The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-12-24

Hood River, Ore., December 10,
1908.
To the Editor: | saw A Ni:hizaki's
reply to A. |. Mason's statement. /
wish to reply to NishiZaki's statement
for the benefit of the laboring class OF
Americans NisEizski tries to bring
Japs on an equal with Americans.
Well II such thing could be as
getting them on an equal, the Japs
ought to do an Americans work; get
out Of the kitchen and let girl have
the place, roll mp his sieeves and work
like an American. Yon don't see
American men working ia houses and
trying to do girls work, they have
more ambition and get our and work
like q man ought to There ere 200
too many Japanese in Hood Riv
valley toward making Hood River val
ley what it ought TO b.. There are
plenty OF white men to work aud will
work If man wants them. A whits
man cannot live on rice, therefore he
has to have fair wages TO live, but at
the same time he does enough mole
in day to more than pay up for the
difference between Japanese aud
Americans. When you have a white
man he can hitch up horse ii no
more, but | venture to say that halt
the Japs In Hood River valley cannot
hitch one up. A horse Is like we
Amelio loans, he cnnct understand that
lingo of theirs. Nishizaki says there
are many graduates Of high schools in
Japan here. Well six year old boy
can graduate from high school if it is
on high poles. The Japs will never
demoralize this country hut would
If they could keep on coming. Nish-
izaki says In his statement that Jars
have done great work in Hood River
valley clearing land, packing apples,
aud etc, satisfactory to theiI employ
ers. Well they may have cleared
thousands of acres. We Americans
have cleared tens of thousands OF
acres. Now IL the Japs had not been
here we would never miss them, as
the work would go on just the same.
The Japs could not have done any
thing toward clearing land and plant
ing orchards If it had not been for
The greatest race Of people, Ameri
cans. One Jap will come over to this
country then he will make enough
money to sen back for a brother or
friend, then he will come. Now that
money does not do any good to this
country, whereas II an American had
made that money he would spend it
here and kept Ii in circulation. That
il what it takes to make county.
Now then | know there are few
Jap lovers in the valley, hut they are
to be pitied for not knowing better
than to hire Japs. Now Nishizaki
can't deny that they can live ON rice
as they do In their own country. We
Americans believe in living, not ex-
listing as the foreigners do. When
man hires person he wants to he
able to tell him what he wants done,
not go by signs when you don't know
whether to make one up and down or
cross wise. Nishjzakl says there are
Japanese apple packers in the valley,
we'll there may be some trying to
pack 1ut tie Union hires white men
aud women as they can be depended
upon to do u days work without Il
boss over them. So the farmer that
hires japanese packers 10 not up OF
apple growing and managing the crop. |
Well | think Ii the people would
study this out they would find that
We can do without the Japanese and
get along just as we'll In The beauti-
tul valley of Hood River, p. S. ".
VIII Locate Here.
NJ. Edward Williams has secured a !
lease on suite S-ll of the Eliot build I
ing and is equipping his offices in the
most modern fashion to conduct an I
aud engineering practice. |
His thorough training and varied |
experience have prepared him to give
the people of Hood River both mod
ern construction and consistency and
character in design. Having been
connected with some of the largest
firms in the country, he has had 90
casion to design and construct the
various types of buildings from the
light cheerful bungalow to the more
tsid, elaborate and pDlHtiHl Iesiden
oes; and the modern fiat and an r.
ment honses ia contrast With the tai,
commercial Hnd mercsr-
tile buildings.
Mr.. Williams is not entirely
itraneer here, having met mot O. the
coal business men while connected
Sith the city engiueor's office last
,pring.
At the present time he has uuder
way preliminary drawings Tor four or
i7e buildings to lie erected durng the
'Omiug season.