Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-15
No

Nc
THE SUPREME COURT of the
i u. S. has finally. decided
that no Japanese born resident OF
the United States can become an
American citizen through the pro-
cess Of naturalization. The decis-
ian rests on the statutes OF the
United States which limits natur-
~alization to free white persons"
and those Of African birth or de-
scent. Therefore the court decis-
ion is to the effect that a Japan
ese born person is neither a white
man or a black man, and therefore
not eligible to naturalization IN the
United States under our law. The
court goes outside the issue to dis
claim any purpose of attributlng
any racial inferiority to. the Japan
csc, and even pays them a compll-
ment, but it will not sugar coat the
bitterness of this decision to the
Japanese who claim that they be-
long TO the white race, and not to
the brown or yellow races, and
that they are in fact white per-
sons" such as our statutes de-
scribes. The racial origin OF the
Japanese. is a question much dis
puted among authropologists. The
original inhabitants of the Japan
csc islands goes back SO far that 1t
is lost in history. Some think
they were of the Caucasian
race. However the Monaghan
physical characteristics, high cheek
bones and slant eyes, are SO mark
ed IS to make it certain that Mon
gol blood is in the Japanese to a
considerable degree, How it got
there or when history does not tell
US. 1t goes back Of history. But
we are not much better off when
we assign a Monaghan race origin
to the Japanese, for the Firms, Rus
SLAMS, and very likely other Euro
pean races which are now recog-
nized as belonging to the white
race. also had a Monaghan origin
Several times the Mongols swept
Persia, Mesopotomia, Turkey ane
even Hungary and the Balkans. a
great victory of the Mongols over
the Turks took place at Angora
the present seat Of the Turkish ma
tionalist government. The races
that settled many parts of Europe
are supposed to have originally
come from the part of Asia where
the Mongol tribes have existed to-
centuries before the dawn OF his
tory. The Chinese are Mongollan'
and we call them typical Of thu
yellow C But so are the Rus
Stars and Firms and perhaps othe'
European races and we call then
white persons.
The japanese are PARTICULAR.
sensitive about being called Mon
eolians or belonging to the yellow
race. AS a matter of fact thel
skin is not yellow, though the,
have Monaghan high cheek bone
and slant eyes They claim to be
long TO the division of white race
and they have some ground for tina
claim in history and anthropology
The case in the supreme cour
which has just been decided ha
been before the court a good man.
wears. 1t would have been decld
ed about the time of the meeting
If the disarmament conference, blu
Tor the request of the government
for postponement, because the.
fGaTeQ TIC uCSioLoL4 IA cHS VIVA
would offend the Japanese dele
gates. It will offend the Japanes
anyway, and perhaps add to GU
Diplomatic difficulties with tn
proud islanders, notwlthstandln
the effort of the supreme court t
convince them that their decislo
implies no assumption of any rae
ial inferiority on their part. Wheth
er they belong to the white or vel
low divisions of the human rae
the Japanese have a history and
civilization of which they may we.
be proud. They are n OF tn
races never conquered by foreig
invaders since history began, an
they have kept their blood pure &c
a longer period than most people
, can boast.
IMPROVING CONGRESS