The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-20
THE JAPANESE INVASION.
In the Interest of international Har-
mony 1t Must Stop.

The gentlemen's agreement does no.
stop Japanese immigration, because
the hold on the miksdo on his sub
iects is weakening. While they are
in Japan the government can refuse
passports to this country. Once out
side of Japan japanese can 60 where
| they please, SO far As the japanese
! government is concerned. While the
japanese government refuses to recog
nize any change of allegiance Of Japa
nese in foreign countries and insists
that not only they but their descend
ants, wherever born, remain japanese
subjects, expatriated Japanese care less
and less about the Japanese govern
ment.
Our controversy is not. therefore,
with the japanese government. but
with an unorganized mass OF japanese
laborers in many countries, all OF
whom seem To wish to get into this
country. because their is more money
TO be made here than elsewhere. Japa
nese sailors are said TO desert their
ships in American ports in large mum
hers and under the seamens act the
ships officers cannot get them back
Quite likely thev do not wish to, and
it is probable that the Japanese gov
eminent is also quite willing q have
japanese get into this country, SO long
a. the government do@ not help. II
i not possible 10 effectively guard our
northern and southern borders against
Japanese.
There is nothing. therefore, for us to
do except to exclude all Orientals pre-
ciselv a. we now exclude the Chinese.
II we are to admit any Oriental la
borers by all odds we prefer the Chi
nese. who are the only orientals eH-
cluded by law. The situation is alb
surd. The Japanese government uu.
derstands the situation thoroughly and
should heartily favor our doing for our
selves that which the Japanese gov
eminent j. TRYING to do but cannot
II Is difficult to understand the claim
Of the Japanese government that We
should treat Japanese as equals. tor
II i verv well known that We do not
object to the Japanese a. an inferior
people. Biologically they may he our
superior. for they maintain individual
and national yigor under conditions
which would apparently lead to the
carly extinction Of the American race.
II i not = question Of inferiority or
superiority. but 81 difference.
And IL is difference which can
not be oblitersted or compromised. "
the japanese settle in community.
the whites will GO And that is not !
because the Japanese farmer = had I
neighhor. for he j. a. ohliging in the /
ordinary ueighhorlv exchanges as auv-
body. His children in the rural schools I
are a. bright ss other children. There /
j. no question n inferiority OF bad 1
When the Japanese settle IN farm
ing district thcy soon DESTROY the 40
lal life Their family life . utterly
unlike ours The Japanese women on
farms rarely learn tn speak English.
Ihev hahituallv work IN the felds. 4
The American family becomes discon
tented and Il goes
And with perfect frisndliness - the
Iaps rese people and the japanese gov
,rnurut We uill not endure people
,mone ~ Who fret depreciste the val
70 ~ Land ~ their presenee and then
INV IT, We shail ercl1de Ispansse
shorers and Japan j. perfectly vel
oYnr ~ exclude American laborers "
Ne interest n both countries the POI
les should ~ sepsrsfed hv The ocesn
San Frauci-oo Chronicle.