenant
being made perfectly clear that do
nestle matters should not even be
inquired into"
! Senator Plttman wired Senator Phe-
/ Ian:
Referring to your telegram. while
l am also opposed TO any declaration
In the league constitution OF race
equality by reason OF the fear that
you have that such declaration may
be construed to give the league juris-
diction over immigration. natursliza-
ton, elective franchises. land owner
ship and other domestic internal
questions. the constitution of the
league does not now include any such
declaration. and am absolutely con-
fdent that the President opposes the
introduction Of any such declaration
into the constitution and will con-
tinue to oppose II TO the utmost Of
his power and ability.
u understand that your telegram
was written not so much as a re-
quest, but in support of the propo-
sition of the President. l will not,
however. Join in this telegram or
send a telegram OF a similar nature
because such an act might be con-
strued, as an indication that have
doubt as to the Presidents attitude
| as TO his intention to maintain H. I ,
have no such doubt =
! In his telegram Senator King said: ,
Replying to your telegram, l
wrote Paris expressing the same
views you express and suggesting
further amendments TO the proposed
constitution"
Here is Senator Hendricks message:
while agreeing In the main with
the principles expressed in your mes
sage, do not share your anxiety. II
Is my confident belief that the in
terests OF the United states, both do
nestle and International. viii be
fully protected by President Wilson
and the American peace delegation"
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock (Neb. },
late chairman OF the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee and staunch defender
OF the present League OF Nations cove
nant, to-day challenged Senator Philan-
der c. Knox tPa.), one OF the foremost
opponents Of the covenant, to debate the
merits OF the instrument
To Defend Covenant.
Senator Hitchcock has several engage
ments to speak In defence OF the League.
He will peak in Chicago tomorrow. In
Philadelphia two days later. April before
the Economy Club In New York in joint
debate with Senator Lenroot (wis,), the
following day In Newark under the aus
piceB OF the Board OF Education, on
April II in Boston and on May In
Philadelphia again. He has been invited
10 speak also In Youngstown. Ohio. and
Springfield, ILL.,, but has been unable to
assign dates for these Appearances thus
far.
The guns OF defence OF the Wilson
covenant kept booming to-day. Assistant
Acknowledgement Samuel Graham MAX
ing public q statement declaring that the
freedom OF Ireland depended on the for
nation OF the League OF Nations This
statement instantly recalled the state
ment made by the President to members
Of the foreign committees OF Congress
early this month when he aid that set
Element OF the Irish question under the
league covenant proposed would be a
purely domestic matter for England to
settle without other nations interfering.
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