Japanese Immigration

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Its Status in California
INTRODUCTORY.

. This booklet was first printed in a pamphlet form early in the
spring of 1913. Since then a significant event occurred—the
enactment of “an alien land law” by the State of California.
That law doubtless constitutes an important culminating point
in the history of anti-Japanese agitation on the Pacific Coast, and
‘therefore, a brief statement concerning it has been added to the

_ present edition of the pamphlet which, as a whole, has been re-

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_ vised, enlarged and brought up to date so far as data permit-
ted it.

In 1907 an “informal agreement” was entered into between

the American and Japanese governments, whereby immigration
to this country, of laborers directly from Japan as well as migra-
tion of Japanese from Hawaii, Canada and Mexico are prohib-
ited. And notwithstanding a most effective administration by
Japan of the said agreement, agitation against Japanese has not
ceased. It is vigorous as ever, if not more so than it was before
the restriction was put in practice.
In view of such a situation, it seemed advisable that the intelli-
‘gent Americans should be furnished with facts pertaining to
Japanese immigration and its present status, so that they them-
selves can better judge the whole question rather than to have it
‘interpreted by the Asiatic Exclusion League and other interested
persons. The pamphlet has been prepared with such an end in
view, and it purposes to be no more than an unbiased statement
of the more salient facts relative to Japanese immigration and its
Present status in this State of California.

 
 
   
 
 
  
 
  
  
 
   
 
  
  

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