Evening star., 1923-02-20

1 centage per month from each nation
anty. There Ia now a Russian colo
mel, fermeriy a member of the gem
at Ellis Island. with his wife. pend
ing decision as to whether he must
be returned to Russia. We do not
recognize the soviet government as a
civilized government, but IL the offcer
10 sent back, upon the strict interpre-
tation OF our law, he will at once be
stood before a firing squad and exc
cuted as loyal soldier of the I'M
perial government, therefore a rebel
against the Lenin regime. His only
offepse ts political. Our immigration
law thereby will be the cause Of our
sending a political refugee to his
death, unless executive interference
saves him by admitting him into the
land OF the free and the home Of the
brave"
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Thousands of Americans are inter
ested in the project of the Belleau
Wood Association to acquire the
memorable battle-ground in France
and erect suitable memorial
| thereon. The association needs a ma
! tional charter from Congress. 1t has
ample funds to buy the $50 acres com
prising the heart of the battle-ground
unless this association acquires it
the land will be sold to an, English
corporation, which purposes to con-
uesecration OF the spot most sacred to
| the American victors Of the battle.
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The alleged yellow perir' is again
causing Nightmares to some patriots.
1t used to be California that saw yell
! iow,' but now the scare Is that 500, 900
Japanese are said to be going to Bra
I'll. where they will increase and mul-
| tiply. so that by 1887 there will be
| 100000 there. and by 1850 100000.
All that ails that scare is that it is
not SO. 1t Is off1cially denied by the
Japanese amba ssador that there is
/ any such a colonization planned.
Even IL 1t were true there is nothing
that our government could do to stop
1t. Brazil Is not under the control
Of America and il 1t wants japanese
Inhabitants 1t can have them, SO far
as we are concerned. The Monroe
doctrine concerns only the possible
acquisition of political power upon
this hemisphere by European or
Asiatic governments. 1t does not
other Americans nations regarding
| their immigration laws.
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Thre right Of the United States 10
bar Japanese or any other nationality
from immigratfng into our country is
| recognized by the Japanese govern
/ Iment as being beyond question. 1t
does not cast any reflection upon the
barred race any more than our gen
eral immigration laws, which vary as
to the quota permitted to various Eu-
ropean nationalities, can be taken
as offensive to the nations. This
country belongs to Americans and the
right rests with its owners and occu-
pants to decide who may come. One
| reason for objecting to Japanese i'm
migration is that a Japanese never
relinquishes his allegiance to Japan,
| even though he may be born in Amer
ica- Other races may become natu-
rallied citizens and forswear ale,
not an oriental We want 100 per
| cent Americans, though that does not
mean the Ku Klux definition, which
would limit 100 per cent Americans to
| the native born.
Chairman Lasker proposes that ali
trade with the Philippines shall be
carried in American bottoms in order
to add to the business of our ships.
That sounds very familiar. George III
thought of it. too; and IL that be
treason, President Harding may profit
by his example. 1t has never been
the imperial policy OF the American
government TO exploit its colonies for
/ the aggrandizement of special conti-
mental interests. If the scheme is
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also for continental America? There
are other, interests to be considered
besides the shipping.
Copyright 1923, p Y. Collins.)