The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

would make trouble Tor ans one.
The Anglo. saxon has greater
racial antipathy than any other tSIr
OF people The children % thess
mixed marriages in the first genera
ton have had no standing. Hut IN
the second generation they have
showed superior powers 20 either %
their ancestors. A proper marriage
between the higher type ~ 1apancse
and white person h all right
AS "A matter Of fact. the japanese
associations di.arprove Of MIXED
marriages.
Raising Distinct Class
'-rhc crux ~ the question e. that
the japanese cannot b. assimiiaicd.-
kanncar declared. ~and by allowing
them 20 stay here Ne arr raising a
distinct class. We arr creating a race
here that viii eventually gain con
troll OF the Coast and sweep eastward
over tho whole country
japanese control OF markets was
the next topic taken VI by Murphy.
The japanese produce 70 Per cent
of all the vegetables used In the city.
he asserted. -and they have Increased
the value OF the land they tiii over
what II was WHEN they took n over
He denied that the japanese con-
troll the markets. but said there were
many white people IN the markets
who were not prodnccra. but bought
their goods from japanese farmers
Leslie then shifted the subject 10
tho immigration OF japanese.
DO you think u "a good plan for
the japanese 10 come here the way
Murphy didn't think there was
anything wrong with the present
system. and said immigration In I'M
restricted numbers had b~rn stopped.
Switching 10 the agricultural aues-
ton. he said he did not think that
the young men Of today would 30 out
and tiil tho soil.
THE immigrant has done all the
manual labor in this country he
declared
Leslie. contsnded that more men
from the state Of Maine than foreign
ers had cleaned up tho forests Of the
Northwest
Kannear then told how the first
Japanese had been brought here b.
James J. HlIi 20 work on Hili's rail-
roads. They werc frs; forbidden 10
land. but connlyancc finally found a
way 10 set them ashore. he declared.
The japanese question has been
settled by the "grntlemen's agree
mcns.- waa the assertion OF Murphy.
"If this agreement in,erferes with
the progress OF che country. wouldn't
you be IN favor OF an American
agreement 20 replace the gentlcmen's
agreement sullivan asked.
Service 10 Country
without directly answering the
question. Murphy replied that you
couldn't expect man to fight for a
country be couldn't become n CIT.
izen Of.
do you favor n man living under
the protection OF a flag and not sery-
ing ity.' Sullivan went on 10 ask.
The japanese have literally rub
scribed for bonds. was the defense
put up by Murphy.
II myself consider the bonds o
pretty good investment" Sullivan
said in reply. Il believe the japan
csc were all advised 10 claim excmp-
ton
Murphy did not deny this. and
sullivan said that the Cinnamon had
more volunteers than the Japanese.
Referring TO the immigration prob
lem. Murphy said:
These immigrants are not coolies.
but studenta. We should have 10000
Japanese students studying In this
country TO every 1000 we have"
Sullivan agreed with Murphy on
the reciprocal education question.
The japanese buying businesses
here are not the recent immigrants"
Murphy said. but those who have
lived here for many years and saved
their money.
It's n Race Problem
The whole question IL the race
problem. ! believe America can as
simulate n large number OF Japanese
here every years. But as long an the
Pacific coast takes an antagonisic
attitude toward them. II is dangerous
for them TO come here.
"Asiatic governments have accept.
ed the fact that entrance here Is not
10 be hoped for.
I'm California II Is the impression
that the Pacific fleet is coming here
for purpose
Sullivan resumed his questioning.
would you say that II there was
war between this country and Japan
that tho Japanese here would side
with this country, their fatherland
or endeayor TO remain neutral2" he
asked.
Murphy answered by referring to
the loyalty OF the Japanese citizens
of Hawaii.
Tho attitude OF the japanese In
the war showed their unwilllngness
20 fight for this country. Sullivan
declared.
Norman Coles then asked Murphy
II he know OF the existence of n Jap.
anese /. w. w. organization here.
He replied that the organization re.
ferred TO was not an /. w. w. one.
but was merely n labor fraternity.
Labor Attitude Changes
Is labor In favor OF allowing the
Japanese in here"' was the question
put by Sullivan.
Murphy answered that their atti.
tudc was very different from what It
used to be. He referred to the gen.
oral strike. when the Japanese clos.
cd up their shops with the unions.
Tho point was then brought out