Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-23
JAPAN WILL INSIST
ON RACE EQUALITY
Cabinet Decides TO Push Negotia-
tions; Much Anti-Amcrican
Feeling Evident.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening

Toxic, Sept 23.-The Washington
government will he asked tn appoint q
commission to effect solution ~ japan.
ese-Americau problems and i'm the even,
of the passage Of the California anti
Japanese legislation the Japanese govern
ment will arrange for n lawsuit against the
California Legislature on the ground that
the bill is unconstitutional and violation
of the treaty rights Of the Japanese. nc
cordng to the leading newspapers today
Toxic, Sept 23.-~The Japanese govern
ment, as a result Of Tuesdays meeting Of
the Cabinet, will vigorously pursue the
negotiations concerning American anti
Japanese legislation, and also viii push
firmly the question Of racial equality in
the League OF Nations conference. accord
ing to the Hoshi Shimtnin.
The labor unions adopted resolutions
plcdginr harmonious corporation with
the Japanese laborers of California In their
insistrnce upon their lawful rightsp The
resolutions were cabled To the California
labor associations.
At public meeting in the Y NJ G.. A.
hall here today, Representative KodAna
SPOKE on the subject; "An American
Japanese War He denounced American
threatening nation EXISTED beyond the
Pacitics, Japanese naval expansion cannot
be dispensed with. Police interfer~d and
silcnced the speaker
A graduate of Columbia University.
NJ Osako, who followed Representive
kodama, attributed the anti-Japancse
sentiment IN the United States to racial
differences. Japan was the only country
strongly opposing white oppression, NJ
Osaka asserted, and therefore had in
CURED the hatred of the Americans. The
Japanese headded, must strongly be
determined TO meet any serious conse-
quences following the serious anti-Japan-
csc movement prevailing in America.
In his address 10 the provincial Gov
ernors Tuesday Premier Hara said the
situation of the world never was more
strained than at present. Hitherto, he
declared, Japans problems had been
confined 10 the Orient, but international
competition had arisen, resulting in a
marked increase in Japan's responsibility
tn the world and the expansion of her
national expenditure.
Japan had decided To withdraw her
troops from Siberia, except from those
places where consideration of the en-
pire's defense rendered the stationing of
troops imperative, Premier Hara said.
Concerning Shantung. the premier as
serted Japan still was ready to negotiate
with China who refused to consider ia
pans proposals. Premier Hara said he
was optimistic concerning the financial
position of Japan. Pointedly alluding To
the increase of socialism, he declared in-
discreet radicalism was inimical to the
welfare of the State and that the authori-
ties must vigorously oppose it.
Keno Adachi of the kenseikai or
Opposition party, in a statement yester-
day said the anti-Japanese movement was
a matter of international gravity He
declared Premier Hara's words of hope of
satisfactory settlement were disappoint-
ing NJ. Adachi said he believed Japan's
defeat in California would be equivalent
To her defeat in China and Corea.
The newspapers say the above program
was defined at meetings of the cabinet
and the diplomatic advisory council