New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-24
Labor Opposes
Kellogg Bill to
Protect Aliens
Al. r, of L. Joins Big Four
in Attack on Measure
Backed by Harding TO
Get at Herrin Outrage
Unions Block Approval
Spokesman Say Act Aims at
Putting U. S. Against
Strikers i'm All Disputes

From The Tribate's Washington bureau
& WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.~Bitter op
position to the Kellogg bill providing
for the better protection of aliens and
the enforcement Of their treaty rights"
was manifested to-day before the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
by the railway brotherhoods, the
American Federation Of Labor and
various representatives Of labor.
The Kellogg bill is the one recon-
mended by President Harding in his
address to Congress in order to meet
ILL.,, seat of the recent wholesale muir
ders of non-union employees of coal
mines. 1t provides for Federal court
proceedings to protect the rights of
citizens or subjects of foreign coun-
tries, secured by treaty.
Senator Kellogg hoped to obtain a
favorable report on the bill in the
Foreign Relations Committee to-day,
a strong aggregation of representa-
tives on hand insisting on being heard.
Senator Kellogg did not favor hear
ings, but Senator Moses took the
ground hearings should be allowed,
and the committee decided to grant
them. Less than quorum of the com
mittee was present, and Senator
Lodge, chairman, was not on hand, but
the hearings were opened and will be
continued tomorrow
A. F. of l.. Agent Heard
Edgar Wallace, legislative agent of
the American Federation of Labor
was the only witness formally heard,
though others present expressed opin.
ions in an informal way
Mr.. Wallace depicted the bill as p
strike breaking measure and also held
that it was dangerous to the Pacific,
Coast in that it would virtually nu,.~
lily the California alien land law aud
other legislation of this nature.
we question the motive behind this
BILL" said Mr.. Wallace.
eve feel that it is not calculated so
much to protect aliens as to favor one
side over another side in industrial
disputes"
Mr.. Wallace said the date of inSro-
duction of the bill was July 2. lust a
day after it developed that the shon
men an other railway employees were
likely to strike.
Drafted Two Years Ago
Senator Kellogg denied intimations
that it was put in with a view making
1T possible to head off the railroad
strike, and said it was drafted more
imam two years ago as the result Of
action by the American Bar Association.
Mr.. Wallace declared that the bin
proposed that the entire equity iuris
diction for the Federal courts, which
was denied in the Clayton act, should
now be put into the hands of Federal
judges. He said it put power in the
hands OF Federal judges to bring Fed
erai armed forces to the protection
Of aliens if they took employment in
the course of strike.
Senator New did not believe the nro-
posed law applied to the Japanese sit
uation and did not think it was in
tended to allow the Federal government
to 60 to the defense of the Japanese
as against such Legislation as the alien
land law of California. Senator Kel-
logg was of the same opinion.
New Orleans Malta Affair Cited.
Senator New said the purpose of
the proposed legislation was to rive
the government the authority which it
lacked in such cases as the Malta affair
IN New Orleans years ago. He also
cited the Herrin murders and said two
citizens of Mexico had been killed
there.
For ten years." said Senator New
we have complained of Americans be,
ing killed in Mexico, and now the Vii
ing OF Mexlcans at Herrin very seri-
ously embarrasses our government.
~ Mr.; Wallace said that President
Harding had sought enactment of the
Kellogg bill when the two Mey;cs sns
were killed at Herrin, but said that
when an English preacher was tarred
and feathered in Florida because he
talked Of equal rights to negroes. no
interest was displayed.
Senator Pittman opposed the Ke]looo
bill on the ground that it vines ont
state rights. P'e wy