The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-30
APPEAL TO CONGRESS
Witnesses Appear to Oppose Admis-
sion of Aslatcs

SION OF RStdIlCS
Washington, Sept 25.-Japan is
breaking the immigration barriers to
this country raised by the so-called
gentlemen's agreement, V. S. Nc
CATCHY of Sacramento. Cal, and Mil
Ter Freeman of Seattle, Wash, today
told the House immigration Commit
tee. They urged a policy of absolute
exclusion and the deportation of Asia
tics already in this country. The wit
Inesses appeared particularly to OPP
pose the admission of Asiatics on a
mathematical scale based on those al
ready here
| Mr. McClatchy declared the situat
ion on the Pacific Coast was only an
example CT what would happen else
where, finally resulting in the Unit
ed States being made Japanese pro
vince. The question is purely an eco
nomic one not racial one he said.
He maintained that a policy of absol
lutte exclusion OF the Japanese because
of their economic standards would be
but practicing a policy enforced by
! the Japanese in their own country
against the Chinese and Koreans. The
first Importation of Chinese laborers
into Japan occurred last December, he
said and resulted in the Government
compelling the Industrial concern
bringing them to the island to return
them in January at an expenditure Of
| $25 goo OF the concerns funds
The japanese Government is issu-
ing passports under any head except
labor asserted Mr. Freeman. "The
only way Of solving the problem is by
legislation; i. cannot be solved by adj
ministraticn of existing laws"
apanese immigrants entering at
Seattle for the year ending last June
numbered $40 of whom 1862 were
women, Mr.. Freeman said, while Mr..
McClatchy stated the total number of
these immigrants one the Pacific coast
was about 10000 for the year. The
women were brought for breeding pur
! poses, Mr.. Freeman asserted. adding
that the children born in this country
We're entitled TO own property,
Investigation of the Yokohama Bank
at Seattle was urged by Mr.. Freeman
who contended that the japanese inn
Iperial family owned the majority stock
The financial power Of their govern
ment is back Of the Japanese" he
said, adding that the japanese stores
did not compete with each other but
were able by reason of their financial
resources to drive small American
merchants out of business.
During the war, Mir Freeman assert
ed, Japanese colonization had gone on
so quietly that even the people of the
Northwest did not realize the gravity
Of it, Returning soldiers find the door
Of orroptunity closed to them by this
alien race he exclaimed.
/ Admission of the japanese on a per.
centage basis would mean the col
lapse of the American republic" insis-
| ted Mr.. McClatehy The bill of the
League for Constructive immigration
Legislation, recently advocated before
the committee by DR.. Sidney Quick.
would increase immigration rather
than decrease it. Mr.. McClatchy said.
The plan. he maintained would per
NIT the entry of $500 Japanese in 1919
1920. and 1921 $500 in 1922; 900
in 1928 with steady increase there
after under a percentage plan. In
forty years from 1929 he continued
the Japanese population of the United
States under the operation Of the Gu
lick plan will be in round figures
2,O00,9OO, in eighty years 10 900. 600. in
140 years 100,000.00O.