nov 27, 1913 - Japanese persecution

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May 5 The US has put a limit on Japanese immigration, and Japanese in the United States are excluded from acquiring citizenship. Two days ago California passed a law restricting Japanese immigrants from owning land. Today California's governor, Hiram Johnson says "We have prevented the Japanese from driving the root of their civilization deep into Californian soil."

May 14 The Japanese feel they have been slapped in the face by the California law. They are angry over what they see as Americans believing that whites and the US are superior to them. Today, US Rear Admiral Bradley Fiske warns that a war with Japan is "not only possible, but even probable."

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