The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16
NORTH DAKOTA
WANTS some JAPS
FARMERS THINK IMPORTATION
OF JAPANESE COOLIES WOULD
SOLVE LABOR PROBLEM.

FARGO, N. D., June 24.--North Da-
kota may be able to solve the labor
famine by the introduction Of farmers
from Japan.
There are thousands of farmers in
North Dakota who would like to try
some form of crop diversifcation.
They are tired of raising wheat, and
want to try other cereals that they
could feed to live stock. Cattle rails
ing for both beef and dairying pur-
poses would be profitable if the right
kind of permanent labor could be had.
Other farmers would raise more hor-
ses and sheep if they had men who
would remain through the winter to
assist in Tie care of stock.
The present North Dakota laborers
are largely transient. They come to
North Dakota to assist in seeding, har-
vesting and thrashing, and then hast
en- back to the timber camps in North
ern Minnesota for the winter months
They scorn routine farm work and
cannot be induced to remain on the
farms in the winter preferring the
life in the lumber camps to an easier
one here
This problem has become so serious
that farmers are compelled to continue
raising wheat, simply because they
cannot get permanent hired help.
An enterprising Japanese has been
in North Dakota investigating the sit
uation and believes he will be able to
assist the North Dakota farmers if he
can secure the backing and co-opera-
ton of the North Dakota branch of
the American Society of Equity. He
has two plans. One Of these is to i'm
port experienced farmers and men
! familiar with handling stock, milking,
and dairying, and place them with the
| North Dakota farmers-on adjacent
| farms, preferably in the Red River
| valley, where the Japs could be some
/ what in touch, but still be so divided
| up that they would be forced to ac-
quire the English language, study
| farming methods and customs in this
| country. He thinks hundreds of his
countrymen would come here for the
wages offered by the North Dakota
farmers, and that they would be the
most desirable help that it. would be
! possible to secure. Attention is called
to the quick adaptability of the Japs,
and the ease with which they could
learn to handle machinery and could
adapt themselves to American GUS
I toms
His other plan is to purchase a
block of land in some of the new coun.
ties in the western part of the state
hire experienced American foreman tC
teach North Dakota farming method:
to the members of the colony till they
could operate for themselves.
He is handicapped somewhat in the
latter plan by the fact that the farmer
class of Japs, the immigrants hes
adapted to this state, would not have
sufficient funds to purchase their owl
+ lands, and those with the necessar!
amount of funds would not be prac
teal farmers.
, He may meet with opposition on hi
first plan to send farm laborers, if h,
, desires to cooperate with the mem
: bers of the American society of Equit!
: in this state The society Is affiliated
with the national federation of labo
: unions. The majority of the union
t are opposed to Japanese labor in an.
! form, even if they are not the hate
coolies These Japs would not be o
the coolie class, but of the agricul
) tural class 1t would be necessary t,
= have the societys cooperation if sew
eral hundred laborers are to b
1 brought. The matter may be present
1 ed to the society at the state meeting
, to be held at DEVILS Lake next month
( It seems a solution of the labor prob
1 lem in this state. The Jap farmer
l would not compete with American la
= Dor because there is none in thi
state A labor famine exists Tn
5 Japs would merely fill a vacancy an
r enable the North Dakota farmer t
d abandon his one-crop method of farm
ing for Investigation and for NOR
/ certain and more profitable plans
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