The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-17
JAP PROBERS
IN fire TRAP
Congressmen Con d Q m n
Angel Island Building

Angel Island Building
ANGEL ISLAND. San Francisco.
July iT.--Discovery that the immi.
grafton housing building Mt the i'm.
migration station here In a IRE trap
was made by tho congressional com.
mittee today.
The committee came here 10 In.
veatigate japanese picture brides.
but tho condition OF tho building
drew their attention for q. time
away from the brides.
The building. they found. is en-
tircly OF wood and Mas but few firc
extinGuishcrA
There are approximately 500 I'm
migrants housed In the building
All Of tho windows have a heavy
wire mesh To prevent escape.
W. r. Boise. acting inspector 81
admitted TO the com
mit,ee that h. did not know what
would happen In case OF fire.
Al nisht hme. he said. there are
but two men on watch--one In tho
office and the ether patroiing tho
building.
Congressman Seisei. New York.
said that In his opinion Immigrants
would be roasted alive IN case Of a
serious fire. In on. of the offices
there In switch which would open
said that the switch was tested req.
uiariy. but that fire drills were sci
dom held.
The committeeman were unsni-
nous In condemnation OF the build.
ing
The committee questioned ten pic
turc brides. five of whom have nov.
or seen their husbands.
They also questioned MEXICAN.
who was being deported Tor ILLEGAL
entry into this country. lie told
them OF the underground route
whoro aliens entered the United
States at Juarex
10 900 JAP BRIDES
ENTER AMERICA
More than 10000 picture brides
have entered the United States tn.
congressional committee on irnmi.
grafton learned today while exam
ining passports
Pretty KaSsrh'ma Tara. ~ years
old. was examined. She told the
committee she had s~~n her hue
band cniy once when he ~as In
Japan. She called herself Mrs. Kay
asthma because she said that she
was now a woman. Rbe has not
seen her husband since thar mar
rage.
on her passport nero was . no
n,ion. Picture bride marriage
is.3is-
Nine other picture brides were
Questioned. Five said they had new.
~ seen their husbands and that
They knew little. II anything. about
them.
LEGION MAN CHARGES
JAf's INPATRiOTlC
Charges tina, tho .yapane, WIRE
unpatriotlr during the war were
mad. yesterday by Albert r. Myron.
president Of Carnegie Post American
Legion. who addressed tho congress
xionsi immigration COMMITTEES In b.
half Of tho American Legion
Myron said that tho japanese have
cvsd~d tho draft and had been neg
lixible In their support OF the var.
But George shimA has told US that
he bought Sis0. 900 worth Of Liberty
Bonds" said Congressman siegei.
New York
THAT was 4 good investment for
him. replied Myron
Myron said that the American L~-
gion had been responsible for = large
part OF tho antiJapaneae LEGISLATION.
Hs said that t,,e attitude Of the Jap
aneso during ITO war Was largely 70
sponsibie for that
The Legion stands for . national
law prohibiting tho ownership of land
By japanese. the exclusion Of Jap
ancsa. and the registration Of all
those In this country.
SAYS SMUGGLING
COMMON PRACTICE
G. q. Fioreii. business agrns Of me
Walters union. testified that labor
was opposed 20 further immigration
hero. lie told OF how japanese had
been sfnuggled into this country In
oil tanks across tho Mexican border.
Hc said that no spent some tim. on
the Mexican border and found Il a
common practice
Floroil wrote letter 10 the CON.
mitteo, protesting against their &C.
ceptanee Of the hospitality Of George
Shima. Japanese potato king.
Shima gave tho congressman q
banquet where. II 10 charged. strike
breaking walters were employed 10
serve the guests. The banquet took
place Mt tho Hotel Stockton, where