Amador ledger., 1909-02-12
THE JAPANESE
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How a Correspondent Looks
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Chronicle of the passage by the assem-
bly, OF the bill debarrlng Japanese
from attending the public schools of
Caucasians, and forcing them into
separate schools, 1 cannot help max
ing comment upon the situation.
With me 1t has seemed like dramatic
farce. The war Cry is nothing but
the veriest balderdash of those behind
the scenes. The cry is "Don't pass
anything as laws of your land that
cannot be taken and digested by the
little brown men, else you will con-
vulse the country with a war; If
we are to be dictated to by the policy
of the Japanese embassy, hadn't we
better invite them to come over and
make our laws for US. The japanese
when they come here come to stay
permanently. In conversation with
Japanese on board of steamer COM
ing from Seattle to San francisco, |
asked him if he intended to return to
Japan. ''Not to live," he replied,
81 intend to stay here" ''Do your
countrymen have the same inten-
tions"? They do,' was his reply.
'Why?' because" he replied wo can
make more money here and live
better. The majority there Lave no
show. 1t is only pittance they get
for their labor; they are slaves there,
they are freemen here"
Now this is the exact action OF all
Japanese in America. President
Roosevelt has made good president
in some respects. He has, and 10 now
trying to be dictator. If we are to
be dictated to by the president in
making our laws why not delegate
him with supreme power. and let him
turn the laws out to US through rotary
improved. His presser, Grove l..
johnson is patriotic in his endeavors.
Mentally and forensicaIiy he is the
peer of James N. Gillett and Theodore
Roosevelt. James N. Gillett was
elected to execute the laws, or see that
they we're executed. not to make
them. He has no right to tamper
with them, only he may put his veto
on them If he does not like their
tenor. 1t must be very embarrassing to
the legislature now convened at the
capitol, to be considered Incompetent
to make the laws they we're sent there
to make. | am not in favor of war
with Japan without cause, neither do
1 believe the Japs intend, or are fools
enough to fight us. l am in favor of
the dignity of this nation on the true
basis of its actual standing. The atti-
tude of this government toward the
Japanese, Notwithstanding all this
nice diplomacy, appears to be like the
title boy that was forced upon the
top of fence post by an old hen with
young chickens. After he was on the
post he shook his fist at the hen with
the exclamation that he could whip
any hen that ever sat-" l consider
it beneath the dignity of this nation
to show the fear of war that they have
apparently shown. Japan with her 40
million of people is virtually slapping
the face of America, with close on to
lU0 millions.
Now as regards to Roosevelt, not
one of the illustrious men that have
occupied the place he now holds ever
offered to dictate to sovereign state.
Now johnson has said rightly that
the Japanese are immoral and are not
fit to associate with children CT the
Caucasian race. We have tariff laws
for the protection of American indus
ty, yet we open the doors to slaves of
the Orient, and allow them to come
and compete with our sons and daugh.
ters IN struggle for existence. Now,
| am not in favor of seeing any class
starve, yet | am still not IN favor of
allowing an association of slaves to
come and commingle with those we
are, as parents and patriots, obliged
by all the rules of love for our kind
to protect. The great howl Is that
the Japanese are liable to go to wal
and pounce upon the Philippines and
wTest them from us. The United
States bought the islands andsf Japan
covets them we must either show the
white feather like towards or defend
them like free and untrammeled
nation that we are and ought to be.
Now, in my humble opinion there
is more fear Of getting into war
over the Philippines with Germany,
than with Japan Besides they would
be more formidable. 1 was one of the