Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
KELLOGG PONDERS
EFFECT Of HA|TPS
EXCLUSION OF KING
Fear Felt in Some Quarters
That Other Senators May
Be "BIaCkliSted."
UTAHAN Is ON WAY
TO SANTO DOMINGO
Hopes to Enter Haiti Later-Ac-
ton Recalls That of U. S. In
T Saklatrala Case.

Exclusion of Senator William n.
SIing of Utah from Haiti as an uh-
desirable" and the consequences WIlch
may issue from the somewhat eiif'
barassing position in which the state
Department finds itself as result pre-
scented an immediate problem for Sec
retary of State Kellogg today.
Hannibal Price the Minister mere
meanwhile having announced that
the Haitian government Woulo hoe
permit Senator William II. KING OIL
Utah to land in that country, now
considers the case closed so far as ne
is concerned.
May Not Bar Others.
He has made no engagement to CON
fer with Secretary Kellogg and the
Haitian legation here said any further
discussion of the subject would have
60 be handled by the American Gov
ernment, probably through the Ameri-
can commissioner in Haiti.
Legation officials do not expect
measures similar to those taken
against Senator King to be made
effective against others, including
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota, who
have expressed a desire to visit the
island republic.
"MuZzle" Is Suggested.
In one quarter today, it was sug-
gested that the Senator might be
''muzzled" officially so that he could
make no public utterances, if allowed
TO enter the little republic. Fear
that Senator King might stir up
revolutionary feelings by possible ut
terances was one of the reasons why
he is being barred.
fhn State Dan1 rfrnNnf there was
some apprehension that other Sena-
tors might be put on the black list"
by Latin American countries If they
persist in going on personal tours OF
investigation this Summer. Senator
Henrik Shipstead, Farmer Laborite,
of Minnesota, and a member of the
foreign relations committee, has ex-
pressed indignation over the refusal
to allow Senator King to visit Haiti.
He is said to regard it as direct
hffront" to the Senate committee.
Senator Shipstead was due to ar
rive in Port-au-Prince Sunday, but it
was not learned today whether he had
been permitted to land. In view of
the refusal of the Senate to give Sen.
ator Borah's committee the right to
go TO Nicaragua and Mexico this Sum-
mer to investigate affairs for them
!. selves. the fear was expressed that in
ulNIuudI OGHdlOTS seek 10 COLI
duct investigations ION their own. !"
There was always possibility, it was
pointed out, that some Senator might
be denied admission to a country, as
in the case of Senator King. This
would result in further embarrassment
for the State Department
Has Exclusion Right.
The right of a government to ex.
clude foreigners is recognized priv
ilege under international law The
fact, however, that the United States
assumes a protectorate over Haiti
puts this Government in a somewhat
different situation. But the right of
Haiti TO exclude any foreigner who is
classed as an undesirable" is not
denied here.
Last year the State Department
took the same position with reference
10 Sharpurji Saklatvala, member of
the British Parliament, and refused to
grant him a visa to the passport to
visit here on the ground that he was
an undesirable" 1t was held that
his speeches were "inflammatory and
revolutionizing" and for that reason
he was refused admission to attend
the nterparliamentary Union sessions
In Washington.
The power of the United States to
exclude foreigners, whenever in it's
judgment the public interests require
it, has been upheld by the United
States Supreme Court in various in
stances, notably in the Chinese ex-
clusion case in 1889. On the other
hand. it is an accepted principle of
International law, that every foreign
nation has power 'as inherent as
sovereignty and essential as self gov
eminent TO exclude foreigners upon
such conditions as it sees fit
In view of this recognized principle,
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