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: ae OO Se APANESE gITUsPION lepotie Eok itica ki "JAPANESE ASSOCIATIONS TO PRESENT A UNIT _ ORP". CONT INUED which are to some up for hearing in the sopreme court April 16th, the convertion to be made of representatives of the Central Ja angse _ Assoeiation of Loe e8,84n Francisco, Portland, Seattle, VYancon- yer, B.C., New York, Chicago and Hawaii, for the purpose of consider- ing: (1) Preliminary investigation regarding the revision of . . the Jepan-dmerican treaty, and (2) Effects of ‘the supreme Court's decision. "gome time ago a similar {proposition was sent out by the New York.Japanese Association, is ean extremely desirable thine and we hope 4t: wil be yvaal ized. of ecurse, we eannot tall how the supreme court will decide but even if our nationals sre letely victorious, we shall secure nothing more than the rights ef titee ne erop eomtract and sequiring stock in Land-holding com- antes, *It will not settle the whole land question, Partiocu- larly in view of the fact that in nine western atates, i.c., Cealifornka, Oregon, Waghington, drisona, Nevada, New Mexico, Idaho, Texas, and Montana, anti-Jepanese laws have been enacted and thet in the western belt of the United Mates, the soquisition of land by Japanese is forbidden and leasing land is restricted or about to be restricted, we cannct rest easy and sstisfied meraly by the partial settlement of the land laws of the two states of Californis and Washington, much lese if we lose in the reme court. Therefore, whether we win or lo the question will be only partially settled. Henoe, we must befthinking about the settlement ef the reasining ext. We must be |thinking about the amtitra baay of Jenanea in the nine sttes. or this reason, it is most necessary tc bold/s conference of ¥ atives of ali the Tepanese in dmerioca tq discuss this quest one ‘Meyeover| unjust aiseriminatory tfestment of the Japanese is Zimifpd to land questions, crimination is being attempted inthe fi industry, in the schol question and in the freedom of occorpatien, And th ia the still greater question of nat ural iseation, @ take measures for sorrect nad this under the great banner of "“Abelish diacrimingtory treatment" is an | exyremely juportant thing... - Oo "And, again, the present sevan- rt commercial treaty veahhes its full period in duly of this year, and negotiations for reviaion may be opened at any time. The general situation is con- PS OSE eS (aan Fikes