The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-19

Wnlcn IL mas permitted 10 pcdccIuIIy
penetrate the country. It is claimed
that that il what is happening in GER
tain districts Of the United States.
notably in California, where the Jap
anese are fast securing control Of the
rich lands through ownership and
lease.
II is said that the Japanese can not
ard will not assimiIate socially nor in
ideals, because of national inhibition
through heredity and teaching, disin-
clination and religion, and because
their government insists that the Jap
anese ictizens, owes his full alIegi-
ance to the japanese government and
must be educated along the lines of
true subject Of the Mikado.
Mr.. McClatchy says:
mo people who believe that their
Mikado is the living God, to whom all
subjects owe their very existence, and
who hold that, because of superiority,
their mission is intimately to conquer
or lead the nations of the earth, as do
the Japanese, can be counted on to
furnish good material for our brand
of American citizenship. And If they
cannot make good citizens, their pres
ence in large numbers is menace
Believing that to create an alien,
unassimilable community would bring
on trouble, especially when composed
Of members of a war-like nation like
japan, California In the November
election voted on an amendment pro-
hibiting the Japanese from owning or
leasing lands in that state.
To that election the Japanese gov
eminent Is offering strenuous objec-
ton and the seriousness of 1t is oblig.
ed to engage the attention of the
state department
We are told and we know 1t to be
true that
Tall oaks from little acorns grow,
Large streams from little fountains
flow"
We do not know what will be the
outcome OF CALIFORNIA; action.
We do know that throwing a few
cases of tea overheard a vessel in the
Boston harbor led to the Revolution
airy war.
That pistol shot in the hands of
half witted man in far-a-way Servia
brought on the Great World War.
So the race troubles in California
may precipitate the United States in
to war with Japan.
The United States has certain treaty
rites with Japan that can not be reck-
lessly disregarded without bringing on
trouble with the little red men who
have with China and with Russia and
in the war just ended distinguished
themselves as fighters that have to be
reckoned with and because of their
successes they feel in quite high feath-
err
II not being permitted to own or
lease lands in California is in viola
ton of our treaty obligations and if
the dispute arising therefrom can not
be automatically adjusted it may lead
to a severance of diplomatic relations
and ultimately result in war.
Japan is a member of the League
of Nations. she was a member of the
allies in the recent world conflict and
her grievance will have to be heard
and considered around the peace table
and If her quarrel is found just the
members of the League of Nations
would be compelled to side with her.
The United States is not member
of the League of Nations and is with
out a representation in that body.
The matter is of grave import.
Speaking of the Japs Walt Mason,
in his inimitable way, says;
"I've met about ten thousand tJaps.
out here upon the western shore, and
they're such courteous little chaps I'd
gladly meet ten thousand more. Most
white men view them with alarm, and
say they are grievous pest; they do
our bulwarks deadly harm, and make
our sacred boonS a jest. | know |
ought to join the gang where cuss-
words in a torrent flow, and make a
fierce and hot harangue, insisting that
the Japs must go; know my course is
far from right. when admit | like the
Japs because they always are polite,
with winning smiles upon their maps
Politeness is an art that's lost where
white men hump their piles, and ever.
more | meet frost where I'm expect
ing cordial smiles. In every town the
skate is found who thinks up caustic
things to say: in every street the
Doors abound. their rudeness jars me
every day. But when seek the Jap.
anese, to buy an onion or brick. they
bow with grace of old grandees. and
hand me taffy on stick. The Japs
are taking half the globe hacauSo +hax.