New-York tribune., 1920-10-04
Japanese Fear
California Bar,
Might Spread
Policy Declared Dangerous
as Precedent and Likely
to Intensity Exclusion
Sentiment Among British
Effect on China Cited
contend That Question Will
Settle Itself Eventually
it Action Is Withheld,

iohio, Oct. BY The Associated
.ress).- An inquiry into the situation
between Japan and the United States
oy persons in high position who fol-
low the trend of events in modern
Japan, but who may not be character
,zeu as official. has evolved the fol
rowing as summarizing the situation
growing out OF the proposed Cali
iornia snti-JaDanese measures:
flrst-A genuine feeling of anpre-
nenslon pervades responsible japanese
quarters over the anti-Jaoancse move
ments IN the United States because of
the tear that it may lead. to intensified
exclusion movements against the Jan
ahese elsewhere, especially in the
British dominions.
Second The Japanese contend that
IL the japanese question IN California
Is left alone it will settle itself. be
cause when the present settlers. who
cannot be naturalized, either die or
return to Japan. only their legal
American pOsterity Will remain, who.
In the course of generations, will be
assimi.ated.
immigration Net Involved
Third-The Japanese contend that
Americans are confusing the present
negotiations, winch are sn.ed ut per
-SNNiHS Iile acquired rights or the
Japanese row in California; with the
general question of immigration, which
Is not involved.
Fourth The japanese contend that
the voting of the Californian measure
would add fuel to the anti-Amercan
sentlrN ent created by America, block
ing what the Japanese call their legiti-
mate and necessary expansion in the
Far East especially in China and ST.
IBERIA. T%.;s sentiment is being steadily
developed by anti-American articles
IN the Japanese newspapers.
Flfth-While genuinely alarmed at
the anti-Japanese movements abroad
the leading Japanese secretly are dis
turhed al the growth Of the individuals
jst movement at home arising from the
dissatisfaction Of the people over the
economic and political conditions and
poverty in large cities. the discomfort
of laborers resulting from the absorp-
tion of social i9ess from the West,
hostility to capitalism, lack of suitable
opportunity for personal progress and
a tendency to blame the nations lead
ers for inability to check what they
term Japan's moral isolation from the
rest of the world.
Sixth-China remains Japan's great
est hope and her greatest problem.
japanese leaders charge that the
Americans are blocking japanese prog
ress in China and in the Far East gen
orally. Japan inlst hnd n outlet and
opportunities for her population, which
IS increasing at the raJe Of 100000
yearly said one official.
Possibility OF War Denied
Seventh-To a direct question put by
a spondent whether war was a pos
sibility, the reply of this official and
of leading japanese civilians unvary
ingly was that war with America was,
of course, an mpossibility, but that it
was regrettable that an estrangcment
in friendly relations was within the
range of possibility The replies were
unanimous that the Japanese believed
the time had arrived when they must
"speak out frankly in defense Of our
interests and say what we want to in
the world
Another person in an interview add
ed to this:
'You Americans should remember
that if you have political situation at
home we also in Japan have one
The Importance that japan gives TO
China is evidenced in a review Of Japa-
nese and American relations appearing
in The Herald Of Asia. conservative
weekly of Japanese thought. After as
serting that the California measures
are based on prejudices born Of differ
ences in race, religion and culture,
this journal declares that these prcju-
dices and the resultant attitude toward