Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-04

claimed. results as inevitably as
ownership In control Of such land:
and control Of rich agricultural
lands of this country. in the hands
Of unified interest like the jap
anese, will ultimately give econom-
&c control of the country itself.
| To carry out the intent Of the
measure, no one inelig BILE to citi-
zenship may act as guardian or
trustee for a minor whose prop
erty may include agricultural lands,
| or interest therein, and penalties
are provided for direct violation Of
the law and also for conspiracy to
evade its plain intent.
California is practically a unit
on the proposition that Japanese
immigration should be excluded as
rigidly as Chinese immigration: but
some who concede this, claim that
the initiative measures will deprive
them of japanese labor, which is
needed.
Governor stephens severely
criticised by many. for his fail
ure to take positive action in the
matter of japanese immigration a
subject upon which public senti-
ment in this state is so strong and
so crystalized along definite lines.
II was due to his failure to act that
slate wide movement for an in
ltlatlVe measure, remedying, so far
as state authority can. the existing
situation, was inaugurated by an
army of volunteer enthusiasts
throughout the state.
THE action now taken by Gov
ernor Stephens in the shape of
formal presentation of the matter
TO the federal government, outlining
the existing danger of state and
nation and asking for prompt rem
edlal action along the only effective
line--absolute exclusion-certainl
merits praise.
THE report of the state board of
control, accompanying the gov
ernor's presentation, and pending
preparation of which he declined 10
act, gives us little in data which
has not been published already; it
is true that the unquestoned facts
and figures published a year ago
would have given equally strong
foundation for the governors pre-
sentation of the case.
1.-THE governors statement, made
on behalf of the state of California,
now rests upon the foundation Of
an official report, made under spe-
cific instructions of the state legs-
lature to investigate conditions in
duced by Japanese immigration.
The statement, covering generally a
fair outline of the actual conditions,
and the great menace to American
civilization, is couched in fair Ian
guage indicating no racial preju-
dice or feeling, and making it pos
sible for our government to take
up the matter officially with Japan,
and for Japan, with good grace,
herself to suggest absolute exclu-
sion of japanese from this country
because good will between the two
nations will be jeopardized by ex-
istence of present conditions.
he points out that there is no
question of racial inferiorityl or
prejudice, but a simple economic !
problem, question of national
self-preservation against a race un-
assimilable, so prolific that in time
they must outnumber the whites, |
and so strengthened by certain
racial characteristic and difference
in standards Of living that compe-
tition is hopeless; that their prog
ress in this state, numerically and
economically, points inevitably tot
results here such as already obtain !
in Hawaii UnlpSS q rpuA dV 10 an /
piled; that what is happening in
California will happen in all favor
ed spots in the union if permitted;
that the state can do little to help
herself, but must rely for the most |