| Show JORDAN ON EXCLUSION I 1 he says the exclusion of Ja japanese panes e would mean war 1 dr david starr jordan is reported as saying in an address at deriver denver that if the proposed japanese exclusion measure be becomes conics a law it will mean war between the united states and japan if dr jordan really thinks so ao it Is unfortunate both from his own and tile the contrary standpoint that ho he was not wise enough to keep his mouth shut it is bad from his standpoint because nothing which he could have said would do more to promote japanese exclusion than han his suggestion that we should not dare to regulate the character of our own population because we were afraid d of japan wh whatever OL t the faults of the american people they are not cowards and while it might not show wisdom and self poise yet serious charges that we are afraid to exclude japanese coolies cholte would inevitably result in our promptly doing it from the standpoint of those who desiro desire and demand japanese exclusion dr jordans language seems equally uncalled tor for because hateful suggestion tends to abou arou arouse o hateful feeling and to render it to sh I 1 in a a courteous and friendly manner that exclusion of th tho 0 undesirable classes of Jab japanese anese to which the japanese have expressly consented by solemn treaty tho the japanese will be excluded and no war ivar will result unless provoked by such foolish remarks as those of dr jordan at denver deliver very likely even such rei remarks would not induce war the japanese aro are not merely good fighters they have sense they may bo be a sensitive people but they aro are too smart to take offense when none is Intent intended led and alid when the putative offender it so fco much bigger than selves elves fc the caucasian and oriental do not mix well either in ili abia or america the two races cannot be brought together side by side in large numbers on either cither continent without mas macros resulting there are ten tell chaiem of war froni from free admission of orientals Orient als to america and free admission of caucasians to asiatic court countries to ono one that will follow by keeping them apart we have p perfectly e r alv friendly feelings for tho the japa japanese ne wo V are arc glad to see them prosper and shall endure with patience their not U unlikely n hegemony of eastern asia nut thoy they will not noi be permitted to dominate tile tho policy of tile tho united states stales with respect to tile the nationality of the laborers a whom we shall admit nor as to any other matter of domestic policy they will not desire to do 0 o unac they have druann 4 of conquering tho the earth in which case the quicker oie lighting fighting begins tile the better it Is orthy of note however in this connection that thus thua far in this discussion almost all ehg only hateful and warlike exar expressions which have been hoard heard have come from the mushy sentimentalists of our own country t ry rach exchange inge her ladyship who is giving a servants ball to butler we anro shall begin with a minro danco dance and I 1 shall want you to ile bo my mv partner wilkins CerIn certainly ml ady and at af forwards I 1 wo we may danco dance with whom wo we like punch |
