The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
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Japanese student Defends His People and
Crlfiplses Snn FranclscO.


To THE EDITOR or THR Sun Sr. The
Japanese are a progressive, proud and rm-
selfish people; they are reasonable and square.
the spirit OF chivalry Of the descendants M
the ancient Nippon race Is higher than tina,
OF any other people. With this spirit We gave
up the demand OF more than SsOO. ooo. ono IL,
Russia for humanity and peace. when the
world desired the glorious peace: with this
spirit we sent $4,000 yen TO San Francisco
after the catastrophe. though We are com.
paratively poor.
IL San Francisco appears before tho Jan.
snsse. with her sufficient reasons to complain.
manfully and sauareiy. we have to accent
them in q moments notice.
But she always does things against ma
with insult, in unciyilized. unjust. unchris-
tianlike and unreasonable ways. Our d.
thence is exhausted and we will never retreat
from our demanding position. To obey ,he
unjust exclusion act is our national devra-
dation and moral death.
Law and justice are sometimes defeated.
however. but the defeat OF justice on he
battlefield by overwhelming numbers docs not
diminish her power and she will revive again
to a triumphant end.
San Francisco had had many thing, IN
complain against us. Most OF them we're
unjust claims.
Let me ~criticise a few from the recent article,
VI u mn StAN Wv w " y ait g.
1. The Chinese population" says the San
Francisco correspondent. lis actually de-
c~reasing In California, while the Japanesa
population Ia increasing by hops, skins and
Jumps" II N unjust to complain agains,
the increasing numbers. We have an ahso-
lutte right 20 come TO the United states, as tts
Americans are quite free 20 go TO Jausn in
any number. great or small. and San Fran.
cisco and California have no right ~ Con,.
nlafn aOafnaf fha funraaaing nnn,l,r 80 ,h.
corners. IL they were right subjects and are
lawfully entering.
?. That almost none of the .Jauanrss
school children are boys. Practically. with.
out exception. they are full grown mon. hr-
tween the ages OF 20 and 30" If this Is true
and the San Francisco school board requests
rs TO withdraw the grown boys and girls from
the schools we will do 40 and keep the young
ones In the schools. IL Is more reasonable
for both OF us. but to exclude all is entirely
unfair.
3. -He points 10 the South" continues thu
correspondent, and its segregation NJ black
from white. not only in the schools, but IN
the street cars. II the South may put the
children OF citizens in separate schools va
rather think We may be- allowed to treat aliens
in the same manner" We are not negroes.
We have never been excluded from uni
versal social existence in the past or in I'M.
aAA1 W A'NNA ~ AhF " III IN
fullest sense. This is a most determined
insult to the citizens of a civilized, friendly
country. We will never retreat from our
position. defending our honor and right,
even with certain death or destruction. It
Is better for us all to die with honor than 10
live In sia very. intellectually, morally and
socially we are equal to any other people,
IL not superior. l do not accuse, however.
my adopted. beloved America with the few
aWRaDfinns NJ tho nrazu claimant Mhn M.
ignorant and newly ma de citizens. who
have no understa nding OF the nature OF the
American principles and institutions.
4. Since the Are. he says again. the Jap
anese have settled in large numbers in dis
tricts otherwise entirely populated by white
residents Of a o class. They control
whole blocks. When a dwelling had been
rented to an American for s7S a month a Jap
anese offered tI25 and got it," Twenty years
ago those towards made good excuse 10 cx-
clude our weak Asiatic cousins on account
OF cheap wages and low living. but to-day
they intend to exclude the Nippon subjects
for their high rents and more pay mcnts and
higher wages, with the contrary point Of
view from the Chinese
This is an entirely illogical and absolutely
unreasonable excuse to enforce their awless
action. and nov Al ordinary person. with
common sense. could listen with sympathy to
NNA soAhh - SupuuNEt 1 Null-
not understand.
Japan is not China the japanese did not
come from the Southern slavery pa rpntag p.
But L know In the great cosmopolitan
American commonwealth, which has won the
principle Of The square deal, justice TO all
classes alike. equality before the law, are
triumphant.
Sensationalism. insincerity, self-sccking,
personal and political humbug must be de.
feated. San Fra M il without prinCi-
pie. She seeks to set class against class.
and she encourag es war and anarchy, but tho
outcome will be the same. She will be cast
into outer darkness.
We are ready and willing to ira nsfer those
to worthier ha nds. We believe in the solid
possibility Of the entente cordiale between
the two great Yankee nations. San Fran
cisco trouble is merely local. The greatest
test of courage on earth is to bear defeat
without losing heart.
Liberty! Paternity Equality-forever!
HERO Y. TAKAUGI.
NEW HAVEN, November II,