The Washington times., 1922-11-05

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itself to find ways and means TO in
sure its preservation
Such a world conference.-the he
called. remember, under the some
what misleading title of immigration
| is not a mere matter OF Specua'
ton. II Is an actual ract which Jap
Ianese statesmen repeatedly refer to
as one of the early developments OF
the ensuing decade. Observe the
acts of Japan at the Paris and wash
! ington conferences with regard TO the
issue OF racial discrimination ana It's
relation to immigration!
A Waiting Game.
japanese influence was brought 10
bear constantly at Paris 10 erect de-
lays I'm the consideration OF the Shan
tung question. Japan was playing
waiting game, As convenient d.
version, the Japanese delegation
brought forward the race equality
question by proposing that clause
of that bearing he inserted In the
covenant OF the proposed League OF
! Nations. They sought the inclusion
| of "A phrase to the effect that free
immigration should be grantedby all
countries signatory to the covenant.
The Japanese are awnre that II
free immigration were granted their
nationals, the same would apply also
to the Chinese. Koreans and other
| Asiatics who live on still lower
plane than the Japanese. They, there.
fore. by working for less wages.
could undermine the japanese who
had gained unrestricted immigration
rights. This would not affect the
Mikado's subjects in the manner de-
| sired by them and therefore they put
! forward the racial equality question
az a convenient means Of demanding
something which they neither wanted
nor could obtain. 1t would. never
theless. constitute a great enough
grievance upon which to bargain and
trade in the hope of securing some
other advantage at the council table,
such as they succeeded in obtaining
in the Shantung matter.
In like manner, II is the japanese
aim in considering the summoning
Of a world racial conference. to aga In
put forward a great grievance, not.
on this occas sion however, to secure
something from the white nations,
but to secure sufficient ground for
uniting the yellow races against the
white races.
At the Washington arms confer.
ence, II was expected the japanese
might raise the issue OF racial
discrimination and immigra tion
On the contrary. the question never
came up. The japanese were given
to understand at the start that all
matters relating to such questions
would be banned and should Ivy
right be considered In special
and later conference. The Japa
nese took this advice and are now
preparing to call such a conference
But while accepting the advice
willy Japanese public men. no;
directly connected with Japan's
delegat ton TO the arms conference
came to Washington and conducted
a side-show through the medium o.
dinners to newspaper men, addresses
before civic organizations and tn,
issuance OF pamphlets. which Were
devoted almost entirely to rae,
equality and immigration.
Yokota's Speech
Probably the most glaring In
stance OF that nature was III,
astonishingly frank and disingenu
Gus address delivered at a banque
given to newspaper men In Wash
ington by X. Yokota. a member o
the japanese Parliament. who wa.
in Washington as an observer q
the arms conference. Though the
whole OF his speech was Of grea
importance. will quote but (:
paragraph:
| However. international intricacies
may prevent this ideal of lasting
peace from materializins. IA theory
and practice often contradict each
other Now. there are other means
Of establishing the lasting peace oi
the world besides the disarmament,
proposition. I believe that this vas,
world is not given by God for
the welfare, freedom and happiness
OF mankind alone. l believe that
every living creature on this eartf
has a right to exist and enjoy tn,
benevolence and blessings of heaven
From this broad view of life, there
is no room for such a thing az racia
discrimination among the members
of the same human family. This
habit Of contempt for our fellow mer
is at variance with the Divine Will
With an abundant wealth Of natura
resources her strength seems moro
than enough to relieve the world
The American territory is vas
enough for every surplus popula
ton of the world and the countric,
that suffer look to America as 4
land for the realization of aspiration
II is the will OF heaven. a nation
thus favored should realize It's dut,
and responsibility"
American Pie.
Yokoto's forensic efforts at leas
convinces us that America must b,
one grand slice Of delectable pie "
the eyes of the peoples OF the eartl
whom we can never assimilate.
The japanese as immigrants nigh
not be at all reprehcnsiblc TO Amer
leans were II not for the fact tha
they have proved themselves to b,
nonassimilable people. There ar,
three main reasons why II Is vlr
tually useless to attempt the makins
Of good American citizens out o
Japanese material.
First. because the japanese racia
characteristics, heredity and reli
gion prevent IL; second, because tn,
Japanese government claims as III
citizens all Japanese no matter
where they are born-thus creatin,
dual Citizenship II Amertcat