The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-12

A GREAT detective agency once had
"A for its motto: ''The eye that never
sleeps"
But compared to the astute Jap the
most vigilant agency on earth is a mere
feeble loafer, sleeping around the clock.
One doesn't hear much of the Japan
csc campaign to assimilate the Pacific
Coast but it goes on every minute in
the day, and it goes on crafty, too.
And it is aided more by the efforts
of certain american" business firms,
who regard the dollar above anything
else, than it is by the most sagacious
Orientals.
Here is an instance: Before me is
letter sent out by T. Kambe, of Klyce
& HertZman, produce merchants of Sc
attic. 1t is letter sent by Mr.. Kambe
who is the Japanese agent of the
firm-to his compatriots, and it ad-
vises local Japanese as follows:
The U. s. government exempts from taxation not
In excess of is per cent of net income II II Is con
trbuted religious charitable institutions. This
Is simply due to the fact that the government
recognizes the expenditure indispensable in the
execution of ones obligation to humanity. Let
us pay attention to these undertakings and
be able to do our share for social betterment
The standard contribution OF real Americans for
the OF religion and charity amounts to Is
per cent of their income e. g.. one who has an
income OF $4,000 contributes 1890 and one who
has an income OF s.. 900 contributes $500. Are we
however. all contributing at this rate?
Let us. men and women. well as children. II
possible attend Sunday schools In the U. s. tho
greater part OF moral culture Is vested In the
church. To attempt Americanization without
teaching the essence OF Christianity is predoomed
to failure like the expectation OF harvest without
sowing. On the contrary. the harvest Is bound to
Tcome the result OF proper sowing and care. At
present there about 700 japanese rngsters IN
Seattle public schools and only half OF them at
tend Sunday school, What the rest OF the
children doing Sunday morning and who is
sponsible for them?
At this period of world reconstruction let us all
be sufficiently farsighted to Judge the future well
and ever make our determination stcadfast to bury
ourselves in this country. Let raise the
significance OF life. learn the good aspects OF
American customs and manners improve the con
dtion Of living. promote friendship with Amer
lean citizens. share profit and risk with them.
tribute bit for the maintenance OF close friendly
relationship between America and Japan and
eventually make ourselves promoters of civiiza-
ton.
All this sounds very pretty, but in
plain English it means that the Jap
anese are advised to divert Is per cent
of their income to promote propaganda
among public and private organizations
rather than pay taxes on it.
If this scheme is followed huge
fund will be given each year; and
doubtless the sentiment of certain
church leaders and pastors, which is
already highly favorable to the Jap,
will be even more enthusiastic.
Can you conceive of prettier scheme
than this to substitute religion, to crawl
under cover of fat check into the
ranks of the believers" and boost the
glory of Nippon?
This clever letter from the Jap organ
izer of this good Seattle firm also says,
among other things: They don't look
upon the inconsistent advocates of the
anti-Japanese movement as true and
loyal Americans"
Here Mr.. Kambe is speaking well of
those Americans who favor the speedy
Assimilation of the Japanese, and the
welcoming of our little brown brother
to fullest citizenship, fellowship and
opportunity.
And right when our willy Mr.. Kambe
was giving his brethren this neat device
to secure American aid for their prop
uganda, another story was being told in
Japan, where the sons of Nippon are
free to worship their peculiar gods in
their peculiar fashion, without any
necessity of hypocrisy or pretense.
Let us take Shantung, where the
little brown disciples of brotherhood, of