Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-21
SATURDAY JUNE "a. 1918
JAPANESE AupAclrv

inc absence OF Jdps lHefe are none
here and people who know about
them as they really are should be
happy They have all but run the
californians out Of their own coun-
try and they win do That also EVENT.
naily inst as they did tho Coreans
out OF Korea il Uncle Sam does not
I Interfere. And what is most irrilat.
ing is the fact that hey serm nj
I regard us as nation Of fools.
The Washington Herald says u.
day;
E -Four Japanese citizens, who are
touring the United States n connee-
ton with the California AMEN land
law issue, yesterday afternoon were
received by Secretary Of State Bryan.
Taey were presented to the State be.
partment by Ambassador Chinda NJ
Bryan said thai the California situa.
/ iion was not discussed al his talk
with the Japanese Visitors. lie ex.
planned that the purpose Of the Jap
anese in making their tour Of the
country and their visit to Washing.
ton was Of a concillatory and peace
ful nature, and that their chief objeei
was to investigate the situation in
America with reference to the Cali
iornia issue. I'VE arranged for the
Visitors to see the President tomor-
row Their visit is in no way official,
he said. as they do not represent the
government of Japan.
3 Two OF the party came over from
Japan as representatives Of the com.
mercial interests Of that country DR..
,. Soyedo, head of the delegation, IS
retired inancier of Japan, and Ia
dao Kamiya accompanied him from
Tokyo George shima, the potato
king of California. and II. Abiko, OF
San Francisco. editor Of Japanese
paper, are the other two members Of
, the party.
H Speaking Of their mission, pr Soy
edo "a ] Yesterday.
s. when the misunderstanding arose
between groups of citizens Of the
United States aud Japan as to the
California alien land legislation Mr.
sKamiya and | we're asked by the AS
.tociated Chambers OF Commerce Of
Japtn 10 come to the United states
10 ask the Japanese residents TO have
patience in regard to the situation N
.falifornia anti such time IS the lif-
sterence between the safe Of Calilor
I mia and the japanese people could be
I Strengthened out,
1--WE have visited various commun-
ties in the United States and we
have nowhere found that the feeling
against the California legislation is
as high as some journals Of th%yel
low press have tried to make us be-
lieye. We have eqndoled with Jap
anese who are affected by the legis-
lation and have everywhere found
that it has been received with the best
, possible spirit.
These things we have told to our
Ambassador in this country The As,
, sCciated Chambers of Commerce
deemed it prudent that our people at
home who are Interested in trade aud
commerce should have frsthand re-
ports of the actual situation Va Amer
lea. On the other hand, we felt that
The Japanese Ambassador 20 the Uni
ted States should have the benefit of
sour information, and We are giving
il to him We have been able person,
ally to visit the various points in the
United States where CONT persies
have taken place between Americans
and Japanese and the Ambassador
has not. He, therefore, welcomed orr
Information"
All Of which is very beautiful but
Mr.. Bryan and some other wiseacres
know full we'll just exactly what is
The mission of the laps here. The
Secretary will give them a luncheon
today and he will talk very pleasantly
to them But no one in this world
knows better than he. that they can
not be trusted a moment. They oCn't
trust each ether as is shown by the
fact that every bank in Japan is man
ned by Chinese clerks,
And no one knows better than the
man behind the guns in the White
House, the seriousness Of The situa.
tion thar confronts this land
No country ever had cause for
greater thankfulness that there is at
last a statesman in tie White House.
When we think of the long lis, Vi
llarrisons Boosovelts. Tafts, ct al that
have besmirched that office in seems
lhe very act Of the hand Of God that
we have a Woodrow Wilson at mis-
crisis i'm The affairs of the nation.