ASIATICS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12476, 1 March 1909, Page 2

ASIATICS IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE CALIFORNIAN AGITATION. SIR ROOT'S OPINION. Speech by the Japanese ; AMBASSADOR. [Peesb Association— Copykight..! (Received, Feb 28, 4.30 p.m.) San Francisco, Feb 28. The Calif ohrian Senate, by 28 votes to 7, recommended the exclusion of all Asiatics from the United > States. Speaking at the Peace Society's dinner, at New York, Mr Elihu Root declared that the obstacle in the recent negotiations between America, Japan, and England was hot the diplomatists but people who ought to be ostracised and punished for insulting friendly Powers. Mr-Bryce stated that Mr; Root had signed twenty-four arbitration' treaties. ■ '■:■■•-_ ■''■':■"■■■". „.'■:; . -' .■■ -• Mr Takahira, the Japanese Ambassador, praised Mr Root's; work during the recent fallacious clamour. He was glad that the public had seen the folly of the impossible story that Japan was seeking war. • .