The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-09-15
HARDING TALKS ON
JAPANESE PROBLEM
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE RE-
VIEWS QUESTIONS CON
FRONTING THE WEST.

Marion, Ohio-Senator Harding,
republican nominee for the presi-
dency in addressing Californians at
his home here yesterday, said:
| do not doubt that Americans on
the coast are troubled in their minds
about the Oriental question as it is
called That question raised every
Interpretation of our watchword,
america First" for it involves four
sets of obligations.
1t involves our obligations to great
! foreign powers; it involves the OBJ
| legations of all America towards one
group of American states and their
peoples, but it also involves the OBJ
legations of that group of states to
the nation.
There is abundant evidence of the
dangers which lurk in racial differ
ences.
l do not say inequalities say
racial differences. | am ever ready
to recognize that the civilization of
the Orient is older than ours, that
her peoples have their proud and
honorable traditions.
In spite of the honor of these ORR
entail peoples and in spite of their
contributions to the world advance
ment, it is conceivable that they may
be so different in racial character
istics or in manner of life or practice
from other peoples of equal honor
and achievement, that no matter
it be on the soil of one or
upon the soil of the other, these diff
ferences, without raising any ques-
ton of inferiority, superiority, or in
equality, may create as | believe they
have created upon your Pacific coast,
without blame to either side, fric-
tion that must be recognized
The Nation owes it to the Pacific
coast to recognize that fact, the na-
ton owes it to the Pacific coast
states to stand behind them in neces-
sary measures consistent with our
national honor to relieve them of
heir difficulties.
The problem incident to racial diff
erences must be accepted as one ex-
sting in fact and must be adequate
y met for the future security and
of our people.
We have learned during the anxi-
ties of world war the necessity of
making the citizenship of this Re-
ublic not only American in heart
nd soul but American nj every SYM
athey and every aspiration.
No one can TRANQUILITY contemplate
he future of this republic without
n anxiety for abundant provision
to our shores OF only
ne immigrant who can be SINH
tied and thoroughly imbued with the
merican spirit.
From the beginning of the Repab
c America has been a haven to the
oppressed and the aspiring from all
lie nations of the earth.
We have opened our doors freely
I'd have given to the peoples of the
orld who came to us the fullness Of
merican opportunity and political
berty.
We have come to that stage of de-
vopment which Of necessity must
assumed to by those who accept
e grant of American opportunity.
ncerned with the making of citi-
ms than we are with adding to the
an power of industry or the addi-
NAL human units in our varied ac-
titles.
AS a people and nation, as Gov
nor Stephens has said, we do have
e moral, the natural, and the legal
right to determine who
all or who shall not enter our coun-
Y and participate in our activities.
With new realization of the ne
ssity of development of a soul dis
ctly American in this republic we
vor such notifications of our i'm
grafton laws, and such changes in
r international understanding and
ch policy relating to those who
ne among US, as will guarantee to
: citizens of this republic not only
stability of alien born, but the ad-
5ion, by all who come, of American
economic and otherwise,
i full conservation to American
lctices and ideals"