The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-10-16

one time noticeable from that race Is
relieved greatly since the agreement
was made between our government
and the Emperor of japan 10 limit the
immigration of Japanese.
The Jap labor. so was told, is not
so desirable as the Chinese and II is
only at certain work that the Japs
can be used. For example, the owner
of large vineyard said TO me, Now.
these laps are all right to cut grapes
as you see them working now tthere
were 35 OF them at work) or to do any
work where no judgment is needed
but when IL comes TO vine or tree
trimming can't use them. They
don't use judgment. They are the
greatest imitators / ever saw. III |
should start one at trimming those
vines would first have to trim one
up as a sample to show him how and
then, should let him go, would find
every vine that he operated upon
trimmed to a hair just as that sample
was. II makes no difference to
him that no two plants are alike and
don't require the same treatment. He
serves them all exactly alike and you
can't break him of it,.
When IL comes to tree and vine
culture the Italians and other south
ern European peoples are used ex-
clusiyely. And. by-the-way, the in
roads which these people are making
in the fruit culture OF the west is
amazing, one exceptionally large
ranch owned and operated by Italians
in Southern California being pointed
to as an amazing example OF the de-
gree to which these people excel the
Anglo Saxons in fruit culture.
There is one thing about the
Japs". said the gentleman referred
to that we ranchers find very advan-
tageous and that is the fact that they
work in gangs for Jap boss. All
have to do when my grapes get ripe
or my nuts or other fruit is ready TO
harvest. is to tell my Jap that want
so many men. He gets them. I dont
know where or how but he goes
away for day or two and returns
with the crew II any OF them quit
he knows where to get more. l pay
| him for the entire crew and he deals
with the men. keep this one Jap the
year around Just for that pun pose"
When the harvesting is done the
crew disappears, perhaps to work for
some other boss. / was told that
gangs of this class circulate around
TO different ranches throughout the
wear, first harvesting one product and
then the other They know just when
they viii be wanted on the different
points of their beat and are always
ready
But. TO revert to this Chinese-Jap-
anese labor subject. the information
! wanted to get most was the so called
yellow peril. l was assured bysa
number OF CalifoI mans that II the re-
mainder OF the nation will let Califor-
MIA alone. she will draw the fangs OF
this yellow peril" in a way that will
wipe the issue OF the board, just as
the southern people have solved the
negro problem.
You people back east said one
man. Are as much Off your base
when you attempt to interfere with
the Oriental question az you were
when you butted into the negro ques.
ton. The man to solve problem is
the man that understands It. We on
! the Pacific coast understand this Or
iental question--at least. we under
stand II better than YOU. people who
know nothing OF it-and We think we
are best qualified to deal with Il. Tn
fact. we have dealt with II in man.
ner that. believe. has eliminated the
danger which at one time threatened
us. We wouldn't have done so,
though, II we had allowed you east
erners to butt in"
While we are on this western labor
subject, there Is one thing that wish
TO speak OF There is a shadow gath
ering over the industrial world of the
west and that shadow Is the /. w. w
I commenced to hear about the l. w
w. as soon as passed the Rockys.
knew just enough OF this organlza-
ton TO understand that II Is labor
organization which had its fountain
head In the Western Federation Of
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