The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-06
JAPAN TO ASK
RACE EQUALITY
Hy n. H. I,INyON
IN ". w. kiNNON
Newspaper Enterprise Association
staff Correspondent In Japan

Newspaper Enterprise Association
staff Correspondent In Japan
TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 6.--The race
question probably will be one OF the
biggest questions nj the peace con.
ference.
Settling II right may not have
much 10 do with cleaning up the
mess Of the war Just past. but II will
have everything IN the world to do
with preventing nm even more horri'
bic war In the future.
Public sentiment In Japan. favor
Ing demand by the japanese dele.
gates to Parts. IN behalf OF China as
well aA Japan. that present laws.
whereby Western nations exclude
Mongolians. be abandoned. is grow.
Ing almost overwhelming rubllcists
and scholars Join In urging drastic
action on tho government.
The Japanese view IL this: A
true league of nations aud ncw
brotherhood of civilization de-
mand that all discrimination
against the yellow races cease.
The bars against land ownership
NJ well ~ citizenship must be
let down. 10 make such "A league
in fact what Il Iret~nds 10 be la
theory.
Whites banned
A league OF white nations for the
exploitation Of the yellow races
would not b. a true league. and
would preserve peace only until the
yellow nations were able 10 force
equality
The minority who believe Japan
shouid b. more modest at the peace
conference point out that Japan also
refuses foreigners permission TO own
land. and excludes Chinese labor.
The following statement. given out
by Professor kamada. president Of
keio university. and one OF Nippon'a
foremost scholars. represents the
feelings of the enlightened leaders Of
Japan.
The establishment OF permanent
peace in the world ON the founda.
lions of justice and equality for
which the allies are striving" said
Professor kamada, 'can hardly he
regarded as completely attained
without the removal OF race prcJu
dice and the consequent race discrim.
inatlon.
"Rao. prejudice and dlscrimlna.
ton. which are not based on any m.
tioral grounds. are contrary 20 the
principles OF justice and equality.
and. IL allowed 60 continue. ARE
LIKELY TO PROVE \ CAUSE OF
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT IN
THE FUTURE.
Yellow Men Suffer
Under such circumstance, II In
only fair and proper that Japan and
China should bring forward az the
peace conference a proposition aim
lng at the abolition OF tho dlacriml'
natory measures from which their
people are suffering AT present. Since
the peace conference IL 20 - conven-
cd Tor the purpose % celebrating on
the methods by which THE PERMA.
SENT PEACE or THE WORLD rs
TO BE GUARANTEED there IL iit.
tie doubt that the question ~ race
discrimination will come IN for dis.
cussion In one form or another. and
am ono OF those who believe that
approval will be given 10 the claims
OF the Oriental countries.
~of course. the abolition Of mcas-
urrn OF race discrimination win mo-;
necessarily mean tho removal OF all
possible causes Of conflict between
the Occidental and tho Oriental pco
pies. Questions OF an economic and
commercial nature may arise be.
tween them from timc 90 time. but
the removal Of discriminatory meas
urcs In regard to race viii certainly
SO long way"