The Democratic advocate., 1909-02-12
RACE TROUBLES IN THE WEST.
Nevada senator Says White People
Must RaIe America.

Washington, Feb. 7.--Senator New
lands, Of Nevada, in a statement to-
night asserted that there should be
broad national legislation covering
the whole Japanese question.
The Senator said that "the Nevada
Legislature should, in his Judgment,
as a substitute for all pending meas
ures, adopt resolutions making the fol-
lowing declarations
THAT the race question Is now the
most important question confronting
the nation; that already we have drift
ed regarding the black race into a con
dition which seriously suggests the
withdrawal of the political rights here
tofore mistakenly granted--the inau-
guration of humane national policy
which, with the cooperation and the
aid of Southern States, shall recognize
that the blacks are a race of children
requiring guidance, industrial training
and the development OF self-control
and other measures intended to reduce
the danger of the race complication
formerly sectional, but now becoming
national.
That confronting us on the Atlantic
Is Europe, with a total population Of
10000 900 white people, whose surplus
seeks outlet on our soil; that we have
found II difficult TO assimilate even
the immigrants of the white race from
the continent, and have been Obliged
by law to carefully restrict such Inn
migration.
That confronting us on the Pacific
lies Asia, with population of 1000
100000 people Of the yellow and brown
races, who II unrestricted would over
whelmingly immIgrate to our country
of unrivaled resources. OF high wages
and almost unlimited capacity 10 sup
port additional population: that pre-
eminent among these people stands
Japan, strong. aggressive, high-spirIt-
ed, qualities which the American peo-
pie admire, but which II given play on
American soil would develoy the
strongest form OF race 8ntagonism
That history teaches that II IL im-
possible TO develop a homogeneous
people by the juxtaposltion Of races
differing In color upon the same soil
that under such conditions race toll
erance means an undesirable race
amalgamation and that race intoler-
ance means ultimately race war or tho
reduction OF one Of the races to servi-
tude.
THAT, therefore our duty 20 our
race and our institutions and the main
tenance Of friendship with races dif.
fering IN color alike demand that we
abandon the attempted adjustment Of
these questions by international treaty
and pass national law 10 take effect
upon the expiration OF existing treat.
les emphatically declaring that our
country II open 10 white immigration
alone; that such immigration shall be
restricted 20 those of constitution.
character and training that viii ultl.
mately NJ them for American citizen
shin. and thnt other races shaii be eN-
cluded from immigration except for
purposes OF trade travel and educa-
ton"
Senator Newlands adds that dignl-
fod Legislative action OF this kind could
not be mndc the ground Of uffcnae by
any nation affected that Japan her.
self would be the first TO take similar
action were the integrity of her race
and her institutions threatened. that
the United States had always been
friendly 10 Japan In her struggle 60
maintain and protect her territorial
aud rnce integrity and that such act
ION wag entirely consistent with alb
solute frIendlines8 between the ma
fiuun