Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-04
By FREDERIC j. HAsK1N

WASHINGTON. d. c., Mar. H.
Racial conflict between Japanese and
white persons on the Pacific coast, IL
steps are not soon taken to stop the
| steady inflow of japanese immigra
ton. is predicted by Mr.. V. S. McClat-
chy. of California, and others who
testified recently before the House
| Immigration Committee. The COM
| mittec and the State Department are
expected to take up the question of
Japanese immigration again later in
the year.
Meanwhile. under the "gentlemens
agreement, tho Japanese continue to
import large numbers of their nation
ais. Tho agreement, which was sup
posed to have the same effect as an
exclusion law. has proved flimsy
barrier with innumerable loopholes,
as immigration figures since 1907
show
Tho Japanese have shown remark
able ingenuity in finding these loop
holes. Tho agrcemnt was supposed
| by Americans virtually to put an end
to Japanese immigration. with the
reasonable exception that those in
this country might send back for their
wives and children. The possibilities
| Of this privilege soon began to sur
prise the American Government
Comparatively few of the Japanese
TitH III tllS Country itiI WiNto III
the Orient. But Japanese bachelors
! began to send their photographs back
to Japan and to be married by pic
ture to Japanese maidens who then
| came to America as wives
The agreement allowed children to
be admitted, and this was taken by
the Japanese to include adopted chill
dren.
Mr. McClatchy says: ANY Japan
| Csc in this country may formally
| adopt number of children, or men
| or women. in Japan. younger than
himself, and these children after
certain period have the right of en-
| try into this country. The children
may later divorce themselves from
their adopted parents and then bring
over their blood relatives; and SO tho
| flow of Japanese is maintained, re-
Esrdless OF our Understanding OF the
, agreement"
This scheme has been used. but it
has never been so popular as the pic
| turc bride system. probably because
extensive importation of adopted
| families would be sure to raise queries
and objections in the United States.
NEW SYSTEM OF MARRIAGES
The picture brides eventually
aroused such protests, and Japan
amicably agreed to stop giving them
passports, but an equally efficient sys-
TEN OF supplying brides TO wifelcss
Japanese was soon Instituted, SO that
more brides than ever are being i'm
ported. ...
The stream of Japanese brides is
the most disturbing factor In tho
Japanese question now. In 1900, be
fore Japanese exclusion was seriously
| threatened. there was only one Japan
csc woman in tho United States to
twenty-five men. Now statistics show
one to every thrcc mon. due to con-
| siderable extent TO the picture bride
| invasion. and lately to the kankodun
| bride system.
| Japanese in this country worked
fast during the 1. years in which pic
| turc brides wcrc not banned. but
after that method of marriage aroused
protest there were still forty or fifty
I thousand unmarried Japanese mon in
tho United States. The solution was
tho Notwithstanding excursion.
! It was pointed out to the Japanese
bachelor In America that there was
no reason why he could not take a
I flying trip to Japan. be married in
person. and bring back n wife. cs-
pccially if excursions made such voy-
ages cheap. Tho main difficulty was
tho law by which any Japanese male
adult OF military age who returned to
I Japan and stayed more than 40 days
was liable to conscriptlon duty. Tho
| Japanese In. this country protested
/ that 10 DAYS was too short time to
allow for finding bride. SO tho law
was altered 70 allow n ?0-dsy stay
/ for Japanese seeking wives only.
Other Japanese returning on business
Dor pleasure stili have only 30 days
/ immunity.
TOXIC ENCOURAGES MARRIAGES.
individual Japanese would not he
| likely TO return in large numbers to