The San Francisco call., 1909-03-11
AOKI ACCEPTABLE
TO GIRLS MOTHER
ArchdeacOn'S Wife Proud That
Daughter Is to Marry
Japanese
Brown Man and White Bride
TO Be DepIOre State Law
Against Union

Cungno AOki. dprOpOs of his COM
ing marriage TO Miss Helen Gladys
Emery. daughter Of Subdeacon John
4. Emery. SAYS:
To Christian spirit all things are
equal, all people are equal. II you
understand about love you know it is
the same in all nationaIIties-an ma
fiOnalities are equal in love.
In California there are three mar
riages TO two divorces. Not so In
Japan.
In my country VIC don't care about
face OF property when we marry; we
simply love and we arc married until
death.
Wife, if truly loves husband, don't
care II she has 10 do hard work. Hus-
band doesn't care if he has TO do hard
work, either.
Mrs. Emery on the coming marriage:
The laws of California do prohibit
the marriage OF japanese and white
person, but there arc many unjust laws.
We are very proud of my daughters
engagement 10 AOki. He comes of a
very distinguished family.
I don't see what there L. In this mat
ter that should excite public interest.
4ArchdcacOn Emery. father Of the
bride elect:
j don't care TO discuss this matter.
Mrs. John A. Emery. wife Of the arch
deacon of the Episcopal diocese Of
California, is proud that her young
daughter. just turned p years of age,
is about TO be married 10 Gungiro
-AOki, a descendant OF a Samurai family
OF Japan; but the archdeacon himself
is broken hearted over the Impending
nuptials and has left for the time the
pretty family home at Corte MADEIRA.
Mrs. Emery has watched the growth
of the interracial romance and con-
demns as unjust the laws Of California,
which do not permit the marriage of
a white person and an oriental.
DISCUSSES 1T FREELY
Miss Helen Gladys Emery is silent
and smiling in the face of the problem.
The mother. daughter and the Japanese
groom to be were seen at the bungalow
in Marin county last evening, and the
elder woman and the Samurai were
willing 10 discuss the affair freely,
while the person most interested of all
IN the romance, the daughter Of the
house. sat smiling and demure.
Miss Emery is a dainty, slight light
compleNioned girl with a small round
face and well set eyes Her oriental
hance IS japanese more than ordi-
narily tall for his race. with scholarly
expression and a heavy black mustache
His color is light. bur his features are
of Nippon. It is denied that he was
The servant in the house" He en-
tered the Emery household to learn
'the Christian life and the English Ian
guage-" He might have assisted in
the household duties when occasion
required, but his relations to the fam
lly were not. il is asserted nor are
they TO be, il is assured. those of a
servant. What he has learned of the
English language does not show read
ily from his speech.
Archdeacon Emery was seen in his
ONCE at the diocesan house yesterday
afternoon and expressed regret that
Ire was unable to discuss the matter
~ his daughters engagement 1t is
reported that he has left his home at
Corte MADEIRA and is staying on the
Saf- Francisco side Of the bay Yesfer-
day afternoon he went to San Mateo.
while his wife. his daughter and Aoki.
who met the two women in San Fran
cisco during the afternoon. returned TO
Corte MADEIRA on a late boat
ALL EQUAL IN LOVE
With linguistic difficulty Aoki ex-
pressed his views on international
marriages" Briefly. he considered. that
under 2 Christian regime all races are
equal in love He deprecated the di-
vorce record Of his adopted state-Cali-
fornia-and declared that in Japan
there were no such liberties taken with
the marriage vows. He asserted that
the japanese did not enter matrimonv
on the attraction Of a pretty face or
big dowry, but only for love. and
that n poverty overlook the couple the
VIE willingly worked for tbs husband
and the husband for the wife.
Mrs Emery would not say when the
marriage was to take place nor where
though II is presumed that the counIe
VIII seek Portland. as the laws Of ore
gon are less unjust" as Mrs. Emery
would say. than the codes Of Califor-
MA Ia the matter OF interraciaI mar
riages.
Aoki is "A years Of age. He is the
son Of the late General Aoki and. If Is
said TO be distant relative OF
Niscount Aoki, the famous diplomat
lie is brother Of the Rev. G. Aoki
rector OF the Japanese EpiscopaI
mission at 2S60 Pine street, this CITY
and j. Aoki. a manufacturer Of rnacs-
roni IN oakland The young mans
mother lives in Oakland Aokf was
educated at the officers school in To-
kyo. but did not enter the regular
army