Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-10-08
WASHINGTON GETS
JAP STANDPOINT
Will Curb Emigrants if U. S.
Curbs California.
DEFIANT, YET coNcILIAToRY
State Department Receives Editorial
in the Influential Osaka Mainichi,
Which Is Said to Reflect Tokyo
Governments View.
DEFIANT, YET coNCILlAToR'

Washington, Oct. An outline of
the Japanese standpoint with relation
to the California alien land law con-
troversy reached official quarters here
in an editorial appearing in the infiu-
entail Osaka Mainfchi.
The editorial, regarded here as re-
f1ecting official Japanese sentiment,
says there is ample hope for a settle
ment, but insists Japan should be
guarantee scrupulous observance of
the ''gentleman's agreement" and to see
to it that no further Japanese imIni-
grants are sent to America.
The California alien land law seeks
to strengthen the existing law prevent
ing aliens who cannot become citizens
from acquiring land This amendment
is the subject of the referendum in
the California election and is the chief
point in the controversy between
Japan and America.
Won't Please California.
This new attitude of Japan is Ger
tain to be unsatisfactory to California
and the result of the referendum I'M
doubtedly will oppose any settlement
made upon such a basis.
The tone of the Japanese editorial,
while conciliatory to a degree, is
subtly defiant, and is regarded as re-
hecting to a marked degree the atti-
tude of Japan's representatives who
have been concerned in the official ne
gotiations.
AT the state department nothing is
said regarding the progress of these
negotiations, further than frequent
limitations that progress is being
made, but that there is little prospect
of any agreement before the Novem-
her election.
THE only concession which Japan
can make with regard to the anti-Jap-
anese question is strictly to observe
the gentlemen's agreement and to de-
clare that she has no intention of send
ing any further emigrants to America.
In return, Japan should ask the
abolition of discrimination against the
japanese already in America, includ-
ownership law. The new law under
contemplation is extremely anti-Japa-
nese and we should offer the strongest
opposition to it.
Call Law HumiIiating.
"Why should the Californians i'm
pose on the Japanese injustice and hui
initiation such as has never been re-
corded in history?
I'VE propose to make a proposition
which fully respects the amour propre
of the Californians. If they violate
our amour propre, it goes without say
ing that the just peoples Of the world
Will not side with them"
The Mainichi editorial says:
''When the situation is considered
from Japan's standpoint, there is
ample hope that the question can be
settled perfectly and in manner con-
sonant with justice and humanity. To
be more particular, Japan should scru-
pulously observe the gentlemen's
agreement, as she has done in the
past, and see to it that no further emf
grants are sent to America.
"The California agitators say that
even if no further immigrants come
from Japan, California will be prac
tically occupied by the Japanese. It
needs no words TO show that this plea
has no foundation in fact,
IF the Californians wish US to de-
clare that we shall send no more emf
grants and shall strictly observe the
gentlemen's agreement there is no rea-
son, in our opinion, why we should
not do so"