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Edward Ross, Ross affair
'''Edward Alsworth Ross''' (December 12, 1866 – July 22, 1951) was a former national chairman of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]]<ref>{{cite web|title=40th Anniversary Issue|url=https://www.aclusandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1960-ACLU-Civil-Liberties-Newsletter-40th-Anniversary-Issue.pdf|publisher=ACLU San Diego }}</ref>, and professor at [[Stanford University]]. There is evidence to suggest that he believed in [[Eugenics]].<ref>{{cite book |title= The Edward A. Ross Papers |year= 1986|publisher= State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Division of Archives & Manuscripts|location= Wisconsin |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=CF_gAAAAMAAJ&q=edward+a+ross+eugenics&dq=edward+a+ross+eugenics&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7ckFVdqlHePZsASx0oKIAg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAQ}}</ref>
In 1900 there was a controversy regarding some comments he made during a speech regarding Japanese immigrants, which came to be known as the "Ross Affair"
==="Ross Affair"===
In the speech which was the catalyst for his potential firing and ultimate resignation, he stated the following:
<blockquote>And should the worst come to the worst it would be better for us if we were to turn our guns upon every vessel bringing Japanese to our shores rather than to permit them to land<ref>{{cite book | title=Stanford University |publisher= [[The Independent (New York)]] |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7ZkeAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA679 }}</ref></blockquote>
In response to this, [[Jane Stanford]] called for his resignation.<ref>{{cite book |last=Burns |first=Edward McNall |year=1953 |title=David Starr Jordan: Prophet of Freedom |publisher= Stanford University Press |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=BYSaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA15 }}</ref>
In Ross' public statement as to his resignation, he wrote about how his good friend, Dr. Jordan, was the one who asked him to make the unfortunate speech in the first place, which ended up being surrounded with so much controversy. Jordan managed to keep Ross from being fired, but he resigned shortly after.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Argonaut |year= 1900|publisher= San Francisco Museum and Historical Society|location= San Francisco |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=pZlCAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA80}}</ref>
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In 1900 there was a controversy regarding some comments he made during a speech regarding Japanese immigrants, which came to be known as the "Ross Affair"
==="Ross Affair"===
In the speech which was the catalyst for his potential firing and ultimate resignation, he stated the following:
<blockquote>And should the worst come to the worst it would be better for us if we were to turn our guns upon every vessel bringing Japanese to our shores rather than to permit them to land<ref>{{cite book | title=Stanford University |publisher= [[The Independent (New York)]] |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7ZkeAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA679 }}</ref></blockquote>
In response to this, [[Jane Stanford]] called for his resignation.<ref>{{cite book |last=Burns |first=Edward McNall |year=1953 |title=David Starr Jordan: Prophet of Freedom |publisher= Stanford University Press |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=BYSaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA15 }}</ref>
In Ross' public statement as to his resignation, he wrote about how his good friend, Dr. Jordan, was the one who asked him to make the unfortunate speech in the first place, which ended up being surrounded with so much controversy. Jordan managed to keep Ross from being fired, but he resigned shortly after.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Argonaut |year= 1900|publisher= San Francisco Museum and Historical Society|location= San Francisco |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=pZlCAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA80}}</ref>
==References==
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