The daily morning oasis., 1918-07-21
A FEW CRUSHING FACTS ABOUT
THAT "DISGRACE LIST"
Chinese Had No Come Back" And
Made to Suffer--WaS a "Confid-
ence' Abused?

T they publish any of the list of those supposed to
be slackers in contributing funds they should publish
the entire list don't believe singing out part of the
fckWiam T. Haley Local Agent of the War Trade
Il tried to stop the first article against the Chese publish
ed by the Herald do not Of making attack against
particular class of those who not doing their bJ B.
Bristol Secretary of the Santa Cruz Council of Defense
do not approve of singing out and portion of those who
doing their share of fund contribution certainly do not
approve the action the Herald in attacking the Chinese with
including all who not doing their duy-Ben Jones'
Acting County ood Administrator
Nobody pays any attention to the Herald anyway But
any list supposed be issued by the County Council of De-
ns will say that such list has been issued by the County
council Defense authorized by themJames A. Harrison
Chairman of the Santa Cruz Couty of Defense.
for the celebrated disgrace list which the
Herald the Chinese merchants of No
gales for their failure to contribute to funds
Now The Oasis desires to give little history about that
celebrated attack
The Herald in it's initial article setated:
"n the disgrace list of Nogaes residents who have either
failed contribute rdo their share in furnishing the loan of
money work. issued by the Santa Cruz Council of Defense
every Chinese merchant is mentioned"
The only disgrace attached to that list is the fact that it
used by the Herald in the that suited the misguided
newspaper writer who indicted the article.
The supposed disgrace list NOT issued by the Santa
of prepared by B. Bristol at the
request of the captains who had charge of the Thrift Stamp
Drive for their private information and not intended for
publication
'1t was prepared" says Mr. Bristol and was Incomplete
both included and to the data the given
Fifty of American residents of Nogaes that
list, AND NOT ONE NAME OF A CHINESE MERCHANT AP-
PEARED THEREON The Chinese mentioned class
having done their share and Mr. Bristol has since admitted
information goes of them have contbu
ed as much as could be expected
That list prepared for "confdena information of the
captains the Thrift Stamp Drive found it's way into the hands
R. ONei of the captains for his Privae
sonal guidance"
ONel, who of the Herald turned this conf
Dental list the Herald by leaving it the deskof Mr.
Denham according to the statement of Mr. Denham to the repre-
sentative of The Oasis
The Herald chose ignore the fifty Americans who
named that but attacked the Chinese merchants who
not named.
Why did the Herald ignore the Americans that list and
attack the Chinese merchants " asked of Mr. Bristol
And Mr. Bristol, with dry smie told the whole story of
the Heralde attack when he said:
Because the Herald thought they had come back
The Oasis not defending Chinese Americans
who doing their duty in this great world crisis 1t is simply
asking for fair play the true American spirit for Chinese
well as Americans
According Mr. Bristol Mr. Harrison and others position
know the Chinese have done all that could
pet of them According to these authorities singing out
the Chinese for attack unfair unless the treatment
given Americans the condenta list that
the hands of the Herald by the action of Owner ONe Of the
Herald
The Oasis stands yet for fair play 1t willing be malgn
the Herald that stand The Herald welcome all the
glory it get for protecting the fifty Americans
confdenta list while attacked the Chinese merchants who
according to Mr. Bristol the victims of the Herald because
they chad no come back"