The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
JAPANESE FEEL
SOMEWHAT
PERTURBED
Because They Think the Status of Theii
People in the United States Is Not
Fully Settled, But They Are
Perhaps Unduly Agitated.

Toxic, March 20.-Appearance of bill
believed here to be anti-Japanese in ma
ture in the legislatures of Idaho ant
Oregon confirmed the Japanese people il
the belief that the problem of the Jap
anese in the United States still is IA
from settled.
The newspapers published lengthy dis
patches from the United States narrat
ing the developments of the Oregon and
Idaho legislation but only few OF them
published editorial comment.
At the present time the press Is inter
ested in the possibilities OF China enter.
ing the war, in the political crisis at
home and especially in the projects to
establish cooperation between Americans
| and japanese in the development OF
China.
Japan wishes to share in the develop.
ment of China and incidentally her rep.
resentative people, the business element
particularly, believe that if the United
States and Japan can find common in
terest the chances of finding solution
of all problems will be improved This
idea is expressed in an article written
by the chief editor of the Nichi Nichi,
who finds his text in the recent American
bills and in the recent founding of an
American-Jap anese ASSOCIATION for the
exchange of ideas on vital problems con-
corning the two countries.
How to preserve and promote" writes
the editor, "the friendly relations be-
tween the United States and Japan-an
historic relationship of sincere friendship
since the visit. of Commodore Perry--is a
question which is taxing the brains OF
many prominent men in the higher sta
ton of life of both countries. The peo-
pie are bound to strive for fundamental
solution of any difficulty which may
arise"
The newspaper traces the history of
anti-Japanese legislation and says that
the Washington government would point
to the power of the individual states and
its inability to control, though it might
influence, state action. 1t continues:
"The japanese nation understands the
viewpoint of the Washington govern
ment but should the constant occurrence
of such undesirable legislation, TO which
there seems no end, be left unquestioned
we fear it would gradually estrange the
relations between the two countries to a
point apparently feared by section of
the people in both nations.
If the sphere of such organizations as
the new Americana Japanese association |
is limited to chatting over the events of |
Dlden days nothing viii be accomplished. |
So-called American thinkers of this |
deem that mutual flattery will |
settle the questions pending but we
.hink il is rather to be done by estab-
ishing mutual interests. Thus, the pro-
posed cooperation between Americans
ind Japanese in China is a timely enter
Prise which will go a long way in better
ng the relations between the two coun
.ries for identity of interest Yields
mighty place in the affairs OF the present
lay world"
The Osaka Asahi Shimbun said: THE
American agitation is no doubt due TO
'arious complicated reasons-po political
md economic as well as racial--but there
$ no doubt that il is contrary to the
principles of justice, humanity, liberty
nd equality on which the United States
vas founded. The Japanese government
hould aim at the removal of the causes
hat result in periodical outbreak OF
he antiJapanese movement in the Unit
d States"
Anti-alien land bills in the Oregon and
IDAHO legislatures were withdrawn or
ropped in February at the request of
he state department at Washington,
fter informal representations concerning