The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-16

hing bills that may come up
every member Of congress before
Representative Johnson's bill
comes up.
AT the outset the report .
says. IL h thought worthy to
remark that tho only remaining
Oriental question II tho Japanese
question.
mated more than 40 years ago by tho
several Chinese exclusion acts. and
practically all other Asiarics except
Russians were excluded by tho act
Of February 5. 1917. which created
the socalied Anlatlc barred rome.
Japanese immigration alone con.
stifutcs a problem for this country.
Nothing n to be gained by refusing
TO discuss the japanese question
frankly. Tho soilcitude for japanese
sensibiilsics which has Dominated our
handling Of this question IN the past
has been harmful rather than bcns-
flclai.
Tho first essential 10 a frank dis
cussion r. 10 cali tho subject by ita
right name; and wa therefore recon-
mend thai In futurn tnis COMMITTEES.
n continued Ia existence. be desig-
mated tho committee on the Japanese
question"
s Tho report gives census and other
figures 20 show the alarming extent
OF Japanese penetration on the Pa.
cific coast, demonstrating that tho 90
called "gvnfIencn's agreement" has
been ineffective In putting n stop 10
this growth.
TT win be secn." says tho re-
port. "fhas since the 'Eenflrmcn's
agreement wrnt into effect In
1909. total Of 1ot.7o3 Japanese
immigrants have entered eonti-
mental United States and Hawaii.
I'm addition Ia these. 16.sis
came In during the year ending
June 10. 1905. tho interval be-
tween the conclusion Of tho
agreement and the date Of It's
going Into effect. During this
period the number Of japanese
In continental United States IN
r~ascd 1926 between 1910 and
1870. while the number Of Japs-
.ne~e In the Hawaiian islands in
creased .s.5ss.
by contrast. the Chinese popuia-
tfon OF continental United States. un- |
der the Chinese exclusion laws. do |
creased from 72.422 TO 3s.2ss In tho |
3o-year period from 1890 to 1910. and |
II II estimated there has been a fur. |
ther decrease OF 10 per cent since
1910.
The question naturally arises as
TO how this aeemlngiy anomalous |
condition has como about. In the 1
main. the results In question have
been achieved by tho Use of three fic. !
tionr. which. tho plainly vioiative Of |
the spirit and purpose Of the gentle.
mems agreement have furnished the |
Japanese n basis for tho contention |
that they have adhered 10 the letter |
Of the agreement.
Tho first OF these fiction= has \
been the designation OF persons ms
students who came here with no /
thought but that OF making II their
permanent home. A second fiction
was that OF designating persons as
parents or children Of former resi.
dents who we're such only by adop. /
tion, contracted for tho express pur.
pose OF qualifying them 10 come 20
this country under the provisions OF
the 'gcntlemcn's agreement
"a third fiction has been that OF
ms wives OF former resi-.
dents women whose claim TO the title
was derived thru the formaiity OF
accepting ms her husband n man in
This country. usually. tho not always
a photograph TO symbol.
lze his presence"
Since this third fiction has been
by refusal OF passports 10
picture brides. the report goes on.
Japanese women have still been com
Ing into the United States ms Kan.
or Excursion brides" spc.
ciaI rates and privileges being pro-
vided by wealthy Japs and the Jap
inese government 10 permit their
TO return home and
mary and bring back their wives.
In consequence OF this heavy
influx Of women" the report
continues, "the 1920 census re-
port shows that. whereas. In 1910
there were only 0,087 japanese
females In continental United
States, as against 63,070 males,
In 1920 there were 38.303 fe-
males, as against 72,707 males.
In the last nalysis, II Is the pres
ence Of the japanese women
that presents the most formid-
able aspect Of the japanese ques-
tlon. Except for these women.
the problem would be settled by
the enactment Of an exclusion
law, and the dying off or return
10 Japan Of the men now here, !
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