Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-21
senator
GIVES HIS VIEWS
JAP Immigration
Chamberlain in Letter to His
Hood River Constituents OPP
poses Both Japanese and
Chinese Labor.
tcapital News Special service.)

Washineton. Nov 81. - Complaint
from n e. Scott, secretary of the anti
Japanese society at Hood River, Orc,
that Senator Chamberlain In acknowl-
edging q protest from that society
against Japanese immigration had not
hcen sufficiently specific, has caused
the Oregon senator to write another
letter making his position clear.
Several weeks ago, v. s. McClatcny,
publisher of the Sacramento Bee, ap-
neared before the house and senate i'm
migration committees to urge apso-
Lutte restriction of japanese immigra-
ton, asserting that CALIFORNIA; expe-
,ience with the Japanese should be
abundant reason for tightening ex-
clusion measures to the irreducible
minimum. The anti-Japanese society
Of Hood River through secretary
scott, telegraphed Senator Chamber
lain the following day indorsing every
thing that Mr.. McClatchy had done
and declaring that the Japanese 1nVa-
sion of the Hood River fruit district
was becoming an actual menace
Senator Chamberlain, under the
Strain Of a very heavy mail. acknowl-
edred the telegram too briefly to sat
isfy his Hood River constituents. Am
pIifying his position he has written:
THOUGHT VIEWS KNOWN.
at thought my views on this sub
iect were pretty well known IN ore
con. for | have at no time hesitateo 10
express myself in opposition TO OIL
entail immigration, whether japanese
~. chinese. During the administration
Of President Roosevelt. puphciy
stated myself as in sympathy with
tbc views of the people OF California
against the views of the then aurnin-
Istration on the school question. La
Ter. under the Taft administrator,
when the Japanese treaty was unoer
consideration by the senate, senator
Newlands and / were the only two
senators who bitterly opposed rauIl-
cation of the treaty because IL dlo not
contain a straightforward statemeht
n oainst Japanese Immigration anu
transferred q part Of American soVer-
eighty to Japan under a gentleman
cereement that the latter country
would not permit any of the lmperiiins
class of Japanese to immigraee W
America. 1t was my opinion then-and
7 have not changed my mind-that the
United states ought to deal 1rmly
with Japan, but we failed to do IL tneh
end have failed to do 1t since.
Later, and at the time the legisia-
ture was enacting alien land laws,
which would have the effect TO preyent
the Japanese from owning lands In
California, / did not hesitate to ex-
press nv sympathy with California on
ihis subject. At another time In the
senate of the United states ue :
nounced the British Japanese offen-
siye and defensive treaty, and as
sumed when wrote you that my views
were fairly well understood by my
friends in Oregon.
DELICATE SITUATION.
Nov as to the question Of relief Tor
the situation which confronts frult
ID ;,,ar G a situation
which has to be delicately handled, be-
cause the Japanese who are in TINS
country are here pursuant to the terms
ef a treaty, and these people have 10
he dealt with in such way as not 10
violate the terms of the treaty and
SO possibly precipitate the United
States in a war with Japan.
ST have conferred with Senator Phe-
Ian and some of our western senators,
Who with me would like to cure the
situation if it is possible to do so UNI
der the treaty stipulations which at
tresept exist. j am frank ~ say "
lou that do not know how TO reileVe
Tho situation by congressional actloH.
II must be done either through the ne
rotation of new treaty OF else "
STATE legisla ton, and this latter course
Won know, has been objected to IN nisn
Quarters because it is claimed that
such course produces an irritating SIT
uation likely TO be productive OF war.
II have not seen the McClatch!
statements which you say Hood River
approved, but / will be glad to nave
YOU suggest to me, in view of what
have said herein course to pursue
which will not be violative OF our
treaty with Japan and VIII not pre-
c,nitate the United States in another
var. II you can suggest remedy
and 7 am frank to say we have not
yet been able to work out one-1 as
sure you / will be glad to work along
the lines you and those working with
you suggest. T.,
.arhere is no use for me to indulge IN
,amouflage with you. I suppose !
might introduce bill and get niue
advertising out OF II. put IN .he ,aSe
aralvsis IL could not be put through
.nnyre-- 81 even if it could be, / am
sure the president would feel com :
neIled to veto 1t in view OF our treaty
with Japan"
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