Political cartoonists were making fun of it, but the Japanese were both measured and enraged by the passage of the Japanese Exclusion Act. On this day, Japanese businesses in Japan began cancelling orders from the US in reaction.
Regarding the Chicago Tribune cartoon from above, one of the most remarkable things about it is that the cartoonist included five political parties. One wouldn't do that today.
Wyoming's Senator F. E. Warrren was already urging reconsideration of the act, and urging meetings to consider its impact.
The All-India Yadav Mahasabha was formed to promote equal treatment of and rights for Yadav people, the poorest people in India's caste system.
Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures were merged by Marcus Loew to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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April 17, 1924: Baby Doll Jacobson hits for the cycle, but Browns lose to White Sox
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