Deseret Evening News | 1907-08-29 | Page 8 | Very Anxious Not to Offend Japan

VERY ANXIOUS NOT NOTTO OT I ITO TO OFFEND JAPAN i Washington Aug 28 Doubtless for Cor fear of nt offending the Japanese and auth other orientals time the department ot or Justice maitre has ha refrained from a it general ruling In hut reply to the re me request quest of ot Dint t Atty lt nt lit Sun San Francisco tom for Co nn In Interpretation of sf sec see section section tion lout 2169 16 of the tho statutes which limits the tho naturalization of aliens tT t white and amid Africans or aliens if f African Descent The rho request ot of Atty wits was prompted by bynn bynn nn application ot of a n u native of India to be naturalized Tho rho attorney general replied that under no construe construction true tion ot or the Ule law Ill hitherto rendered could natives of or h India be imO re mc regarded an nil white persons null It Il Is Iii upon UP U this Limb decision that 2011 ir will vill re refuse refuse fuse Cu e them lInus naturalization Ot Of course what applies to 10 natives of British In India Indin din dia would seem leel seem to apply with equal force to the tIme other oriental races