The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-25

Submerged by official pressure because
OF the effort being made TO bring about
la peaceful settlement OF the question
which would save the face of the Jap
Ianese under the most favored nation"
Iasreement.
The same japan. which WAS so
first arose. has since consented to re-
strict immigration to America II no
exclusion bill be passed. The agree
Inent was accepted. but the Japanese
Japanese officials In enforcing the re-
striction agreement has been the sub.
ject OF diplomatic correspondence which
Originated from Washington. When
/ Wasliinsto ton writes a note to Tokyo now
1T Is entirely different In tone and
spirit from the notes that were writ
ten when the great fleet was In Attain
| tic waters.
Nov. nobody knows these thinss bet
ter than the Japanese In san Fran
cisco Their voice is all for peace.
The Japanese We'd with the native sons
/ In preparing to welcome Admiral
Yans and MS fleet to the frolie at the
$4,000 to the entertainment fund, and
spent good American gold for red.
white and blue bunting to decorate
newspapers In San francisco declared
that they were as glad to SEQ the fleet
| and as proud Of It's accomplishments a.
were any other residents Of America.
cd an article on the coming OF the bat
itleships which began with the word
i"welcome." Nevertheless. III the vast
crowds which covered the hills about
the bay on that memorable. April day
there was scarce a man who did not
| turn to his neighbor to say:
That will keep the Japanese on their
own side OF the sea-
F! It liz the presence OF the fleet ami
the cessation OF threats from Japan
that make the difference in the situa-
ltion here Little is said nowadays
about the Japanese in San Francisco.
ing among the Americans OF the city.
AS in every other Pacific Coast city
they declare that the Japanese must
| be kept out OF the country: that they
undesirable than the Chinese. and tina,
III the Japanese government will not
restrict the immigration as promised.
then this government must enact an eS-
lclus!on law for the protection OF the
american civilization and institutions
tof the Western States.
| In many sections of the West the
I Opposition to Japanese immigration is
dustrial arguments. The white iaborer
lcannot compete with the japanese Ia
borer. because he cannot live as cheap
~. But. here in San Francisco II is
much to do with the anu-japanesa
feeling. The San Francisco troubles
did not spring from an economic clash
wases sfeM OF 5aSs
When the San Francisco position on
the school question was made known
| In the last Congress the race question
was a predominant feature. and tn
Southern Democrats of the House and
Senate. familiar with race questions.
rushed to the support OF the Calitor-
mans.
San Franciscans repeat and rattfy
n ar
Governor in message to the Legis-
llature: I'm common with the people
| of the East, who have had no expert
OF Japan and China. the President does
not understand the racial differences
between the ,Japanese and Chinese and
the people Of Caucasian blood.
themselves against attacks from other
States on their attitude toward the
NEGRO: 49,
ence between white man and a me-
gro"
1t is very fortunate that the economic
feature Of the agitation against the
Japan it is admitted that Americans
may. object to an influx OF laborers
iwho will destroy standards OF wages.
but every Japanese holds that he Is
the equal OF any man on earth. and n
racial discrimination against his peo-
pie is an unpardonable offense. As
! a matter OF fact. the race antaEontsm
does not enter Into the question, and
San Francisco openly admits It.
| In the meantime tho 10000 Japanese
who are living here are finding en-
Iployment and making money. The ma
Iiority of them are held to be unsatis-.
factory as servants or laborers. but
still they have the Jobs. The leaders
of Japanese here are trying to do all
in their power to smooth. over old
Japanese agitation are content to let
lbygones be, bygones, but they are no
less determined In their opposition to
permitting any more Japanese to come
| in.
Haskin.-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in San Fran
|csco. -.
They appear unable to resist it. even
though it is charged with the product
.of benzine, and as a result of taking
up the henzne product they lose their
own fat. and the fat they absorb, ana
Idle.