The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-09
CALIFORNIA WILL PASS
ANTI-JAP LEGISLATION
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deayoring 10 guard the interests
OF California and OF the entire
west in accordance with The de-
sites OF our western people. By
friendly agreement with Japan We
are now carrying out poliey
, which. while not meeting the IN
tetests and desires or the Paclne
slope. - Yet compatible not mere
IL with mutual self respect, but
with mutual esteem and admins
tration between the Americans
ana Japanese.
The Japanese government Is
Loyalty and IN good faith doing It's
mart 10 carry out this policy, pre-
,isely as the American govern
ment in doing. The policy aims at
mutually OF obligation ana De
hayior. In accordance with II
he purpose is that the Japanese
shall come here exactly as Ameri'
cans 20 TO Japan. which Is In Ell
feet that travellers, students. per
sons engaged In international bus
mess. men who soiourn for pleas
IRE or study and the like shall
have the freest access from one
country To the other and shall ne
sure OF the best treatment, Dut
there shall be no settlement. IN
mass by the people OF either coun-
try in the other.
Number Decreases 1000.
During the last sir months I'M
der this policy more Japanese
have left the country than nave
come in and the total number III
the United States has diminished
by over two thousand. These
figures are absolutely accurate
and cannot be impeached. In
other words. IL the present policy.
consistently followed, works as
well In the future as IL Is now
working. all difficulties and causes
OF friction will disappear. while
al the same time each nation Will
retain its selt-respect and the
good will OF he other.
But such a bill as this school
bill accomplishes literally nothing
whatever in the line OF the OBJ
jet aimed at. and gives just and
grave causes for irritation. while
in addition the United states gov
eminent would be obliged imme-
diatelv 10 take action In the fed
eral courts 10 test such legisla-
ton. MS We hold IL TO be clearly a
violation OF this treaty. On this
point refer you TO the numerous
decisions OF the United States SUI
preme court In regard TO state
laws which violate treaty obliga-
lions OF he United States. The
legislation would accomplish moth
ing beneficial. and would certain
ly cause some mischief and might
cause very grave mischief.
Would be an Insult.
In short, the policy OF the ad
ministration Is to combine the
maximum OF efficiency in achiev-
ing the real object which the peo-
pie OF the. Pacific slope have at
heart with the minimum Of fric-
ton and trouble while the mis-
guided men who advocate
such action as this against which
| protest. are following policy
which combines the very mini
mum OF efficiency with the maxi
mum OF insult and which, while
totally failing to achieve any real
result for god. yet might accom-
plish an infipity OF harm. II in the
next year or two the action OF the
federal government fails TO
achieve what ii is now achiev-
ing, then through the further ac-
ton OF the president and congress
II can be made entirely efficient.
am sure that the sound judg-
ment OF the people OF California
will support you, Mr. Speaker. in
your effort. Let me repeat that
at present We are actually doing
the very thing which the people
OF California wish TO be- done, and
TO upset the arrangement under
which this is being done cannot
do good. and may do great harm.
II i'm the next year or two the fig-
ures OF immigration prove that
the arrangement which has work
ed so successfully during the last
six months Is no longer working
successfully. then there would be
ground for grievance and for the
reversal by the national govern
meEt OF It's present policy. But at
present the policy is working
well. and until ii works badly II
would be a grave misfortune 10
change il. and when changed II
can only be changed effectively
by the national government"