Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-05

is honest and upright In his dealings
with his neighbor and with the state,
then he Is entitled to respect aud good
treatment Especially do we need 70
remember our duty TO the stranger
within our gates. II Is the sure mark
Of low civilization. low morality, TO
abuse or discriminate against or In
any way humlllate such stranger who
has come here lawfully and who Is
conducting himself properly. To re-
member this Is Incumbent on every
American citizen. and Il Is OF course
peculiarly incumbent on every govern
ment otfelaL whether OF the nation or
OF the several states.
am prompted TO say this by the at.
titude OF hostility here and there as
sumed toward the Japanese In this
country. This hostility Is sporadic and
is limited to very few places Never
theless Il Is most dlscredltable 10 US as
people. aud II may be fraught with
the grayest consequences 20 the nation.
The friendship between the United
States and Japan has been continuous
since the time, over half a century ago.
when Commodore Perry by his expcdl-
ton 10 Japan first opened the islands
20 western civilization. Since then the
growth OF japan has been literally
astounding. There Is not only nothing
to parallel Il but nothing TO approach
II In the history OF civilized mankind.
Japan has glorious and ancient past
Her civilization Is older than that OF
the nations OF northern Europe, the ma
tons from whom the people of the
United States have chiefly sprung. But
fifty years ago Japan's Development
was stlll that OF the middle ages. bur.
Ing that fifty years the progress OF tho
country In every walk In life has been
marvel 90 mankind and she now
stands as one OF the greatest OF civil.
llzed nations, great In the arts Of war
and In the arts OF peace. great In mill
tary. In Industrial. In artistic develop.
ment and achievement
Praise For Japan,
Japanese soldiers aud sailors have
shown themselves equal IN combat 20
any OF whom history makes note. She
has produced great generals and
mighty admrals Her hrhtlng men.
afoat and ashore. show all the heroic
courage the unquestionIng, unfaltor-
Ing loyalty. the splendid Indifference
20 hardship and death, which marked
the Loyal Ronina, and they show also
that they possess tho highest Ideal %
patriotism. Japanese artists OF every
Kind see their products eagerly sought
for IN ail lands. The Industrial and
commercial development o. Japan has
been phenomenal. greater than that %
any other country during the same pc
Rod AZ the same time the advance In
science and philosophy Il no less mark.
cd Tho admirable management 81 the
Japanese RED Cross during the late
war. the efficiency and humanity %
the Japanese officials. nurses aud doe
tors. won the respectful admiration %
ail acquainted with tho faetn. Through
the Red Cross the Japanese people sent
0NFN HANNfNNN 70 W" HNhNfNAN ~ t'AA
francisco. aud the Rlft was accepted
with gratitude BY Our people, The
courtesy % The Jnpaneso. nationally
and Individually. has hec0me proven
biai To no other county has there
boon such 40 Increasing Humbgr %
visitors from this land az 10 japan. IN
return Japaneae have come befe IN
great numbers. They hrs welcome, -
ciaily and intellectually, IN go 0ug cob
legra and Institutions ~ higher learn.
ing, IN 90 our professional and social
bodies The Japaness have won IN
single generation iha nEht % stand
abreast u the fofsmost and most en-
nehioned peoples % Europe and Amer.
iea. They have W1n On their own merits
and b. hsig own ensFiioss tts right
% frvstmspi Ga q basis ~ fall nnd
frank equality. TIE overwhelming
mas ~ oar peogls chsFish q lively -
gard and respect ~ the psopis ~
Ispsa. ana n aimoss every quarter %
Ihs unian ths FtFHnEeF ffum Iepah =
trssfsa ss ~ deserves nat a. hs y
tFssfsa &c ths EffHnkeF ffem any part
~ ciFlligsd EnFups Il and deserves -
D. treated SGT hsfs and there . easst
uawortiJ fssiinT hss maaifssis,i liseif
tsuaf1 a. Iapanrse- ~ fssils9 Net
has tssa sbgwu in shasfina tlsm eat
fron a. eommau sfheois "a va ffnn-
$50 ans n mgttsfinEs scal1st thesn
b o. % taa ocssf piaees bssaass -
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