The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-19
THE IMMIGRATION MEASURE

The present Congress- it appears. is likely
take arreaching steps in establishing lasting imm-
grafton policy for the United States than predecessors
The policy being evolved is Incorporated
in the present immigration restriction BILL enacted as an
the country would be deuged with European nationals seek
ing freedom from war debts and disastrous economic
dtionS The present Congress moving toward the ncu
sion of the general principles of this restriction law
and more comprehensive
Even before Ambassador Hanhara made his ugly pro.
of grave consequences which would follow the
adoption of Japanese exclusion provision the government
and he Congress had been criticized and mporned b.
diplomatic representatives of southern and European
nationals who felt that the plain attempt limit mmigra
ton from these countries than immigration be
limited from northern and western Europe insult
The Japanese protest is emphatic and is grave
because of the power of the nation and the constant inter
course of the United States and Japan in the Pacific
The Japanese view that the Hanihara the
cause of the Senaes prompt action the exclusion pro-
vision probably is correct although Senator Lodge the
the measure in the face of what he called threat by
ambassador of foreign country to the American Congress-
foreign envoy and was direct slap at Congress which
deserved expressed resentment 1t would however, be
thin shield for the American Senate to hide behind it had
no other reason for the exclusion measure.
AS broad principle it that the right of country
to determine the and character of its citizens
ia possible ought to be inherent right The late
brought home the people of the United States dangers
which may come from the of aliens not in sympathy
with the country nor apprecative of it's fundamentals In
particular it would right that the United States Con
should have the moral right to bar Aliens such Jap
anese and other Asatcs who are inepbe for citizenship
under the constitution, who admittedly oassimilabe
and who retain dual citizenship though naturazed
being carried the rolls in Toxic loyal Jap
alese subjects well.
The practical application Of exclusion at this time u.s.
however another question: Japan sensitive and power
fu nation Our intercourse must necessarily be great
contact frequent the Pacific Under the gentle
mems agreement under which President Roosevelt solved
the difficult problem of restraining Japanese immigration
without woundng Japanese pride the number of Japanese
entering the country is not large If Japan given
per cent quota as proposed for other nations the number
permitted to enter the country each would be- govern
ment statistics show, not than ESQ.
1t is generally admitted that Japan has sought faithfully
to keep the gentemens agreement Her ENJOYS have
duced it to writing 1t is important that the United States
leave Japan which will stir resentment years
to come, unless the gain EQUALS the risk And with we'll
defined policy of mutual efforts toward restriction such
is embodied in the gentlemens agreement direct exclusion
at this time appears unnecessary and harmful.