The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

fof japanese associations in tb,,
country made the arrangemsnt-
with the Japanese government -
garding the 90-day military exerr
ton, and that this commission az
cordlng 10 announcements in la
aness newspapers, established an
Office II Japan to assist yjsftins
japanese who might come to saes
wives.
i have no proof for saving that
! excursions have been arranged bv
aid OF the Japanese government =
says Mr. McClatchy. The stsre-
ment has been made that special
arrangements were made with Inc
japanese steamship companies Inv
which the wife seekers were given
a reduced rate which made the total
expense OF their enterprise approx.
mate somewhat the expense inyolv-
ed under the old picture bride mail
order plan
The Kankodan system has prov
ed effective. immigration commits
sloners reported that in the wear
after the picture brides were
stopped-September, 1920, to SEN
TENDER, 1921-2,197 new Japanesa
wives came into this country al
Seattle and San Francisco. the two
main ports of entry. That was two
or three times the number Of pic
ture brides that had come into
these ports in any year between
1912 and 1920.'
The purpose of the energetic jan
anese family building. it is said
is to increase the number Of jan
anese children born in this conn
try. These children are Americans
with right to own land and with
privileges of American citizenship.
Articles have appeared in Japanese
newspapers urging that children
born in the United States use their
American citizenship for purposes
of Japan. This is interpreted by
Californians to mean that the Jan
anese-Americans are to hold land
and to multiply so that they nav
become dominant force in this
country.
Cannot Lose Japanese Citizenship.
Japan's attitude in this matter
is shown in that she claims every
child born of japanese parents in
any country whatever. She has an
repatriation law which Mr.. Nc
CATCHY says in reality prevents a
japanese from ever losing the
status of a subject OF the emperor.
ITO be freed from responsibility
to the japanese government" ex,
planned Mr.. MoClatchy, the jap
anese. wherever he may be born,
must ask permission to renOUnce
his Japanese citizenship before be
is II years of age. That means that
his parents or guardians must take
the step for him, and rarely does
the japanese parent, trained in 10y
atty to Japan, make the application.
In fact, out of 10000 Japanese born
in the United States and Hawaii,
only 70 children have applied for
repatriation, and only 81 OF these
requests were granted.
Supervision over the japanese
in America is kept through local
japanese associations. These Or
CARNATIONS see that every child is
registered with the japanese con
sui as well as with the American
Office Of vital statistics.
when the child is Z or years
old he is very apt TO be sent back
to Japan for schooling. The Jap
anese authorities say that $1,000
Hawaiian born children are in ia
pan for this purpose. The Ameri-
can authorities believe the number
is closer to 10000. From the San
Francisco port in the year ending
July, 1920. 20 "a Of these children
were sent back to Japan; last ycaF
1873 sailed; and by next July, it
is estimated, the total for the three
wears will be more than $500. The
children stay until they are II or
IS years of age and then return 70
America. This is shown by tmmi-
grafton reports"
After various useless attempts to
make the "gentlemen's agreement
do the work of an exclusion law
Mr.. McClatchy believes that the
United States is coming to realize
that it has none of the force Of
such a Law. and never will have
Canada has come to this concur
sion. Last November, the Canadian
legislature adopted a resolution
asking the Dominion
to recall its gentle
mems agreement" with Japan. This
stand has been taken because the
agreement admitted 400 Japanese
wear. but in 1920 LIS japanese
were officially sent to Canadian
ports. and more are believed to
have slipped in.