The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03

denies tho accusation. COreA and Man
ChIria ara sufficient for the Japanee'
remigrants now. he declares. and thel
only Cume to America because the,
love it. because 80 many Of their leaders
! merchants and statesmen have beeI
trained here. The abbc replies that N
fears they do not love 1t as II wishes {,
h, loved -thsy see IN il merely a schoo
4 and moo a home country. They come
he tells the Japanese. not 20 refnAir
but to acquire. According to circum'
stances either ideCs or money. But
the enigranfs from Europe come 10 70.
main AMI very few % them depart ex.
cept those who have been unsuccessful
whereas the japanese return to japan ~
soon az they become sufficiently learned
or wealthy. They do not merge with
the inhabitants. The Japanese retorts
that IL 10 no fault oG theirs: they are re-
! strictcd. and II they are blamed for
their fidelity To their native land IL ID
! Americas place to- demonstrate that her
I idea is more lofty than the ideals Of
japan. And thus they discuss the ques-
( tioa aS to whether the two races are
essentially different AM incompatible.
which, declares tho abs IL the all sur
fcient point. After the Japanese clergy
man has entertained him ia Vancouver.
shown HIM thelafe 81 his compafriOts. the
abbe admits that they certainly do know
how TO adopt the ways II the country
where they land: and 10 for the assimila-
than N a rare IL sufhced co don all ths
outward Appearances -then the Japanese
differ very little from Canadians. Arneri-
.
and Americans should treat them a.
brothers.
Thus he goes cheeFfully on his way.
making friends ana picking up infornA-
ton. chatting about Alaska. visiting
Tacorna. admIrin9 the scenery and Civ
ing hOOds of statistics on San Francisco.
fts eny1rons and everything conceivable.
In his Last chapter he arrives at the
real problsrn Of tomorrow the Iapaness
QUESTION. which he proRouuces more
serious than the labor question. the ques-
ton 81 the negroes or any other. In
short. as he puts It, the great problem
IN the UHtsd States IL the problem OF
rTIC'~~. the necessity Il preserving AT any
IriC.. the national character against the
extraordinary variety Of peoples which
food u every year from all corners of the
universe There are two clouds which
,ast "A menace or At least their growing
shadow over 'hs otherwise extremely
brilliant sky Of the Erea, republic OF
the negro ques ion the nrsi Of these
which h. mas already discussed ~ his
In the Land ~ the strenuous life-
he remarks that the danger is limited
h-cau-.- nothing can prevent the Amer
saLr
which they may End necessary. In.
srCoLd question. that Of the yellow races,
on tine contrary IL both new AMI urgent
IL" yellow Peril whbsh has turned It's
back on Europe ann - now m.nacnR
ne other henIsphere. Especially m.
Jn'tssi States. ~ neither hypothesis
NOR u prophecy thts time but a phsnom-
~non on ths point ~ realization: a. is
neither the idea 81 a SoCioiogist nor the
Invention, Ut few statesmen It - the
q, ;uai encounter aud tho material CON
filC' al groups IT human beings who ARE
ypTy ample and abandoned 40 th- forces
II nature. the shock. already easily fr
bs fOT--esa. % the 'Jauanss@ aud the
American workman. IL - not a Cata-
rlySfn. lake the San FrHncisco earthquake.
hut q permanent cause 81 troubles. and
thu. Americans haze recently come to
r..nIizs THIS
~. gives an account 81 th. uproar over
tn. -cho"l-. and remarks that IN. clash
IL the Federal with the stat. authority
touched "a point which has I,ecprns the
weak point e the admirable Constitution.
aud must com" day b" TrCkunad with
aud entail n"N ClsnIss- giving the Federal
i,"vsr tire right {" rule over IA" various
states ~ th. Union VA matters connected
with - international "blKAtl"t- A. tor
Q ~. sJ--,ifir Gaze of the Japan@-., IN the
tHibltr schools tie Nan Francis -
gained th"ir principal obJ.c' Which was
To- iuT,r' upon IN" ontlT" country "a new
scrutiny Il the yellow problem and
make ~ reflect whether 4 were not hugh
Z n- q" apply 10 lapan"-. Immigrants ~"
.Nrlu-iuu art Nhich governs tLr Ch.u--..
a.. dos lot iOtIh' that wha, - threatened
~ ~. uit.d stats Nv the arr val e the
v-lIn~ rac'.- T. far more than III" lcl-Ai
If any uris class = - "a" IDEAL uG the
nation t'."f ~ ~" Americana h..
saws often erect 'heT trulsitIg. q prtl-
h~lal materials hut amHlgarug '"d lu such
= way that they are equal pr ~II-rIur 10
~tDn. in durability. - they rnuStrlr'
their nation from AL sorts ui other r.-uplas
who are melted INTO ons whole. and in
yarlablv enter into The essential form 81
democracy Everything WHICH rs.=isi-
th'- sort II Ur.hcatiun amt shows t-..lf
non s--imIahle compromises tho good
Il the Whole "a" health 81 the
snc.ai nndy. and rpnssqprntlv must b.,
> mlna'.c
B,t cNIsri 'ncs has proved that where
a. ell the white races undergo. m = coupl.
n carnations az least. the assimilating
effects with which American civilization
IN .n.io~cd 90 surprising d"gre-. ia.
black and ia" yellow RACES remain i'm
pervi o,ls 10 that infiuenc" and do not b--
rofns fused with the whites TIE Jana
ns-ss. a--,Inilat. l,-~s well thin IA" nsgroe-.
since. they never com" 10 rsga ri America,
~ thor hrrns. and like ID. chinese. Co.
l"ar, ard Hirdtl. remain A-iatics Th,.
worst thing ~ al would ir Il they should
pIn.. - take % TART IA th" control " pub
BE- fTlir-. which now interest them only
.o far a. they affect their pTIvat" interests
Inr thcv would import non Ams ri AN :
dies and preOCcui,s tom. ~" regards
he an,9 g0nism rs N"ry srLV". lsca rIse
Il - MORT - w"ll - "c"n0mir. nd be-
= anazs,l a. the Goodness md the wisdom