Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-06
GIVES
VIEWS ON JAPAN
Discusses All Phases OF Cues
ton Rditorally in
Outlook.

NEW TURN, May SIN the cur
rent number o; the Outlook out co.
day an editorial by Colonel Rooss-
welt, In part follows:
There are certain elementary
principles. all OF which should be-
kept in view II q nation wishes 10
act Justly both by itself and Others.
It must insist upon what is necessary
for its own healthy life. this even at
the cost Of possible clash, but this
insistence upon what III due itself
should always be accompanied BY oil
possible courtesy and fair dealing
with others. These are the principles
upon which the people OF the United
States should act with regards Co the
question OF immigration az Japanese
into this country. The Japanese are
highly civilized people, OF extraor-
binary military, artistic and indus.
trial development. They are proud,
warllke and sensitive. / believe our
pople have, what personally certain
~ have, a profound and hearty adj
miration for them. But this admira-
ton and respect IL accompanied BY
the firm conviction that II isn't to the
advantage OF either people that emil
grants from either country should
settle In mass In the other country. I
Japan would certainly object TO Ill
coming masses OF American farmers,
laborers and small traders. Indeed,
the japanese would object to this az
least az strongly as the men OF the
Pacific coast and Rocky Mountains
object to the incoming mass Of Jap
anese workmen, agriculturIsts, labor
ers and men engaged In small trades.
The Japanese certainly object 10
Americans acquiring land In Japan.
at least as much as Americans In far
western states object to Japanese ac-
curing land on our soil. Americans
who go to Japan. and japanese who
come to America, should be OF the
same general class. that Ia they
should be travellers, students, teach.
ers. scientific investigators. men en-
gagged In international business, and
men sojournlng In land for pleasure
or study. II Ia against the interests
OF both nations that such unrestrIet-
ed emigration or settlement IN mass
should be allowed as regards to 81.
Their nation. This Is the cardinal fact
In the situation and II should be re-
eognized by both countries. But In
achieving this policy we should bear
steadily In mind Il Is our duty TO
combine maximum efficiency with
minimum Offensiveness. Only a ma
tionai government can carry out such
policy effectively and the surest
way TO do harm IL for state. municl-
pal or other local governments 10
pass laws which would be Ineffective
to obtain the real object, yet would
produce intense irritation.
The best OF all possible WAYS IN
which 10 achieve this object IN tina.
which the governments OF the two
countries have now by common
agreement adopted; for the japanese
government has of Its own initiative
and own accord undertaken to pre-
vent the coming hither OF any appre-
ciable number Of japanese OF the
classes TO which ! referred.
The success OF the policy must be
guaged by the actual results: that Is
by the extent 20 which II arrests tho
immigration OF large bodies OF Jap
anese. II the japanese government
proves unable TO carry its policy
through then undoubtedly this gov
eminent by treaty or legislation must
protect itself and secure the desired
result on its own initiative but in
such case II would be doubly Ineum-
bent upon as to take action that
would provoke the least possible fric-
ton and cause the least possible hard
feeling.
The fact that all really patriotic
far sighted Americans insist that
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