Speech #680081708

Here are some of the facts relative to the rights of the Japanese in California. First. the gentlemens agreement. providing thatno passport sball be Issued for contirental United States to Japanese who would or might ngage in manual labor. And here are the exceptions: Japanese wbo bave previously resiced in the United StatesSecondimmediate relatives of Japanese immigrants to the United StatesAnd then. thirdlsettled agriculturts. who are to ass lme active control of an already established farming interest. At the time the agreement was made there were only three or four persons who would be covered by that stipulation of the agreement. We next have in California that act which caused so much of dissension and misgiving. and so much of fear. too. upon the part of the Government of the United Statesfear upon the part of the President. fear upon the part of the Cabinetas to what wculd result if the alien land act of 1913 was passed in California. and we all remember how Mr.