New Factors in American Japanese Relations and A Constructive Proposal

1924. By Sidney Gulick. He talks about the Great Kobe Earthquake and American aid, and how the U.S. and Japan can get along better, coming up with suggestions for both the Americans and the Japanese to follow.

He starts out by saying the above.

The new factors he is concerned about. The earthquake he's referring to is the Great Kobe earthquake of 1923. The Americans sent aid and this ends up confusing the Japanese. On one hand, we're willing to aid them, yet, on the other hand, we were trying to ban then from the United States.

He then sites a number of experts who have considered the problems and tried to develop a solution.

He also talks about the anti-Japanese leaders who have tried to claim that:

He says California passed her first anti-Japanese law in 1913.

Specific court cases related to all of this.

Then he goes into what else the anti-Japanese legislators are planning to do.

Things the Japanese have done to try to make things better.

Facts for Japanese consideration.

Facts for American consideration.

He then outlines what he thinks a new Gentlemen's Agreement and a new treaty should include.

He adds: “Not one shred of evidence has been produced to prove that Chinese or Japanese are intrinsically, merely because of race, unfit to become citizens.

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