Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-16
CALLS ON FLORIDA
TO BAR JAPANESE
Representative Clark De-
mands Exclusion of "Unas-
simiIabIe Yellow Horde"

demand that the state Of Florida
/, enact anti-Japanese land laws as drastic
as those of California which recently
nearly resulted in an international climax
: has been made by Representative Frank
Clark OF Florida in a long letter to Gov.
Trammell. Representative Clark begs the
governor to call an extra session Of the
Florida legislature for the sole purpose
Of combating what he calls IAN influx of
this undesirable. unassimilable yellow
horde"
Representative Clark states that there
is a movement we'll organized In Japan
to colonize America with the surplus Jap
anese who cannot find breathing space
in the overcrowded islands of Japan.
Foresees Constant Bloodshed.
cit is perfectly foolish to say that these
japanese are coming to Florida solely as
laborers and that they do not expect
association, a61liation and assimilation
with white people. because they do. I
think I am safe in saying that every Jap
in this country, or who would likely come
here. Is both an educated man and a
trained soldier. He resents the insinuation
and II they should settle in Florida in
any considerable numbers constant
clashes and bloodshed would occur. G
I'VE desire above all things else to pre-
serve the integrity Of the white race ir.
the south and IN the nation We have
hands now, and we cannot afford to un-
dertake the settlement Of another. We OF
the south have suffered enough on ac-
count of the presence among us of an In
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need to import another ONE
Have One Race Problem Now.
! Speaking of the japanese in Florida,
Mr.. Clark said today:
II was astonished when I learned that
there was a real serious movement on
foot to coloAize Japanese in the state OF
Florida. The people of Florida are bur-
dened now with the solution OF a race
problem that will tax the ingenuity abil-
ity and patriotism of general. ons to come
to solve. regard 1t as the most perplex-
Ing question which has ever challenged
the attention OF any peop.e upon the
earth.
Here are two races of people living
upon the same soil. under the same gov
eminent, one recognized as the most SUI
perior and advanced race in the world,
the other as inferior. 1t is utterly impos-
sible for these two races to inhabit the
same territory upon terms of absolute
equality, either social or political.
No Hope for Equality, He Says.
'"The white people Of Florida and Of the
United States, in my humble judgment,
will never consent to assimilate with the
negro. and, stupendous as the task may
seem, the only solution of this question
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white race and at the same time be fair
to the negro is deportation of the negro
and settlement in land Of his own un-
der a government he shall control.
Now. with this problem demanding So
luton at our hands. We are in no frame
OF mind to have another race problem
!! injected into our economic system. The
japanese can never in this country hope
| to occupy a plane of social and politica.
| equity with the white man. The white
people Of Florida and of the United
states will no more assimilate with the
Japanese than they will with the negro.
| and this effort TO bring these Asiatics
| in our midst and thus cast another bur-
den upon the backs of the white people
! OF the country will not, in my Judgment
be tolerated. / must confess that do
not know the white people of Florida il
they viii tamely submit to this outrage
Gov. Trammell Investigating.
TALLAHASSEE. Fla, October 16.-Gov
Trammel, announces that he is investi-
eating the question Of Japanese COLOMBIA.
ton In Florida by land companies and
will act as his Judgment dictates as soon
as he has made up his mind as to the
seriousness of the influx.
| An extra session Of the legislature may
| be called to pass an alien land bill, as q
| big protest has gone up over the com .ng
| Of these Japanese from California. They
| are aAfflinR In the celery belt for the