Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-22
DISCRIMINATION.
!. AGAINST JAPS ].
!. !. IS DISCUSSED

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= : .ne C"l.-''il' '1ssue, \
~ an ADDRESS today before the
RSyyersity club. ROLAND 8 Morris Ameri..
ran no ...d a,.,n.aa
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th ma tne Japanese were fearful that
having devised the plan Of classifying
aliens on the basis of their, eligibility
to citizenship, not only. to property
Ambassador Norris, who has been
conducting the negotiations with
iSaron Shldehara, the Japanese am
EDassaoor with a view to laying b ,ba-
SIS OF q treaty between the United
states n Japan, further declared
that the Japanese protest against the
Saiiiornl4 antl1aIlen land law pre-
sented to the American people the
9e1!hlte question OF whether in n
larger view OF Americas relations
with the Orient, 1t Is wise to CLASSIFY
al1ens on the basis OF their eligibility.
10
aliens resident In the
uniteo States,' said Amabassador
Morris, after asserting that he wasJnot
ulscusslne the merits OF the issue, but
as Ge.anitlon are not chg Die to cltl-
zenstlP, our Naturalization laws nav
ins peen as approving to
olly wnlte persons or persons OF ARR
cAn uescent IF1s is IN q sense a dis
I~t.nnlnatlon or perhaps oetter-a Sc
leclloh o those WnoIn Tor one reason
or ano.ner we are willing to admit
70 n privilege of American citizen
snlp. BUT 1t is clearly not discrimin-
as.oh OF q when could
p.operiy We lhe supJect OF compla mt
uy d government whose people might
oe eAc1uoeo.
~.
Not complaining
carefully this point: The Japanese gov
+ nanas. IS NOT complaining because
Stata. a:.Neas iesioeilt IN me Ohlted
1en.h "Ae 1i4e'isioie 10 American c1tl-
aNop = .
asking far 10 s vvalens oI oapan
n no LOT us cIlzens resident among
ousa.S sieaser rlshts Imam tnose con-
aN, o.ler aLiens.
:, asA yuu' therefore, TO note
~ lne second place that the govern
4;eai Is not IN any way ques-
.tnnas .les .lisht OF our soVernmen
1isst d' sun9eci only TO IT'S treaty OBJ
~ oauns ~ iegislat on II ma see
80 1oveians .ne auHlsslon or residence
thot re- amon us; 1t is true
10. ~ ne 'fea.y . ISli Japanese
were Iull rights OF admission
80 III; es.oence IN our country. But
Ills rlsii. was ranteo only upon n
= eas unuelstanolhg Ina tne Japan
. vveiliiisnt Woulo commune Vo-
3tea ~ il'iilt immigration as pro-
siueu ~ Inc gentlemen's
asa .Is VI Isvo.
r a.n .ae .niro piace, tnere1ore' may
roverny w. ~ m9'e ina. n Japanese
clamorins for Tho epevpi 7 "a 80 me- ~
the present restrictions on Japanese
immigration. -"
~ =.
Would Correct Errors.
"On the contrary. the government
has shown a willingness to Examine
and correct anv Of the detects and
abuse of the existing arrs
"Wha then Is this mnchetaiLad oe
California ;tss,eo -
rot what does Ian,n on,n,.;ro ra+
me trv tn answer thasa o,,as+;ans A.
I have already stated Jananesa aIions
are ineligible to CITIZENSHIP under Tho
admin;stration,s internretation ~ o,,s
natnralizat;on aws EN- narsona, ~
property right thew have sharad
eouanv WITH other ayians r, 1o1s
however IA l;forni. da,,;ssa ~ So -
~ ola ssifvine a1;ans Nv ~ w he, p'a ~
their r. c:t;zenshin ~ 49,
proceeded to Genriva those whn n;ara
inelirihIe Of certa;n nr"nartn r;rh+s
nrevionsiv aniovaI hv nIp .lien Is
1920 this ,erisIat;on was ,mnIif;oa ~ ~
an :nitiafiva and %refe~a an ant Oh ~