Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-17
That is Idea of kawakami, Who
Says War on immigration
Problem win Never Occur

FTUUieIH VIII N6V6T UCCuT
Can America and Japan Remain
at Peace?" is the title Of an article re-
Gently published in San Francisco
from the pen of X. X. Kawakami, one
OF the best known Japanese students
of international affairs now on the
mainland.
War because of differences over the
immigration question is an impossi
bilitys says Mr. Kawakami, but Japan
is determined at all hazards to win
the right to expansion in the Orient.
he says. The article follows, in part:
Japan's activities In the Asiatic the
alter during the past few months have
called forth much adverse criticism,
and today the public is asking whe.
Their America can permanently remain
at peace with Japan.
The advocates Of preparedness"
declare that war between America and
Japan is bound to come, and this on
the Issue of immigration. ~
The pacificists are confident that
the two countries will never fall out.
Both are mistaken. An armed con-
flict between the two nations is not
inconceivable, and il Is we'll that Am
erica should arm herself TO q reas-
enable extent. She should have AIDE.
quate fleets of warships to guard her
coasts and to protect her insular pos
sessions. An adequate armament
would greatly ease the minds of the
American people For the sake of In
ternational anity, 1t Is not desirable
that the American public should feel
so utterly "unprepared" that It has to
be constantly raising the cries Of pos.
sible foreign invasion. 81 81
At the same time we are certain
that the immigration question will not
be the issue which Japan will try to
settle by the arbitrament Of the sword
We must at least credit the Japanese
statesmen with the ability to foresee
that war viii never solve the immigrat
ton question. Ii Japan ever goes to
war on the issue of immigration, she
must be prepared to abandon all
hopes for sending any emigrant to-
this country, because an armed con-
flict must inevitably intensity race
hatred and aggrayate the unhappy sit
uation resulting from the presence Of
the japanese on the Pacific coast.
believe that peace between Japan
and the United States can be main
tanned on the following basis:
l. Japan shall strictly restrict the
emigration Of her subjects to the
United States. S. SIS
Q. That the American government
shall ensfre fair and just treatment
of the Japanese who are lawfully in
this country. This VIII call for the
naturalization of the japanese.
g. The United States shall not oh.
ject to bona fide commercial enter
prise, including immigration, of the
Japanese In such countries Of Central
and South America as there is no hos.
tile feeling toward the japanese In. II,
however, the United States must OBJ
ject to such enterprises, then she
must also be ready to acquiesce In
Japanese objection to American en-
terprises IN Korea, Manchuria and
China. - - .+$:s. =. i. Z. / ISL
Japan will continue to restrict the
shores and win seek her place in the
sun in the Orient. That is the raison
d'etre of the new protocols with Chi
ma. Heretofore the Japanese have not
gone to Manchuria in any consider
able numbers, because they have not
the privilege to purchase land.
They are mot even permitted to live
outside the open ports and the mar.
row railway zone. With this privilege
definitely established for them they
will begin to migrate to Manchuria IN
large numbers. i r., s:' = Fl" *>'9 ~@r-
At the same time Japan will insist |
that the small number of Japanese
resident. in this country be not dis
against; that they be ac. |
corded the same treatment as are ex-
tended to other nationals.
The greatest danger, perhaps, lies |
In the Chinese situation. II America |
the right of Japanese sub |
jects to engage IN peaceful CONNER.
eiaT enterprise and to ply trade of all |
kinds in countries other than the Uni |
ted States, even though such coun- |
tries may be contiguous to her own
territory all will be we'll In such |
Japan will have no rea- |
son or desire to view with disfavor |
enterprise in China and Ko- |