The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
JAP EXCLUSION WORLD DISASTER
 .SAYSC., WOODS
Former Tokyo Ambassa- dor Sends Speech To
 Atlanta Church Meet
ULTIMATE RESULTS
 WILL BE SERIOUS
Congress Could Have Sought Japan's Coop
 eratiOn, He Says
(By Associated Press.)

ATLANTA, Ga.,. Uec. D. "The Japanese exclusion act was an international disaster of the first magnitude; a dis aster to American diplomacy in the Far East; a disaster to religion and effective work of our American churches in Ja- pan," Cyrus E. Woods, former United States ambassador to Japan, said in a letter sent the Federal Council of Churches in session here, for reading to, night.
 The exclusion act also was brought to the attention of the council by Dr. A, K. Reischauer, Tokio. representing the National Christian Council Of ,Japan. who recommended the appoint ment of a Thigh commission" composed of representative Americans and Japa- pese' to work out readjustment of the present situation.
 "That which now needs to be done is to follow the suggestion of Secre- tary Hughes" said MT. Woods. "He asked that Japan be placed on the quota basis. This would admit only 146 1mmi- grants annually until July, 1927, and thereafter only 150. This amount is negligible and I am sure in the en- forcement of such a. provision, Amer ica will have the loyal cooperation of the Japanese government"
 Results Undetermined The ultimate consequence" of the get cannot yet be fully forecast" he continued, adding that what we do or fail to do during the coming year or two will determine the degree of the dis aster." The right handling of the ques- tion in the near future, he. stated, would go liar toward wiping out the harm which he said has been done.
 Failure to take appropriate acton will confirm, deepen and extend it," he predicted.
 "The purpose or congress was, no doubt, to stop further Japanese immi- grafton, on the assumption that a flood of Japanese was still entering the United States. Congress could not have TedlI1cu tudL Jdpdn dtNCPICu thS Pi ih ciple of exclusion in 1908. Since that date, the Japanese government has been Loyalty cooperating with the govern ment of the United States in carrying out that policy.
 "As result of the "gentlemens
 agreement" then entered into,
 more Japanese have left the United
 States than have entered by 22,-
 7S2. The coming of Japanese wom-
 en to join their husbands or to be
 married to young men already here,
 permitted by the agreement has re-
 suited in an increase of foreign
 born Japanese fin continental Amer
 ica during the sixteen years for
 which we have the figures (1909-
 192s) of only S.6s1.
 Tt is therefore clear that what congress wanted could have been secured with Japane's cordial consent and CO., operation. It is also clear that the issue in the mind of Japan was not immi- grafton but something else.
 Resent Discrimination
 From the standpoint of my special opportunities of knowledge, I wish to state with utmost clearness and emphasis that what Japan resented was not\exclusion but humiliating race discrimination.
 Without one compensating advantage congress has thrown away one of the most important assets in solving the problems of the Pacific and has, at the same time, created utterly needless feelings of modification, humiliation and distrust."
 Before the passage of the exclusion act, the former ambassador said, Amer ica had strong influence in Japan.
 With the passage of the act, Japan became "bewildered, disappointed dimayed and indignant" he said After outlining in detail the present sentiment in Japan, Mir Woods Said: T believe congress had no deliberate intention to humiliate and affront Japan" but, fit neverthe- less in fact did so."
 Dr. Reischauer told the delegates that 'the Japanese are deeply hurt disappointed and resentful" as result of the passage of the act. He added however that" the Japanese have not lost faith in us and there are other thousands who still believe that we will do the right thing. He also stated that Christian work in Japan had beer l eofhoaly