Arizona republican., 1911-03-02

In other words. the net decrease ir
 the number of Japanese in the United
 States during the three-year period
 was 6.S71.
 Segregated as to occupation. the decrease is still greater. During the period mentioned, the laborers de parting from Japan for the United States numbered only S.lO5. while the laborers returning to Japan num- bered 14.257. making the net decrease in the number of laborers l1.152
 So that, instead of an alarming increase" in The number of Japaness laborers in this country since the Japanese government took it into it's own hands to control emigration, there has been very substantial de crease
 As to the accuracy of the figures compiled by the Japanese government and furnished by the consul general at san Francisco. there can be no question The United States com missioner general of immigration. in his report to the secretary of com merce and labor for the fiscal year ended the 30th of last June, said OH the subject of Japanese immigra- tion:
 Ut is both interesting and gratify- ing tO observe how nearly the figures covering departures from Japan. kept by the Japanese officials. agree with those kept by the officials of the bu- reau. the difference being too slight to call for particular notice"
 Under the same general heading. the commissioner general says, refer ring to the operation of the eXperi- ment in immigration control consti- tuted by the Japanese proviso" to Section l of the act of February 20. l9O7, and the presidents proclama- ton regarding Japanese and Korean laborers, skilled and unskilled," of March fl. 1907:
  operation of the Japanese govern ment, quite satisfactorily accom- plished the exclusion of Japanese laborers.' as defined in the regula- tions putting the arrangement into effect. In the report of 1908 it was pointed out that the law and the proclamation had been supplemented by a general understanding with Japan. contemplating that the Japa- nese government shall issue pass ports. to continental United States only, to such of it's subjects as are non -labOrers or are labOrers who. in coming to the continent. seek tO re- sume a formerly acquired dOmicile, to join a parent. wife or children re- siding therein. or to assume active control of an already possessed in terest in a farming enterprise located in this country: so that the three classes of labOrers entitled to receive passports became known as former residents parents. wives or children of residents and settled agricultur- ists. With respect to Hawaii, the Japanese government, of its own vo- lition. stated that eXperimentally at least the issuance of passports 10 members of the laboring classes pro- ceeding to that territory would be limited to former residents and par ents, wives or children of residents The said government has continued to exercise a careful supervision over the emigration of it's laboring class to Canada and Mexico"
 In view of these facts. the whole case which agitstors have tried to build up has fallen to the ground. And a Knowledge Of these facts was of course largely influential with the senate in leading that body to prompt ly ratify the new treaty between the United States and Japan.