Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-04

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Racial
conflict between japanese and white
persons on the Pacific coast, II
| steps are not soon taken to stop the
steady inflow of Japanese immigra-
ton, Is predicted by M. V. s. Nc
| CATCHY, of California, n Others
who testified recently before the
House immigration Committee. The
| committee and the State Department
| are expected to take up the ques-
ton Of Japanese immigration again
later in the year. p
Meanwhile, under the gentle
mems agreement" the japanese con-
tinue to import large numbers of
their nationals. The agreement,
which was supposed to have the
same effect as an exclusion law, has
| proved a fiimsy barrier with innu-
| merable loopholes, as immigration
figures since 1907 show.
The japanese have shown remark
able ingenuity in finding these loop
holes. The agreement 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 pos
sibilities Of this privilege soon be-
gan to surprise the American gov
eminent.
Comparatively few of the Japa-
nese men in this country had left
wives in the Orient. But Japanese
bachelors began to send their pho
tographs back to Japan and to be
married by picture to Japanese
-.a;Jo,. .,ha than nor1,a fn A M nj.
ca al wives.
The agreement allowed children
to be admitted, and this was taken
by the Japanese to include adopted
children.
Mr.. McClatchy says: ANY Japa-
nese in this country may formally
adopt a number of children, or men
or women, in Japan, younger than
himself, and these children after a
certain period have the right of en-
try into this country. The Gladden.
may later divorce themselves from
their adopted parents and then bring
over their blood relatives; and so
the flow of Japanese is maintained,
regardless of understanding and
agreement"
This scheme has been used, but
it has never been so popular as the
| picture bride system, probably be-
| cause extensive importation of adop-
ted 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 IN equally efficient
system of supplying brides to wife,
less Japanese was soon instituted
SO that more brides than ever are
being imported.
The stream of Japanese brides is
the more disturbing factor in the
Japanese question now. In 1900, be-
fore japanese exclusion was serious
ly threatened. there was only one
Japanese woman in the United States
to twenty-five men. Now statistics
show one to every three men. due
to Il considerable extent to the pic
ture bride invasion, and lately to thu
Kankodan bride system.
Japanese in this country worked
fast during the twelve years II
which picture brides were not ban
ned, but after that method of mar
riage aroused protest there were
still forty or fifty thousand unmar
ried Japanese men in the United
States. The solution was the Kan
Mountaineering excursion.
1t vas pointed out to the Japa
nese bachelor in America that ther'
was no reason why he could no
take a flying trip to Japan, be mar
ried in person. and bring back
wife, especially if excursions mad'
such voyages cheap. The main diff
ficulty was the law by which an.
Japanese male adult of military aS'
who returned to Japan and staye'
more than thirty days was liable t.
CONSUMPTION duty. The Japanese Il
this country protested that thirt,
days was too short a time to ALLOW
for finding a bride. So the law wa
altered to allow a ninety-day stay
for Japanese seeking wives only
Other Japanese returning or bust
ness or pleasure still have only thir
ty days immunity.
Toxic Encourages Marriages
Individual Japanese would not b
likely to return in large numbers t
seek wives without encouragement
MIR. McClatchy says that acommissiol
composed of members of Japanes
associations in this country made tn
arrangements with the Japanes'