The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-12-04


n do We need 70 rem eEnber our duty to
the stranger within our gates IL Is
the sure mark Of a low civilization. a
against or IN any way humiiiafe such
stranger who has come here lawfully
and who is conducting himself proper
". TO remember this is Incumbent
course peculiarly Incumbent on every
government OHlcial whether Of the
nation or Of the several states.
Hostility 10 Jnpanes<.
/ am Prompted to say this BY the at
utude Or hostility here and there as
sumed toward the Japanese in this
ertheless IL Is most discredIfabie to
US as people. and Il may be fraught
WIN the gravest consequences 10 the
nation The friendship between the
United States and Japan has been con-
unuous since the time. over half 4
century ago. when Commodore Perry.
py ms expedition 20 Japan. nrst opened
tne Islands 70 western civilization
since then the growth OF Japan has
been literally astounding. There Is not
only nothing TO parallel It. but MOTH
Ing 20 approaeh II in the history Of
civilized mankind. Japan has a gIori-
GUS and ancient past Her cfvilize zion
Is older than that OF the nations OF
whom The. people OF the United States
nave chiefly sprung. But 50 years ago
Japan's development was stiil that Of
the Middle Ages. During that 50 years
walk OF life has been a marvel to
mankind. and she now stands as one
OF the. greatest OF civilized nations.
sreat IN the arts OF war and In the
dustrlal. In artistic development and
achievement. Japanese soldiers and
sailors sa have shown themselves equal
IN combat TO any Of whom history
makes note. She has produced great
generals and mighty admirals: her
nghung men. ah0at and ashore. show
Az Al the heroic courage; the unquesfion-
ing; N Il unfaltering. loyalty the splendid
ndinerence OF hardship and death.
which marked the Loyal Ronins: and
ty ttney show also that they possess the
artists OF every kind see their prod
ucts eagerly sought for in all lands
The industrial and commercial devel-
opment Of Japan has been phenome-
nali greater than that of any other
country during tile same period At
the same time the advance in science
ana philosophy Is no less marked. The
ese Red Cross during the late war the
emciency and humanity OF the jap
anese ofhcials. nurse and doctors. won
the respectful admiration Of all ac-
Red Cross the Japanese people sent
over 100000 to the sufferers OF San
l,,ssa Frsanciseo and and the gift was accepted
courtesy OF the Japanese. nationally
ana individually, has become prOverb-
iai. To no other country has there
peen peen such an increasing number OF
visitors from this land as to Japan. In
return. Japanese have come here in
great numbers. They are welcome. So
cially anu intellectually. in all our COL
leges and Institutions OF higher learn
ing. in all our professional and social
bodies The Japanese have won in
s,ngle generation the right to stand
ABREAST of the foremost and most en-
iightened peoples OF Europe and Amer
lea; they have won on their own mer-
rs and BY their own exertIons the
right 70 treatment on basis OF full
and frank equality. The overWhelm-
ing mass OF our people cherish live
ly regard and respect for the people OF
Japan. and In almost every quarter OF
me union the stranger from Japan is
treated as the stranger frorn any part
OF civilized Europe Is and deserves TO
De treated. But here and there a
mos5 Isesi, unworthy feeling has manifested
ing that has been shown in shutting
them from the common SCHOOLS In San
francisco. and IN mutterinRs against
cause Of their efficiency as workers.
To shut them out from the public
schools is wicked absurdity. when
land. including the universities and
colleges OF California. which do not
gladly welcome Japanese students and
on which Japanese students do not re-
from Japan as Japan has to learn from
us; and no nation is AT to teach unless
u is also willing to learn. Turnout
japan Americans are well treated. and
any failure on the part of Americans
az home to treat the JnpaVese with a
like courtesy and conside zion is byt
Just SO much confession OF lnferiority
our nation fronts On tha pacific ,,st
as It fronts on the Atlantic We hope
70 play 4 constantly growing part In
the great ocean Of the orieut. We
wish. as we ought to wish. for a great
commercial development in our deal
ings with Asia; and 1t Is out OF the
question that we should permanently
~ and gladly extend to other nations
the same measure of justice and good
treatment which we expect to receive
IN return. It Is only very small body
the federal government has power IL
will deal summarily with any such
Where the several states have power
| earnestly ask that they also deal
duct. or else this small body OF wrong
doers may bring shame upon the great
mass OF their innocent and right
nation as whole. Good manners
should be an international no less than
an individual attribute. ask fair
treatment for the Japanese as | would
ask fair treatment for Germans or
Frenchmen. Russians OF
Italians. I ask 1t as due to humanity
and civilization ! ask 1t as due to
because we must act uD-
rightly toward all men.
Naturalization OF Jnps.
I recommend to the congress that
an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization OF Japanese who come
here intending to become American cit
zens. One Of the great embarrassnenta
attending the performance or our in
|ernational obligations Is the fact that
The stafutes Of the United States gov
ernmenr are entirely Inadequate. They
fail to give to the national government
sufficiently ample power. through United
army and navy. to protect aliens Ia the
rights secured to them under solemn
treaties which are the law OF the land
therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes OF the
United States be 50 amended and ad<Ied
the United States government which is
in our international rela-
lions, to enforce the rights Of aliens un-
Ter treaties. Even as the law now is
can be done by the federal
toward this eni, and In tho
tnese, everything that It Is in my power
% DO will be done. and all Of the forces.
military and civil, Of the United States
which I may lawfully employ will be-
20 employed. There should. however. be
10 particle OF doubt as to the power OF
he national government completely to
'erform and enforce its own obligations
o other nations The mob Of single
.ify may at any time perform acts Of
aWless violence against some class OF