Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-09-25
THE PASSING THRONG

tee which waited upon General Palmer to
protest against the Japanese leasing lands
in the United States on the ground that
their owning lands was menace to the
white folks of the country all of which may
be true, but one would hardly have expected
such from Tworoger, for be it remembered,
he is racially identified with the Jews yea
verify, he is full fedged Jew, and has
been from time to time the recipient Of a
good many hard knocks on account Of his
nationality. No class Of people in this or
any other country, where they are found,
have been subjected to greater amount of
racial persecution than the Jews and yet
Tworoger because he personally has been
able to escape a good deal of it forgets the
woes of his brethren and joins hands with
the Anglo-Saxon and helps to beat down
another class of human beings alike pro-
scribed as the Jew. Whether right or wrong
a prescribed class should be slow in lending
aid to a dominant class among which it
lives to prescribe another class seeking like
accommodations. In other words I would
have little or no respect for colored per-
son, who would help the Anglo-Saxons OF
this country prescribe either Jew or
Japanese However Tworoger impresses me
as being an old fashioned damphool, which
to me fully explains his recent committee
work in opposition to the Japanese
Once upon time, when lived on Capitol
Hill one of the members of my family was
sick of diptheria and in order for me to
continue to do down town business l per-
mitted myself to be quaranteened from home,
and being in good financial circumstances
1 staid at one of the leading hotels Of the
city. After I had been there for nearly
week I took tumble to myself and discov-
cred that while in my room [ made more
noise getting ready to go to bed, getting up
every morning and in other ways than any
other guest on the floor where my room was
located, if not more than all the others to-
gether. No one said anything to me about
my noise except my own conscience, but 1t
spoke to me so loudly and so disapprovingly
that the other three weeks L staid at the
hotel | was noiseless in my room. Making
loud noises seems to be weakness Of the
colored family when together whether
in the street or in the house, much of which
is responsible for them being barred from
places where persons are entertained, who
practice subduedness in voice and actions.
Disturbing others, however much it may
please you, should be religiously avoided by
every one Of good breeding.
2, I am told John H. Ryan Of Tacoma has
been nominated for the legislature in the
district in which he resides and regardless
of whom is running against him, and re-
gardless Of the ticket on which he is run
ming, truly hope he will be elected Since
1900 he has attended every session Of the
Washington legislature and issued manual
of that body, which has made him thorough
ly conversant with the workings of legis-
lature, and I think he would make very
useful member. If Mr.. Ryan should be
elected he would not be the first near colored
man that had sat as a member of Wash
mgton legislature for John Bush Of Thurs
ton County was a member of the first state
legislature and technically speaking 1 think
he was bit nearer the colored man than
is Ryan, but Bush tried to hide his colored
man identity while Ryan boasts of his. If
nominated it was on the Farmer-Labor party
as he has been an advocate of the Triple
Alliance propaganda since it's birth, but for
aye that Ryan is a clever old scout and
as said about would make useful member
if elected.