The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-10
NIJI.-The social Question.

The first charge is that japanese re-
main Japanese forever, and consequently
thai the Western and Eastern civiliza-
items cannot be made to dissolve into
each othsr. They who say this are
wrong. They have failed To- make SUM-
Client investigation into tho matter.
japanese 81 America have adapted
themselves IN no small degree - Amer
lean civilization. II hey retain a part
n; their native manners and habits why
cannot Americans be little more broad
minded and overlook this fact 50 long
a. their national existence IL not en-
dancered by So doing Americans in
deed would do well To digest and as
simulate the better part OF the Eastern
civilization brought over hv the lara
nese. II the japanese are to blame 70,
not abandoning :he,r native habits. so
also are Americans here in the Orient
20 blame FOR keeping ny their Western
manners and customs. II .hey hold the
Eastern civilization absolutely inferior
To the Western then tina. il another
question But In this they are wrong
Each % the civilizations has IS rcspe,'-
t'v" superiority ard ir'erioritS
Tn" second charge is that japanese
NJ" inferior tu Americans 10 manners
habits. moral standards and thoughts
W. mast aokuow lejr- that among the
lAptN'sc there are some - whom these.
epithsiS cen no Justly applied This 49,
however. tho case with Americans also
Americans tre not al OF 'h"m spotlc~s
In their moral character. refined IN man
nors and habits aud highly elevated IN
thoughts chances may Ice s.N To- one
half dozen to the o.her
The third charge Is that .Tanan.se can
not appreciate the inyiola billy Of the
contract and the essence ~ morality.
Some japanese may lie SO just as are
some Americans In other case such
accusations should no, he general!zed
Moreover IN this respect the Japanese
are making strenuous endeavors to i'm
prove the defects ~ whTh they are con-
scious
The fourth charge 10 that Japanese
lead "A mixed eNisteuc" with the white
population.
The NTH chang" is that the Japa-
nese form a serarate c~oup without
mixing with the white population
The fourth and MN charges are in
consistent with each other. The clever
est japanese are at their wits end
The fact IL. however. that the Jananese
are inclined 10 lead n separate lite. to
form particular group among them
selves Even then Americans have no
reason 10 complain: think this ar
rauCement Is far more converl-u, and
agreeable To both sides than the mixed
residence.
The sixth charge is that the addition
of the japanese who are very urasslnli.
liable by nature would add 10 the adj
ministrative complications arising from
tie great variety Of natiorrlities which
the United states Government has 10
rule, We might ask, however, bow much
would the addition OF compa rative.y
small number Of japanese contribute To
the complications" Americans would
surely suffer no great injury by admit
ting handful Of japanese Again.
Japanese are not so unassimilablr as
they are commonly supposed to b. In
matters of dwelling and clothing they
are perfectly AmeriCanlZed The ideas
of The japanese living In America ar"
remarkably different from the ideas %
those horn and raised In Japan. In
matters OF food also they will he Amer
icanized In the course Of time There
are some Japanese IN America whose
ideas are ANYTHING but japanese Tn.
diNiculty OF assimilation il due partly
To the discriminative treatment given
them by Americans. Americans are
guilty Of narrow mindcdncss in So mer-
cilessly abusing the japanese. number
ing less than 100. 600, or one thousandth
Of the total population, under the plea
that japanese are not capable Of being
assImlated.
Lastly. 1t ~ boldly declared that
America is only for the white All
right then we will answer, "Japan is
only for the japanese ana the Orient
FOR the Oriental" Such principles go,
no doubt. against AL the sacred laws
Of international intercourse,
IN.-CI-nrinx Of Misunderstanding