The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-11
.AS|AT|CS PAINTED
UP AS WHITE MEN
Vets of California Resort to Use OF
Brush 10 Doctor Up Picture in
Hopeless Argument.

! San Francisco. Cal, Sept. s.-The
I State Is enjoying a laugh at the ex-
pense of the leaders of the saloon and
allied opponents OF prohibition.
one OF their principal advertise
ments in opposition TO the two anti
alcohol measures TO be voted upon
this year. is a picture in colors of u
vineyard harvest scene. This picture
has been Used extensively throughout
the State
At the top of the picture, in large
red letters. appear the words. Save
the Vineyards, Wine. Raisin and Ia
BILE Grapes. California Taxpayers
League"
At the bottom OF the picture APP
pear the words, prohibition Would
Throw out of employment 10000
Men and Women Engaged in the
Grape Industry"
in the foreground there are num-
her OF prosperous-looking laborers
with fine white faces, all well clothed,
and with a general air OF content
ment These are the grape pickers
who We are told, TO the number of
10000, Will lose their Jobs II the
State votes drv,
Asiatics Tainted White.
A copy of the photograph from
which thus picture was painted Is now
in the hands Of the California Cam
paign Federation.
But instead of well dressed white
working men picking the grapes, the
photogra ph---for the sun paints more
honestly than does the defender OF
the booze tnterests~-shows that many
of the pickers are Asiatics. The vets
h ba
yellow Il was OF course. all right.
from the wet standpoint, 10 do this
but the sin Of being found out ia un-
pardonabie.
In this particular. II 70 interesting
to note that representatives of the
wine makers hold that wine grapes
will he profitably produced in Cali
forna when labor can be secured fer
the grape harvest at lower wages than
Japanese and Hindus can he induced
30 work for
~ r Stoll, member OF the State
Board Of Ninticultural Com missioners,
and manager Of the campaign against
the anti-alCohol measures. is quoted
in the Monthly Bulletin OF the State
Commission of Horticulture for
March and April. 1918, as follows
'Oue Uf the most serious Difficult
ties which we must overcome If we
hope TO compete successfully with
France, Italy. Germany, Spain and
Portugal IN the wine market of the
world, Is the labor problem. This
fan pickers were at premium in the
vineyards, and as a result prohibitive
prices had to be paid to Japs and
Hindus and other available help that
could be pressed into service. But
with the opening OF the Panama Ca
nal II is expected that the influx OF
immigration from Southern Europe
Will help to adjust this vexing prob
lem"
Laugh Now on Vets.
The doCtored picture that has
turned the laugh on the vets is not
the greatest absurdity of their cam
paign. The absurdity Of saying tina
800 900 vineyard workers will b'
thrown out of employment perma
nently In the event that prohibition
carries, must appeal to all. The sam
is true OF the statement that 2s3,o
Californians wilt be deprived of thei
livelihood should booze be defeated
According TO this statement somethinl
more than one in ten of every man
woman and child in the State of Cali
forna is dependent upon the booz'
business for his living