The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-08

iliar with the economic and social
migration, and that they may think
that we acquiesce In the View THAI
a great question of national and
domestic policy should be turned
over to the negotiation of doplimats.
No question involving such import
ant consideration as race homogen-
iety and domestic industrial peace
can safely be turned over to diploD
macy.
"There should be broad national
legislation covering the whole ques
ton and thus necessarily covering.
the parts of the questions which
state legislation i'm the West seeks
! TO cover"
Continuing the senator stated that
the Nevada Legislature should, in his
judgment, as a substitute for all
lpending measures, adopt resolutions
making the following declarations.
That the race question is now the
most important question confronting
the nation, that already we have
Idrifted regarding the black race in
to a condition which seriously sug-
gests the withdrawal of the political
rights heretofore mistakenly grant
ed-the Inauguration of a humane
national policy which with the CO.
operation and the aid Of the South
ern states shall recognize that the
blacks are a race of children requir-
ing guidance, Industrial training and
| the development of self-control, and
other measures INTENDED to reduce
1.-THE danger of the race complication
formerly sectional, but now becom-
| mg national.
That confronting us on the ATTAIN
tic is Europe. with a total popula-
TO Of 3OO,OOO,0OO white people, whose
Surplus seeks outlet on our soil.
that we have found nc difficult to
assmilate even the immigrants or
the white races from that continent,
and have been Obliged by law to
carefully restrict such immigration.
That confronting us on the Pacific
| lies Asia, With population of one
| billion people of the yellow and
brown races who, If unrestricted,
would Overwhelmingly immigrate 20
our country of mnrivaled resources
| Of right wages and almost unlimited
capacity to support additional popu-
/ lation; that pre-eminent among these
peoples stands Japan, strong, aggres-
siye, highspirited, qualities which
the American people admire, but
which If given play ON American
soil would develop the strongest form
of race antagonism.
That history teaches that it Is inn
| possible to develop homogeneous
people by the juNtapoJtion OF races
differing in color upon the same soil;
that under such conditions race tOler-
ance moons ultimate race war or the
reduction of one of the races o.
lservitude.
That heretofore our duty to our
fare and our institutions and the
maintenance of friendship with races
differing in color alike demand that
we abandon the attempted adjust
ment of these questions by 4nterna-
ItDnal treaty and pass q national law
ITO take effect upon the expiration or
leX6ting treaties emphatically declar-
llng that our country is open 10
white immigration alone; that such
immigration shall be restricted TO
th1se of constitution, character and
training that will ultimately fit them
for American citizenship; and that
other races shall be excluded from
Immigration except for purposes of
trade, travel and education
senator Newlands adds that dignl-
fled legislative action of this kind
could not be made the ground of
Offense by any nation affected; that
IJapan herself would be the first 10
take similar action were the integ-
Irlty of her race and her institutions
threatened;i that the United States
has always been friendly 90 Japan
IN her struggle 10 maintain and pro-
tqct her teToTtGral and race integ-
rlty, and that such action was en-
Itirely consistent with absolute friend
liness between the nations,
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