The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-13
UEWISE FOR EMIGRANTS TO MASS
IN COUNTRY SAYS ROOSEVELT
Discusses Japanese Situation as II
Affects Western States in Able
Editorial in Outlook.


welt discusses the Japanese situa-
ton as it affects the Western
states. His editorial in part fol-
jews;
There are certain elementary
principles, all of which should
be kept in view if nation wishes
to act justly both by itself and
others. 1t must insist upon what
is necessary for its own healthy life,
and this even at the cost of pos
sible clash. But this insistence
upon what is due to itself should
always be accompanied by all pos
sible courtesy to and fair dealing
with others.
These are the principles upon
which the people of the United
States should act as regards the
question of immigration of the
Japanese into this country. The
japanese are highly civilized
people, of extraordinary military,
artistic and industrial develop
ment; they are proud, warlike and
sensitive. Believe that our people
have, what l personally certainly
have, a profound and hearty ad-
miration for them But this ad-
miration and respect is accomplish
ed by firm conviction that it is
not for the advantage of either
people, that emigrates from either
country should settle in mass in
the other country. x
Japan would certainly object
to the incoming of masses of
American farmers, laborers and
small traders. Indeed, the Japan
csc would object to this at least
as strongly as the men on the Pa
cihc coast and Rocky mountains
object to the incoming masses of
Japanese workmen, agricultural
labor and men engaged in small
trade. The Japanese certainly
object to Americans acquiring land
in Japan at least as much as the
Americans of the far western states
object to the Japanese acquiring
eand on our soil The Americans
Who go to Japan and the Japanese
who come to America should be
be of the same general class-that
is, they should be travellers, stu
dents, teachers, scientific investi-
gators, men engaged in interna-
tional business, men sojourning
in the land for pleasure and
study.
1T is against the interest of
both nations that such unrestrict-
ed emigration or settlement in
mass should be allowed as regards
either nation This is the cardi-
nal of the act in the situation; it
should be recognized by both
countries,
But in achieving this policy
we should bear steadily in mind
$50 it is our duty to combine the
...ximum of efficiency with the
minimum or offensiveness. Only
the national government can carry
out such policy effectively, and
the surest way to do harm is for
the'state, municipal or other local
government to pass laws which
would be ineffective to obtain the
real object and yet would produce
intense irritation. The best of all
possible ways to achieve the OBJ
ject is that which the governments
of the two countries have now by
common agreements adopted for
the japanese government has of
its own initiative and of it own
accord undertaken to prevent the
coming hither in any appreciate
number of Japanese of the classes
to which I have referred.
The success of the policy must
be gagged by its actual results;
that is by the extent to which it
arrests the immigration of large
bodies ofJapanese. If the Japanese
government proves unable to carry
Its policy through, then undoubt-
idly this government by treaty or
legislation must protect itself and
secure the desired result on its