They wanted recognition by the allied nations. with whom they had fought side by side on terms of equality. of the essential equality of their nationals in the worlds field . that is to say. Japan asked that .her nationals be given every right and privilege enjoyed by the nationals of every other nation. and on its face it sounded very plausible to those who did not understand its deep significance. We gladly give the Italians. the French. the Dutch. the English. the Irish. the Scotch. and the Scandinavians all certain privileges. that they may become American citizens by naturalization. and. acquiring citizenship. they may own land. and at any time they may intermarry. and enijoy all the privileges embraced in our American citizenship. If the Japanese were granted those privileges. they would then be free to come into this country. just as the nationals of other lands. they would be free to control our soil by ownership or lease or otherwise. as the nationals of other lands. free to intermarry. free to engage in every pursuit. to enter the Army. the Navy. run for office. and enjoy the elective franchise. When I show you that in California they live in colonies. that they are unassimilable. that they do not intermarry. that they have a great greed for the acquisition of land. that when once they establish themselves they destroy the white man. and are incapable of making a homogeneous American population. you will see the dangers that would flow to the State if we had conceded the principle of racial equality at that Paris conference.
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Japanese are described as living in colonies, being unassimilable, having a greed for land, and destroying the white man.