The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-30
MAY INTERFERE
WITH BUSINESS
Japanese Chambers of Com
merce Address Commercial
Bodies in This Country.
MESSAGE SENT ROOSEVELT
MOVING CAUSE is SAN FRANCIS
co TROUBLE.

Toxic, June 29.-At a joint meeting
of five chambers of commerce here it
was resolved to address the principal
chambers of commerce in America, as
follows:
at 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 inter-
ests in the field of trade and commerce,
but since last year the people in sec
ton of your country have unfortunate
" acted in a manner calculated TO
prejudice the legitimate rights of the
Japanese people, who have been fire.
quently subjected to unjust and abu-
sive treatment at the hands of a law
less element prevailing there. 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 wantonly disregarded, but
their persons and property also have
been exposed TO serious danger
Trade Relations Threatened.
1T is to be extremely regretted that
such unfortunate incidents should be
allowed to occur so frequently, as it is
feared that, unless they are speedily
stopped, the i'll feeling which our coun-
trymen are now constrained to harbor
the people of single section in Amer
lea may eventually have an unhappy
effect upon the development of the
commercial relations between the two
nations, for while the United States is
a good customer for our natural prod
ucts. Japan is also increasing her de-
mand for American goods and promises
to become one of the most important
markets for your ever-expandiug and
prosperous industries
Should the progress of trade and
commerce between the two nations be
come obstructed as the result of the
unwarrantable action of a small sec
ton of your. population. the loss sus-
tanned by the two countries will be in
calculable.
eve therefore venture to address
you and express our views on the stu
alton. confident in the hope that they
will be shared by you and that you
will, considering the matter on the
right principles of national intercourse
and the mutual advantages of trade re-
lations, do your best TO speedily elm
mate the present causes Of discOTd and
to 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 the bonds of traditional friendship
between America and Japan, coupled
with the steady progress of the COM
merce between the two nations. 1t is,
/ therefore, a source of deep regret and
concern TO learn of the actions fr-
quently 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 approaching your unFemitting
efforts in the cause of justice. we hum
bly, think that if such abuses are al
lowed to continue, the development of
commerce based upon the friendly re-
lations of the two nations may be
eventually retarded.
We. the undersigned representa-
tiveS of chambers of commerce, taking
special interest in the promotion of our
mutual economic relations, are unable
to remain silent spectators of this state
of affairs. We accordingly have ad-
dressed the principal chambers of COM
merce in America, inviting them to ex-
ert their best endeavOrs for the amel-
ioratio of the situation. relying at the
same time upon your personality and
wisdom for a speedy and satisfactory
solution of existing difficulties, and we
respectfully appeal to you for your
| friendly spirit