The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-21
Oh Equal Treatment For
Alien Peoples.
THIS IS JAPANESE SENTIMENT
Want To Make the California
Case a Precedent In
The Matter.
STOCKING Up BATTLE SHIPS

Tokyo. May 19.-While war talk
is being denounced here as ridicu-
lous, and only calculated to en-
barrass both America and Japan,
it is conceded that the people feel
that the world must be taught the
necessity of equal treatment of the
whites and nonwhites.
Faith in the Americans to see
that justice is done the Japanese is
the dominating note in the discus
sion of the California alien land
ownership legislation.
1t is conceded, however. that fail
ure on the part of the Americans
to respond TO the Japanese appeal
for a discontinuance of the alleged
discrimination would be liable to
lead to some arrangement of the
peoples.
The Japanese public generally is
convinced that the land bill is a ra-
cial and not an economic measure,
and hence a blow to national pride.
The Tokyo newspapers are loud
in their praise Of President Will
sons zeal in his endeavors to pre-
serve the traditional friendship,
and they recognize the difficulties
which confront the President of the
United States in the confusing con-
fict between State and Federal
rights.
The Nichi Nichi is of the opin-
ion that the question as to whether
the Washington Government can
procure for the Japanese equal
rights depends upon the strength of
Japanese diplomacy, and urges the
Government to take a firm attitude.
A joint celebration of the Japa-
nese and American peace societies
to-day was attended by 1000 Japa-
nese. Speeches were made by
Count Okuma. former Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, Baron Yoshiro
Sakatani. Mayor of Tokyo, and
Tsunejiro Miyaoka, who was Coun-
cillor of the japanese Embassy at
Washington in 1906. All the speak
ers endeavored to clarity the situa-
ton and decried jingoism.
Count Okuma was loudly ap-
plauded when he compared the atti-
tude of the California legislators
with the anti-foreign movement in
Japan half century ago, which he
looked upon as an abased race pref
udice.
eve despised the foreigners" he
said, because they looked differ
ent; We did not consider them hui
man beings. Japan finally saw the
falsity of its position and became
an admirer of everything Western.
The same causes underlie the Cali
fornia question, but like the Japa-
nese. the Californians will see the
folly of their position and truth and
justice will triumph.
AT some future day tbe Califor-
mans will laugh at their fathers
and grandfathers for driving off the
Japanese. just as We laugh now at
the anti-foreign absurdities of the
Battle Ships Prepared.
Norfolk. Va. May 19.-That
Uncle Sam intends to be ready in
case of war is shown by orders is
sued here to prepare warships for
service as soon as possible. The
battle ship Vermont Is ordered to
be ready for service by June Z, and
the Louisiana is TO sail in a week.
The Louisiana is taking on a sup
ply of provisions and ammunition
sufficient to last six months. The
Vermont will be similarly equipped
when she starts to sea. Several
torpedo boats also are being made
ready for service.
The auxiliary Mars. which will
convey five submarines to Cuba.
also is taking on board large
quantity of provisions and ammu-
nition.
The ultimate destination of the
submarines is reported TO be the
Pacific Coast. The little fighters
will go to Panama from Cuba, re-
ports say, and will be taken across