The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-06
WHITE FARMER As
C1APABI r. As JAP

Editor The Star. There seems TO
- = unaninity 81 opinion among
che Puget Sound Japanese lovers as
- the general unworthincSs OF the
White farmer. have yet to note
! ccsntSsrtSon Of the agricultural
abilities OF the two races without
oHium and disdain being heapcd
upon the white man. Even the Seat.
lie Chamber OF Commerce dutfully
extotx the merits OF the japanese
q the expense OF the white farmers
without going to the trouble To
point out that difference In hours OF
h,hor and standards OF living make
a. one virtual labor slave and OF
thc other an independent and self.
rSapecting white man whose rccord
= making the waste places produce
- other race has ever eavalied.
Hut what . slngulariy disagrccabio
- dtsrSlsting thing Is Il that inspires
theoe racial apostates TO such dis
6nin OF the white mann The most
eonceited Jap cannot say more ful
nnssc bunk Of hts kind than the
White creatures who sing hts praises
lrum commercial offices. editorial
nnnctums. puipits and the places OF
1 lnhor of the group OF financial
Vn1ets and chambcrmasds who live
- the tips OF tho wealthy japanese.
What sincerity Is there hack OF
~ attitude OF this arostasyr Can
- believe In the sincerity OF the
fshamlcr of Commerce whoa most
thorough search OF It's various PRINT
- matter fails 20 disclose single
norasraph pointing with pride to the
Jnpanese ownership OF a large mum
her Of Seattle hotels. grocery stores.
etc. etc.r One would suppose that
q the Jap excels In farming he
would also excel In these other pur-
suits. do you yind the Chamber Of
Commercc iauding him for hts com
sercial foothoid on Puget sound
You do not. One would suppose thar
4 the chamber were sincere II would
posns with pride 10 the fact that In
0ho Mount Baker district. Capitol
I'm and elsewhere In residential dis
1r3c1s the Jap family Is beginning 10
nvpenr next door TO some OF the
ut fnstidious homes II the TAPS
~ destrable--H there Is not loo Of
nvpocrioy In The attitude Of the Jap
nvmpakhixerS--the Chamber OF Com
! usorce, the Port rnscilisvneer and the
TSusex, - wen ~ various and sundry
uuDplseerx would with satisfaction
ond pride refer to the penetration Of
the Jap into the commercial nctiv-
titles and into the better residential
districts Of Seattle az most favor
ab3e condition for American home
building and as an additional induce
nbenf why people should come TO
Seattle to i've DO you find them
doing itg Not In thousand years,
And yet these very interests arc
doing their best TO ciothc the spirit
~ Seattle with n dirty and fcdrng.
elcd l<imono. The attitude of this
class has given more announcement
90 the influx Of japanese than any
thing else. II the Japanese did not
know that here ON the Coast was q
white element that catered diligently
TO their service In high places and
low. fewer Japs would come and
those here would soon find their
situation untenable. These interests.
~ their attitude. are virtually I'M
porters OF the japanese. Whatever
distressing denouement finally re-
suits from the presence here Of the
Japanese. and a showdown must
come sooner or later. the RESPONSE
biIity will he upon the shoulders OF
this element
Seattle ard the Coast country win
not be built UP by chambers OF com
merce. paid agents. editors. pulpit
eerB and the japanese. but by The
common. everyday white man who
must rub elbows with the Jap work.
er.
That Is what makes the question
the most serious and most danger
Gus OF any that confronts the Pa
cffic coast
And that is the reason the great
Masu Of ordinary folk are grateful TO
The Star and the group OF fearless
men Of the anti-Japanesc activities
who are not afraid 10 call their souls
their own. J. G. HOOPER