White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-13
By LLOYD ALLEN.
Western Newspaper Union staff Cor.
respondent.

Civ nav, IN tia
ever of trying to force the immigration
question into the proceedings, accord
ing TO a reliable authority on japanese
affairs.
II is true that one member of the
japanese delegation politely interpolat-
ed n resolution into one Of the con
ferenees calling attention TO the in
equality OF the United States lmmi-
grafton laws.
But IL can be taken for granted that
there Is a clear understanding be-
tween America and japan on the we'll
known "g~entleman's agreement" ex-
Guiding japanese from our shores. and
II is not the intention of the Jap dele
gati0n 10 ask for any change in the
present arrangement on the immigra-
ton question.
This Is 10 be regarded as n kind of
little secret between We Americans"
but the cold fact Of II was that the
japanese statesman who brought up
the immigration question nj the peace
conference was more anxious to keep
right with his constituents at home
than to leap into the llmelight by
bringing Objectionable questions be-
fore the conference.
Won't Wake II Up.
And the .gentleman's agreement" a
proposition affecting America and ia
pan. Is a kind of sleeping dog In the
field Of world politics that no one, wen
the Japanese. nave any desire 10 kick
into wakefulness. There are enough
knotty problems before the peace con-
ference now without introducing any
new controversial stun.
As a matter of fact. all that the
japanese had TO say before the peace
conference was a gentle reminder that
N all men are born free and equal, the
Jap. being a man. Is free and the equal
OF anyone, providing the American
Declaration Of Independence means
suythlng at all. This In effect was the
message.
II was slipped into the record. There
o. may be read by anyone curious
enough to peruse the lengthy speeches.
As an immediate political problem II
does not exist. The chances are that
America uni not he confronted with
this hugaboo In It's old form for many
a long year, probably never.
In the first place Japanese immigra-
ton has stopped for the period of the
war and for the period Of reconstruc-
tion. In all probability. The Japanese
government is not embarrassed by a
feeling Of unrest throughout the is
lind empire because 100 900 Japs must
leave the country every year. for the
Japs don't have to leave in the FIRST
place and when they do they have
lands other than Americas TO o to.
Good Faith the Keynote.
Good faith between the nations Is
going to be one of the keynotes of the
whole league OF nations plan, and the
Japanese are for the league. In the
era the world Is starting into, new
policies and new aims. all Of g
more liberal than anything practiced
In the pre-war days. are going TO pre-
dominate.
We are accustomed to think OF ia
pan as a selfish. nation-partly because
OF the fact that she copied from the
old European diplomacy and also be
cause there has been n persistent
propaganda spread throughout the
world by a number OF German gentle
men who sought to promote discord
between Japan and America.
In thinking of japan today we must
first OF all take 1t for granted that the
Japs are members Of the league Of
nations and are going In for all that
the league stands for. IN other words
the day Of liberalism In Japan IL here.
n last OF the old statesmen. the MILL
tarists and imperislists, died the other
DAY and the future Of the country Ia In
the hands Of men who above all other
things are committed to their alliance
with the English speaking peoples.
And that alliance precludes the posi-
bility and probability Of their seeking
trouble with the largest English speak
ing nation, America. In the matter OF
immigration, a problem that one or
later will solve itself either In the
changing conditions that affect japan
or the altered economic situation
America Is going Into during or soon
sfter the reconstruction period.
II Is easy to believe that the day is
not far distant when America will
need japanese labor and will come to
the point Of welcoming II with open
arms.
Not the Best Elements.
Viscount Ishii. who Is the japanese
ambassador to Washington. and who
was the statesman that investigated
the japanese labor situation In Amer
leu several years ago. was then Of the
opinion that II would serve the best
interests Of Japan II everyone of their
citrens In America could be transport
&c at once back - Japan. He know
mat , class Of yAponsss that ~