A topic of interest in 1907 was the limiting of Oriental immigration. Smith wrote Bryce in September that Canada was dependent on the Chinese for domestic service. The October Cosmopolitan carried Smith's article, "The World Menace of Japan," and a correspondent in Oregon responded with a long letter praising Japanese culture. In January a writer claimed that Rooswelt had said the American people would not allow the government to recognize Japan's legal rights, and that unless the Japanese…