AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAW

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 214, 4 June 1924, Page 9

AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAW

JAPAN AROUSED BY EXCLUSION PROVISION A SECOND SUICIDE “HEROIC RESOLUTION WHICH CAN SOLVE QUESTION” • A second suicide attributed to indignation at the I American exclusion law is reported from Tokio. The Jap- ■ anese Press is extremely bitter and advocates giving the suicides a national funeral on the ground that they truly express the feelings of the people and typify the heroic resolution which can solve the exclusion question.

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(Rec. June 3, 10.45 p.m.) Tokio, June 2. 'A second suicide attributed to indignation at the American exclusion law occurred to-day, when Ryuntro Hoshizaki, the son of the rich agriculturist, of Odawara, drowned himself in a well. Hoshizaki, who was of a brooding temperament, was always considered to be slightly insane, but since the immigration matter had been discussed he appeared to centre himself upon it, expressing; great indignation at the American exclusion. Unlike the other suicide Hoshizaki left no letters.

The suicides have given a, great impetus to the so-called national spirit movement, and a profound, nationwide impression has been created. The newspapers are extremely bitter editorially, and had now begun a movement to give the ' suicides a national funeral on the ground that they have truly expressed the feelings of the Japanese people and typified the heroic resolution which can solve the exclusion question, otherwise insoluble by notes and speeches.—Aus.-N.Z. Hable Assn. ' . [A message in yesterday s issue stated that an unidentified Japanese, about forty years old, committed hara-kiri in front of the residence of Viscount Inouye. He left two letters, addressed to the American Ambassador and to the Japanese people. The letter to the former asked the Americans to remove the exclusion stain, saying that the indignation caused by this insult could not be overcome. It added: “We are now humiliated by your country, in the eves of the world,' without any justification. I prefer death rather than feel resentment. I will, after death, pray for the greater happiness of your people and for the removal of the injurious anti-Japanese exclusion clause. The incident caused a great sensation in Tokio.]

FURTHER CANADIAN RESTRICTIONS (Rec. June 3, 1045 p.m.) Ottawa, June 2. Further restrictions on Japanese immigration into Canada are under consideration by the Government. Mr. J A Robb, Minister of Immigration, informed the House of Commons, replying to a question whether the Gov-

ernment had received representations from the retail merchants of British Columbia asking for the same restrictions on Japanese as were now existing in respect to Chinese, and what the Government intended to do about it. ( Mr. Robb replied that representations had been received, and “the question of the advisability of the further restriction of Japanese immigration wag under consideration.” Canada has no agreement with the Japanese Government not to pass further restrictive legislation. The Japanese Government agreed to restrict to 150 annually the number of Japanese coming to Canada. This constitutes the quota allowed. Last year 448 Japanese came to Canada-— Reuter.

WIVES AND CHILDREN OF ALIENS MANY BEING DEPORTED FROM AMERICA RESULT OF SUPREME COURT DECISION ' - (Rec. June 3, 9.5 p.m.) New York, June 2. Nearly twenty-five thousand immigrants, some of whom arrived years ago, will shortly be deported as a result .of a Supreme Court decision reversing the decisions of the lower courts, whereby the wife and children of an alien already admitted could enter the United States without regard to the quota. The lower courts unanimously upheld this right, which was first advanced by a Jewish rabbi, who enlisted the greatest legal talent in the United States to save his wife and children from being deported. Many immigrants, basing their hopes on the rabbi’s earlier vistories, set out for America, hoping to gain entrance, while others were being detained on Ellis Island, where they were admitted, but the Supreme Court’s reversal has caused an upheaval. The latest victims are a hundred Italians arriving to-day who were on the high seas when the decision was given. Police were compelled to guard several liners which were crowded with de-portees.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.