The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-23
Colegrovc Says:
They're All Alike to
Me - Japanese or Pole,
American or Chinaman"


American or Chinaman"
That Japanere Interests should
bend every ounce Of energy 20 con
tinue their control Of the hog-rais-
Ing industry in king county IL naiu-
raj IL 10 equally as natural for
Glare r. coiegrove Of the Northoid
Inn and oth.r restaurants 20 rise as
their champion. defender and apollo
gist
There has never been q time when
Clare y. Coiegroye Of the Northoid
Inn and other coiegrove restaurants
directly or indirectly sought 20 put
his institutions on a white mans
baaia.
Let me cite mr. own experiences
with him on two different occasions.
As manager OF the Pacific Hog
Ranch near kirkland. a white mans
Institution now itnperiisd because q
the Japanese aggression supported
i contrastsd With Mr. colearovs 10
buy the swirl and garbage from hts
frstaurants at a stated price. ] EaN.
him. In both instances. a check 20
pay for month IN ADVANCE
NIT Mn NOT GET THE GAR
Ba.E ron wuIcu . CONTRACT
ED AND ron wuisH ! HAD pam
~ ADVANCE. THE JAPANESE
cor Ir.
Mr.. coi~rrove sent the checks hack
to me. saying that he had made
other arrangements. In other words.
he got higher price from the jap
4 ~ NJ
ference as 10 whether or not he em-
played my checks TO influence
higher japanese price. Al any rate.
hsa ,ss e.ep9 ~, 70 me s is,
ute have tho garbage J contracted
for n ! would pay him 40 per
men,h more, msenng the ADVANCED
s ssesS. R'fs pia,p g'f ,h., n msaid
havr merely furnished new bntis
for 1r. CplsErove'a dealing with the
JApan~se II - plain that they would
waa,a s, q be- w,sho,,, TIP pt xarssa na
feed my hogs. Obviously, the vi
etous circle OF price boosting. with
which the japanese are adept IN
Their systematic rad upon white
wtii never end except By an aroused
public opinion such rs Mr.. ColegroVc
and other pro-Jkpanrse advocates
are now desperately trying 20 stem.
re, despite this studied effort on
Mr.. culsgroves part TO undermine
Mn ,hs s s,,, 3, hss srss S ID. e srise
iossai effrontery and monumental
gall TO say IN his reference to the
Tindsil garbage bill the following;
y shall ell 70 whom ! please. b
Chlnsmsn. American preferred
American prefcr~od' Mr.. C. s.
AL - "a
A well imagine William Hohenxoi-
Tern singing Rule britannia"
Mr.. Colegrsve rays refused 70
pay him so cents can. ] dld--and
! sttli refuse. az other white hog
growers, according to his own state
can. containing approximately 100
pounds. II is SO per ton for swill.
Government reports OF the United
States department OF agriculture are
authority fot nc statement tina,
to grow pig to 200 pounds"
-Four tons Of garbage. according 70
Mr.. &. =. Colegrove'n price. would
cost $40 besides tho care and es-
peuHe OF maintaining hog from 10
to ~ month"; which coste in cNccsa
81 81 per hog per month. This would
produce 200 hundred pounds OF hog.
for which. at present market prices.
We would get s1s. netting us a loss
Of - per hog on cost OF food alone.
a total loss OF fit per hog. besides
fulfilling MIR. Colegrovc'H further re-
uutrements as he publicly stated
them. furnishing the cans and wash
ing them. presenting checks for a
months garbage in advance. and
many others things. as the japanese
are willing to do.
The japanese are willing 20 do ~.
fret. because they live cheaper than
white people and SECONDLY. be-
cause BY paying more now. even at
a loss. they are driving their white
compet itors out. SO that eventually
Gin the near future. they hopel they
Will be able TO bring down the price
TO their own terms and TO the low
level that eNiEted a few years ago,
before the Colegroves began playing
the japanese against the white man.
On top Of this. MIR. c. $. Coiegrove
winds up hts public statement with
this pathetic anDeal to the white
hog growers--the few that still re-
main. but are fast disappearing:
Don't go out of business" he
cries I'VE need your hogs badly.
Go TO II again. and perhaps. after
ali. this ahakeup VIII he for some
good--greater production better hog
ranches"
"Go TO TT AGAIN. DON'T GO
our or BUSINESS"