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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04
OKUMA E TO u. s.
TO DROP RACIAL BARRIERS
japanese Premier Says Isolation of His Race Here Is
Due to American Aloofness-Asks Religion
lists to Aid in Land Problem.

70 the consciousness that they u,.,c mn,
invariably and necessarily inferior to
'ne white Europeans. and that through
~s,rehuous efforts and steady application
,ne coIored races could excel the whit.
~ mental and material civilization.
"uch u consciousness gave them new
courage and fresh hope to cone with the
"superior" whites.
IN fact. for my part, I am of the firm
belief that we Japanes werc NOT orig.
many ana essentially inferior to the
wnIte peoples. but only that the combina-
.IorS OF various unfortunate circum-
S'an'"s checked the natural progress OF
c'oiutioi. Therefore IL we should in
future a close attention to this point
ana DO all In wi power To eliminate
the causes that maj act har,nfully on
our physical constitution then 4, would
ne quite possible for us to recover the
Wei balanced physical proportion of our
ANCESTORS 10 have "A corresponding in
crease or bodily capacity and present n
poid front gains the aggressive ex-
pansion Of the white races.
Races Compared Mentally.
running 20 Il comparison nj the men
tai capacities of the two races We mus;
frankly acknowledge tina, In this respect
also our progress has been far slower
'hah mat OF the white race. In Japan
'h'rr nave rs yet been neither crudIte
scholars of worldwide r.nuwu nor
street. founders of ~ religion. We have
developed only IN imitation, apparently
lacking in originality Of thought. But
THIS inferiority Of ours was hut a
natural result OF the combination Of
social and natural circumstances Great
men are the products of the age. OF sur
rounding situations. The great French
revolution called Napoleon to appear on
IN" stage. The Generalization OF the
Roman Church necess.tated the severe
remonstrances OF Martin Luther before
the Diet OF Worms.
Japan. surrounded on nj, sides by
water. Was for "a considerable per,ol
quite safe from the en~croachment OF
foreign Invaders. Grains. Ash and other
foods were abundant enough to nourisi
the insular population. which was not 50
large rs at present. The mild tcmpera-
ture has spared us tho necessity OF
vigorously fighting with tho elements OF
nature. There has been practically no
violent competition for life. no necessity
and no chance TO display our mental
covers TO the utmost. II is no. the
c~nnsenital deficiency OF our brain but
the lack OF opportunity to develop
the latent potcnt!al.:y .ha made us
japanese appear mentally inferior 20
the European races.
once a European professor in the EN-
plpy o. our Government. acting on the
belief that human capacity was pro-
port'oncd to tho weight OF the brain,
made an analytical examination of tie
peoples % various nationaiitics and oh.
'a!ncd the result that the Eng!.sli brain
Vas the heaviest. tie French and the
Japa;esc almost equal. the Indians
was taird and that of the negro was the
'ightest. The japanese brains submitted
20 examination belonged to a culrrit sem
fenced to death. ~assuredly no YER
favorable one 70 prove the mental ca
pacity Of the japanese.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04
C0ngratulati0ns

During the week now ending celebrations have been held in
many places in recognition of the extent to which electricity
contributes to the industrial supremacy the general welfare
and the prosperity of our country
This week also marks the close OF the great Panama Pacihl
Exposition, with its wonderful Examinations and where cleo
tricity in countless ways has shown how, in the public service,
it enters into every phase Of modern life
New York has an electrical service which in variety and extent
exceeds that of any city of the World. Iii intended for every
one, whether the want he large or small. 1t is for the greatest
structure using thousands of lights and horse power, to the
smallest consumer with a single lamp or a fractional horse
power. The standard for the largest is the standard for the
smallest and for all
Our congratulations are extended to those who have SO sue
cessfuly brought to the attention of he public this great
modern agent of universal service - to those, who with their
inventive and industrial skill, have provided the ways and
methods and the myriads OF appliances through which cleo
tricity is made available for every purpose - and to the public
to whom electricity is ever becoming a more useful and eth
Gent servant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04
"InferiOrity Must End"

Must We Japanese accept such n state
of affairs AS our inevitable destiny be-
cause We are an inferior race No,
II Is my idea, without being unduly par
to the japanese, that we cannot lie
IA priori inferior to the Europeans. Most
certainly II is the power of long habit
and tradition that caused such "A physi-
cal degeneration of this people. This
degeneration IL. so to speak. a posteriori,
being of a temporary kind. our nwak
ening and consequent e~ndeavor To de-
velup will restore to us our original
place in the course % time. The cor
rectness Of the View that Japanese
have great pot-n'ialty 81 developemeit
is more than sufficiently proved by the
amount OF work they have completed
in the last nifty years. We Japanese
must become more self-confldeut IA our
intrinsic value. We must take Arm
resolution 10 fight our way with on
own energy and ability. boldly confront
ing the pressure Of The white races.
For two or three centuries most coll
orrd races have without spirit acknowl-
edged thelr essential inirriority to TN.
white. The Turks. IN" Arahians, tho
llindus. the Siamcse and others Di,i-
fully cntrcatcd the mercy of the Euro
peans, whom they huinbly accepted ul
their superior being, Indeed. It wal
not until the Japanese defeated the Rus
SLAMS that all those co,orcd peoples came
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04

%Glancing down N" rows Of long tables
! one identified charles +. Murphy, Philip
J. Donahue. Joseph T.. Tuinul,s. secrc.
tary 10 President Wilson Ralph 'nI.t'
Ger. Thomas Heaiy. Martin Green.
Charl,s :. Mcllen. supreme 'ourt jus
tees Seabury, bowling. Mclaughlin.
! Davis, Scott. Clarke. President Thomas
". Churchill of th" Board Of Educ"-
ton, Michael Friedsanl, William h.
childs, Hull Moose leader Of Brookly II ;
,;eorg. McAncny. otto II. Kahn. John
X. S~tanChh.ld, George W. Perkins, Dis
trict Attorney elsS't Swami. William +.
Shephan, otto r. Barnard, Percy
A. Rockefeller. Howard Elliott. SEN
ator James A. OGorman. Uncle
Joe Cannon of Illinois, Frederick -
Tanner, James Il. Nugen', the New
Jersey anti-suffragist Commodore u.
A. &. smith, John ID. Rockefeller. Ir.
Chief Magistrate McAdoo. Il. Il. Od,li,
Jr. ex-Gov, Martin IL. ilynn. Charles
u. Hilles, william +. Mccombs, ogden
NJ. Reid, ogden l.. Mills. Big Btli Ed
wards, James u. Reynolds. william
HAYWARD. Montague Glass. Martin Sax.
Samuel q. Blythe, Bainbridgc Colby,
samuel :. koenig, Judge Frederic N"r-
nochan, Thomas A, Wise. CO.., jacob
RUPERT, Jr., Magistrate Joseph H. '"r-
riKan, James Buchanan Brady Gin emer-
aids for the EVENING", Ludwig Nissen,
Edgar Selwyn, Lee Shubert, Thomas T..
Foley, Collector Malone, Daniel q. Reid,
George f.. Baker. Jr.. All HaynIan.
sheriff elect Alfred f.. Smith. Robert l."
Gerry, Peter l.. Gerry, George Gordon
Battle, Charles T.. oieiiring and ever 20
many representing political parties and
near parties. for the -Ameners make no
distinctions politically, and LAP around
regardless when 1t comes to politics and
politicians.
Promptly nj S y. NJ. Prcsident White
from his high perch delivered his adj
dress and greeting TO the guests.
..The Corner" said President White,
els IN. leading correctional institution
f,r aspirine statesmen. Scores of men
who were becoming utterly Impossible
have taken our treatment greatly to
their " advantage. and TO the relief OF
their associates"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04
Japanese Physically Inferior.

For the sake OF clearness OF argument.
In most cases l understand Nv the white
the T.utonic and latin races repre-.
s.nt.d bv Gernans. French and Am-ri-
rams. and bv the co'ored the Japan"Se
paopi. Dnu,ass IN extended meshin L."
dsduced from the context. ard ! VIII
proceed frSt from tho rough comparison
Of the mental and physical qualities IN
heron. Ia hoth to-. races.
From the physical noint OF view ';he
average Jauai.sa bodv Is three TO Ave
inches shorter than that OF the white
,yeoui,. In point OF weirht also the
~Ianan.sc are lighter by ten to fifteen
hounds. Again in the proportion OF
uhvsic.l DEVELOPMENT Jansnese are as
suredly inferior to the Euroneans. Th'i
'uf.rior!tv has been wrought ch'eny bv
the oppressive social system or the
olden days w suffered long from the
pressure OF the caste system WHOM
neoessitated our formal and bodily
Humiliation on numberiess OCCASIONS
Only Hfty years ago. for example We
,iai 10 kneel in the mud OF the streets
when Nc encountered a "rocess'H1 OF
feudal lords. We sat with our l,cs
folded under our bottles on the mats,
our shor, Eggs sumner. our long trunks
While Jauaness remain sitting beside
I-urorcnns their bodily 6is~nroport'on
does $40; aupcar. hut once they stand
their low s'atur. becomes quite con-
suicuuus. This is because Of the I'M
due shortn,ss of the le.s as conenarei
With the length OF the body. Also the
posture Of the ~jauanese Is very avk-
ward. The long oppression OF tie case
-,stern Infatuated them TO remain 49,
ways ,i;:ie begt forward. such =
Nmmiija,!Eg uus;ur" has had . very ~
favorable effect on thc'r mental cond'-
ZION, nlirh has become consequently
gloomy. negative and p"Ss'nist''. N
one word. the average Japanese have
lost the dignity Of human stature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04

len CnJunCNy NJ DApew. ono OF the
very yo,rvo. 20 o.. ...s.a,,aa ,,r
Vi 'ne 'e"e'ao'ee WV
.o"p'so the Amen Corner, finished hs
Dig talk before the Ameners and their
V,o,dor,.Av.o., ~. 80. ,,,. ,,o.,.
Ing the gentlemen Of the club were Joy
o,sly aware TIM, ,he,r aue.,,h annual
c.,.hr,,,,, ~, ..... :, -, -, ..., .,
.. '"" '"' IL "ii "'' any W
th'ir previous Efforts to keep the great
and near great reasonably human. A
great roar ~ cbe.r,,v ,od he r Fra.
u,u.,..-. -
'" '""''"e 'eS'''eu nv ""e
turner's appreciation OF Mr.. Depe"s
speech. wherein there was much laughter
and a trace OF tears. and s.gnined also
hat every man present had received n
good deal mors than his $40 worth from
tho fun that had flashed and rockc,ed
through all the courses from cocktails
to liqueurs.
AZ every one must know, the sages
Of the Amen Corner have been or are
makers Of regulations and punc,urers OF
pretsnce; political writer's Of the pas, or
present for New York ncwspapcrs who
have made Mayors and Governors and
Presidents by the thwackipg Of their
Z ANCIS IuI flI HhtS IN r
public service. as they frankly admit,
has been always In the way of kceping
the heads OF the important from out.
Krowing their hats.
shafts Aimed wh.rc
Ana no last night at their red. whitc
and blue dinner they ierelled their wit
at individuals who needed. as the
Ameners had agreed IN secret council.
taking down Il bit Their stunts were
quilt around recent happenings-the
preparedness movement. Henry Ford's
peace voyage. Marcus NJ. Marks's May
orally ambitions, the increasing holi-
ness Of the Citizens Union, Warden Os-
horne's work at Sing Sing, the admins
tration OF Mayor Mitchell, the taxation
investigation and the troubles OF Gov.
Whitman among them. Between courses
from 5 L. NJ. until midnight the
Ameners, capable amateur actors from
long experience and much coaching OF
Brother Bill Brady. .aplodad ,p and
down the aiales between the long tables
ar they joshed yocally and In pauto-
mime such individuals and matters
needed joehlng.
Charles T. White. Who was for many
Years po,,.ical writer for the New York
Tribune. presided upon an elevated
platform, AZ IN. north end NJ he grand
ballroom. serving in the ~capacity Of
rra.ia.n, 90 tn, A,,., ror,.r aud TIA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04

4 hell rams and the Ameners, with
eyes on Secretary Joe Tumulty. sang
their ditty dealing with the President
and Mr.. Bryan. sang 1t to the air of
"Good-by, Girls" The chorus went with
a great hurrall:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04
R.n.ou. for Reduced stature.

TIC chief uhvgiyal difference between
, human hcing and the ANNA! Les n
40. fac, thai the former walks Standing
cree. willie the latter goes on all fours.
TIE human head rests ON me ton o.
IA. body, while that OF The animals IL
attached to the horizontal extremity OF
.ha trunk. The animals Of far lower
classes creep wiiN the body itself. so
argued. the status % standing rrect
must Ne the prime condition Tor mann
tairlue the dignity Of a human bo'y.
Rni strangely enough such a digniheI
urStur. was l.uou"r"d by the japanese
os naughty and arrogant. In fact Their
constant effort 10 apnear friendly has
h,l , very unfavorablc effect on the
rostur. as well as the spirit or the
1,u.ues. pcop'c. They could not boldlT
conceive. as the Chinese. the equality
n. MI men before ';od They silently
ocrui.sced in the difference OF artificial
ranks. such "A morbid thought COM
b'nci with such a Illuminating posture
mus, have contributed largely 20 III"
physical degeneration o. the Japanese
race.
Now the case was quite the opposite
with the Europeans. They walk With
d,ynif,ed posture,, keeping the body al
WAYS upright. Their appearance il
bright and happy and light hearted.
However proud Japanese may be or
things japanese none ~ rem VIII be
CONTAGIOUS enolgi to assert the supe-
r.ority uf the japanese over the EURO
peans i'm his respect. II the japanese
physical infar'ority be AT und'sputed
fnrt what Will h their ultimate destiny
in tn. ever moro violent competition for
lif, among All human races? Are they
TO ie Gnal'y wooded out by the superior
E~uropeanso Are they TO fall prey IN
the end to fatten the superior races Of,
white complexion? IL the virtual con
hscation Of japanese properly In Cali
forniu =, 10 regarded as the Nrst step
In the process leading to this fatal end?
VIII not this American threat against
Japanese property be followed by more
dreadrul persecution II may or may
not Ice, but II the Japanese should con
tinuc 10 acuuiescc silently in such a
merciless persecution ! am afraid the
ineyitabl. annihilation Of the japanese
race would b. realized ut 40 very dis
tant future.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04

Good bless YOU. gooi-by,
NV faith In you In hrin;
You know ! wouldn't try
TO crab that =. cuni term.
Though other statesmen IAN you,
Though editors may slam you.
only say God bless You.
God bloss You, God bless you,
God bless YOU, good-oy.
with the oysters out OF the way
Father knlckcrbOcher, personated By
Harold McD. Anderson in cooked ha:,
wig and g~eorgcharvuys. was discovered
i'm front Of the presidents desk attempt
ing 10 repulse energetic young persons.
ali experts and investigators. determined
To Dry into his Affairs.
STOP. stop! Who may you be-
cried the disturbed old gentleman.
MY name is Briere and my home Is
in Indiana" replied one of his pesterers.
And why are you 50 far from IT,
cried Father knick,
Tho pickings are better hero and I
am doing You good"
With the blowing Of Oscars whistle
and the clearing away Of the sou plates
President White requested the \ enr-s
TO allow three minutes TO Borough presi.
dent Marcus NJ. Marks TO give Mr., Marks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04
ny COUNT PREMIER OKUMA.

TOXIC. Oct. 2S.--The japanese ques-
ton In California should not be consid-
cred as a problem within the boundaries
OF the State. or merely between Japan
csc and Americans. 1t ls Of far deeper
meaning and wider scope. being an ex-
preston Of the racial prejudice lying at
the bottom of the afYair. 1t IL In fact
no eSaRgeration to say that from 's
satisfactory solution will date the har-
monization OF different civilizations Of the
Enst and tNe West. thus marking an
epoch In the history OF lyman civ'''za-
tor.
II. on the other hand. the solution
he proved u~nattainabie one must then
foieve despair Of the possibility OF
h~armonizing the different thoughts and
svstems Of cultures of different races. In
this sense tho importance OF the problem
is universal. Again. from the more I'M
tied standpoint OF Japan. the future d.s-
tiny OF this empire n well he said
to depend. at least in part. upon tn"
Issue OF this question.
n the abov. premise that this IL an
expression OF racial prejudice be true.
then we can evpert the problem to work
out TIA own solution by the operation
of the law of the survival OF the ftttes'.
n the white he essentially superior TO
the co,ored the latter will be sponta-
ueously wceded ont IN the course OF
time. with the present rate ~ popula-
ton Increase steadily maintained there
will be 10 moro free space left on earth
after about 400 years for human being
to settle. Before this stage IA reached
the stronger will necessarily weed out
IN. weaker IN order To protect their own
existence. II the colored he really In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04
$50 AT "AMEN" FEAST
HEAR SATIRE OF GREAT
Chauncey M. Depew Gives the big Talk"-Others En-.
liven Dinner With Songs and Shafts of Wit Aimed
at Mighty Men of the City.

q chance TO explain why he ought 70 be
Mayor OF New York. In came MIR. Marks
as nasrantly an Trishman as Brother
jim 'iillroy could conceive the makeup
n spilling Irish dialect all the way I'm
the main aisle.
Who are youc" demanded the presi.
dent. ~
Marks Thinks Well Of Marks,
Z am President Marks of the Borough
or Manhattan. suppose livery wan has
heard OF mo. and I have made livery
eHort mat they Mould. I am the best
irisident OF the borough since George
McAneny. ] have talked on more TOPICS.
promised more things. credited mesiif
WIN more accomplishments than my
man IN the city. propose mesilf for
the Mayoralty and I now call for three
cheers for che Hon. Marcus NJ. Marks"
The banoueters had just finished their
mushrooms when Luther Il. Little as
upstate and Harold Med. Anderson az
me city began to quarrel violently In
front OF the presidents desk.
ITS You upstaters who give New
York a bad name" shouted Anderson.
We'll. why don't you let your sub
stantial men have a look In once In u
lille retorted Little. "Why don't
you Civ II. A. C. Smith another term as
Mayor
tut 'em both out" ordered President
White.
\ little song about Mayor Mitchell and
mis- possible ambitions was In order aud
the Amencrs and their guests sang II
gayly. taxing the words from printed
sheets that lay ut every plate:
III leave ambition to the youngsters,
MY troubles leave to Who Cuines next.
AMI 20 the pee pul I'll leave the mcm'ric
or a whitman somewhat pernlex"d.
III leave finances to tn. dreamcrs,
I'll leave taxation to the blind:
Things | can't understand III leave on hand
When ] leave my Job behind.
Brother Jimmy Montague. as presi.
dent ~ the Board OF Regents. sought to
dissuade Brother Pat Relihan from the
fixed purpose OF going to Sing Sing and
living under Warden Osborne--"to n
place where a mar Is treated like q
gentleman
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14
huntinu on Lower Colorado

To the hunter of game. both large
and small. the Colorado will appear
most notable as being the gateway to
what is undoubtedly the best easily
reached shooting ground in North
America. the delta country about the
head of. the Gulf of California in Mex
leo. Here, besides a wealth of bird
life that is equaled by few regions in
the world, are to be found wild pig or
javelin. deer. mountain lion, jaguar,
wildcat, coyote. antelope and noun
tain sheep. The delta country, with
its hunting, is generally the objective
of the Colorado voyageur in any case,
and for one whose time is limited the
most expeditions plan will be to outfit
at Yuma and float down the river to
the end of the gulf from that point
With plenty of time at ones disposal
it will be worth while to make the
Needles the point of embarkation, as
the stretch between there and Yuma
offers a rare combination of fine
scenery with safe going that is equaled
by few streams in Manufacturing
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14

and went along the dried river bank
to look for Monsieur lie Capitalne,
and | found this in the sands"
do you believe him?" asked Julia
Redmond.
Hum" said fremont. He did not
wish to tell her he thought the IA
capable of robbirg the dead body Of
his master. He asked the native:
Have you no other news?"
The man was silent. He clutched
the rags at his breast and looked at
Julia Redmond.
please give him some money. Mon
| sieur."
The dog" fremont shook him
again. Not yet And he said to
the man: IF this is all you have to
tell we will give you one hundred
francs for this parcel You can go
and don't return here again."
"But it is not ALL" said the native
quietly, looking at Julia.
Her heart began to beat like mad
and she looked at the man. His keen
dark eyes seemed to pierce her.
Monsieur said the American girl
boldly, would you leave me a mo-
ment with him? I think he wants to
speak with me alone"
But the Due de fremont exclaimed
in surprise:
ITO speak with you alone, Mademoi.
selle! Why should he? Such a thing
is o possible!"
Don't go far" she begged. but
leave us a moment, | pray"
When fremont. with great hesita'
ton. took a few steps way from
them and she stood face to face with
the creature who had been with Sab
ron and seen him fall, she said earn
estly:
Now speak without reserve. Tel
me everything"
The face of the man was trans
formed. He became human. devoted
ardent.
"Excelleucy," he said swiftly in hi
hating French. "T love Monsieur Il
Capitaine. He was so kind and suci
a brave soldier. | want to 80 to finC
Monsieur lie Capitaine, but | am il
and too weak to walk. 1. believe
, know where he is hid want to go.
| The girl breathed:
"Oh, can it be possible that wha
you say is true, Hammet Abou
Would you really go if you could?"
The man made, with a graceful
: gesture of his hand, a map in tn
air.
1T was like this?" he said; A"
|, think he drew himself up the banl
l followed the track of his blood.
was too weak to go any farther. E,
l. ~cellency.r
And how could you go now?" sh
asked.
by caravan, like a merchant, 81
cretly. 7 would find him"
Julia Redmond put out a slim ham
white as a gardenia. The native lif
ed it and touched his forehead with l
"Hammet Abou," she said, e
away for tonight and come tomorro
we will see you" And withol
waiting to speak again to Monsier
de fremont. the native slid away oil
of the garden like a shadow, {
!, though his limbs were not weak wit
4 disease and his breast shattered
shot.
] When Monsieur de fremont he
! walked ono around the garden. kee
{ ing his eyes nevertheless on Il
, group, he came back toward Jul
Redmond, but not quickly enough, fl
8 she ran up the stairs and into Il
? house with Sabron's packet in h,
; hand.