Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-03-30
JAP NESE PAPERS
THINK QUARREL
WITH U. S. SURE
Resent Appearance of Bills
in Two States Believed
Anti Jap in Nature.

correspondence Associated Press)
TOXIC, March 3.-Appearance of
pills believed here to be anti-Japanese
In nature in the legislatures of Idaho
and Oregon confirmed the Japanese
people In the belief that the problem
OF the Japanese in the United States
still is far from settled.
The newspapers published lengthy
dispatches from the United States
narrating the developments of the
Oregon and Iadho legislation but only
a few Of them published editorial
comment.
Japan wishes to share in the de-
velopment Of China and incidentally
her representative people, the business
element particularly, believe that if
the United States and Japan can find
a common interest the chances of find
ing 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 of
ideas on vital problems concerning the
two countries.
"How4to preserve and promote -
writes the editor, "the friendly rela-
tions between the United States and
Japan historic relationship of sin
cere friendship since the visit of Com
nlodore Perry-is question which is
taxing the brains of many prominent
men in the higher station of life OF
both countries. The people are bound
to strive for fundamental solution OF
any difficulty which may arise"
The newspaper traces the history
Of anti-Japanse legislation and says
that the Washington government
would point to the power of the indi-
vidual states and it's inability to con-
troll, though it might influence, state
action. 1t continues:
"The Japanese nation understands
the viewpoint of the Washington gov
eminent but should the constant oc-
currence Of such undesirable legisla-
ton, to which there seems no end, be
left unquestioned, we fear it would
gradually estrange the relations be-
tween the two countries to a point ap-
parently feared by a section of the
people in both nations.
"If the sphere of such organizations
as the new Acknowledgements associ-
alton is limited to chatting over the
events Of olden days nothing will be
dCCOll UllollCu. 0O-CCtllCu f1ulCllCdIl
thinkers of this country deem that
mutual flattery will settle the ques-
tions pending but we think it is rather
to be done by establishing mutual in
terests. Thus, the proposed cooper
alton between Americans and jap
anese in China is timely enterprise
which will 60 long way in lettering
the relations between the two coun-
tries for indemnity Of interest Yields
a mighty place in the affairs of the
present day world"
The Osaka Asahi Shimbun said:
"The American agitation is no doubt
due to various complicated reasons
political and economic as we'll as rae
ial-but there is no doubt that it is
contrary to the principles of justices,
humanity, liberty and equality on
which the United States was founded.
The Japanese government should aim
at the removal Of the causes that re-
suit in a periodical outbreak of the
anti-Japanese movement in the Unit
ed States"
Anti-alien land bills in the Oregon
and Idaho legislatures were with
drawn or dropped in February at the
request of the state department at
Washington, after informal represen-
tations concerning them were made by