The Archive · 1924

Anti-Japanism Subsiding

Rabid anti-Japanists on the Pacific coast, according to the Japanese bassador, have awakened to the realization that too much. Japan baiting is liable to lead to serious trouble. "To believed that the wave_ lof anti-Japanese feeling in this part! Jof the United States has reached crest and fro side for a time. that it is neither the part of wisdom nor of good policy to goad Japan too far, and that Justice ought to bbe done'to Japan and the Japanese. statements made by Mr. Masanao] asked Mr. Hanihara whether it Hanihara, Japanese Ambassador to was true that efforts are being made Washington, on his arrival here.

America to deprive Japanese born Mr, Hanihara, whose name wi in the United States of American go down in history in connexion with citizenship. "Inv. Hanthara said he: the words "rave consequences" and had heard that attempts of this sort the dramatic sequel to these words, were being engineered by a coterie arrived to-day by the Korea Maru. lof persons who regard the exclusion Jon't tense me with regard to Jelause of the immigration bill as only the phrase grave eonsequencs part of their general anti-Asiatic commenced with " smile to campaign, but added that he did not "These words, as you know, think these people stood the we been distorted from the mean-slightest chance of success. "Such a ing that they were intended to) thing would necessitate an_amend-convey, Mr, Hughes, the U. S. ment to the American constitution, Secretary of State, did not see any-he said, "and so elaborate and thing wrong in the phrase; on the tortuous are the steps that have to be taken to do this that it is, not! contrary, his subsequent otes. to me rather give the impression that likely ever to be effective—at least he was in sympathy with the stand not unless the Japanese population Took. I don't see any reason why America shows a tartingy rapid [should be expected to be on the defensive in rogavd to these words."

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