The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

that all just power rests in tho people
can look with approval upon the Presi.
dents stand in reference to the Cali
folnia schools or upon his action in
the dismissal of the negro troops. In
both cases, no doubt, lie was actuated
by high sense Of Justice. but In botl,
cases he certainly oversteppcd the
powers which are vested in the presi-
dent of the United States under the
Constitution.
His message upon the Japanese in
cident WAS called forth by his high
admiration for the accomplishment OF
aii'y and tolerance FOR all peoples led
him into an error. When the President
said that all nations must be allowed
to come in here, to enter our schools,
TO make themselves a part OF the Cn-
tied States and its people. he said
something that is not true. No people
have Il right to come to this country
as matter Of course. The people of
this country have a right TO protect
themselves against the peoples OF
other countries. This country was
founded by Europeans. Europeans
fought for it and established the gov
eminent. Europeans colonized it and
made it what it is. Those people have
q right to say, through the legislature
Tor the country, who may come and
who may not. Tho treaty making
power of the United States vested in
the president and in the senate cannot
override the laws Of the people made
by their representatives in Congress.
President Roosevelts high regard for
the little Japs is not shared by the
majority Of the people Of this country.
When they We're fighting the Rus
slams, Americans. as 81 general rule
partly because they were ignorant of
the real character of the Japanese and
partly because they disliked the Rus
sian government and partly because Of
their natural, sympathy for the sup
posedly weaker nation, sympatlized
with the Japanese. When, however, it
is proposed to allow the Japanese and
Chinese to come into this country and
to compete with white labor, an en-
tirely different question is raised The
American people are fighting for a
higher standard Of living than that in
vogue in the Orient. The American
people have different standard of
morality from that of the yellow man.
They will never submit to their STAN
dard Of living or their standard Of
morals being lowered by the coming
to our shores Of the Japanese and
Chinese. 1t is not intolerance; it is
not lack of democratic spirit, but it
is a question Of race, a question Of
civilization, a question of morality.
We have already i'll this country one
race problem left to us as a heritage
Of the sins of the founders of the Re
public. That race problem is today the
most serious question that the Ameri-
can people have to contend with. In
country the white race is fighting daily
to maintain it's supremacy. We must
not forget that the people Of the Pa
eific slope, who know the Chinaman
and the Jap better than the rest of
us. are fighting today to prevent the
possibility of another race question in
a large part of the country.
The Republican party maintains that
this country has a right to protect
itself, through tariff laws. against the
cheap labor Of Europe. 1t maintains
that we as a people can prohibit the
importation OF foreigl1 goods so that
American wor1men may receive larger
compensation in the manufacture Of
American goods. II this doctrine is
sound, can there be any question that
the American people have a right
nay more-ought TO protect them
selves, not against the importation of
foreign goods but against the irlpor-
tation OF foreign labor that can 1.-Two
and does live upon less than one-tenth
OF that which the American laborcr
requires to support himself?
The people of California and sister
states are deadly in earnest in ref.
ercnce to this Japanese question and
certainly there ought not to be foisted
upon them a new race problem for
future generations to struggle with.
President Roosevelts admiration for
the accomplishments of tho Japs can
never overcome the prejudice founded
upon fact that exists III tho mind Of
the average American against the yell
low races. We have right to protect
our standard OF living; We have 4
right to prevent contact With the de-
graded moral character Of the Oriental
people and competition with Oriental