The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

II rte Saarlnra WIN hin neiehbor ana
wifi ire state. trerl Ae - eltltie4 70
respAii and good treatment
tt1 rfr4rurr within oar gates Az ~
tHe aura mark 0f q low citilization.
low morality 10 abuse Or 1lscf uiiunte
against or ln any "ay htn..i' b =. ,..,5..
STRANGER who has come nefr AaWI-ii5
ana VINO u conducting him1eiI prpper
~ 40 remember THIS ie iucuMyrNt
Or egsry American citizen. eh1 = y ~
government official Nhetber ri bne
nation 81 of the several states
Hostility 10 Japanese.
am prompted 70 say this by the at
tItude Of hostility here and tAeFe aH-
sumed toward thr japanese ~ tnis
country This hostility is sporadic and
Is limited 20 very few plasfs, @et
ertheIeeK lf is most discreditable 70
~ aa a people. and IL may be fraughf
with the graYest consequences 70 tne
United States and Japan has been con-
NuuOus since the time. over AatA
century ago when Commodore rrEFys
81 his expedition TO Japan. first opened
Since then the growth d Japan nas
been literally astounding There ~ not
only nothing 10 parallel H. Dut noun
ing 10 approach IL In the history o1
civilized mankind Japan has q glori-
GUS and ancient past Her ciylAizaAol
Is older than that OF the nations 81
northern Europe-the nations tron
have chiefly sprung. But 80 years agQ
Japans development was Ellll tnah oA
the Middle Ages. During that ~ years
the progress Of the country IN every
walk Of life has been a marvel 70
mankind. and she now stands a. one
of the greatest o. civilized matloh5f
great IL the arts of war and II the
arts Of peace, great in military. In in
dustrial in artistic development ana
achievement. japanese soldiers ana
IN combat TO any of whom history
makes note. she mas produced great
generals and mighty admifslss ner
lighting men. aftoat and ashore, snow
all the heroic courage, the unq1eStion-
ing unfaiteriug loyalty. the splendld
Indifference Of hardship and deatn-
which marked the Loyal Ronins' and
they show also that they possess the
highest ideal Of patriotism. japanese
artists Of every kind see their prod
ucrs eagerly sought for IN al lancs-
The Industrial and commercial devei-
ophaent 0f japan has been phenOme-
nal. greater than that Of any other
country during the same period Ak
the same time the advance in science
and philosophy is NO less marked The
admirable 1anagemert OF the Japan
ese Red Cross during the late war, the
eflciencV and humanity Of the Jap
auese oflcials. nurse and doctors. won
the reEpectful admiration of an ac-
uuainted with the facts Thru the
Red Cross the japanese people sent
Francisco and the gift was accepted
with gratitude By our people. The
courtesy II the Japanese nationally
and Individually, has become pr0yerb-
iaL To no other country has there
been such an Increasing number cf
visitors from this land as to Japan Ia
return, japanese have come here in
great numbers. They are welcome, So
cialiy and intellectually, in ali our col
leges and institutions Of higher learn
ing. In all our professional and soclal
bodies. The japanese have won in
single generation the right 70 stand
abreast OF the foremost and most en-
lightened peoples Of Europe and Amer
lea; they have won on their own mer-
its and by their own eXerttons the
right to treatment on a basis Of full
and frank equality. The OrerWhelm-
ing mass OF our people cherish a live
~ regard and respect for the people Of
Japan. and in almost every quarter OF
treated as he deserves that is. he IS
treated as the stranger from any part
OF CIVILIZED Europe is and deserves 70
be treated But here and there a
itself toward the Japanese-tne feel
ing that has been shown iu shutting
them from the common schools in san
Francisco. and IN mutEerinRS against
them in one or two other places, oe-
cause Of Fheir efficiency as workers
To shut them out from the public
there are no hrst-class colleges in the
land Including the universities and
colleges % California. which DO not
gladly welcome japanese students and
on which japanese students do not re-
fleet credit We have much to learn
from Japan as Japan has to learn from
us; and no nation is fit % teach unlese
j IS also willing 10 learn. Ihruout
Japan Americans are well treated and
any failure on the part Of Americans
cit home to treat the Japanese with a
like courtesy and consideration is by
just so much a confession OF iuferiority
In our civilization.
Our nation fronts on the Pacific. Just
as II fronts on the Atlantic We hope
to play constantly growing part in
the great ocean OF the orient. We
wish. as we ought TO wish. for a great
commercial development In our deal
ings with Asia. and II is out OF the
question that We should permanently
have such development unless we free
ly and gladly extend 70 other nations
the same measure OF justice and good
treatment which we expect to receive
in return. Il is only a very small body
Of our citizens that act badly. Where
the federal government has power il
will deal summarily with any such.
Where the several states have power
I earnestly ask that they also deal
wisely and promptly with such con-
duct or else this small body Of wrong
doers may bring shame upon the great
thinking fellows-that is upon our
nation as whole. Good manners
should be an international no less than
an individual attribute ask fair
treatment for the Japanese as I would
ask fair treatment for Germans or
Enclshmen. Frenchmen. Russians or
Italians. I ask II as due TO humanity
and civilization. I ask II as due 10
ourselves because we must act up
rightly toward all men.
Naturalization OF Japs.
recommend to the congress that
an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization Of Japanese who come
here intending TO become American cit
liens. One OF the great embarrassments
attending the performance of our in
ternational obligations is the fact that
the statutes of the United States gov
ernment are entirely inadequate. They
fail to give to the national government
sufficiently ample power through United
States courts and by the Use OF the
army and navy, TO protect aliens IN the
rights secured to them under solemn
treaties which are the law OF the land
1 therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes OF the
United States be amended and added
20 as to enable the president, acting for
the United States government. which is
responsible In our International rela-
tons, 10 enforce the rights Of aliens un-
der treaties. Even as the law now is
something can be done by the federal
government toward this end and in the
matter now before me Affecting the Jap
anese, everything that II is In my power
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