ABSTRACT
Since approximately one-third of the Japanese residents of Oregon are aliens and ineligible for citizenship, it may be of interest to consider briefly what personal rights and privileges are extended to them under our laws. The United States, with certain minor exceptions, determines citizenship according to the place of birth, and so claims as citizens all persons of Japanese ancestry born in the United States. Both of the anti-Japanese groups have formed organizations and are incorporated as nonprofit corporations under the Oregon law. Opinions may differ as to the cause of the recent anti-Japanese movements in Oregon. The census discloses that the Japanese have never been sufficiently numerous in Oregon to constitute an economic menace in any part of the state. The anti-Japanese operators quietly approach the large chain-store buyer or the independent grocer and threaten retaliation if purchases are made from Japanese.
