Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-17
YANK VETERANS
WOULD BAR JAPs
Soldiers of Foreign Wars Ask
Exclusion of Japanese.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Demand "GentIemen's Agreement" Be
Abrogated-sa orientals Are Not
AssimiIable-Question Source
of Increasing Irritation.

Washington. sept. 16.-Exclusion Of
all Japanese immigrants was urged in
a resolution adopted unanimously by
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, holding
their annual encampment here.
Abrogation of the ''gentlemen's
agreement" with Japan, and amend
ment of the federal Constitution so as
to make children born in this country
eligible for citizenship only if both
parents were eligible were also ia
vored.
The resolution introduced by Com
mander ]. w Jones, Portland. Ore,
declared the japanese immigration
question was Of national scope and
not confined TO the Pacific coast.
Source Of Irritation.
''The Japanese question is a source
of acute and constantly increasing irri-
tation," said the preamble. ard in
time this irritation cannot fail to end
in grave international friction unless
vigorous steps are taken to allay it.
eve acknowledge and respect the
virtues of thrift and industry which
characterize the Japanese race, but IL
the japanese are not assimilable,
those virtues instead of being con-
tribution TO our national character,
are a weapon"
With several spirited contests in
prospect, nomination of officers occu-
pied the attention of the delegates
also.
On the program for addresses were
Surgeon General Cumming of the pub
lie health service; Col. r. G. Cholme-
lev-Jones. director of the bureau of
war-risk insurance and u. W. Lamkin,
director of vocational training.
President Sees Parade.
More than 5000 men who had fought
on foreign soil participated in a pa
rade down Pennsylvania avenue Pres
ident Wilson watched the procession
from the east portico of the White
House.
Near the capitol the veterans were
reviewed by General Pershjng aud Sec
rotary Daniels.
Later Mr.. Daniels addressed them
from the steps Of the capitol
Japan Makes Demand.
Washington. Sept 16.--Japan has
made formal demand upon the United
States government that "the unjust
racial Discrimination against her citi-
zens in California he made matter of
negotiation between the two govern
ments at once and that It be settled
without delay. This information was
obtained at the state department.
Until the present. time the negotla-
tons arising out of the referendum act
by which California proposes to debar
citizens of Japan from ownership or
control of land in that state have been
of an entirely informal character.
Following the visit by Governor
Stephens of California to Secretary
Colby week before last, during which
the governor Informed the state de,
partment that efforts to induce Cali
fornla to withdraw It's referendum biz
from the November election woult
only aggravate the citizens of thai
state, Ambassador Shidehara was in
structed by this government to brins
the controversy TO a formal issue ant
conclusion.
Japan contends that 1t is the duty
of tie federal government to take pre-
cautionary measures that win protect
the Japanese from any discriminatory
action California might take.
Ii was made very clear by state de-
partment officials that this government
will decline TO deal with the situation
until the issue Is made complete by
passage of the proposed referendum
act.