The second relates to the prevention of Japanese innigration. The third to citizenship of Japanese. We tried to prevent innigration by notes exchanged by the two Governments. and the vice of that kind of treaty making was never better demonstrated. sir. than by the inefficiency of the notes exchanged between the Governments relating to Japanese immigration. and you have but to compare the effect of the Chinese exclusion law on the one handan act of Congresswith an agreement entered into that diplomatically is termed a "gentlemens agreement." on the other hand. to see the utter failure of the one and the efficacy of the other. Mr. President. these problems are very. very grave problems upon the Pacific coast. and not only upon the Pacific coast at present but in other States that are contiguous to the Pacific coast.
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