Evening star., 1924-04-21
FIGHTS CITIZENSHIP
RIGHTS OF JAPANESE
Exclusion League Embarks Upon
New Crusade Affecting Nip
ponese Born in U. S.
McCLATCHY REVEALS PLANS
Debates Project With DR.. Gulick.
Who Represents Churches.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM vr1r

To deprive Japanese born in the
United States of the birthright of
American citizenship is the la+est
project Of the japanese Exclusion
League Encouraged by it's sweeD-
ing success in having japanese. along
with other Asiatics. unconditionauy
barred from the country, the league
has now inaugurated a movement for
constitutional amendment TO de
nationalize japanese who, at birth.
automa tically become American c-iti-
ZenS.
Plans to this effect were announced
in New York at the end Of last week
by v. S. McClatchy of Sacramento.
Mr.. McClatchy, prominent news
paper publisher and longtime prime
mover in the Japanese exclusion
movement, headed the delegation of
Californlans who argued Recently
before the Senate immigration com
mIttee. 1t is their strong presenta-
tion of Californias case against the
Japanese, they declare, that paved the
way for the Senate's heavy majority
against placing japan on the quota
basis in the new immigration laws.
The meeting at which the Japanese
Exclusion Leagues new crusade
was disclosed was attended by
group of New York editors and news
paper correspondents. Proceedings
were private, but Mr. NcClatchy has
summarized for publication u debate
between himself and DIR. Sidney l.
Gulick, of the far eastern council
Of the Federal Council of Churches
of Christ III America" Dr.. Gulick
is ayOwedly pro-Japanese in his
sympathies as far as current fnrni-
grafton problems are concerned.
Embark Upon New Crusade.
Mr.. McClatchy did not seek to con-
ceai at TIE meeting that the triumph
of the eXcluSionists in incorporating
exclusion OF Japanese in the new inn
migl alton law has 'emboldered' them
to embark upon q new crusade. The
imme ediate objective. which IS already
the purpose of Il campaign launched
N California, is 4 constitutional
amendmci depriving japanese born
on American soil Of their automatic
Firthright tc become citizens of the
United States.
The Sacramento eXclusionist leader
acknow lodges that the accomplish
ta X 1t goes TO the fundamental
roots Of our scheme Of government
and citizenship. But the Californians
are so flushed with victory that they
do not think they have started out
TO achieve the Impossible. These
Japanese citizens Of ours Mr. Nc
Clat"hy explains, are hardly less
Japane Q and are certainly no more
assimilable than their fathers and
mothers Were l,ef0re them And to
deny one citizenship and automatic
ally grant II to the others Is a sheer
anomaly. To remove that anomaly
will be California's next goal
American Opinion in Japan.
American public opinion is repre-
sented in Japan by the Japan Adver-
tiser, an American-owned and Ameri-
can edited daily newsp7 per. An edi-
torial from the Japan Advertiser, pub
lished in Toxic on April IS. has just
30" cabled to the United States 1t
says:
o country but the United States
States has just done. From no other
people would Z gratuitous insult.
flung in the face OF the Japanese,
have stung as sharply, but as deeply,
ute. a sorrowful tribute. TO the friend
ship that has endured through trou-
bious as we'll as happy times in the
p st and which. We eel justified in
asserting, viii overcome the present
handicap and endure through the flu
ture.
1T is tribute that has no regard
for the respect or admiration with
which the people of Japan always re
garded the nation which, of all the
helping hand 10 them. No blow can
stagger like blow from a friend.
Raps Washington Politicians.
But for Japan to reach the con-
clusioR that Americas friendship is
a thing OF the past would be 4 griev-
Gus error. For Japan 10 take the
voice Of the Senate and House as the
true voice of the American People
would be a mistake. There comes 4
steadily swelling volume across the
Pacific, the cry of the American press
which--an imperfect institution. ii is
true, but unhampered by political
considerations, untrammeled by the
necessities of expediency--'s more
a.. o,ratic and responsive to the will
of the people. more infur. tai in
formulating the belief and ideals Of
the public. than the politicians who
gather at Washington.
1T seems a paradox, yet truth il is
Some few in Japan will understand
this, but the masses will not
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