The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-26
Japanese in San Francisco

began. are still In business, and offer
lively competition to the cheap Greek
eating houses and tho dairy lunches.
the modern sons OF ancient Greece
cannot boast OF, and that Is cleanli-
ness. Among the cheap restaurants
this virtue gives the Japanese aa.. an az "a,
probably well-founded suspicion that
the Japanese cleanliness Is an outward
sign rather than in inward grace, n
room and is buried in tho kitchen.
The Japanese themselves have en-:
tirely changed in their attitude toward
Americans In the last few months. Tho
eockiness Of the period d,, following the
to some degree, but the aggressive Inn
pudonce OF the young Japanese who
affected college clothes and gentle.
manly occupation Is no more: He has
Oriental who seeks to restore himself
Ito favor and confidence. This attitude
Is reflected in the editorial columns Of
the four Japanese daily newspaper OF
San Francisco. In discussing the vel
come to the fleet, the coming OF which
every body in California looked on as
a direct result OF the quarrel with the
Japanese. these Orientaf newspaper
men wcre as honeyed as diplomatists
on the eve OF war. Here are q few
lextracts exactly as translated into Eng
lish by Japanese editors:
The Japanese-American: The arri-
val OF the fleet at the coast may act
in some way upon the anti-Japanese
feeling. and the Japanese are to do
their best to estinguish these misun-
in the others minds. For
this purpose. to assimilate among the
Americans Is the first thing OF Inn
portance and to entertain the coming
fleet. Joining the American, is a good
opportunity to express the real tntcn-
Ition of the Japanese"
iseems that the Americans are TOO afraid
iof the Japanese, and this led the Amer
lean to deep Misunderstanding of the
purpose of Americas sending her Al
lantic batt,eship fleet to the Pacific
Ocean. A matter becomes very hard
Ito see Its real fact when II Is met with
some misunderstanding. From Japa-
Incse point OF view. those rumors arc
worth little to pay attention, but so
far as there are many current talkinas
iof these sorts in this country. 1t should
,be afraid that they might affect badly
upon the solution of the Japanese
American questions Therefore. it is
very important for the Japanese 70
try TO let the others keep out OF ua-
friendly feelings
The soko shimbun: ut is very often
that an extra ordinal plan Is accom-
panied by some displeasing talking.
but we Japanese are too broad minded
Ito take Importance OF these current
Italkings. American international COM
mercial policy is too above aboard tc
doubt and the thoughts of the Ameri-
cans for Justice and freedom are the
proof against these misunderstand!ngs
The mingling and characterization OF oc-
Icidental and Oriental civilization can
be expected when Japan and America
tfraternize together. The first beam. OF
universal peace would appear when
1.-THE defense along the coast Is done for
the purpose OF peace making. being
far Off OF the means OF aggression"
This. then, is the Japanese situation
i'm San Francisco. There is no, longer
danger of riots and bloodshed. But
1.-THE large majority OF the people regard
the japanese residents with distrust.
and are unalterably opposed to further
Immigration. The Japanese are fright
Iened by the storm they called down
upon themselves by Insisting on on rights
Meantime. whether with or without any
Itus.ificat!on; the average San op Fran a
question OF time until we have a war
with Japan. -
Haskin.)