The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-14
Palmer Refuses Plea for Amnesty
NATION MUST
G STAND BEHIND
PACIFIC COAST
Harding Speaks On Racial
Question, Would Amer
icanize Aliens.

Marion, Ohio, Sept Ito . del
,gation Of Californians Senator
declared today that the ma
lion must "a. and behind" the states
II the Pacific coast to relieve them
,f the difficulties OF Oriental immi-
grafton and must see that only such
aliens as can be assimilated and
Imbued with thorough Americanism
IRE admitted" ~
The dangers Of racial conflict.
said the Republican nominee. must
be recognized and provision made
to reduce them to . minimum. He
that such steps could be
taken without offense to any race.
THE senator also suggested the
necessity Of . protective tariff levy
10 aid American farmers and re-
piled &. length to charges Of .
"senate olisarchy." He reminded
the voter that senator's who are
elected BY popular vote were op-
posing the Democratic leaders in
Nuence to perpetuate "autocrAtic
personal government"
Governor William D. Stephens,
acted as spokesman for the delega-
tion and in . short address, empnA-
sized tho keen interest Of the west
coast in the oriental question, "the
tariff and other issues"
His reference to tho senate oil
sarchy charge, the nominee declar-
ed, it was not surprising that the
Democrats should be displeased be-
cause congress had exercised its
constitutional powers during =
7-year period Of hne words. much
dictation, tinkering With business
and upwarranted assumption by
the executive"
Using - IN example the foreign
competition coufronling California
eyA1f frowefat g61akee Harding Do
tixfed TIN II 10 save this 0f Xhy
othsr worthy. and developing agri-
cultural industry of America tar
iR protection 10 necessary, then tar
IL protection midst be given" Z
Discussing the race question ~
presented in the Pacific coast the
candidates said: {iF
To-day you have come here from
the Pacific coast Vt our country.
do not doubt that Amer1caas on the
coast are troubled in their minds
about the oriental question, as It Il
called. -.
There is abundant evidence oi
the dangers which lurk in racial
differences. do not say racial In
equalities-I say racial diferences
I am ever ready to recognise thai
the civilization OF the orient is old.
or than ours, that her peoples have
their proud and honorable tradi'
tons = x.
aThe problem incident to racial
differences must be accepted - ons
existing in fact and must be made
quately met for the future security
and tranquility OF our people. w
have learned during the anxieties
Of world war the necessity Of max
Ing citizenship Of this republic, no
only American in heart and soul
but American in every sympathy
and every aspiration.
..No one can TRANQUILITY coutem
plate the future OF this republic
without an anxiety for abundan
provision for admission to on
shores Of only the immigrant VIII
can be assimilated and thorough!
imbued with the American spirit
"As . people and . nation. - Gov
ernor Stephens has said. We d
hIve the moral, the natural and tn
legal international rights to deter
mine who shah or shall not eute
! into our country and participate Il
our activities. With . new realtza
ton OF the necessity OF developing
| q soul distinctly American In thi
republic, We favor such modihca
ton Of our immigration laws N
such changes In our internAtiona
Understandings, and such . polio,
Ire2ating to those who come anon
| ms a will guarantee to, the citizen
Of this republic not only assimtla
bility OF alien born. but the adop
ton BY all who come Of America'
standards, economic and otherwise
and . full conservation to America
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