The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
By Associated Press

By Associated Prese
 New York, March H.-Action by the peace conference to eliminate race preju- dice, which he termed "a fruitful source of discontent and uneasness among na- tions in the past" was urged by Viscount Ishii, Japanese ambassador to the United States speaking before the Japan so- ciety here tonight
 Notbing woull contribute more effec- lively to the foundation of permanent peace he declared. than application of a proper remedy lat this opportune mo- discord."
 The constitution of a league of nations, he added, would not be worthy of the confidence if it omitted a provision to right the conspicuous injustice arising out of prejudice between the races.
 The ambassador indicated if this were done, Japan would not take advantage of such provision, but would adhere to her "gentleman's agreement in the matter of emigration of Japanese labor to the United States and await the time when by gradual evolution the prob lem would be settled to the mutual sat isfaction of both countries.
 The restriction of immigration to
 
 fixed policy" despite the treaty right of her nationals to free entrance and residence in the United States, and said he hoped this policy, as "abundantly at tested by her past record,' would dis arm any alarmist and unwarranted view pointing to the probability of Japan S taking advantage of the coveted article in the league constitution.
 Nothing would be farther from Ja- pans thought he continued, than hastily to force the issue of the labor question in the event of the league GOV enant being modified in accordance with her desire. that is, upon new article being inserted in the covenant against racial discrimination"
 URGES EQUAL CONSIDERATION
 viscount Ishii urged the right of the Asiatics, who fought side by side with the Anglo-Saxons, Latins and Slavs against the common foe,' to equal con- sideration among the allied peoples.
 rThe sngle-minded object of the war, said the ambassador, was the main tenance of international justice and the establishment of durable peace. No con sideration of racial feeling entered into the supreme decision for the sacrifices of blood and treasure on the part of any of the allied or associated powers.
 And now, when this war for interna- tonal justice is about to come to it's happy termination and when the world league for permanent peace is being contrived, why should this question of race prejudice, race discrimination and race humiliation alone be left unrem- edied?
 When restriction or prohibition of dis criminatory treatment of chattels and commodities is being adequately pro vided for, why should this unjust and un- justifiables discrimination against persons be allowed to remain untouched?
 An idea, however good, loses most of it's value if only half executed. The con stitution of league of nations, for which the eminent representatives of in ternational justice and peace are now working in Paris with their untiring en- ergy, would not be worthy of the great world conference if it omitted the nee essary provision for the remedy of this conspicuous injustice arising out of race prejudice,
 Tt may be added, in order to avoid possible misunderstanding. that this question of strengthening out the exist ing injustice of racial discrimination should be considered independently of the questions of labor and 'immigra- ton The one is principally economical in it's nature:sthe othey. es2eaAally 2 question of sentiment, of legitimate pride and self-respect. If any one is afraid that stipulation introduced in ths league covenant for the prohibition of any discriminate treatment on account of racial differences will necessarily bring about labor difficulties or economic troubles, that man has snSularly over looked the actual facts of international intercourse.