The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-05-22
1.-THE MENACE"
Editor Register.

Editor Register:
IL we were to ask the legislature o
the state OF California what was the
greatest menace to the liberties Of the
American people they, undoubtedly
would answer, THE Yellow Men"
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan, evidently think that the yellow
Men are not the greatest menace
What think you, coed people?
Is 1t not characteristic OF our race
that We strain at a gnat and swallow
a camel?' The innocent little mo
squito with his sharp little needle
pricks and .rritates us and We arouse
the nation and appropriate large sums
Of money to destroy the germ carry
ing" insect while we leave millions
of acres OF malaria breeding swamps
Listen to me!
Or, rather. listen TO Henry NJ. Hyde
who compiled the actual figures in
1909 showing what l~and-lord-ism is
doing in this country.
Listen! The japanese own only
$4,000 acres in California.
This little 'gnat" that i%rritates and
annoys the great statesmen of Cali
fornia. While the great Legislature of
the great state of California and the
president OF the United States and his
secretary of state are "straining at a
gnat" let us pause and look at the
Camel We American people are
swallowing without wincing. Henry
NJ. HydoS figures show as follows:
English Synd, No. 3, owns 5000, 900
acres.
The Holland Land Co, n. NJ owns
$500, 900 acres.
Sir Edw. Reid and Synd., 1000, 900
acres.
Marquis of Tuesdale, LOO, 900 acres.
English Synd. Miss, 1,500, 900 acres.
Phillips, Marshall & Co., 1900, 900
acres.
Mr.. Hyde then enumerates seventeen
other alien companies each holding
less than 1000, 900 acres but aggregat
ing 5000, 900 acres making a grand
total Of $4,000 900 acres of our land
that is owned by foreign syndicates.
Now, Mr.. Loyal American after
swallowing that camel here is another
one for you. or course, this one will
not distrub your digestive apparatus
or injure your organs any for this is
not ALLEN" and Is purely domestic"
and wholly our own.
+. Benjamin Andrews, in his book
"The United States In Our Own
Times tells us how much land we
CUncle Sam have given away to our
railway companies. Don't look at this.
Just hold your breath and it will go
down easy. Mr.. Andrews says we
have given:
The Union Pacific 100000 acres.
The Central Pacific {, 1000, 900 acres.
The Northern Pacific AZ, 900, 900
acres.
The Kansas Pacific 5000, 900 acres.
The Atlantic & Pacific AZ, 900, 900
acres.
The Southern Pacific $4,000
acres.
There you have almost 10000 900
acres given away to our American
lords, and, yet, that does not disturb
your dreams.
Hear We, hear ye." There are other
owned and held by our lum-
Der kings that We have not the figures
for.
Now look out for that little Jap. with
iNV ultdSc ulIu we'll dUu
do not attempt to swallow him whole
or he will choke you.
Oh! Ye Farmers! Where are you
and your sons coming in a.?
What are your children and your
children's children going to do for
farms and homes? oh, no. You don't
in socialism.
You do not want to divide up" your
farm with the hobo. Bless your dear
heart. II you would stop "straining at
gnats" and study socialism and learn
1t really Is, you would find that
would save America for
1t would save the land for
your sons and their sons so that the
children of the future may have homes
and comforts and freedom.
s. H. Goodfellow.