Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01

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sent. The quartet had many stunts
in addition which were quite original
and kept the crowd in constant mirth-
| fulness. The reader gave several
humorous impersonations, he was ma
turally gifted as wit and drew many
a laugh from the hearers.
McKinlay Unfolds Japanese Question:.
Hon. Duncan McKinlay was the
lecturer on Tuesday afternoon. He
was advertised as '"The Livest Wire
on the Coast" and it was soon learned
that the name suited him we'll. He
spoke on "The japanese in America"
and presented the subject as it looms
up before the people Of the Pacific
border. Mr.. McKinlay is as we'll
versed on that subject as any man
| alive, having had considerable expert
| ence with the immigration bureau of
his state. Besides, he was congress
man from California for six vars and
| it was during his time in Congress
that the first bill was introduced for
the regulation of Japanese immigra
ton.
| He began by giving the history of
the beginnings of immigration from
the countries of the Far East. In
the early days when the West was in
its youthful stage, women could not
be gotten to do household duties, con-
sequently the men of the West con-
ceived of the scheme to bring over
Chinese boys. These lads could be
purchased for 5000 per head, and the
plan proved so successful that there
/ was large influx of Chinese until in
1879 there were 100000 of them.
White men were crowded out of
employment which caused the
first agitation against these
eastern peoples, and in 1882
Chinese exclusion act was
passed. This act included only the
laboring classes; students, merchants
and travellers were still permitted.
About the year 1900 the Japanese
hordes commenced coming in, in 1901
they came at the rate of 1000 per
month, so in 1908 there were, 10000
Japanese laborers. Once more the
people of California commenced to
agitate. The Western border was
threatened with being a reservoir for
all Asiatic peoples and before long
they would have the white crowded
out. Mr.. McKinlay was sent to Con-
gress and the first act he did was to
draft bill providing for the exclu-
sion of Japanese labor, President
Roosevelt was opposed to the bill and
kept it pigeon-holed for two and one
half years. In the year 1905 the San
Francisco fire ocurred, necessitating
the placing Of the Jap in the same
schools with the whites. Then the
Californians were aroused to indigna-
ton the news of which came to Wash
ington. The president threatened to
use army and navy to open the school
doors but the citizens Of the Pacific
coast remained resolute. In the final
analysis it was shown that each state
! has jurisdiction over it's own land and
schools which decision caused Pres
Roosevelt to alter his opinion and i'm.
,nediately treaty was affected with
Japan. No foreign people are now
allowed to attend the same common
school as the whites. Asiatics are
not permitted to enter from American
ports, but still they come in from
Mexico and Canada So the question
is not yet settled, now California
wants the eastern states to stand b!
her in affecting the exclusion of al
: Mongolians. There are economic
reasons why they should be excluded
5 the yellow man can underlive tn
l white man, his standards Of moral
ity are entirely below that of tn
e whites, lastly, there are racial reas
:, ons. The United States has learne
: one lesson from the negro question
t and now they ought to profit by thi
experience. The Asiatic countrie
n are overcrowded and are ever watch
e ing for opportunity to pour into an
a other land and could before long, fl.
: this country with Mongolian popula
e ton.
n It was a forceful lecture, still nc
: so much a plea as a calm, deliberat
! and logical argument. In fact
e was an instructive and convincing Lex
n ture.
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a FORMER WARREN BOY is HER