Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-10
JAPS |NS|O|OUSlY
OvERRUNN|NG THE
west COAST
OF j. S.
Representative Raker of Cali
fornia Introduces RESOLUTION
Calling for Investigation o.;
0rien,ials Entering.
PEACEFUL INVASION
THREATENS COUNTRY
Especial Correspondence To- Herald

iNr ticatthN immigration OF japanese
10 ID" Pacific coast and fearful that
unless 10 is checked this immigration
viii mean gradual and peaceful con.
quest OF tho western slope. Rcpr,sci-
taiiNt Rakcr of california has asked
fhr house 10 ascertain how many Jap.
auoac laborcrs are quietly slipping
into The United states from across
The Canadian and the Mexican bot
dcrs
There Is nothing startling In the
Baker resolution itself II seems %
bD matter OF tact request for in.
formation. bui The real significance OF
The resolution IL this
= Representative Baker and other
western representatives know that
Japanese labor H. already encroach-
inr upon he white mans domain IN
California and other states They
simply want other members of tho
house ana public generally to know
me same thing
Tho Japanese vii! not conquer tho
Pacific coast by war" says Mi Baker.
A, the present rate OF immigration
hey viii simply come In and get pos.
session ~ our iarms. work for starva.
ton wages. run the competing white
iahorct ont OF his own country, and
hen proceed 20 take our section
peacefully and wiihou, the firing of
gan u viii all he done because the
Japanese laburer can live on n few
cents a day. and the white man can
not meet the Japs wages"
The Baker resolution asks congress
20 ascertain from the president The
following
The number OF Japanese who are
entering the United States surrepiiii.
ously over the Mexican border AMI
the Canadian border
The number who come In through
The regular immigration channels
The number who are entering Ha.
wall and the Philippines eiihsr so.
'rrily or through the regular imini.
grafton channels
The American neople. declares
Mr. hakor will awaken 10 the scri-
business of tho situation when there
hgurcs are ascortained
The Rakcr resolution was intro
duced hy the california member alter
he had conferred with various other
members OF the house from the Pa
ciiic coast and the Northwest II
VIII have their support when II comes
before the house, ana more than one
OF these members now TO be- in pos
session Of Information that will alarm
the entire country over the Japanese
immigration
There are western senators and
representatives who prefer the chi
ncsc coolic 10 the more nstutc ana
scheming Japanese. The Chinese coo
lie. u H. pointed out eats little and
NIL
his brain Is not filled with ideas ~
conquest and he does not turn invest.
a. aud take over the American land
tn" Japanese. on the other hand. say
hose members OF the house who have
come IN close contact with him. not
only can live AZ cheaply as the chi.
noso laborcr, bnl has ambitions 20
become an American farmer. aud he
- here 10 stay
The claim is made that the philu.
pines ana Hawaii Is now oyelrun
with Japanese. and there are enough
81 them now in these islands 10 take
possession OF It from the inside u
hey 50 desire
I am not irving 10 bring on anotho"
war scare. said Representative Rak.
or in discussing his resolution n 's
ioar
Representative Iafferty of Oregon
wAs 10 Representative RakeT's ofiicc
90 he time and he emphasized tho
tact that the CALIFORNIA; anxiety Was
vel gronudod, and that there Is "A
ntOwina belief on the Pacific coast
and IN the northwest thai the subject
81 Japanese Immigration is one OF the
mos serious confronting this country
TODAY
! am nol fearful hat ne Iapan.
ose viii sail over with ships and take
california by force OF arms contia
uob Nh Kakel
The problem ont ives, h one Of
labor and eating American farm
hands are paid good wages and they
en- heartily Tho Japanese are flOcl..
lnF .n'O ON section. They dom ask
it same wages wanted hy tha Amer.
team and they live on six or zen cents
rer dni How can ahle.hodied Amer.
cans meet such competition as mat
The Japan ~ laborers come in
ana quiciE take their places ia the
laHolng RANKS in the orchards. vine.
yards and farms OF California aud
other western states They save near
ever thing they nnkt The inst
You know The Zap laborer buys i.iot
Oh ground and he starts 20 farming
himself In few years he VIII have
the American working for him. The
Japanese win he the landlord and rs
american will he the tenant.
"Of course when any neighborhaor
locomes oyerrnn with Japanese thcra
II bound 10 bee an exodus OF Amer
leans, What II the result? The farm5
and orchards become The posseskIons
of the foreigner aud parts of the PA.
cinc coast viii eventually become a
little Japan.
Close study Of The two national.
tiles has brought as 10 the conclusion
that the chinese coolie Is preferable
20 the japanese. The former comes
to America solely 10 earn money
When he gets II he Ii ready 10 re-
turn 10 China and become wealthy
man there. living In luxury for the
balance OF his life. When the Jan
comes 20 America Il Is generally with