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Show IH " THE JAPANESE PROBLEM. An Australian officer, a major who fought at Gallipoli, but who how is traveling through the United States to gain information on Irrigation, in conversation with a representative of this pupcr, said: J "I have been in California. Do you realize you have a Japanese 1 problem of large proportions which, if neglected, eventually will bring America face to face with the Asiatic peril? Australia,, you i : fenow, is a part of the British empire and Great Britain values Japan f as an ally, but we of Australia will not admit the Japanese, know- i ing that once the doors are opened the land of our birth will be .overrun with a people who. being on a lower plane, would undersell, Underbid, undermine the Australian. Although we absolutely exclude, ex-clude, there is no antagonism aroused such as is developing over the "situation in California. On the Pacific coast the invasion was laughed at so long as the invaders simply broke down the labor market. Tn fact, many prosperous C'alifornians declared the yellow peril was a, blessing' in disguise'. Then the Japanese went into business, built it ores, entered merchandising lines, established wholesale houses and at last opened banks. Immediately the wealthy, feeling the pinch oi the Asiatic, became howling restrictionists. alongside the laborers, and today California has u serious undertaking which eventually Will puzzle your statesmen and worry your nation." Wednesday Frank A. Vanderlip. prominent in national affairs And a banker of great influence, speaking before the Commercial (ilub of San Francisco, and telling of his observations In Japan, where he has been for the past few months, declared the immigration immigra-tion of Japanese into California has assumed a very grave appearance appear-ance in Japan, and he offered these words of advice and caution: "The matter is not properly described as an immigration question, ques-tion, however, because there is no serious thought in Japan of any change in the 'gentlemen's agreement.' " he said. "The question is rcajly concerned entirely with the treatment of Japanese now ii; Calif ornia and not with any effort to open the door to future immigration. im-migration. t "The most serious feature of the question is the method by which it is being handled. The Japanese are deeply hurt with the language ot' the politicians and the press. An adjustment of all differences dif-ferences could be reached in a courteous, sympathetic international conference. There would be no objections vto any restrictions within reason if they were directed toward all Aliens and were not discriminatory discrim-inatory toward Japan. The spirit and language with which the matter mat-ter is treated are as important as the restrictions tfieniKcives. " The Standard-Examiner concurs in Mr, Vanderlip 's conclusion?,. Outrageous statements have lieen made by American politicians at a time when the Japanese issue might be settled by friendly treatment treat-ment by the statesmen of both nations. Instead the red flag has been constantly waved by demagogues in this country. |