Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-29
TRADERS JOINT MEETING
Derlore Growth Of Racial Feeling in
California.
MAY EFFECT COMMERCIAL LIFE
President Is Also Alphabetically on
His Personality and Wisdom
for Speedy Solution.

TOXIC, June 29.-At a joint meeting of
seven chambers of commerce here it was
resolved to address the principal chambers
of commerce in America as follows:
1T has always been a 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 interests in the fields Of
trade and commerce.
But since last year the people in a
section of your country have, unfortunately
acted in manner calculated to prejudice
the legitimate rights of Japanese people
who have been frequently subjected to I'M
just and humiliating treatment at the
hands of a lawless element prevailing there.
The right of education has been denied
them; their houses have repeatedly been
attacked and their property destroyed with
out the least cause or provocation, with the
result that not only have the treaty rights
of the japanese been wantonly disregarded,
but their persons and property also have
been exposed to serious dangers.
Fear Unhappy Sequence.
1t is to be extremely regretted that such
unfortunate incidents should be allowed
to occur SO frequently, and it Is feared that
unless they are speedily stopped the ILL
feeling which our countrymen are now con-
strained to harbor against the people of a
single section in America may eventually
have an unhappy effect upon the develop
ment of the commercial relations between
the two nations, for while the United
States Is good customer for our natural
products Japan is also increasing her de-
mand for American goods, and promises
to become one of the most important mar
kets for your ever-expanding and pros
porous industries. Should the progress Of
trade and commerce between the two ma
lions become INSTRUCTED as the result of
the unwarrantable action of a small section
of your population the loss sustained by the
two countries would be inca!culable.
We, therefore, venture to address you
confident in the hope that they will be
shared by you and that you WILL consider
ing the matter upon the right principles of
national intercourse and the mutual advan-
tages of trade relations, do your best to
speedily eliminate the present causes of
discord and insure our common prosperity
for the future.
Address to the President.
The chambers of commerce have also ad-
dressed President Roosevelt, as follows:
I'VE have always watched with profound
satisfaction the growing strength of the
bonds of traditional friendship between
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 community in San Fran
cisco against japanese residents there,
whose persons and property have thus been
exposed to serious danger. While highly
unremlttinR efforts
cause of justice, We numbly think that II
such abuses are allowed 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
terest in the promotion of mutual eco
nomic relations, are unable to remain silent
spectators of this state of anairs We ac-
cordingly have addressed the principal