The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-23
AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN
GIVES JAPANESE VIEW
POINT OF RESTRICTION
TELLS HOW PEOPLE OF MIKADO
LAND FEAR DIFFERENT
STATES WILL FOLLOW
CALIFORNIA PLAN"

New York, Jan. 22.-Discussing
what he termed a California issue"
in an address today before the uni
versity club. Roland $. Morris, Ameri-
can Ambassador to Japan. declared
that the Japanese were fearful that
California and other western states
might extend the classification to
aliens on the basis Of eligibility TO
citizenship, not only TO property
rights, but also to personal rights.
Ambassador Morris, who has been
Baron Shidehara, the Japanese am
bassador. with a view to laying the
basis of a treaty between the United
States and japan, further declared
that the japanese protest against
the California anti-alien land law,
presented TO the American people the
definite question of whether in the
with the Orient, II is wise TO classify
aliens on the basis Of their eligibility
TO citizenship.
Presenting the issue involved in
the present negotiations. Mr.. Morris
asked that IL be borne in mind that
tho people of Japan were not com
planning because it's nationals resident
in the United states sre ineligible to
citizenship not asking any greater
rights for its nationals than those con-
ceded TO other aliens: not questioning
the right OF the United States gov.
ernment to pass. subject TO treaty
obligations. legislation covering ad-
mission or residence OF foreigners.
nor seeking removal OF present re-
strctions on Japanese immigration,
The Japanese government, he added,
does contend that IL is unjust and
unfair to pick out particular group
OF aliens who are under certain poll
teal disabilities and deprive them OF
rights which all other aliens are
permitted to enjoy"
Japanese aliens resident in the
United States" said Ambassador Nor
rs after asserting that he was not
discussing the merits OF the issue
but it's definition. ARE not eligible to
citizenship. our naturalization laws
having been interpreted as applying
TO only white persons or persons OF
African descent. This is in n sense
n discrimination or perhaps better
selection Of those whom for one
reason or another, we are willing to
admit to the privilege OF American
citizenship sut II is clearly not dis
elimination OF character which
should properly be the subject oil
complaint by government whose ma
tlonals might be excluded. No gov
ernment would consider II proper or
cxpedicnt to protest because It's ciu-
IONS were not permitted to eNpa-
,rinte themselves. \ friendly state
must regret and regret and depiore
such a policy. and even hope that
some day 1t would be changed, but
II would undoubtedly claim for Itself
md conccdc TO other states tho M
herent right Of sovereign state 70
determine the conditions and limits OK
naturalization.
"The Japanese government Is not
complaining because Japanese aliens
resident in tho United states are in
eligible 10 American citizenship.
"Nor Is the government OF Japan
ns,Inp for It's citizens resldent' among
no any greater rights than those
conceded TO other aliens. 1t accepts
and IN its own domestic legislation
has often acted upon the principle
,hat nny state has the right to i'm
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