The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-13

better when the JapS took them than
they now are. They are conquered
territory too, Don't ever get it into
your head that they paid the Ameri-
can inhabitants for it before they oc-
cupied it. They laid seige to the ter
ritory and absolutely starved the
Americans out.
They went into the country in
small, but organized bands The
principal work of the country was
fruit raising They took first the
mental toll Of the fields. They did it
by undertaking the other labor.
Then they took the labor of the can
neries and dryers. The second year
they required the employees to hire
only Japanese Overseers. The third
year they would not work for reason
able wages at all, and by that time
they controlled the field. They had
their own stores, banks, shops and
places Of entertainment, and they
conducted them on such a basis that
many Americans were crowded out
Then they changed their methods of.
labor. They no longer would work
by the day, but took the work by con-
tract. At such prices that there was
no profit in the work for the owner.
Did they then offer to buy out
their former employees? Not on
your life They offered to lease.
They secured many leases all through
the district. Everybody had Jap
neighbors. Schools, churches, and
society generally ''got on the bum"
The few Americans that were left
were then willing to surrender on
poorer terms. Then the Japs were
ready to buy And they bought. But
at their own prices, and upon their
own terms. This is the history of
Vacaville, and it is typical. The
Japs now own the orchards, dryers,
canneries, and all the rest in that
County. Of course there are a few
stubborn whites scattered about in
the services of the government and
the railroads and a few others. But
they are foreigners. The county is
a Japanese province; and through
the branches Of the great imperial
Bank Of Yokohama, pays tribute
in gold to the Japanese Empire.
This is what makes the Westerner
hate the Jap. Now, about that school
controversy In the first place, the
Japanese do not send their children
to our schools. They never did. The
school trustees Of San Francisco
made an order that the Japanese
should cease going to white schools,
but should go to the school that al
ways had been set apart for the
Chinese. The American newspapers
claimed that there were 10000 Jap
anese in the City. The Japanese
consul claimed there were only 5000
Suppose there were only 5000. If
they were Chinese there would not be
many children, but the Japs are fam
lily men. They are all married and are
every bit as prolific as the negroes.
They ought to have had II, 600 child
rem in school. They had in all the
schools of the city only 81 Japanese,
and if there is one child in the bunch,
I never heard of it. They were young
men working their way. There are
serious objections to allowing Jap
anese young men the society Of
girls aged between twelve and six
teen. I know you are not going to
believe that; but you would believe
it, if you could see it tried. Well, the
school trustees issued the order, and
the Japs raised hell. You know the
rest. Roosevelt flourished the big
stick and the Calfornians took to the
woods. I would like to see him try it
in Texas That is another thing too.
I don't think any race problem will
ever worry the South We know how
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