The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-29
MANLY APPEAL.
Seven Principal Chambers of
Commerce i'm Japan
Address Similar Bodies i'm This
Country.
ALSO THE PRESIDENT
Urge That Something Be Done
Alb out Conditions i'm Frisco.
Fear That Commercial Relations
Will Be Destroyed.

Toxic, June 29-At a joint meeting
of seven chambers of commerce here il
! was resolved to address the principal
chambers of commerce in America as
! follows:
1T has always been matter of pro-
| found satisfaction to the people OF
Japan to witness the constant growth
of cordial relations between our two
countries and of our community of in
terests in the fields of trade and com
merce, but since last year the people
in a section of your country have I'M
fortunately acted in a manner caTcula-
| ted to prejudice the legitimate rights
of Japanese people who have been fire.
| quently subjected to unjust and hu-
initiating treatment at the hands of a
lawless element prevailing there's The
right of education has been denied
them; their houses have repeatedly
been attacked and their property de-
stroyed without the least cause or
proVocation, with the result that not
only have the treaty rights of the Jap
anese been wantonIy disregarded, but
their persons and property also have
been exposed to serious danger.
1t is to be extremely regretted that
such unfortunate incidents should be al
lowed to occur so frequently as it is
feared that unless they are speedily
stopped, the i'll feeling which our coun-
against the people of a single section
in America may eventually have an I'M
happy effect upon the development of
the commercial relations between the
two nations, for while the United States
is a good customer for our natural
products Japan is also increasing her
demand for American goods and prom
ises to become one of its most import
ant markets for your ever expanding
and prosperous industries.
Should the progress of trade and
commerce between the two nations be-
come INSTRUCTED as the result of the
unwarrantable action of a small sec
ton of your population, the loss sus-
tained by the two countries would be
incalculable.
I'VE therefore venture to address you
and express our views upon the situa-
ton, confident in the hope that they
will be shared by you and that you
Will, considering the matter. upon the
right principles of national Intercourse
and the mutual advantages of trade re.
lations, do your best to speedily elimfn
ate the causes of discord and insure
our common prosperity for the future. -
The chambers of commerce have also
addressed President Roosevelt as fol-
lows:
I'VE have always watched with pro-
found satisfaction the growing strength
of bonds of traditional friendship be-
tween America and Japan, coupled with
the steady progress of the commerce
between the two nations. 1t is therefore
a source of deep regret and concern to
learn of the actions frequently reported
since last year of a section of the COM
munity in San Francisco against Jap
anese residents there, whose persons
and property have thus been exposed to
serious danger. While highly apprecfat-
ing your unremitting effort in the cause
of justice, we humbly think that if such
abuses are permitted to continue the de-
velopment of commerce based upon the
friendly relations of the two nations
may be eventually retarded.
I'VE, the undersigned, representatives
of chambers of commerce taking special
in the promotion of our econom-
ical relations are unable to remain
silent spectators of this state of affairs.
We accordingly have addressed the
principal chambers of commerce in
America, inviting them to exert their
best endeavors for the amelioration of
the situation, relying at the same time
upon your personality and wisdom for
a speedy and satisfactory solution of ex-
listing difficulties and we respectfully
appeal to you for your friendly spfrt -