" We are taught to believe," he said, " that Japan is by divine
creation the greatest country in the world. If our Government
advocated the naturalization of its subjects abroad it would be
stultifying the whole foundation of our system, by a tacit or
expressed belief that another country was as good." '

For America this question is very important. Her
citizenship is open to any white race because the bases
of European civilizations are uniform. White men are
assimilable, and by absorption and environment are capable
of becoming as true citizens of the Republic as Americans
born and bred in the States. Neither Japanese nor
Chinese could or would fulfil these conditions. Once a

I They are undoubtedly proud of their nationality, but they carry
their patriotism too far, for they have been known to remain in America
for ten years or more without attempting to learn the English language
In educating their children their one object seems to be to make them
good Japanese subjects, and as to ike duties of these children to the country
in which they reside and from which they reap numerous benefits, these are
never dwelt on at all. Is it any wonder, then, that such a set of Japanese
should arouse feelings in the breasts of loyal citizens of the United States ?
If our people are ever to make a success of living in other lands they must
conform themselves to local usages, standards and ideals to an extent
hitherto unachieved. — " Kuwakusei," Tohio, May 1913.
