Title: "T.R. Says Japs Cannot Obtain Their Papers," Seattle Times, 7/10/1913, (ddr-densho-56-236)
Densho ID: ddr-densho-56-236

T.R. SAYS JAPS CANNOT OBTAIN THEIR PAPERS

Viscount Kaneko Makes Public Letter Said to Have Been Written by Former President.

TOKYO, Thursday, July 10. -- The Tai Hoi Yo news agency today says that Viscount Kentaro Kaneko has received a letter from Theodore Roosevelt expressing the view that American public opinion will not permit the naturalization of Japanese in the United States, as it would lead to a similar claim on the part of the Chinese.

Mr. Roosevelt, according to the news agency, promised to use his efforts in the solution of the California alien land ownership situation.

Viscount Kaneko is a graduate in law of Harvard University. He was the unofficial representative of Japan in the United States during the Russo-Japanese war and delivered many addresses all over the country.