The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-26

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III Il II tpss that -oue .mMpber Of, ID
Japanese dslegation politely iaterpolai
I'd . rssoiution Into one Of the con
ftrsnces calling aftentiou to the IN
equality Of the UnitJd states immi
grafton lawa.
| Built eaR ~ teksa fsr granted tina
. there 10 clear u11srstandlng be
/ tween Ameysea und snpan "a the vel,
known 'gsatlsmsn's agreement" ex
eludinH JnpaoeoS 'fFvln our shores, and
Il Il not the intentiea Of the Jap dele
cation to 81 for Any charge in the
present arrangement On the immigra.
tlOn question.
This 10 to ~ rogar0ed a. . Kind Of
little secset rAess1oa " AnepseaAs, I"
but the cold act It II was that the
Japaness statsssnan who brought up
the imsslOsAttos. NNss1iea ~ the .poAee
cenfersaee wee -WeRe Anxious to kcsp
riSht with his stttuonAo - t1Aosno
than to leap into the IimeIlrht By
bringing objeetisnabas questions ~
fore the conference.
Wsn't Waks II W.
And the "gentlsman's agreement" q
proposition affecting America aAd ia
pan, 10 . kind 'of sleeping dog In the
netd Of world poiitics that no one, even
the japanese. have any desire to kick
into wakefulnesa. There are enough
kDotty problems before the peace con-
ference now without introducing any
new controversial stun.
Az q matter of fact, all that the
Japansss bad - ~ bs1ose sthe spsees !
rs'ufsrencO waa geatle reminder that
" ah sOso ure barn 1rDo and Uqual. the \
jap. being man. II free and the equal |
Of anyone. providing the Americah
Dec'asation Of JnAspsndeMco means
aaSthins at all. This In effect was the
meaa4se.
u was rApVedsfnto the seeord There
r. may be read By anyone curious
enough to peruss the lengthy speeches.
A. m imusdtate political problem II
doea not exist. TIE chances are that
America Viii not BE- confronted with
this busaboo In its old form for many
= long year. probably never.
In the nrst place japanese itnnnisra-
tiea has steepeA Ter tAe period OF the
war asd for tAe psrsed Of reconstruc-
ton, IN all probability. The japanese
government 10 not embarrassed BY
feeling Of unrest throughout the IT,
land empire because 10000 laps must
leave the country every year. for the
laps don't have to leave In the nrst
place and when they do they have
snds other than America to move TO-
osed Faith me ksynsts.
Good faith between the nations Is
'oing to he one Of the keynotes OF the
vhole league Of nations plan. and the
Japanese are for the league. In the .
n the world 10 starting int. new
'clicies and new alma all e. them
nors liberal than anything practieed /,
q the pre-war day., are going to pre- !,
OsAtnAs4.
We are accustomed to think Of ia !
an ~ selfish nation--partly because a
the fnct that she cooled from the 4
Il eurcesaA diplomacy aAd also be- Il
auss there nas bsea persistent b
ropaEanda spread thrOuthcut the .
'osid ~ . Asnhes u Osrmaa gentle +
zen Who ssMsAt 10 premoto discord :,
ptvsen Japan an Ameeica. "
In tAinkias q japan to-day We must Z,
ut Of an eake Il fse uantsd that the
lpa ars ntAberss e ~ lsa9us Of
ltoas aad ere ge'pG h Tt al that
. league staAoo NJ. In ether Woeds !
= day sf liberahsn In japan IL herr. y
- last Of the 81 btotos0oA. ~ milf
rists and imperialism died the othdf
y end tho future Of the country 10 In q
{ hands u nss WHO above an sthef VI
ings ARE coMnitteA 70 tA1lr nlilAnes ~
ID IT, 1nGiA.A sUoaklng psoplse. n
ID that alliance preclnAes tAe 2oosi- TO
ity and probability Il their seeking
|uAis VII ~ heosut. uA0liaA spsah- &c
! hatisA. Antgsea. u ~ u,attse 4 h
nigratisA. proAlen that oooaeP ~ Ii
NJ viii sslse tou1f eitAsr = ~ 70
AuUiAg ceaAitioa1 tAAk aEbct Japan "
ne altered stnAeAic sltuatisn a.
lstiea b going i1ts 1uring ~ 49, III
~ IL RessAslsoeo11u pSstaA- no
4 = aasy 10 DtlievN nat ~ ~ b r.
! far ain1ant WAoA AWgiea WI ~
"a JapaAsss iahes ~ N 60 - 4"
} peint - vsaesmAng 4 witA sDsn "
~ CO.
~ ~ ~ u,s5nA~sa
risce~nt IaAh. NJ = tAe JapAnsss
AGnaAoe to WNsAlAtto0, ana WHO
> to- eooaennAn tAnt iAvsetiaathA his
1apAaess hDse utoAtisA h Amsr> In
several ysaraNn. w. ~ & ~ Jei