The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-07-29
THIS COUNTRY SHOULD MOI
PERMIT tNASSIMlLABi.E
RACE TO OCCUPY LAND
HERE SAYS COMMIT
TEE MEMBER
JAPANESE THRIFTY BUT
ARE ALL DISHONEST
PICTURE BRIDE SNi\DlE
WILL BE At END AFTER
AUGUST FIRST; LITTLE
BROWN MAN II GOOD
BUSINESS MAN

LOUISVILLE N.Y. JUN NHHotFsS
nan King Swope OF Kentucky who
was chairman OF the house subcom
nlittee which recently completed an
investigation Of Japanese lmmigra
tion TO Pacific coast states. declared
n a statement issued here today that
this country has reached q point
where We should not permit any un
assimilahle race to fill up our Pacific
coast state. or any other states
He said the privilege OF entry of
any and all immigrants should ~
predicated upon their ability and dc
sire to become real, loyal patriotic
i,mericans."
The subcommittee will report 70
the house committee when congress
assemblies in December. Mr. Swope
declined TO say what recommended.
ions will be made
"It Is rather difficult for the pee
pie of the East and the South t.
fully appreciate tho Japanese immi
grafton question and its effect on
the Pacific coast said Mr.. Swopc.
When we realize that about 100000
of the approximately 10000 japan
csc in this country live In California
we can readily see why the Californ
fans view with great alarm contiu
ned Japanese immigration Wash
ington. Oregon and California In par
tscuiar. seemed to represent al
earthly paradise to the japanese be
cause OF their favorable climate and
fertile soil. As result, aboa. four
fifths Of the total Japanese popala
tion In the Uniica States live In these
three states.
The Californians alleges" Mr.
Swope said, "that the gentlemen
agreement Is being violated and tia
thousands of Japanese Immigrant
are entering this country suraiib
ousIy every year by way OF the Mex
lean border And In support OF thi'
statement there is the claim snat
the Japanes population in Californi
has doubled since 1918.
at must be said the Japanese is
thrifty, as he saves something from
his earrings and he goes into business
for himself, usually farming. AS .
result. they are acquiring great tract
os land in California and taking over
waole communities. AS the Japan
ese would come in many whites
would move out, beacuse. as they
stated, they did not like the new
environment and could not compete
with the Japanese owing to their
different standards of living.
These facts led to the passage b.,
the California legislature in 1919 "
the anti-alien land law, which made
= illegal for those who are not q
gible for naturalization TO own lend.
or to lease II for more than thr;e
years But the Japanese have evad
ed that law to such an extent that &
practically serves nc. purpose at ell.
For instance. Japanese who Is pre
cluded by the law from owning land
buys the land In the name y. his in
FAINT native-born child. End becomes
tie guardian of such child. The
japanese also form corporations with
white dummy" directors and acquire
land in enormous acreages.
The Callfornians assert that the
Japanese offer racial problem In
that they could not be assiuilatel
II is very rare that a Japanese mar
ries a white woman or vice versa.
Both races seem to discountenance
inter-mawiage. They love their
mother country. They love the Jar
anese tradition and the Japanese Ian
guaae. and for this reason IL is diff
ficiult to Americanize them.
I'VE witnessed the arrival of a con
signmeut OF picture brides VIII.
came to this country already mar