The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-02-12
JAPANESE VIEW
OF. HUMAN RIGHTS
What Leading Aslatics Say
About Oneness Of Races.
AUSTRALIANS EXCLUSION ACT

Well Known Newspaper Correspondent
d Receives Interesting Volume From z.
w. Cole of Melbourne In Which the
Opinions Of Forty Eminent Japanese
Are Given on Race Question.
BY JOHN 3. BRUCE "GRIT."
I have recently received from my
friend, q. w. Cole, Esq, proprietor of
the Coles Book Arcade, Melbourne,
Australia, the largest and best equip
ped book store in Australia, several
pamphlets written by Mr.. Cole, bound
In one volume. One Of them, ~Hu-
manity," is the story of the human
race at a glance and proves its one
ness, the other "What Forty Eminent
Japanese Say of the White Australia
Act"
The white Australia act is very like
the California anti-immigration laws
and is aimed specifically at Japanese
and other Asiatic races. quote some
Of the opinions on this legislation of
a few Of these eminent Japanese. The
mayor or Tokyo, asked whether the
Japanese were annoyed at being ex-
cluded from Australia by this act an
swered most emphatically with one
word, Naturally" --.
The acting governor of Hokaido, Mr..
Otsuka, said: "Our first father was
one, SO we are all brothers, and it is
bad to hate each other or make dis
tinction on account Of the color of the
skin, which is caused by climate. This
will gradually become apparent to all
mankind, for truth must win" The
commander Of the Japanese standing
squadron, Admiral Hidaka:. ."God made
all mankind, and they are everywhere
similar in mind and habits. Their
color differs according to the land in
which they live, so it is wrong to draw
distinctions on account Of color"
The governor general Of Formosa.
Baron Kodama, says:
THE white people do not seem to un-
derstand the colored people. If the
Americans don't like the Filipinos they
should give the Philippines back to
them, and the Dutch should give Java
back to the Javanese." II asked him."
says Mr.. Cole, would you like to have
the Philippines annexed to your gov
ernment of Formosa" and he gave
knowing kind Of smile, as II that idea
had OCCURRED to him before.
Some of the Japanese have an idea
that they would like to annex the whole
Of the Indian archipelago to their coun-
try and to form an immense island en-
pire with its hundred millions Of col
ored and kindred inhabitants.
Mr.. Inouye, vice president Tokyo
Chamber of Commerce:
white or yellow. the difference Of
color in the human race does not imply
in Japan. always keep In
mind the Chinese proverb. He is a
man, and so am t."
Baron, IsigurO. member Of the house
Of peers:
1--WE should not make distinctions on
account of the color Of skin or Of the
difference Of nationality. Those fellows
who are excluding colored persons
from their land are mistaken and
wrong. I hope God be with you and
wake them up as soon as possible from
that blind policy called White Aus
tralia.'"
Hon. X. Takaki, member house Of
peers:
"T studied medicine for many years
In England and carefully examined hu-
man bodies, but came to the conclu
sion that there is no material differ
ence between man and man. II per-
sons were brought up in the same con
ditions and surroundings they would
be the same in every way. Therefore
It is wrong to draw distinctions on &C
count Of color and shut out people from
that vast continent of Australia"
These are only few Of the forty
opinions, but they show by their broad.
ness Of view on this race question that
the Japanese are superior to the race
which seeks to shut ther out Of Aus
tralia and California on account OF
color. They show also that they be-
neve- IN the doctrine Of the fatherhood
Of God and the brotherhood Of man