EXCLUSION OF JAPANESE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 7 June 1924, Page 9

EXCLUSION OF JAPANESE.

Monster Meetings of Protest.

STRONG FEELING AROUSED.

By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. TOKIO, June 3.

A monster meeting of protest was held to-day, including representatives of every official party in the Lower House. It adopted a resolution that every step be taken to maintain the Japanese position against America’s anti-Japaneso Immigration Bill. The demonstration was marked by strong feeling. The promoters intend to organise a campaign throughout the nation with a view ,to impressing on the people the gravity of the situation.

STRONG FEELING IN STATES.

.MISSIONARY INTERESTS OPPOSE

EXCLUSION,

By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. NEW YORK, June 5.

A message from Chester (Pennsylvania) says that Mr Ivuranosko Fujii, a Japanese who completed his studies in Christian missionary work, has refused to accept a diploma from the Crozier Theological Seminary, as a protest against Japanese exclusion. Mi Fujii, in a letter to the Seminary authorities, said: "So long as such exclusion measure is imposed on us, in this so-called Christian country, American missionary work in Asia will have a most difficult situation in teaching Christianity.” Mr 1 Fujii’s protest is known to have the approval of the missionary societies, who have consistently opposed tho exclusion measure, during the legislative stages, and predicted that tho adoption of the measure would seriously hamper missionary endeavour in Japan. AMERICAN MINISTER LEAVES. SEND-OFF AT TOKIO: By Cable Pr»»* Association —Copyright. (Received 8.30 p.m., June 6.) TOKIO, June 5. Mr Woods, American Minister at Tokio, has departed for home. He was given an enthusiastic public send-off.