The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-26

All non-citizens are barred
from obtaining licenses from
the city in the proposed
ordinance, but it is designed
primarily to cope with the
fast increasing japanese eco
nomic expansion in Seattle.
The proposed bill is now in
the hands Of the legislative
committee Of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. This commit
tee is cooperating with the
Japanese investigation COM
mittee of the same organiza-
ton.
Bars Alien Landlords
In detail. the tentative ordinance
provides that the city license all ho-
tells and rooming houses. and that
house or building in which six or
more rooms are rented be classified
as hotel or rooming house. This
would bring apartment houses un-
der the ordinance. No license would
be issued to anyone except a citizen
OF the United States under its pro-
vision This would bar all Japanese
who were not born In the United
States. as only native-born Japanese
are ciassed as citizens.
No corporation could obtain q H.
cense II any OF the stock is owned
by a non citizen.
Licenses for second hand dealers
or itinerant vendors" would be re-
stricted to American citizens.
Curbs Jap Grocers
No space in the public market
would be granted to a non-citizen or
to any corporation. IL any stock be
held by a non-citizen.
License to operate a restaurant.
grocery store or meat market would
be confined to citizens and all-Amer-
lean corporations.
The same restrictions would apply
to licenses for operating automobiles
for hire.
Trustees OF the newly-created Anti
japanese league will meet as soon as
the bylaws OF the Anti-Japanese
league OF San Francisco are received.
according to Acting Secretary Frank
T.. kannair. The time and place OF
the meeting Is not definitely known.
Elmer }. Noble Post, No. 1.
American Legion. composed Of
world war veterans. appointed .
committee Monday night Mt the
Soldiers and Sailors club to In
vestigate Japanese control Of in-
dustries In Seattle and its rela-
ton to the problem Of returning
ex-servicc men to their former
status In civilian life.
Thomas NJ. Swale, ex.state legi~
lator lawyer. and active among the
younger business men. was named
as chairman OF the Investigation
body by Post Commander William
]. Coyle. Other members are E. Z.
Heg. physician: Carl f. Croson. law
yer and prominent as fourminutc
speaker: Ben Ohnick and Capt. Il. s.
GIN, produce man. The committee
was instructed by the post to make
a searching investigation of the Jap
anese control, and to bring in recon-
mendations to the post at the next
business meeting. in two weeks.
Democrats Meet
The committee appointed by the
King County Democratic club met
in the office of John T. Casey. chair
man of the committee. in the New
York block Tuesday afternoon, to
draw up resolutions which are the
result of Investigations the different
members OF the committee have con-
Quoted into the Japanese colonial.
ton OF the Northwest The com
mittee is composed OF John I. Casey,
j, +. Riley. Capt. ID. T. Davies. G. A.
Pidduck and Mrs. A. V. Robinson
All white grocers of Seattle have
been called to attend a mass meet
I ing in room 72i. l. c. Smith build
ing, .at y. IN. Tuesday, to discuss
the expansion OF Japanese into the
retail grocery business The plans
of the AntiJapanese league will be
| outlined to the grocers by Frank e.
Kannair.