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Show of the white race, except under restricted re-stricted conditions relating to international interna-tional commerce, travel and education; educa-tion; and It should Btnrt' immediately on the serious consideration of a national na-tional policy regarding the people of the brown race now within our boundaries, bound-aries, which, with a proper regard for humanity, will minimize the danger to pur Institutions andour civilize' tlo'n." - -' ' . . "Japan "cannorinstTytflice-TifrGTi'sc -nt;- such fiction.," "She; would -p the, first; to i kt B?ri i fiction ngattitt tf)A vbitoj raco, wr It-. nec4&ary to . maintain! . the Integrity of her race and ht-r Institutions. In-stitutions. She is at liberty to pursue, such a course. Such action constitute no charge of . inferiority against the raco excluded; it may bo a eonfeflBlon of Inferiority in ability to cope economically econo-mically with. the. excluded raci It 'u" vdlves no Insult, or the possibility of war, even were her finances in belter condition than thc now are, without the sympathy br the world as to the Justice of her cause. "I give this utterance for I am not disponed to participate in the prevailing prevail-ing sensationalisms "but th'e issue has been made; the. public attention is called" totlieque&tlon"airirfaiririire""oli tho part of our western communities to meet it candidly and courageously might be regarded in the eastern states, whose people aro unfamiliar with the economic and social dangers to attach upon Asiatic Immigration, to believe we havo abandoned our convictions con-victions and acquiesce in that a great question of national and domestic policy pol-icy shall be turned over to the bargaining bar-gaining of diplomats. I am opposed to sporaflc legislation, here and there, by the various states. Intended to .moet only certain ' phases of - what constitutes consti-tutes a national peril, phases which, will necossarily be covered by broad legislation. I am opposed to terms of opprobjum and of Insult. Japan deserves de-serves from ua. only-respect-and admiration; ad-miration; wo deserve from her a proper prop-er regard for the integrity of our race and institutions. A temperate declaration decla-ration made at this time by the legislatures legis-latures of the western states on tho lines here indicated will aid much to advance the enlightened, calm and forceful presentation of thIs-,questlon as shall convince the judgment of tho world, including that of Japan herself. her-self. "Thus, upon the expiration of the present treaty with Japan and without with-out attendant attack ' upon Japanese sensibility public opinion will be so shaped as to force a calm and rational ra-tional solution of the question by the purely domestic and national legislation. legisla-tion. "Very sincerely yours, "FRANCIS G. NEWLANDS." NEWLANDS SENDS A LETTER TO GOVERNOR. Urges Legislature to Moderate Any Action Tending to Create Friction Fric-tion With Japan. Washington, Feb. 4. Senator New-lands New-lands today received replies to tele-' grams he sent yesterday to the president presi-dent of the senate and the speaker'of the house of the Nevada" legislature. From the tenor of the senate reply, Mr. Ne w lands feels confident tho resolution reso-lution passed by Uie .Nevada houso urging the California legislature ,to pass another Japanese v bill will bo reconsidered. re-considered. He bcllees It will be in committee or that all of the matter likely to offend of-fend Japan will be stricken .'out'." The letter follows: "Washington, D. C, Jan 30i 1909. "Hon. " Dc-nvef 'Dickerso'ii: "My Dear Governor: With a view to moderating any action-tending to creato friction between Japan and this country. I take the liberty of suggesting suggest-ing to the legislature and you ,a plan which, while- indicating a proper solicitude so-licitude for relations of. friendship and amity with Japanese will mark clearly clear-ly our purpose to maintain this country coun-try as the home of the white race free from such racial competition and antagonism an-tagonism on our own soil as will surely sure-ly breed domestic violence and international inter-national hatred. - - "Entertaining no prejudice against any, foreign race and particularly admiring ad-miring the vigor, courage and patriotism patriot-ism of the people of Japan and disposed dis-posed to advance rathor than to hinder that career, of national greatness, wo of the west are yet proudly viewing the United -SLates possession, a vast territory terri-tory as yet undeveloped and capable of supporting many tlms our present population, -with natural resources unrivaled - anywhere, with ' climate adapted to every people, will with the cheapening of transportation draw to itself surplus population of all peoples. peo-ples. ... "Nature has classified the peoples of the world mainly under three colors, col-ors, the white, the black and the brown. Confronting us on the east lies Europe, with a total population of "about three hundred million white people. We are finding it difficult to assimilate the immigrants of the white race from that continent, and havo been obliged carefully to restrict such immigration We have drifted into a condition regarding the brown race which constitutes tho great problem and peril of the future. Confronting bur Pacific, coast lies Asia, with nearly near-ly a billion people of the brown race, who, if there are no restriction, would quickly settle upon and take possession posses-sion of our entire coast and intor-mountnln intor-mountnln region. History teaches that it Is impossible to make a homogenous people by the juxtaposition of races differing in color on the same basis. !'Race . tolerance, . undor such conditions, condi-tions, means. race amalgamation and that is undesirable. Race intolerance means ultimately raco war and mutual destruction, or the reduction of ono of the races to servitude. .The admission admis-sion of a race of a different color. In a condition of Industrial servitude, is foreign to our institutions which demand de-mand equal riehts to all within our jurisdiction. The compel illon of such a race would involve Industrial disturbance dis-turbance and hostility requiring the use of . a large armed force to maintain main-tain peace and order, with tho probability prob-ability that the nation representing ihe race thus protected 'would never be satisfied that the means employed were adequate. The presence of the Chinese, who . aro patient and sub- missive, would not create as many complications as the presence of the Japanese, whose strong and virile qualities ' would constitute an additional addi-tional factor of difficulty. Our friendship, friend-ship, there-lore, with Japan, for territorial ter-ritorial and rare integrity the American Ameri-can people hnve stood in active sympathy sym-pathy in all her struggles, demand that this friendship 9hould not be put to tho tPst by bringing two such powerful pow-erful races of such differing views and standards into industrial competition on tho same subject, "This can be prevented, either by international treaty or by national 1jv rtgulatlng, restricting or preventing Immigration. ... "International negotiations and treaty Is an unsatisfactory method. It requires a nation, with which we havo treaty relaUons to prevent its own people peo-ple from going where they will, a ro-stricUon ro-stricUon which we would never lu any treaty apply to our own people. We, therefore, would bo asking other nations na-tions to restrict the movements of their people whicli we would refuse to prescribe regarding our own. Thevo is but one consistent position to assume as-sume and that is to relegate the whole question to domestic legislation in each rountry, permitting each to mako such laws regarding the . regulation, restriction or prevention of Immigration Immigra-tion as It sees fit. The time has come, In my Judgment, when the United States, as a matter of self protection and self preservation must declare by such enactment that it will not tolerate toler-ate further race complications. Our country should, by law, to take effect after the expiration of existing treaties, trea-ties, prevent the immigration iuto this country of all peoples other than tho.-ie |
