The Detroit times., 1910-12-01
JAPAN FOREsTALls
An EXCLUSION ACT
By Denying Subjects Passports To
! This Country Nation Averts Pos
siblsr Friction,

TOXIC, Bee. The government of
Japan is And has been for a consider
able TIME voluntarily enforcing an ex-
clusioY act which is more rigid anu
thorough than any congress wouio
pass and at the same time Tree from
the 1many unpleasant possibilities IL
not probabilities, which such an act
wofild create, says a cablegram TO the
New York World.
Very few people either in America
jor In Japan appreciate the full extent
. OF what the government OF japan Is
doing to avoid friction over the I'M
migration question, for 1t Is all done
| Quietly but firmly.
The Japanese people will submit 10
any regulations which their own gov
eminent imposes upon them, Dut
would resent an exclusion act II pass
ed by congress. What Japan Is dong
voluntarily Is merely a precaution 10
/ prevent an alternative which wouio
he not only Objectionable and humii'
liating. but which the entire country
| would resent as an Insult.
For a considerable time no new emil
grants have BEEN permitted TO leave
/ for the United States. An immense
emount OF work has been thrust upon
the foreign ONCE in thorough ana
searching Investigations as regards
each and every passport issued. 80,
Il To illustrate the stringency VIII
which these regulations are adhered
two cases are quoted which came un
der the personal observation OF Inc
worlds correspondent. At recep
ton a few weeks ago Mr.. VicRers
nrofessor OF political economy at tns
: xeio university, in conversation VIII
. the American ambassador, soiiciteo
s his support TO obtain passport 10
: his children's nurse. Prof. VlcKers
: oxnactinp to return 10 the uhite'
states this year after a residence o
. over nine years, and this nurse ha'
bean a second mother TO his chliurei
: onI he was most anxious TO take ne
: with them. The ambassador replies
4 that II was impossible for him TO con
r cent 10 issue such a passport, az n'
: alteration was allowed him by TN
3 state department, and the foreiB'
I once i'm Japan. had refused TO lssu
d nassports TO any OF the laboring class
. ~ 10 America. No pressure brough
b either upon the foreign ONCE or TN
: embassy could cause any exceptions
Q NO. matter. how worthy or consideF'
ton they might be. ",
= psssport Denied influential MAJ.
FL Another instance was at Q sme
2 rrtvate luncheon where member
: the lower house Of parliament fro'
= the Satsuma district told me ne y
z very anxious that his son should go
= America, TO continue his studies and
y y enter some college II possible. he M
q one son living In Seattle. He regre
= ted TO say that Il wss Impossible
y obtain passport for his second 80
= lT incurred whether he was going
~ student and be replied, Eyes. abs
- I,fely. AZ a bona fide student W
!, very much surprised at this, Tor
=. a. one OF the most influential me-
% bcra OF parliament, and he comes FRO
- = district which Is also the most pc
-. crfa,l I'm Japan, rather peculiar ce
~ dition of japanese politics being "a
~ "a q result OF the former feudai peri
-, ~ the clan system Is still IN vigoro
- operation.
The national government oil Japan
co,atrolled by two districts--Sa tsul
ana Choshu--known as the SASH
= element. These two clans were
ma most influential In the restoration
hat tbe Mfkado. and have ever since
u taiued dominating control OF All