Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04
Japs In Texas.

The latest news from Texas is that
the lumber mill owners, having grown
weary Of the shiftless negroes and
M%exicans, are employing Japs in their
stead. 1t is said that the number of
Japs now S 70 employed in the Lone
Star State amounts to 5000 or 1000
and is rapidly increasing. The state
ment, hard to believe, is also made
that one Jap does the work usually
done by two negroes OF three Mex
leans. All of which is important, If
true. There is no question about there
being q widespread and growing feel
ing Of discomfort in the south with the
negro laborer and that he must inn
prove his ways o. he will find him
self supplanted to a large extent,
which will hasten the extinction which
inevitably awaits him on this cont
nent. Certain Of the southern states
are making systematic efforts to de-
fleet the tide of white immigration to
the southwark and appear to be Sue
ceeding somewhat. 1t is being made
apparent in Europe that the tale about
life and property not being safe in the
south, which has been assiduously cir
culated up north and abroad for, 10.
these many years, is a lie made Of
whole cloth. This matter has been and
is being investigated by the ambassa-
doris and ministers accredited to our
government, particularly by the italian
ambassador and the German ambassa-
dor. Their reports are decidedly ia
vorable to the south. By a Of
much cheaper in the south than in the
north. Not so much food, clothing on
fuel is necessary. Houses cost less.
Cattle run out in comfort all the win
ter. All these facts, when generally
known, will take white immigrants
into the south in constantly augment
ing numbers.
"out Of the Mouth of False Prophet"
The editor in chief of the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat should gather his par.
agraphers together and give them some
hints as to what the policy of the CD.
should be in respect to one W. J. Bry.
an. These gentlemen don't do good
team work. There is frequently a clash
ing Of ideas in the G.-D.'s editorial col.
umns. For instance, the other day one
paragraph read as follows:
A Nashville correspondent speaks O,
"the slender hold of Mr.. Bryan on Ten.
nessee." The idea applies to the entire
south, n singing out Tennessee in thi.
respect is pointless.
Another sapient gentleman, seeking
to fill the next column, which was plac
ed next to reading matter" said:
For eleven years millions Of Democrat,
have whooped vociferously when an,
speaker rolled forth the phrase 9Th,
matcAass William Jennings Bryan
They v contracted the habit, and ora
tors like applause. But what q dro]
when the electoral votes are counted!
The first line Of the above paragraph
hanks back to 1896, If our arithmetic II
not at fault, and that reminds us tina
just before the election In 1896 tn,
CD. said:
: Six weeks after the coming election
? William J. Bryan will have to fall out o
q third story hotel window or get himsel
dog bitten in order to get his name II
the papers.
!, It is very evident that the CD
keeps a staff Of very poor politica
prophets, probably a job lot OF ex
weather prophets. Now, after clever
years have elapsed since the writing o
the last quoted paragraph, the CD. II
self mentions Bryan's name In half
dozen places in each issue.
MI NNEHH NNsshN N,A1H s
Other Prophets, True and False.
Prophesying is easy and cheap t
Al him who would derides great man q