New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
/ F4FORS N4TTON4L LAWS
.Senator NescLands Says Diplomacy
Hon't Settle japanese Trouble.

washington. Feb. Senator Newlands. OF
Nevada in a statement tonight asserted that
e+here should be broad national legislation
Snz the whcle japanese question He said:
The legislation proposed by the Pacific Coast
states intended to meet certain phases of what
constitutes national peril has been opposed by
the President as involving violation OF our treaty
with Japan and imperiiling her friendship
While the Western states viii in all prOba-
bility yield to such suggestion. there Is danger
that their abandonment OF such legislation may
le misunderstood by the Eastern states, whose
r7eonle are unfamiliar with the economic and
social dangers attendant upon Asiatic immiSra-
rion. and that they may think that we acqulesce
in the view that a great question Of national and
domestic policy should be turned over to the
negotiation of diplomats. No question involving
such Important considerations as race homo
geneity and domestic industrial peace can safely
be turned over TO diplomacy.
There should he broad national legislation Gov
erfng tie whole question, and thus necessarily
covering the parts Of the question which state
legislation in the West seeks TO cover
Continuing the Senator stated that the Nevada
Legislature should. in his judgment. sub.
stitute for all pending measures adopt resolu-
tions making the following declarations:
That the race question is the most i'm
s-pertant question confronting the nation; that
: already have drifted regarding the black
race into a condition which seriously suggests
the withdrawal OF the political rights heretofore
mistakenly granted-the inauguration of a hu-
name national policy which with the co-opera-
& Tion and the aid Of the Southern states shall
- recognize thai the blacks race of children
Isquiring guidance, industrial training and the
/. development Of self-control and other measures
intended 10 reduce the danger Of the race COM
plica1ion, formerly sectional, but now becoming
= national.
rope with a total population Of 3Q0,010O0O white
= people whose surplus seeks outlet on our soil;
the immigrants OF the white race from that con-
tinent. and have been Obliged by law to care
: fsilly restrict such migration
That confronting the Pacific lies Asia,
with population Of 1.000,ot0.OO0 people OF the
yellow and brown races, who. If unrestricted
would Overwhelmingly emigrate 10 our coun-
Try Of unriyalled resources. of high wages and
almost unlimited capacity to support additional
population that pre-enlnent among these peo-
pie stands Japan. strong. aggressive, high spr-
ited-qualities which the American people ad-
=nire. but which if given play on American soil
would develop the strongest form OF race an
Tner history teaches that it is impossible to
develop a homogeneous people by the juxtaposi
ricn Of races differing in color the same soil;
that under such conditions race tolerance means
undesirable race amalgamaton. and that
race intoieranee means ultimately race war or
the reduction Of one of the races to servitude-
That therefore. our duty TO our race and our
institutions and the maintenance OF friendship
with races differing in color alike demand that
We abandon the attempted adjustment of these
questions by international treaty, and ma
4ionaI law, 10 take effect upon the expiration of
existing treaties esnphatically declaring that our
country Is cren 10 white immigration alone:
that sach immigration shall be restricted TO
those of a constitution character and training
that viii ultimately Mt them for American citi-
from immigration except for purposes Of trade,
travel and education
Senator Nerlands adds that dignified legisla-
tive action Of this kind could not be made the
ground Of offence by any nation affected; that
Japan herself would be the first to take similar
action were the integrity OF her race and her in
st5tutions threatened; that the United States
had always been friendly TO Japan in her strug-
gle TO maintain and protect her territorial and
race integrity. and tlat such action was entire
lv consistent with absolute fTiendiness between
the nations