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BOISE LINE SURVEY
TO START MONDAY
"Colonel* Place Says Engi
* neers Will Begin Near *
McDermitt, Nev.
All Ready for Construction
Work by September 1,
He Thinks
Colonel E. 1: Place ; of Winnemucca
;ays a corps of engineers will be in
the field Monday making final loca
tions for the railroad Which will run
from Boise to Winnemucca. This is
the road which The Call has shown
will bring millions of dollars of trade
annually to "San Francisco and make
the rich southern Idaho country tribu
tary to San Francisco, Oakland and the
central California district. Colonel
riace, who arrived In this city Mon
day night, has apartments at the Hotel
Sutter, He will be here a week.
William I*. Wheeler, traffic manager.
of the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce, is- out of the city, but the
directors of the chamber have already
Indorsed the road, as a proposition that
will be of great benefit to San Fran
cisco. Commercial bodies of Oakland
and other central California points have
shown an active interest in the bene
fits which will accrue to this section
from the building of the road.
"We shall have engineers in the field
near McDermitt, Nev., next Monday
who will begin final surveys of the,
road from that point Into Boise," said
Colonel Place. "Final lines have been
run from Winnemucca to McDermitt.
i".-. September 1 we expect to have the
final survey completed, all locations
made, rights of Way, grants and • ter
minals obtained and everything in
shape to begin construction work.
"We proposed during the early sum
mer to take a party of San Franciscans,
members of the Chamber of Commerce,
over the route from Winnemucca to
Boise by automobile. We have every
assurance needed of the success of our
plan ajjd are confident that this con
necting link between San Francisco and
southern Idaho will be in operation
within a few years." *
HAMMOND WINS MEDAL
llumlHtlilt llit-.li Student Carries Off
Honor* in Saturday Debate
jauics Hammond of the Humboldt
higri .. school won the annual extem
poraneous debate of the Debating
league of California at the semiannual
oonventlohiof the league held Saturday.
Many high-.'schools - were represented,
the largest delegations being from the
Humboldt. Lowell, Lick and Martinez
schools. The winner was awarded a
gold medal. The following officers
were elected: Harold C. Faulkner,
president; Norman M. Borland, vice
president: Julius Zederman, secretary.
?lyde I >. Lightfoot was elected business
manager of the Debater, the official
publication of the league. A noon day
luncheon and a dance was given in the
.-veiling in honor of the delegates.
U>YFKTISF.MF:\T __J ADVERTISEMENT | ADVERTISEMENT I ADVERTISEMENT | __ ADVERTISEMENT j ADVERTISEMENT ~ '[. ADVERTISEMENT ~
TH E PROP 0 S E D LAND BILLS
DISCUSSED BY EMINENT PEOPLE
There Are Always Two' Sides
To an Important Question;
Readthe <( OtherSide if
The United States Was First to Rec
ognize Japan as a Civilized Na
tion--Is There Any Reason Now
For Adverse Legislation?
During the last half century or more!
the United States has sustained pc- '
culiar close relation to Japan, for.she \
it was that opened the doors of the \
island empire, introduced her to we£t- j
crn civilization and Christian ideals,j
and taught her her first ""lessons?of ,
fairness, freedom and,equality? She it ]
was that first recognized Japan as aj
jnember among the .'civilized'- nations J
and proposed to treat her as such. I
in view of these past pleasant ex
periences and the favorable sentiment
of a large part of the. American public
relative to Japanese affairs, it is' al
most unthinkable, that so many, bills of
discriminatory nature should be intro
duced at this session of the California
legislature? . ."
Without doubt this is .largely due to
a misunderstanding of the condition of
the Japanese in .this state. To not a
few examples. _it has been lid that the
Japan congregate themselves in one
quarter, and do not assimilate. And it I
lias also been. said, on the contrary,,!
that the Japanese are unlike the Chi-
nese in that they scatter everywhere.
They mix with. American people. They i
go to the public schools.-" They learn j
American = methods, and are in sym
pathy with American institutions and
• ideals. In -other ..words,: they, become,
assimilated. '■ These 'iWoty conflicting
theories are; working side by side in
* the? support .-of ithe proposed measures
in Sacramento. Again 'it is said that
■i-t he /Japanese, can live on almost notli}
| ing?and work very?cheaply. yOn the?
UNION ACTIVITIES
IN LABOR WORLD
Beer Bottlers Vote on As
sessment for Darrow
Defense Fund
Bar Tenders Join Move to
Curb Prison Brutalities;
Other News
■ * ' ? Beer Bottlers union
rtHADE7^^o^cn.'». No." 293, voted' Mon-
day night-to levy;an
assessment on every member, who, dur
ing April, wqs in good standing, for
the' Clarence harrow defense fund. .*
. The death of Mark Kennedy, a mem
ber in Bos' Angeles was! announced. It
was l : reported?that' the ? 1 picnic of the
union* in Glen park;last Sunday was a
financial; success, ami that the profits
'will be divided* between the.sick and
distress funds. ? The union has pre
sented, to employers its new wage-scale,
which Ut. is? proposed shall take the
place of the one that will' expire May
15. •■* - -y;?- ■; % '/': ■
Bar Tenders', union,;local No. 41, has
indorsed the resolution of the San Fran
cisco Labor Council calling for "more
humane treatment of prisoners in the
state i penitentiaries. The; union paid
$54 in benefits to members on the sick
list,** elected •"• candidates to member
ship and received 7 new applications.
This union will . have an anniversary
ball Ma) S, in K. of P. hail, exclusively
for members and their i families.
Local No. 453 of, the Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners has contributed
$25 toward defraying the expenses of
an entertainment for 'relief of a "sick
member < of? the Millmen's union. It
contributed $33 .to members «out of
work, gave $10 to local striking boot
and shoe workers, paid $15 in accident
benefits, elected 2. candidates*; and ad
mitted IS members from other locals
by card. ' *
.;. -:■•- fa i? *
-The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men will meet In annual convention
in this city, commencing May IS. The
sessions Will be held in Scottish Rite
hall.?? R. \\\. Swain, W. D. Prindle, 'TV.
T.i Fry, H. 1).? Harris, N. Savage and
TV. .1. Parish will have charge ■of ar
rangements. . .
Lodge No. 25 of the Boiler Makers
and Iron Ship Builders of; America, will
hold a meeting tomorrow night to
vote : on a i proposition to consider an
agreement submitted with the Metal
Trades'- association! Lodges -Nos.? 205
and lid have been asked to attend. -•■.
Local No. 39 of the Glove Workers'
union having adjusted its differences
with the Carson Glove company, will
request the San Francisco Labor Coun
cil at its*meeting Friday night, for per
mission to withdray its -request for a
boycott. ' ■' ?';'■- .'. A- ~AAA- -.". . '.-'.'-...,.";".?
■ The Riggers and Stevedores' associ
ation Monday night voted against
affiliating with the* International Long
short- Lumbermen's organization.
The Junior Typographical union (ap
prentices., will hold an election tomor
other hand, we hear that; the Japanese"
are a most extravagant people and de
mand enormous? wages for their ser?
vices. These two statements are
diametrically opposed, but they have
been. used, as the reasons for the anti-
Japanese legislation. a.-'A
Some claim that the Japanese make
money and send it home. Consequently
, they are in no way helping American '
| industry and business. At the same
j time -another "argument is advanced I
that the Japanese make money? save it,
and invest it in this country; hence
certain people'fear that they are going
to ,buy* up all the land. . A A,/- A
If one argument is right ■ the other
jis wrong, but ? all these- conflicting
| theories and reasons are working side
by sjde'to"y-eate sentiment against the
Japanese. Why. Because there is a
j great deal of misunderstanding on the
part of the American people. *•'"
* Two years ago the- state legislature
appointed a speciaL commission to in
vestigate Japanese ■ conditions in Call-j
fornia. The report was so,favorable to
the Japanese that it was -suppressed
.from publication. The Vrecentlycpub-'
lished report of the United States im
i migration commission is equally favor
able and is well worthy of a careful
study before final action,is taken.
It is made to- appear?;by*.interested
persons as if the people of ihe 'state
arrf unanimous in' indorsing the anti
alien bills now pending before the
legislature of the 'state.. As a matter
of fact, no thinking K man is in favor of I
the bills. Below, are presented a few I
of many expressions which clearly |
THE PAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 30, 1913.
Your Chance to Get All Back
Pictures Free Almost Ended!
Three Days More; Then No More Opportunity
To Secure All Back Contest Pictures Free
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\ Today you can get f all, the Booklovers' Contest pictures printed thus far—
66 of them—free. _
y Three days* from now you will NOT be able to get all the back pictures
free.
'-.;' So, if you want to start in , this great game now, with an unobstructed
opportunity .to carry - off the - $1,000 ' cash, 'or some other remarkable*. prize,
THEN START NOW." .
lc With' the Catalog and Answer Book you get 13 certificates, redeemable
free; for the first'7o contest pictures. Today picture No. 67 is? printed. Three
days from now picture No." -70 will appear. .. '"-,"' ",k - *
y .** So you must, act hy the time?picture No. 70 appears if you want to get
ALT/ the back pictures free. .', \ '
If you wait until picture No? 77 has been printed, you will have to BUY;
pictures-iNos.:; 71, 72,,73", 74, 75. 76. and 77 in order-to secure ALL the .back
| pictures;free.-- ■■•■•- 77:7: ■... ■.-■..;
| Rut if you act today, or within three, days fnibreffjjbu will get ALL the
back pictures free, and then, in order to secure the balance of the 77 pictures,
j merely clip them" from this newspaper as.they.appear day after day. y;y v
j? So WAKE UP and get the back pictures while you can get ALL of
| them free! •**-- ;.*•••••" • ' . *' ■-.■■,-'..
j V This is what you have to do -to get 'all the pictures that ■• have appeared
| thus far,free: ' ,- ? /
| ?k*;.. 1. Get a catalog for 35 cents—-40; cents by mail. This is a list (of 5,000
: book titles?! 77 of which arc the correct titles' to the 77 picture-. •
With this catalog, you will be given* free, seven i; certificate"*., •-■ redeemable
at any time free for .the first 35 contest: pictures. These certificates are ■ free
with each catalog, and you need do nothing more than" purchase a catalog
to get them. ' -•-■■■..:.■,:--,?.• ~.?...■,■, ..-.■ .
2. j Get an Answer Book for; 75 cents —80 cents 'by mail (bargain, price)?
This i- a book containing 77 pages, on which you paste one copy of each of.;
the 77. pictures. Yet -in this book you can make as many as TEN answers to
each picture.. though < you : never require, "when j you ? have an Answer Book,
mere than ONE COPYof -'each? picture, • "
The Answer Book is either; sold by itself 'for; the straight price of $1, or
$1.10 by mail (without any free certificates); or for 75 cents cents by mail
—bargain figure, WITH THE CERTIFICATES, REDEEMABLE FOR
PICTURES.36 to 70. inclusive. *
To get the book at the special bargain price, and to get the free picture
certificates with it. you simply agree to keep on taking the?paper>for three
more months. -.- ■-. , ■.*•"-*- . "
Thus; with the Catalog and "Answer Book you get the first 70 pictures
FREE |_'" * * ,
But only for three more day- will the first 70 pictures comprise ALT?- the
back pictures. Get the Catalog and Answer Book NOW! ; - v kkyy? "•?'".
"■",'■•,-*'. ANSWERS TO QUERIES
:''Who's woozy now?" in the language of one contestant, is what all con
testants are asking about pictures, Nos. 61 and; 63? Yes? those pictures were
correctly printed at first, then 'incorrectly printed on Saturday, and the error
was* corrected on Sunday. The circles in the Answer Book are all right, and
the pictures as numbered on Sunday are all right, i.li~ '.? * r '-«
No. 37—"'l the* footpad a dark : lantern in his right hand?'' Can not
see it. ?.,.'?"""■,■ ' : * . ' ' ' * ".*"■__ y ? \ ;? .; : ,?-?,/ /* . _y '
-A-a ■•"•My.,husband subscribes for, The Call, and am in the contest. Will my
set be accepted?;' ; Certainly. No contestant is required to be a subscriber.
No. 54-—Looks like" a*fence, separating; the two. y _ k ? ; '
k No. 13— man in the foreground is holding a bible in his hand. The
bible has a cross on the cover. •'* ■ :"''. '* " *'' ? ;
. Yes, the correct titlek,represented;- by picture No. 22 is in the catalog,
though many contestants.seem to doubt it.
About three weeks' time will be granted i after v the* publication of the
seventy-seventh picture to finish : solving pictures, get sets ready, etc.? Dates
for sending or bringing ;in sets, etc.. will be announced in plenty of time.
row night and will make arrangements
for. its annual ball. '?
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i.-Local No. 19. of the Painters' union.'j
at its meeting Monday -night, voted I
$100 to the middle west flood:fund. :;'-.?.• j
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Nichols, expert public stenographer, j
30 6 - 7... Humboldt Ban k Bid g. s 800 h 20
at Sharon Bldg.; opp. Palace Hotel.—"
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I show the true situation. These ex
pressions are worthy of serious con
sideration by all, because they. are the
i views of eminent persons.'
Miss Alice M. Brown? in her "Japa
nese in Florin, Cal.," succinctly but
! clearly presents the economic reasons
I why the bills should riot be enacted.
She says, in part:: "Until some il4
years ago the fruit* production was
small, the great amount of work the
i soil requires under cultivation and the
> meager crops were no incentive to; the
| whites for* extensive farming. About
Total acreage owned by the Jap
anese in 1912, according to the State
Statistics of Labor and Commerce
Commission, 12,726, or 20 square
miles, the result of the Japanese labor
within the last fifty years.
Total Square Miles of California, 158,360
Total Square Miles Owned by Japanese, 20
It will take the Japanese, there
for, 395,900 years to own California.
14 years ago the Japanese commenced
to come in and readily found* employ
merit in the strawberry fields. ASo adept
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were they for the work, and with their
ambition and industry the whites gladly
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rented: their lands to them. The rent
ing'■■'■ of ,the vineyards followed,;, and
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invariably to the satisfaction and ad
vantage of-the: white owner. Florin be
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gan to be on the map, and the . ship
ments of strawberries And grapes enor
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mously 3 increased;-, besides;? the quality
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of '"the"-: output was vastly improved.
Owners of the barren, idle lands saw
The .federal grand jury yesterday
voted not to indict Harry Le?Porte, a
former convict from, the state peni
tentiary at.Deer Lodge, Mont., who was
accused 'of \ passing $1 silver certifi
cates.";Le; Porte was .arrested in Reno?
Nev. ?He proved by a Los Angeles
hotel register that he was •in Los An
geJes'' the day he was supposed to have
passed?tlie?bills. : ?r ■■'■"/■■ -ry "".*'■."?-' :'7y.
a chance to turn them to: profit and
offered;them to the Japanese on yearly'
payments at a price they never would
have obtained from the white man. In
a year's time an unfertile field would
be changed to a -beautiful berry patch;
adding wealth to; the 'community? - The
persistent,., tireless . toil they put upon
the soil was simply amazing, and that 1
alone ought to be sufficient, proof that
they are worthy, to live : among . us.
Along with strawberries, grapevines
are . planted.;. so .that, when the three
years' life? of * the 5 , strawberry ceases a
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productive vineyard takes Its place. In
the? quality of their vineyards they
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surpass the whites, and make the vine'
yards of the latter look like worn out
stumps. Their vines are tall and robust,
and, of course, yield superior fruit
Thus by their sheer pluck and wonder
ful industry they have changed the
whole face of the land from unfertile
fields to the fairest of vineyards and
strawberry. patches. And to do so they
had to face ' tremendous ' obstacles .which 1
the white man never would have sur
mounted. .Beginning with no capital,
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•■_?■ Both . contentions : f> are ; borne? out by,
the increasing demand which is being
made for the new, limp leather bound,
illustrated bibles that are being issued
by The Call? 1 -. •
..."No other; book? perhaps, appeals "to
all 7 readers as does '* the? Bible?? As?" a
potent educational factor the bible long
has * : been i recognized. r .. * *-%'■•
y In* keeping with v the progress which
has been made in book binding and
illustrating arts, the new Call bible is
a sample of the highest achievement
along these lines. It-is; different? from
the usual "illustrated"? Bible in that
there are more than; 600 Z beautiful art
pictures,? by /known artists, amid the
type matter'? and J many J full i page color,
plates from 'the wonderful Tissot col
lection.yAll;;words iare' 1 . self-pronounc
ing. ; The volume? abounds in colored
maps, marginal references and variant
readings. Particular attention has -been
paid by?the-publishers to/geographical
arid, historical data. •??* -. y, ,?'*. - _ ???
lA This .publication' represents an outlay
of more than? $50,000 for illustrations
alone. . It will be an ornament for any
table, aside from its undoubted' intrinsic
worth. '.' "y . . .
-. The demandl has been '; so heavy that
ity first; was feared* that the supply
would not hold out. This possibility has
been "• obviated for the time being by
the i? arrival >* of a fresh consignment,
which is rapidly being depleted. It is
better to act promptly than to delay
with A the consequent regret over hav
ing '.overlooked one of the book bargains
of i the present ".year. ; - t "
G. W. H. PATTERSON'S WILL *
IS ATTACKED BY NEPHEW
Declares r Uncle;' Was ? Xof" Author of
'IcMitiiit'iit. and In-Any" Case Was ) l
\ '-Unduly, Influenced ' -1
,':-. The will of George W.- H. .Patterson?
disposing of $65,%00 worth of "property,'
was attacked yesterday"? by f Lloyd i- H.
Patterson?! a nephew, In a contest filed
in Judge Graham's court.
| Mr. Patterson "alleges? that his : uncle
was not, the author of the will and that
he |.was' under % the undue ; influence %of
other persons. .'.'"-..; -/ .. -
The will i is? date 'in September, and
| Mr. Patterson - died on April 6. It was
filed for probate by? Jean _ Patterson "of j
1026 f Pine street," the widow,*- who, with !
Alice E. Patterson,; a niece, are named ]
executrices;? The contesting nephew?.'
together with .Agnes Breese,, a ..niece, i
and William H. Patterson," a • nephew, I
are * bequeathed i; $1 each. ; ??, <■
gjj ,The property, apportioned by the will
consists of lots in Pine street, at Church
street and ~ Duboee' avenue, ? and in
Twenty-sixth? avenue? and the family
home at 1026* Pine street. ?
they make "the place pay; for itself?
They knowhoVvy to live within their
means, to live frugally, but when they
are on their feet and their home is paid
for, they spend for the American food
and comforts for ?which they yearn.
They are crowding no? one Out of the
land by. their' industry; that ! very land
would be lying there bare and idle if
they did not occupy it. The whites
spurned it. for 30Y- years and they are
no more ambitious today. They want
better, land, land -which does -not entail
such constant? ceaseless effort to bring
a profit from it.
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"Japanese are men, all aliens are
men, and are guaranteed the right in
California to acquire, possess and
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protect property. This includes real
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estate, and as they are permitted to
acquire the property, even by this
proposed law, they can not be forbid
deh to possess the same, at least dur
ing their lifetime. Without discuss-
T tt ***W7,
Ing the powers*of the state over the
property of which a man dies seized,
it is sufficient to say that where a
man is given the right to acquire and
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possess property, it can not be taken
from him during his lifetime, by any
method other: than forfeiture for crime,
or the failure to perform some act com
manded by the state, which it is possi
ble for the owner legally to* perform/
"•: "The federal government bavins:
ispecifically? made it ; Impossible for
the ? Japanese to ' make a"} lawful
declaration of intention to become
citizens,". It is beyond the '.' power of
the strife of ; California, i under Its
present constitution, to declare that
property lawfully acquired shall be
forfeited or escheat by the omission
of ■: the owner to perform an act
which if lias !-, been;, so made '■'•• legally
Impossible for '-■ , him ?to. ;. perform.
,There «i are ; methods ■■ .doubtless by
which legislature, nr the state,
'after certain amendments to its con
;stitution . might [ accomplish the*pur
ipose sought by these bills, but;the
bills ns at present proposed are in
valid as against i the Japanese who
acquire I property." ; , -'". ; /..?c
No. greater mistake has been made
than to suppose that the press of Cali
fornia is anti-Japanese. The Eos >An-
geles Graphic of April 12 says edi
torially: A "There can be no marked'ob
jection by any. foreign power to a state
law that places all aliens upon pre
cisely the I same footing, yit: is when a
discriminatory act; is enforced that re
taliation by : a | self-respecting nation is
an inevitable sequence, and that will
surely; happen \if the same type I, of
prejudiced minds that gave us Chinese
exclusion? should succeed in enacting
an anti-Japanese * land measure to the
Infringement : of the rights guaranteed
under the federal i** international * treaty.
If Japan should be : forced into such an
attitude of reprisal and l in a dignified
way declare her, inability to,accept the
invitation of this country?- to partici
pate in the -Panama-Pacific exposition
of -1915,' it is j not at all unlikely that
her* European allies would ?feel; bound.
to resent with 1 Japan .this slight.to one
of ? the; signatories." ??
.In an editorial in -the: Eos Angeles
Times yof April? 20th :we * read: "The
proposed law is neither wise, nor just,
nor called for by any conditions now
existing or likely to exist. It is shame
ful: it is iniquitous; it is ,"'a'"' crime
against : civilization: its enactment
would be a wicked and ? inexcusable
blunder. '• - * -.
"We . have tolerated :if not invited
Japanese to acquire and .-cultivate? a
trifling quantity of land, and engage'!in
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a;t limited amount of commercial and '
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industrial .pursuits in our midst. ? They
are, as a rule, peaceful, industrious and
law abiding, '-though Inferior to the
Chinese I- in ,* these - qualities. They en
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gage* in no labor to the detriment of
any American who is willing to work.
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The percentage of them to be found Ink?
our prisons a*nd asylums is less than
that of any European race. They do
not detract from the wealth and pros
perity of, California. They add to it.
There are no dynamiters, or I Won't
Workers, or henroost robbers, or porch
climbers, or highway robbers, or pick
pockets among, them."
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From the San Francisco Argonaut of
April 12: "The truth is that the bill
now under consideration at Sacramento
is designed purely for home consump
tion. It-is intended for no other pur
pose than to coddle certain elements
of opposition to the Japanese." That
it will accomplish anytnmg.ln the way
of barring Japanese or others from the
soil of California is not intended, prob-.
ably not even desired. It is just' a
.of cheap political buncombe, mean
ingless and Ineffective in 'itself, useful
only in that it may help somebody' to J
get votes under pretense of ' being a *
Japanese baiter." ?k "
k From the California .Christian Advo
cate of April 24: "Politically the United
States must treat the immigrants from
all nations on an equality basis. Trade ■
j and international Christian fellowship
! demand a? policy of equal treatment.
j The social and economic problems, im
portant as they are, and we take them
at their full value, must be held to the
standard of ; equality before the law.
IWe ythink the time has ■" fully come
when-: an international policy of
I friendship and justice must be dom
| inant. The legislature? is working
on ?a: bill to prohibit aliens from own
ing land in this? state? There is a
good.deal of popular /sentiment in its
favor. While it is phrased in general
terms, it is aimed.specially at the Chi
nese and Japanese, because they can
not become naturalized. If there is
reason to; limit the colonization of Chi
nese and Japanese, there is also reason
.toy limit European immigrants.? But
.whatever the? emergencies, the prin
ciple '-. of equality must prevail. The
whole'question' ; of f immigration :* should "
be >? dealt with .diplomatically. Japan
| has \ faithfully respected the wishes of
; the United States in reducing the num
! ber of ? Japanese coming Into this
country. .That policy strictly enforced
would? measurably., take care of k tin
trouble arising from? Japanese colon!-'
- 2 ? ton -' It .is "safe: to: say that any leg-"'
islature which is not in accord with/
the international, treaty will produce
friction. There are Italian colonies,'
hut sooner or, later they are An...
-canized and, good citizens? The
orient is .opening, a new era in* trade
and in national life throughout the
whole world.' Any violent legislation
against the orient would he unfortu
nate and in the end have to-be re
versed.'
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