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ine Loe Angeles: Nov. £5,1922; Sov. 26,1922: Attention Lr. Hoover-2- LA, File 180/529 JAPANESE SITUATION: LOS ANGELES DISTRICT RLEWMFORMATION- CONTAINED — \ He SD ec Hew cae ell TESS covert "0 Tre following Bditerial appeared in the Los Angeles Japanese Daily News for November 14, 15, and 16th, 1922, relative to the @eciaion of the U0. S. Supreme Court, entitled "Pree White Person": =" The question of granting naturalization ts the Japaness has eon finally settled after a suspension of 8 years. The re- eult of this case in very disadvantageous to us, yet we must wel- come this final @eoleton as it will show us a new way to proceed, cessing our loitering on the srogmroad of naturalization any longer. fhe Japanese may not be regarded as a*free white person" from the literal riewpaint, but when the original spirit of the eetabliahment of this State and the lezislation of the neturaliz- ation lew be mainiy considered, those cuelified Japanese ahould be allowed thia privilege. Japan grante naturalization to oit- Adsens of other oountries. Fherefore, on thi# equal basis, the Bnited States may do the same to the Japanese. However, we must @ecoept the interpretation of the present lew by the Judges, de- Olaring ua to be ineligible. " Qhere are people who interpret this @ecision in a polit- foal eanae, but it ia merely oa natural Tesult ef interpreting the words: "Free White Person" }2 @ Derrow seme. Deo 2 1 i992. * Our insistence thet these wards shocld be taken in « broad sense was bitterly attacke! by our opponente, and the , sndgea of the Supreme Court were inolined toward € otter aide’ a COPIES TO: Wash.-3; Sean Franciaco-1; Sesttle-1; -“MIDz3.F.-1; MID- Honolulu-1; Co mo AM . gBs1e-2; be me pe * a men ~ ‘ t Saad opens a 43 7