Racial Equality for the League of Nations
Abstract
It is the purpose of this paper to show what happened
to the racial equality clause, why it happened, and the
significance of its final rejection. It will involve a
study of Japanese-American relations prior to the Peace Conference.
This study will be limited to the growth of anti-Japanese
feelings in the United States which necessitated
Wilson's rejection of the racial equality clause. A detailed
description of the discussions of the amendment in the League
Commission follows an outline of the events of the First
World War that contributed to Japan's strength at the Conference.
The summary points out some of the implications of
the outcome of the Japanese demands at Paris.