South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-28
MOntaviIIe Flowers Tells Chau-
tauqua Audience Americans
Must Stand Ready to Resist
InroadS by Cunning 0rientalS
ARBITRATION WOULD
MEAN HUMILIATION
Submission of Controversy to
The Hague Would be Sur
render by White RaCe-JapS
Won Victory Over Schools.

With an eloquent appeal to bar the
Japanese from the country and mem
hers of all Asiatic races from the rlshJ
To hold land in the United states
Nontavliie Flowers, "a native CahIor-
nian. explained the present Japanese
question To a large body OF hearers
at the chautauqUa grounds Tuesday
afternoon
Mr. Flowers said in part:
The Japanese are alien and incl
gible TO citizenship. California haJ
bv the right given her by the cOhsti-
tuition Of the United States TO deter
mine the qualifications of land owner
ship within her borders. Now then
if Japan wants 10 get the land owner
ship right for her people, she must
hiring about the changing OF the
United states constitution, and that Is
what she is trying TO do.
When the first of that race came
TO our country they were as peaceful
as any. but following their increase
i'm large numbers and Japan's rise TO
one OF the world powers they nave
become insistent, and even demand
ant They now are demanding the
fuu rights and privileges OF American
citizens. In this way Japan has De-
come the aggressor.
Win on school Question.
THE first question that they
brought up was the rlSht OF lheT
children to attend school here. They
cortended that any effort 10 separate
them from the whites would be an
insult to their nation After an IN
ternational agreement it was decided
that the Japanese should be allowed
10 attend school here. This was
great victory for Japan and she had
learned that she could overcome the
objection of a state 10y the appeal 10
the United States.
There are two classes of aliens
one eligible to citizenship and one in
eligible The former have the rights
Of everything that an American ciu-
zen does. while the latter has rights
TO everything save those of voting ana
owning and inheriting property They
may lease the land for three years,
but thy may not own IT.
Afr. Flowers spoke OF the letters
passed between Japan and our nation
regarding the JGpanese-Caltfcrnia con
troversv. and answered the arguments
that Japan made.
They first claimed that We had
Violated the peace treaty of 1911.
This was a piece of diplomacy upon
Japan part. for The laws OF Calltor-
mia are written subject TO any treaty
now existing Then. too. the treaty
of 1911 gave Japan no rights of land
ownership The whole matter upon
Japans part is a diplomatic invasion
preceding an economic conquest.
Propose Arbitration.
Japan secondly proposed that we
submit the whole question To arbitra-
ton This was more sharp diplo-
macy upon the part of the emperor
Of Japan and his followers. Japan,
being the aggreSsoT, had everything
10 gain and nothing To lose, and when
YOU American men get so soft as to
hermit this question TO so 10 The
rrrrf b or
nrst great gain. which is getting her
case into court and giving her coun-
fenance OF the constitution before the
ewes of the world, ana the additional
possibility that other nations may
ioin her in continuing the controversy.
And what Is that Japan wants us 10
arhitrate? 10 IL nothing less Shan our
right 10 own our own soil she brings
into disputation our immigration laws
and our naturalization laws and our
right 10 own our soil. And when YOU
cet them all upon the table at Ihe
IIague. YOU viii find fourth question
10 consider that of the constitution
or the United States. for IL is out OF
the constitution that the controversy
grows
our constitution makes for rs a
dual form OF government IL gives
T. the state alone the right 20 deter
mine the qualifications OF the land
United States alone IL gives the right
Co make treaties with foreign powers.
The greatest Japanese statesman does
not hesitate 90 Criticise and rldlcule
this dual form of government OF ours,
and this dual distribution OF power,
and % demand that the United states
shall adjust its constitiOn SO that II
can fulhL its treaties.
Japan i'm No Hurry.
This course OF Japan ~ nothing
more than diplomacy. They are in
no hurry. and they would accOmplisk
their object IN 500 years almost as
soon as they would in so minutes
They are not like America, which
would have a thing done in five min
Utes or not have il done at all We
al know that japanese labor Is the
cheapest that Is 10 be had in Califor-
ria and that IL makes labOring cOndi-
tions III Japan impossible.
The japanese government now has
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