Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-06
ROOSEVELT WRITES
FIRST EDITORIAL
ON THE JAPANESE
Good Health OF Uncle Sans Domain Demands Exclusion
of Such EIemens-MakeS Out Argument for UpbuIdng
OF Greater Navy al Early Day.

New York. May 6.--ln the current
number OF the Outlook out today.
an editorial by Colonel Roosevelt,
In part. follows:
There are certain elementary prin-
ciplos all OF which should be kept I'm
view ~ nation wishes 40 act Justly
both by itself and others II must
insist upon what is necessary for It's
own healthy life, this even at the
cost OF possible clash, but this in
Blatenoe upon what IN due itself
should always be accompanied by all
possible courtesy 20 and fair dealing
with others. These are the principles
upon which the people OF the United
States should act with regards 10 the
question OF immigration OF Japanese
Into mis- country. ihu apanose are
a highly civilized people. OF extraor-
dinary military, artistic and indus
trial development They are proud.
warnke and sensitive. | believe our
people have. what ! personally cor-
tainly have, proiound and hearty
admiration for thom, Hut this ad-
miration and respect IN accompanied
by the firm conviction that II isn't
90 the advantage OF either people
that emigrants from either country
should settle In n mass In the other
country. japan would certainly OBJ
ject to incoming masses OF Ameri-
can farmers. labOrerH and small trad
era. Indeed, the Japanese would OBJ
ject 10 this at least as strongly as
the men OF the Pacific coast and
Rocky mountains object 10 the In
coming mass OF Japanese workmon,
agrioulturiata. laborerH and men en-
gagged In small trades The Japan
eae certainly object to Americans
acquiring land In Japan. end Japan
ese who come to America should be
OF the same general class. that ia.
they should be travellers, students, !
teachers. scientific Investigators. men |
engaged In international business |
and men aoiOurning In "A land for
pleasure or study. II IL against the |
interests OF both nations that such
unrestricted emigration or settlement
In mass should be allowed as regards
TO either nation. This is the car
dinal fact in the situation aud u
should be recognized by both coun-
tries Hut IN achieving this policy
we should bear steadily In mind Il
IN our duty 90 combine maximum ef-
ficioncy with minimum offcnslyoncsH.
Only a national government can ear
~ out such a policy effectively and
the aureHt way tu do harm IL for
state. municipal or other local gov
ernmenta to pass laws which would
be ineffective 90 obtain the real OBJ
joot, yet would produce Intense ir-
ritation.
The best OF AL possible ways Ia
which 10 achieve this object is that
which the governments OF the two
countries have now by common
agreement adopted. for the Japanese
government has of igs own initiative
aud own accord undertaken to pre-
vent the coming hither OF any ap-
prcciahlc number OF Japanese of the
classes Ga which | referred
The success OF the policy must be
gauged by the actual results that
Is. by the extent To which q arrests
the immigration OF large bodies OF
Japanese. II the Japanese govern
ment proves unable to carry It's pol
Icy through then undoubtedly this
government hy treaty or legislation
must protect itself and secure the
desired result ON It's own initiative.
but In such ease Il would be douhly
incumbent upon us To take action
,aat would provoke the least possi-
Bile friction aud cause the least pos
sihlo hard feeling
Tho tact ,nat all really patriotic.
far-sighled Americans insist that
hgnd-in-hand with the policy OF good
viii toward foreign nations should
30 the policy OF upbuilding our navy.
u often interpreted by well meaning
but short sighted men as being
threat toward other nations or as
being provocative az war Of the two
assumptions the first Is utterly un-
warranted, the second Is the direct
reverse GA the truth We have the