The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
ehifornin'k View Of tho AntinIIen Lnnd
I.MNN NIuildlr.

>"''ipThiuS view III the AntlulIcn InDd
- Law Middle.
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
S1iiff,-Wiil you permit me, native
your paper TO give tho views Of Cali
lornia upon this antialicn land law
problem the Eas, does not understand
and which Fasteners cannot under
s,and unless they live in California
ana see for themselves. But / ventura
10 say that no intelligent, e-ioy-
ing Fastener could study the subject
properly in California for one year and
native Californian.
n,;aif is not proposing in her
she has not a right to do under the
treaty with Japan That was conceded
ny Secretary of, State Bryan while
nerc: The point he made was not that
california had not Il right To do what
she Is about TO do, but that IL would
be very impolitic for her TO do IL that
! TO the Japanese people. and he begged
the Legislature TO postpone the matter
Ior TWO years TO allow, the govern
accomplish. with the acquiescence OF
the japanese government. that which
California has determined to do for
one reason why California is de-
ttermined upon this matter Is that she
thinks she has .procrastinated long
pose at the bchest Of the national gov
eminent some years ago The govern
nment at Washington wants her to turn
from her purpose now on a promise
that the President and the Secretary
OF state will do what they can to get
me Japanese government TO acquiesce
10 some friendly arrangement that viii
SUIT California: but California does not
believe that such friendly arrange
nlent' viii amount TO anything, and
she has grown tired OF being Out OF OFF
and put off and put OFF from doing thai
winch II has been conceded she has n
The question is not whether the Jap
anese are affronted or will be affrontcd
by anything that California has done
or Will do. but rather whether the
Japanese have any Right to he affront-
ed. California is not proposing 10 do to
,ne Japanese anything beyond. or even
as much as. the Japanese do 10 Ameri-
that goes one whit beyond the laws
now now In force In Washington and Ari-
iona. She is proposing To treat the
japanese far better than they are treat
ed by the government of Victoria in
The following letter Will speak for
Itself r. 7. a. -Fricke. the writer
thereof, is the representative in North
america of the government OF Vic
Government OF Victoria, Australia.
+. r. y. Fricke.
Representative In North America.
San Francisco. Cal. May 5. 1918
Mr. Charles X. McClatchy, the Bee,
sacramento, Cal:
pear Sir.-ln reply to your inquiries.
! desire TO inform you that under the
commonwealth Immigration act and
equation, all colored persons. includ-
excluded from Australia. The rules,
however, allow for the landing OF ali
persons OF the European race. Armcn-
ians. Syrians, Arabians and Persians
are not regarded as of the European
race There is an arrangement by
which Japanese. Chinese. Indians. Bur-
Inc f.f 4,
students and tourist travellers class
who are holders OF passport from
their respective goycrnments. may be
admitted to Australia for period of
twelve months. With regard to other
classes OF colored persons. it is neces-
sary that satisfactory arrangements
the extent of Zoo for their due de-
parture from the commonwealth. and
IN the case OF colored servants.
certificate OF exemption is allowed on
their employers giving undertaking.
for their due departure.
Yours faithfully,
+. T. a. FRICKE.
You do not hear the Japanese gov
eminent protesting to Great Britain
of tRsse They Of do f noi
even protest against the statutes of
Washington and Arizona. but they
voted head of Calfornians, who are
what might be called the goat" in
this matter.
L utSe OTltIltaiS are IL great menace
q menace in every way: Il menace to
the working classes, a menace to NOR
ality, menace to the homes, a menace
to our civilization. All you would need
to prove this to yourself would be
to visit Florin. in Sacramento County.
from which place the whites. have
virtually been driven, and which is now
practically n Japanese town.
The only light in which the Legis-
laturc of the State of California should
view this matter is the light of justice
and OF right. If this DPODoged IepiS-
lation be not just and right and In
tho interest OF the people OF California.
then ii should never be cnacted-not
even through the INTERPRETATION of the
national government.
But IL 1t be Just and right and in
the interests OF the people of Cali
f9rnia, then It should be enacted by
And we OF California claim that 1t
Is just and right and in the interests
of the people.
Another thought: The Burnett i'm
migration bill. as introduced in this
present session of Congress by Repre-
sentative R0ddephe hffr9 from adj