JAPAN

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 10 July 1924, Page 5

JAPAN

CITIZENS ABROAD. A MAY DISCARD HOME RIGHTS. EY CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT TOKJO. July 8. Cabinet has approved of an important Bill to permit Japanese citizens residing abroad, who have not taken the oath of allegiance by serving in the Japanese army, to relinquish Japanese citizenship. ' Thus children born of Japanese parentage in the United States, who suffered under the confused status of dual nationality, would be enabled to discard Japanese citizenship. The Bill becomes effective upon the approval of the Diet, which will shortly consider the measure at a plenary session of both Houses. It is hoped the measure will somewhat weaken the contention that the Japanese are unassimilable. It supports the Japanese Governmental attitude in the last note of protest against exclusion, and also the assertion that the charge of unassimilability has hot stood the test of time. Japan feels that the continuance of the protest against exclusion would be fruitless, and regards the immigration question as an open issue with the United States, and she is making every effort to strengthen Japan’s case for such time when Japan raises the question again.