Evening star., 1914-12-09
URGES EQUAL BARS
TO IMMIGRANTS
Prof. GuIick Suggests a Per-
centage Scale for Admis-
sion of Aliens.
WOULD REMOVE GROUND
FOR JAPANESE PROTEST
Says Germany Is Trying to Stir Up
Trouble Between United
States and Japan.

That legislation to prevent an over
| whelming flood of Japanese immi gra-
| tion to the Pacific coast is an urgent
| necessity is the opinion of DR.. Sidney
l.. Gullck, professor in DoShisha Uni
versity and lecturer in the Imperial
University, at kyoto, Japan. DR.. Gu
lick believes, however, that any leeis-
lation along this line must, in order to
avoid serious interna tionaI complica-
tions, be so framed as to operate equal
| ly against any and all races and not
against the Japanese alone.
DR.. Gufick, who has been in Wash
| ington for the past few days, left to-
day for Richmond, Va, where he is to
continue his Campaign of education
in regard to the necessity of preventive
legislation designed to safeguard the
Pacific coast states against d flood of
Asiatic immigration and the impera-
tive need that such legislation, when
framed, shall not be of such a charac-
ter as further to involve the United
States in controversy with Japan.
Agrees With .Californians.
Il wholly agree with the people of
California; he said to reporter for
| The Star today, when they declare
! that they must have legislation that
will prevent their being swamped with
| d flood of Japanese immigration Such
Legislation, however, must be SO framed
as to include those relations of cour-
tesy and consideration which are alb
solutely necessary in dealing with the
people of Japan.
DIR. Gulick outlined his proposition
| for restrictive legislation by assert
ing that the United States must enter
upon program of restricting all i'm
| migration and otherwise altering it's
policy as regards an influx of foreign
residents.
| America should admit as immi grants
only so many aliens from any land as
she cam assimilate," he stated. AS
! smilation, however, takes place large
| ly by means of those already assimi-
lated and naturalized. who know the
| languages. customs and ideals of both
peoples-theirs and ours.
Limit on immigration.
| "All immigration, therefore, should
be Limited to definite per cent-say
) per cent-annually from each land of
those already assimilated from that
land This rate would allow to enter
all who might come from north Eu-
rope, would cut down somewhat immi-
| grafton from south and east Europe,
and would allow only slight immi-
grafton from Asia. This would avoid
| the objection of differential treatment
of the nations, and so would be in
equal harmony with the dignity of all.
| Provision should also be made for
the care and rapid assimilation of all
who do come to America. 1t is there
fore important to establish a bureau
| of registration and to provide that all
| aliens should be and remain registered
| until they become citizens. The an
nual registration fee should be.say, $40.
| 4 bureau of education should also be
| established, to set standards. prepare
text books and hold examinations free
of charge. The annual registration fee
| should be reduced with every examina-
tion passed. Further, bureau of nat
| ura lization should be established, and
| whatever legislation is enacted should
| provide that certificates from the bu-
| reau of education and of good be-
| havior from the bureau of registration
| should be essential to naturalization.
| Eligibility to American citizenship
| should be based on personal qualifica-
tions, and the mere fact of race should
be neither a qualification nor dis
qualification"
| Would Solve Problems.
The enactment of legislation along
these lines. DIR. Gulick declared. would
in his opinion solve all the vexing
problems now existing between the
United States and Japan. A committee
| seeking solution of the American
japanese problem is now at work