ABSTRACT
In the spring of 1924 the anti-Japanese forces of the Pacific Coast, by a union with the anti-Immigrant forces of the East and Middle West, succeeded in inserting a clause into the general immigration bill which in effect excluded Japanese immigrants from the United States. During the summer and fall of 1921 the campaign against the Japanese continued to grow; and when Congress met, the question of immigration in came up again, but this time a demand for Japanese exclusion made its appearance in the Capitol. The provision thus worked effectively to exclude all Asiatics, Japanese included. Senator Reed who had formerly been opposed to Japanese exclusion by statute declared them forced "on account of that veiled threat, to vote in favor of the exclusion, and against the committee amendment. The leaders of the anti-Japanese group completely ignored the fact, and centered their energy upon pointing out the economic, social, political, and cultural dangers resulting from immigration.
