The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-06-10
to Japan, where he talked with lead
ers OF public opinion, says that


criminatory attitude. They have no
| objection to the most rigid require
ments both for immigration and ma
turalization; in fact, they have them
selves some of the most drastic laws
concerning the holding OF property by
aliens, but they do not want to be con-
sidered as race inferior to the races
OF Southern and Eastern Europe
whose immigrants we admit in such
large numbers. They simply do not
want to be Disseminated against"
DR.. Mott, it should be added, in the
course OF New York Tribune inter-
view, warned Fasteners that the
opening of the Panama Canal twill
bring the question that is now both
ering California right up to our East
ern ports so long as the American
| attitude excludes the Japanese from
rights accorded to Europeans. so
long," writes the New York Evening
Posts Tokyo correspondent, ''will
there be trouble Personally" he
continues:
Il may say that have lived in vari-
Gus parts of Europe, in Canada, and
in every part Of the United States, in
GLIDING the most congested immigrant
regions, both East and West, and I
do not hesitate to say, after some
years Of residence in Japan, that the
Japanese is more worthy of American
citizenship than the average immi-
grant from Europe. 1t is a mistake to
wait until Japan asks for the right of
citizenship. l can scarcely conceive
OF the Japanese authorities ever TAX
ing an attitude that many could be
sure to interpret as disloyal, at least,
to national tradition. It is a matter
that, so far as Japan is concerned,
must be left to individual initiative
but it would be just and gracious
act If America could see her way to
granting, without formal request, the
same right to naturalization that she
now comedies to nationals from Eu-
rope"
1t need hardly be said that such a
view is not fairly representative of
newspaper opinion in this country
Says the New York American:
Under existing economic and social
conditions in this country, it is quite
out Of the question to open our doors
to an unrestricted Oriental invasion.
We can not possibly permit a horde
OF Japanese immigrants to become
part and parcel of the American peo-
pie.
On this subject Americans are sure
to be practically unanimous"
And with varying decisiveness and
vigor Of utterance we find such papers
as the San Francisco Star, New York
Times, Chicago Tribune and Inter
Ocean, and st. Louis Globe-Democrat
testifying to this practical unanimity.
The Chicago Tribune, indeed, tries to
convince the Japanese that exclusion
from citizenship implies no inferior
lty, only essential difference in kind, |
that the Oriental races might be ex-
cluded from citizenship with a full |
recognition of the eminence of their
civilizations, of their great virtues"
Others, however, are more outspoken
The Newark Star, for instance, de-
clares that we are really facing the
much-talked-of yellow peril" that
this is not Californian, or even an
American, but a world question
To the Oakland (Cal) Enquirer's
question, as to what Japan will do
now, we find three suggested answers
IN the press. Suit may be brought in
the United States courts to determine
the validity of the California land law,
or to fix the question of Japanese
eligibility under our naturalization
laws. We're the latter done, it would,
in the New York Journal of Com
merces opinion, be a most desirable
Or. Japan might ne
gotiate new treaty with this coun-
try increasing the opportunities of
and guaranteeing real
rights" But, says the Salt
Lake Herald, Should the Administra-
ton endeavor to nullify the Califor-
MIA statute by the formulation of a
new compact, the Senate of the United
States is there to prevent it," And
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat is con-
vlnced that the Senate would do so.
Then, if diplomacy fails, we read in
the New York Tribune's Washington
correspondence, obviously "Japan's
only resort is to The Hague, under
the provisions of the arbitration con-
vention, which expires by limitation
on August "a next" To this we should
object, protests The Army and Navy
Journal New York;, which thinks
that "the men at The Hague will be
no better qualified tO randar a i,,c+