Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-04

sociations in this country made tho
arrangements with the Japanese gov-
ernment regarding the 90-day military
exemption and that this commission,
according to announcements Ia Japan
csc newspapers. established an Office
IN japan 20 assist visiting Japaneee
who might come to seek wivesl
II have no proof for saying that ex-
cursions have been arranged by aid Of
the Japanese government esys Mr..
McClatchy, THE statement has been
made that special arrangements we're
made with. the Japanese steamship
companies by which the wife seekers
were given a REDUCED rate. which made
the total expensi OF their enterprise
approximate som what the expense In
VOWED under theFold picture bride mali
order plan.
"The Kankodan system has proved
effective immigration commission
ers reported that in the year after the
/ picture brides were stopped-Sepfem-
ber 1920 10 September f921-2.197 new
japanese wives came into this coun-
/ try at Seattle and San Francisco, the
two main ports ~ 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
] 1927
The purpose OF. the energetic Japan
csc family building. 81 IS said, is 10 in
crease the number Of Japanese chill
dren born in this country. These chill
dreu are Americans with right 20 own
and 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 Jap
nese-Americans are To hold land and
to multiply 50 that they may become
t dominant force In this country.
Cannot Lose japanese Citizenship.
r Japan's attitude in this matter Is
: shown In that she claims every child
= born Of Japanese parents in any coun-
9 try whatever She has an ex-petris,-
ton law which Mr. McClatchy says
in reality prevents Japanese from
Z ever losing the status Of a subject II
D.. the Emperor.
o. ITO be freed from responsibility IN
T. the japanese Government, explained
d Mr.. Mcclatchy, the japanese. wher-
ever he may be born. must ask per-
mission to renounce his japanese cit
lzeuship before he is II years Of age
y That means that his parents or guar
~ dams must take the step for him. and
' rarely does the Japanese parent
u trained in loyalty 70 Japan. make tn.
application. IN fact. out Of 800
~ japanese born in the United State
~ and Hawaii. only 70 children have ap
piled for repatriation. and only g.
- Of these requests were granted.
~ Supervision over the Japanese il
America Is kept through local Japan
" csc associations. These organization
- see that every child is registered wit
1" the Japanese consul as we'll az witt
," the American office Of vital statistic'
u when the child is seven or eigh
az years old he Is very apt to be sen
~ back to Japan for schooling. The Jar
anese authorities say that 900 Ha
- waiian born children are in Japa
for this purpose The American author
- tiles believe the number IS closer
- &c 900. From the San Francisco poI
:, in the year ending July. 1920. 2,22s 4
these children We're sent back to- ia
pan: last year 1913 sailed: and b
next July. IL is estimated. the total IL
- the three years will be more tina
-. $500. The children stay until the
:, are Il or 10 years OF age and then n
- turn TO America. This is shown b
- immigration reports"
ID, After various useless attempts
80 make the "gentlemen's agreement" {
an the work Of an exclusion law. Mr.. NJ
a. CATCHY believes that the Unite
n States Is coming 10 realize that It HI
20 none Of the force of such a law. al
ar never will have.
-. Canada has come to this conclusio
n Last November the Canadian legi
n lature adopted a resolution Unanimou
ire " asking the Dominion Governme
70 recall its "gentiemens agreemen
with Japan. This stand has been TAX
be because the agreement admitted 4
to Japanese a year. but in 1920, IL
mt. Japanese We're officially sent % Can
on dian ports and more are believed
ls- have slipped in.