The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-07
By CHARtEs N. MCANN

Thy Leased Wire To The Age Heraldl
LONDON. May GA Pan-Asiatic
movement aimed against white domino
ton in the Ear west may be the
result of the exclusion of Japanese inn
migrants by the United States.
This is the conclusion in European
diplomatic discussion regarding pres
emit Japanese-Ameriean relations.
Eat best, the disagreement viii cause
bad feelings" a diplomatic authority,
stated today. "'At worst it may bring
to head the old antagonism, always
smouldering, of yellow against white"
Officials are cautious in their COM
ments. Great Britain's situation is
particularly delicate. She is an old ally
Of Japan and sympathizes with Japan's
wounded pride. But Americas prob
lem regarding immigration from the
far east Is the problem OF Great Brit
ain and the British empire. There
could be no question as 70 Great Brit
aims position between Japan and the
United States.
Lineup Is Natural 9
Diplomats agree that talk of a
hostile lineup Of yellow race against
white sounds fantastic. But they argue
that it is natural. They point out that
while national antagonism is artificial,
an outgrowth of civilization, racial
antas0nism is worid.cld. They feel that
white penetration ID the FAR east
China, the Philippines, Australia, and
New Zealand-is as distasteful to
Moneolians as would be yellow penetra-
ton into Australia. New Zealand, Can
ada and the United States.
1t is partly for this reason that dip
lomats do not believe there could be a
close, lasting alliance between Russia
and Japan. Japan ~ yellow; Russia
white.
1t would be more natural, they argue,
and more logical, for Japan to turn to
China. The popplations of China and
Japan total 500, 600, 000-more than
one-fourth of that of the world.
Yellow Against White
That brings mp the question of yellow
against white, Of the result Of a pan
asiatic movement, whose menace, while
remote, is always present both to the
United States and the British empire.
Both Japan and China are over
crowded. There is some room in the
American Philippines white Australia,
with a population of 100000, 10
nearly twelve times as large as Japan,
with COyUOOsUVU. 4NcW ACGAoAut w
fifths the size Of Japan, has one-six-
tieth OF Japan's population.
If fear of Japanese penetration is
strong in the United States and Cam
ada, 1t must be much stronger in Aus
tralia and New Zealond, with their
small population.
The view. of the British dominions,
fand therefore of the British empire, is
that of the United States, in every par
ticular-only more so.
To Stand With United States
Aside from this it is becoming more
and more generally known that the
foundation Of British postwar foreign
policy is friendship with the United
States in any circumstances ana at any
cost.
1t is felt here that with the exclusion
u japanese immigrants by law from
the United States the problem is Just
beginning.
IL is possible that Great Britain may
yet play part. She cannot volunteer
her services. while it would be well
coined by Japan, it would be regarded
by the United States as interference IN
an American question. If the oppor-
tunitv arose. Great Britain's friendly
mediation would be Offered gAadiy, Tor
her own good as well as that OF inter-
national amity. If it did not, and per-
manent Japanese-American estrange-
ment ensued, Great Britain would pc
found solidly, if quietly. lined up with
the United States in an estrangement
Of race against race.