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Show SOLW jjP MATTER GIVEN Investigator Finds That Pacific Coast Has Different Views on Problem CALIFORNIA CALLS FOR ABSOLUTE EXCLUSION Harding Will Inherit Complex Situation When He Enters Upon Presidency By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS. ( Written for Tho Newspaper Enterprise Enter-prise Association.) LOS ANGELES. Feb. 15. Split four ways from th middle over the Japanese Jap-anese immigration rjuestlon the Pa-1 clflc coast state will carry to Washington Wash-ington to lay before the new administration admin-istration at lea-t a quartet of differ-1 ent solutions to be embodied In the , new treaty or convention now being negotiated with Japan. Hero are somej of them. . OK That of the Exclusion League of California which must be considered consid-ered as California's official solution. This will call for the out and out ex- elusion of Japanese labor and, of; course, at least the Implied recognition recogni-tion of her new a'len land-law which inhibits the ownership of land by Japanese, Jap-anese, or their leasing land, or their control of it In various other ways. TWO That of K. Iv- Kawakaml. I Japaneso, author, known tf be very close to tho Imperial government of I Japan His solution calls for fair treatment of the Japanese already in tho United States though not neces-sarlly neces-sarlly for their admission to citizenship citizen-ship and the stoppage by Japan of further emigration of her subjects to America, with certain limited exceptions.'' excep-tions.'' THREE That sponsored by many prominent coast citizens particularly In tho stales of Washington and re- gon. They would see that Justice Is j done the Japanese now here. Americanize Ameri-canize them by granting citizenship to such who by length of resld nee and J t," nera character might qualify for It. and put up the bars high and tight against the coming of new oriental l,ihnr FOfTR That of the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco This club ono of the most looked-up-to organizations organiza-tions In the west and with a membership member-ship of close on to 3.000, has gone on record as favoring not only the drastic exclusion of oriental labor permanently, permanent-ly, but for a period of two years to stp the Immigration of all unskilled labor from Europe or elsewhere. UP To II HADING This does not mean, of course, that each state will bombard Washington with special delegations. It does mean, however, that these will be among the solutions pressed upon President Harding and his secretary of state after March 4. Out here opinions differ on what "fair treatment" of the Japanese means, and the discussion, beyond the diadcw ,.f a doubt, will 1 ri l d to Washington to be continued there between be-tween the national capital and Tokyo. "Wc must treat the Japanese who arc already In our country fairly," J. Slaniey Benedict, of the state board of control, told me In his office In tho State house at Sacramento. ' Would you admit thorn to citizenship?" citizen-ship?" 1 asked "No," he replied. "We already hae. ono race, problem In America. We do not wunt another." Am one of the three compilers of tho report. "California luid the Oriental," he naturally favored the anti-Japanese land law. STEPHENS' OPINION. Gov. William D Stephens, of California, Cali-fornia, believes the Japanese exclusion exclus-ion act should likewise call for the registration of all Japaneso ' lawfully within the United States at the time the act was passed' and, further, that the burden would bo upon every Japaneso Jap-aneso to prove his right to be here by the production of a certificate of registration. reg-istration. Kawakaml's contention is that tho Japanese now in this country mur be guaranteed the .same privileges "accorded to aliens coming from the most favored country "This does not mpan," the gifted son of Nippon told me, "that they should necessarily bo granted cltlzen-ishlp. cltlzen-ishlp. Japan will not ask for It If no atate Intentionally attempts to discriminate discrim-inate against the Japanese under I guise of legislating against all aliens. I "Japan," ho went on, "must, on her ! part, agree to stop her subjects from I emigrating to America, with thee 1 three exceptions: ''Regularly established Independent Japanese business men or agriculturalists agricultur-alists who were married before they left Japan, should be allowed to send I for their wives, or to bo allowed to return re-turn to Japan and marry and bring I their wives back w ith them, within a I reasonable time. Second, Japaneso children of a certain age, say up to 18 or 14. should be allowed to Join their j parents regularly established in this country, and upon whom they depend I for support. Third, Japaneso lawfully j admitted to this country and with I domicile established, should bo allow-j allow-j i d to visit Japan and return within a reasonable time " |