THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1919
THE YELLOW FEKIL IN
ITS LATEST ASPECT
Spokesman of the “Yellow Peril,”
Viscount Ishii, Japan’s ambassador to
the United States, has delivered a
challenge to the American people and
to the world. For all his guarded
language he has placed the Japanese
question on a basis which, if adhered
to, will lead either to American sur
render or war. War he gently refrains
from threatening, but he tries to state
the issue so that the United States
must abandon what he believes to be
a disguise and come out in the open.
In the language of diplomacy he has
told us that the exclusion of Japanese
from the United States and the dis
crimination of certain states by law
against the Japanese is not a question
of labor and immigration, but a ques
tion of race prejudice, and he insists
that the covenant of the league of na
tions shall specifically require all na
tions, the United States included, to
abandon discriminations. As a mat
ter of fact the present covenant does
that very thing by indirection. Unless
we can prove to an international tri
bunal that our Japanese question is
purely a domestic problem—and that
is unlikely—we bind ourselves to open
up the entire controversy for trial by
the league as soon as Japan can force
the issue. If the league council de
cides against us we must submit or
become an “outlaw nation.” If the
council decides against the Japanese
they will withdraw from the league
and bide their time until they can
band the colored races of the world
against the whites.
But let us quote the ambassador’s
exact words:
“And now' that the w'ar for interna
tional justice is about to came to its
happy termination and when the
world league for the permanent peace
is being contrived, why should this
question of race prejudice, race dis
crimination and race humiliation
alone remain unremedied? When re
striction or prohibition of discrimin
atory treatment of chatties and com
modities is being adequately provided
for, why should this unjust and un
justifiable discrimination against per
sons be allowed to remain un
touched?”
The ambassador is aware that the
problem has a labor aspect and ad
mits it, but he treats It as trivial and
challenges the league of nations to
justify the “race prejudice, race dis
crimination and race humiliation” in
volved.
What shall the American people do?
Shall they accept Count Ishii’s state
ment of the issue and admit that fun
damentally it is a question, not of
labor apd immigration, but of race
prejudice? And how can they escape
making this admission if It is true?
At any time Japan can force the issue
upon us by bringing about a warlike
condition which will place us on trial
before the executive council of the
league of nations or before a court of
arbitration.
It may be argued in defense of the
covenant of the league that even if
the present covenant is not adopted
• some international means of arbitra
tion will be established, that ulti
mately the issue wfll come up for arbi
trament, that if we refuse to arbitrate
we will be in no better plight than
under the present covenant and that
our final resort must be war.
By many the “Yellow Peril” has
been denounced as unreal. Especially
was It derided In the last days of war
because German propagandists had
seized upon the Issue to frighten us
away from an alliance with Great
Britain and Japan. During the war
every mention of the “Yellow Peril”
was patriotically denounced as special
pleading for the Hun. And the charge
could not be denied.
But now that the war is ended the
Japanese themselves proclaim the ex
istence of the peril in a formal state
ment by their ambassador to the
United States. In order to remove
any excuse on our part for claiming
that the issue is one of labor and im
migration he pledges Japan to observe
faithfully the “gentleman’s agree
ment” to restrict emigration of Jap
anese laborers to this country. Thus
does he try to strip the decks for the
fight.
“You shall no longer be permitted
by Japan to pretent that this is an
economic question,” he seems to say.
“It is clearly a question of race preju
dice and you knfow it. Come out in
the open and admit it or we will force
you to do so sooner or later. The
league of nations would be stopping
half way in founding peace on justice
if it refused to compel Americans to
abandon their race prejudice against
the Japanese and repeal all laws that
prevent Japanese from becoming citi
zens of the United States on an
equality with all other citizens; also
all laws discriminating against the
Tononaco whpthpr ttlPV HYP allowed to
become citizens or not.” "
The Japanese, once before, tried to
bring us to a parting of the ways. The
Japanese envoy said to Mr. Bryan,
then secretary of state: "Is that the
last word? and Mr. Bryan adroitly re
plied: “There is no last word be
tween friends.” The Japanese re
sponse to that is Count Ishii’s speech.
In substance he says: ‘‘{f you wish
to remain friendly join in a covenant
which will bind you to abandon ‘race
prejudice, race discrimination and
race humiliation’?”
Can we reply adequately to such a
challenge by going over the old argu
ments about the competition between
cheap and costly labor? Will we not,
sooner or later, be compelled to frame
our reply to meet the issue as stated
by the Japanese?
If we are not yet clear what we can
do when the time comes to settle the
dispute we should be quite clear as to
what we should not do. We should
not enter into a league of nations
whose covenant inevitably forces the
issue upon us. If we do enter the
league the question should be ex
cluded either specifically or by impli
cation.
Some day we may decided that the
Japanese are right and, in that case,
there will be no need to avoid such a
covenant as President Wilson has
presented to us for our acceptance.
But it is certain that the American
people are not yet ready to admit the
correctness of the Japanese view and
abolish all the laws aimed to exclude
the Japanese from citizenship aid
from full participation in our national
life.
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VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS
Mr. Wickersham claims, through
the Juneau Dispatch, that he will con
test the late delegate election. On the
floors of congress he said lie was
through with contests, forever. It
would seem that he did not swear off
on all of his bad habits at the be
ginning of the New Year.—Douglas
News.
It is believed by many in Juneau
that the publication of the Wicker
shr.m letter in the Cordova Times
smoked out the publication of the en
tire letter in Seattle, which is appear
ing in installments in the Post-Intel
lingencer.—Juneau Empire.
Patrolling the waters of Alaska by
the cruiser Vicksburg and a flotilla
of submarine chasers will be begun
early in April, according to announce
ment made by Rear Admiral William
F. Fullam at San Diego recently. Ad
miral Fullam has recommended that
the submarine chasers now being out
fitted for the Alaska cruise at the
Bremerton navy yard have their hulls
sheathed with copper before starting
for Juneau. The Vicksburg and the
other craft will take the place of the
coast guard cutters which fomerly pa
trolled the Alaska coast.—Juneau Dis
patch.
They say there is nothing so danger
ous as a woman scorned. Those boys
who pulled oft that scornful party here
this week had better whistle when
they go out alone on dark nights here
after. Also better not forget to make
wide turns when going around lone
some corners.—Douglas News.
While it is yet some weeks to the
annual civic cleanup day, a great deal
toward the Improvement of the ap
pearance of the city could be done be
fore that time. Even if it is only the
planning of the removal of some of the
old shacks that are offensive, when
the time comes. Offensive not only to
visitors but to residents as well.
The cleanup this year should be
thorough, for it Is of greater import
ance than. ever before that the city
should appear at its best to receive
the thoustands of visitors expected.
Already new arrivals are beginning to
come in, and the first impression
counts a great deal, and the cleaner
and the neater the appearance of the
homes, the gardens, the streets and
the city generally, the more likely are
visitors to think well of Ketchikan,
and perhaps some may remain here
and become residents; you never can
tell.—Ketchikan Miner.
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NO FUR SHIPMENTS FROM
INTERIOR AFTER APRIL 20
Those who have been accustomed
to make their fur shipments from
Fairbanks to the Outside through the
medium of the mail service will be
denied that privilege by the trail route
after April 20th. After that date all
furs deposited in the Fairbanks post
office for shipment will be held until
the opening of navigation. This rule
will also apply to all goods or things
that are classified as damageable.
This is a new order and is caused
by the possibility of the mails becom
ing damp while being taken out over
the trail. It often happens that in
fording the many glacial streams be
tween Fairbanks and Chitina the mail
pouches become slightly damp. This
would be of no benefit to furs and the
damageable class of mail and an
ounce of prevention will save many a
dollar to the consignor.
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well equipped for all classe of com
mercial printing.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF SALE
United States of America, Territory
of Alaska, ss.
Notice is hereby given that I have
‘his day levied upon that certain one
story frame dwelling house known as
, he McVae house, same being situated j
upon government land of the United (
States of America adjacent to station j
grounds of the Copper River & North
western Railway Company, near the
town of Cordova, Alaska, under and
by virtue of a certain chattel mort
gage given by Dan McVae to the .
First Bank of Cordova, at Cordova, j
Alaska, and by said bank assigned to
John Muller; said mortgage being
foreclosed and said property sold un
der Section 749 of the Compiled Laws
of Alaska. And I hereby give notice
by virtue of the authority vested in
hie that I will sell said house and
the whole thereof to the highest bid
der for cash to make the sum of $600
with interest thereon at the rate of
12 per cent per annum from the 24th
day of August, 1918, together with
costs and increased costs of sale. Said
sale to take place on the premises
on the 12th day of April, 1919, at the
hour of 2 p. m.
Dated this 2d day of April, 1919.
F. R. BRENNEMAN,
U. S, Marshal.
By WM. L. FURSMAN, Deputy.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, Cordova Precinct, Territory
of Alaska (In Probate).
In the Matter of the Estate of Gun
nard Johnson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that V. G.
Vance, administrator of the estate of
Gunnard Johnson, deceased, has ren
dered and presented for settlement to,
and filed in the probate court of Bald
Cordova precinct, his final account as
such administrator, and that Tuesday,
the 15th day of April. 1919, at 10
o’clock a. m„ at the court room of our
said probate court at Cordova, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the pro
bate court for the settlement of the
final account, at which time and place
any person Interested in said estate
may appear aqd file his exceptions in
writing to the said final account and
contest the same.
Witness the Hon.
(gpal) A. J. ADAMS,
Judge of the said Probate Court, and
the seal of said Court affixed, this
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TRAPPERS ATTENTION TRADERS'
, SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, Inc.
DEALER IN
RAW FURS
Seattle— New York—
Alaska Building 127 W. 27th Street
We do business direct with you and solicit all Raw Purs. Your ship
ments are handled by expert graders and New York market prices are
paid on correct grading the day received. If desired, your shipments will
be kept separate in order that our prices may be approved by you. Pro
viding that our valuation does not prove satisfactory, the furs will be
returned to you, transportation charges prepaid. Ship by insured parcel
post or express. Ship in a dry condition. Always inclose an itemized
list of contents, with name and address. Also attach duplicate list to
the outside of bundle. Special instructions, if any, must accompany ship
ments. Payments are made by check on the Seattle National Bank, or
in any other manner desired. Ship now.
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