Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-16
REGRETS PRESENT 7
ZAP CONTROVERSY
DR.. lyenaga Says Strained Re-
lations Are Lamented as U.
s. Befriended Japanese.

RE slightly strained relations at
presant between the Unitei States
and Japan over the California land
oue2tion was lamented by a we'll
knuHI n Japanese speaker, DR.. Togo
kici1i Iyenaga, Phi. D., of the Johns
Hnnkins University, at the banquet
held last night in the Continental
hofel by the Wednesday Night Club.
Th8 dinner was the first affair of the
season by the club anda large num-
Der were present.
Df. Iyenaga was introduced by
George It. Reeve, PRESIDENT of the
club, and in a brief address the lat
ter told of the friendly feeling be-
ytween the Japanese and Newark bus
mess men as a result of an exchange
or visits by reputable business men
: Of both places.
The Japanese speaker has been in
/ tbs country many years and has
naoEle a close study of the Japanese
Immigration problem. He spoke of
the many Incidents of the past which
had done much to cement the friendly
reIations between the United States
ana his country, notably the visit by
f>o{hmodoIe Perry to Japan in 1853
and this country's willingness to rec
oenize Japan as one of the powers
critic world.
The visit by Perry, he declared,
had called the, attention of the world
fotJapan's ports. He added that this
colantry was the first to affix its seal
80 the treaty admitting Japan to the
nowers. He cited the return Of the
s1iimonbseki indemnity by the United
5fates in 1888 as another evidence of
the fair play of the Americans, for it
#as proven that the wrongs done by
The Japanese had been done in ig-
norance.
"a Dr.. Iyenaga showed keen insight
lie conditions as they exist and a
gre regret that Americans and
= anese were deviating, even slight
ii in their course of friendliness.
Yin view of their great past, it is
painful to observe turn, slight as it
lis, in the public sentiment of both
uountries in their attitude" said Dr.
1yenaga. immigration figures quoted
by him showed that up to 1868 Jap
anese were forbidden, on pain of
Death, to emigrate. Up to 1891 only
1000 had come over; by 1898 1000 more
had followed. In 1900 it was seen that
1000 had been added to those. In
5907, seven years had brought 10,230
more. In 1910 the total number of
Japanese in the United States was
5000. In California they hold only
1855 acres of land altogether.
# 1T is a mere mustard seed COM
pared to the 101, $50, 400 acres in the
State" he said Americans Judge
Japanese from the servant class.
Japanese make worse servants than
the Chinese. They are usually stu
dents who take that employment to
help pay their way through college,"
I. Concluding, DR.. Iyenaga said:
1.-THE past achievements of the
Japanese race in the arts of peace, to
n hich the world may add if it pleases,
ose of war and the noble endeavors
lpan is today making for the at
.inment of the highest ideals of civil
ration, these, we confidently believe,
silly entitle her to take equal rank
I'll the powers and to receive from
n the treatment due to such po-
On.
let us not turn back the wheels
history. Let us not revert to the
D of seclusion and exclusion. If
re is a cause, because of the differ
.e in tastes and personal habits, for
difficulty of our being together in
close association, let there be a
fectly reasonable understanding
ong us and pave the way accord
ly. Let us try to improve our re-
.on by mutual appreciation instead
delivering blows one upon the
her.
Previous to the address by the
. Ia nannSa o11act fha f11afnhnrc y1raoaraf-
ID jeremiah NJ. Cobb secretary of
he club, with a silver table service
n honor of his recent marriage. The
presentation was made by Henry III.
Dawson. 1t was also voted to receive
seven new members, as there were
that number of vacancies on the
membership list.