The attitude of the Kobe Chamber! of Commerce, which is unreservedly opposed to anything like a boycott, is a fair sample of what the best minds in Japan think of the stampeding action of the demagogues. After pointing out that the immigration question was a thing apart from trade and commerce, the Kobe Chamber of Commerce says:
A boycott of American goods measure of retaliation against ction of the American Congress. is Tash. Tet us consider what the effect of auch 'a movement would be.
in. the first place, the world's sympathy would be alienated "from Sapam." AL present, "many powerful newspapers, "religious" organizations ommeteial associations are chan Ploning Japan's cause and. denouncing Tie" action of Congress. It-we adopt policies harmful to the Interests of Xmoricans here we would forte Sympathy' of these friends of Japan ahd run the Tak. of losing "the Sympathy of other foreign nations, The skoation would' then Ue: increasingly ulm he second place, even if the effecting a'boycott of An apanese. people. were.
WEistapparent that Pelled" to. exclude many "imports, from {Nis'countey which ure essential to our it mut be remembered. ha taken by American, the nicipal export: comm
the United States eno devs chan #0. pet ity "industry" andthe this time of national dange must refrain from any rash" action
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