Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-08

T( HOSE enthusiastic but miSguid-
ed persons in this country who
grew hysterical about the vir-
tues and achievements of the
Japs and about the love Of the little
yellow men" for us had better wake
up to the disagreeable fact that those
same little yellow men" are doing
their level best to pick quarrel with
us. Not long since they, were on their
ears because we killed handful of
Japanese pirates in Boring sea, and
that unpleasant incident has not been
completely settled yet Now the Japs
are muttering because japanese chill
dren are not permitted to attend the
same schools as the white children on
the Pacific slope thereby precipitating
another race question. That it is no
laughing matter is proved by the fol-
lowing dispatches:
Tokyo, Oct A-It will be difficult to
overestimate the gravity of the situation
caused by the anti-Japanese feeling that
has been given voice to In the United
States During his nineteen years resi-
dence in this country your correspondent
has never seen the Japanese press so agi-
tated against the Americans. At din
ner last night Of $50 prominent bankers
and business men deep feeling was ex-
pressed that America should regard with
indifference acts that are tantamount to
a declaration of racial war. Little was
said regarding the American protest
against Japan's programme in Man
churia, the killing of Japanese sealers,
the murder of the Japanese bank presi-
Co .ofo I1n off a 0lxC n "
John D. Rockefeller on Japan's CONNER
cial treachery, the Hawaiian exclusion
policy, the public insults to Professor
Omori and Congressman Kahns war
threats, all of which have occurred within
three months, but the exclusion of Japa-
nese children from the public schools of
California cuts this child loving nation to
the quick. A prompt reputation OF the
anti-Japanese sentiment by the United
States at large is necessary to avert
crisis here that would result in the de-
struction of the historic friendly political,
financial and commercial relations be-
tween the two nations.
New York, Oct. H.-What the Japanese
have construed as wholesale exclusion
Of Japanese children from San Francisco
schools is the recent agitation begun
there for the more complete segregation
of Japanese and Chinese in separate
schools 1t was started by an organiza-
ton calling itself the Japanese and Ko-
rean Exclusion league 1t draws its
members from the labor unions and
advocates placing Japanese laborers UNI
der the ban of the existing Chinese ex-
clusion act. Before the earthquake and
fire there were two schools in San Fran
cisco for the exclusive use of Chinese
and Japanese students In each the cur
riculum was the same as in the regular
public schools, with notifications made
necessary by the character of the pupils.
Since the disaster the schools have been
abandoned and the orientals are min
Cling with the white children. The muir
der of the Japanese bank president in
San Francisco which seems to have been
taken as having significant information
al bearing by the Japanese at home, was
one incident in the general rule of crime
and disorder that has seized upon the
city. After the bank president was killed
the thieves stole $4,000 from the vaults OF
his bank.
London Oct 22-The Tokyo correspond
emit of the Times cables that the Japanese
press and people are beginning to express
profound regret and surprise at the anti
Japanese attitude of Americans on the
Pacific slope, especially the expulsion OF
Japanese children from the schools OF
San Francisco. Leading Japanese jour
nails however. decline to regard this as
an index Of the great heart Of the Amer
lean nation and declare that such UNI
worthy and unmanly incidents cannot
shake Japan's steadfast faith in her true
and constant friend, America