Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-15
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Viscount Ishii Declares League
 Would Not Be Worthy of Name if Race Lines Drawn Japanese Cannot Be Expected
 to Be Contented With the American Situation, Asserts
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 NEW YORK, March 14.-Action by the peace conference to eliminate race prejudice, which he termed "a fruit ful source of diseOntent and uneasi- ness among nations in the past" was urged by Viscount Ishii, Japanese am bassador to the United States. speak ing before the Japanese society here tonight
 Nothing would contribute more ef- fectively to the foundation of perman- ent peace, he declared, than appliea- ton of a proper remedy -at this Op- pOrtune moment" "-to this cause of in ternational discord." The constitution Of league of nations. he added. would not be worthy of the conference if it omitted a provision to right the con spicuous injustice arising out of pre- Judice between the races.
 Declares Japan Fair
 The ambassador indicated that if this were done Japan would not take advantage of such a provision, but would adhere to her gentlemen's agreement" in the matter of emigra- tiOn of Japanese labor to the United States and wait the time when by gradual evolution" the problem would be settled to the mutual satisfaction of both countries.
 The restriction of immigration to AmerIca, NIscOunt IsniI clJed as Ja- pans 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 -abundantiy aItested by her past rec ord" would ''disarm any alarmist and Jnwarranted view pointing to the probability of Japan-s taking advant- age of the article in the league stat ute" Nothing would be farther from Japan's thought he continued, than hastily forcing the issue of the labor question in the event of the league covenant being modified in accordance with her desire, that is, upon a new article being inserted in the covenant against racial discrimination"
 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 consideration among the allied peoples
 ! Says No Justice Now -"The single-minded object of the war" said the ambassador, was the maintenance of international justice and the establishment of durable peace. No consideration of racial 5 feeling entered into the supreme de cision for the sacrifices of blood and treasure on the part of any of the al ! lied or associated powers.
 And now, when this war for inter national justice is about to come to ! it's happy termination and when the world league for permanent peace is being contrived, why should this Ques- tion of race prejudice, race discrimina- i tion and race humiliation alone be left unremedied. When restriction or pro hibitiOn of discriminatory treatment of ! Chinese commodities, is being ade- uuately provided Tor, why should this unjust and unjustifiable discrimination against persons be allowed to remain untouched. An idea, however good, loses most of value, if only half execut- ed The constitution of a league of nations for which the eminent repre- sentatives of international justice and peace are now working in Paris with their untiring energy, would not be worthy of the great world conference if it omitted the necessary provision for the remedy of this conspicuous in justice arising out of race prejudice.
 Problems Outlined
 Tt may be added, in order to avoid possible misunderstanding that this question of strengthening out the eX- isting injustice of racial discrimina- tion should be considered independ- entIy Of the questions of labor and immigration. The one is principally Continued on page tvo)