The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-29
SWOPE DISCUSSES
INVESTIGATION Of
JAP IMMIGRATION
Subcommittee Report viii
Recommend StOppage Of
lnCursion Of Mikado'S Sub
ieCtS by Act of Congress.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. July Coon
gresham King Swope, Of Kentucky
who was chairman OF the house sub
committee which recently completed an
INVESTIGATION Of Japanese immigration
TO Pacific coast states. declared In
statement issued here today that this
country has reached a point where we
should not permit any unassimiable race
TO fill up our Pacific states or any
other states" He said the privilege OF
entry of any and all immigrantse should
be predieated upon their ability and de-
sire TO become real, loyal and patriotic
Americans"
The subcommittee will report to the
house committee when congress as
sembles in December, Mr.. Swope de-
clined to say what recommendations
will be made.
1T is rather difficult for the people
OF the East and the south to fully APP.
preciate the japanese immigration ques-
tion and It's effect on the Pacific coast"
said Mr.. Swope. when we realize
that about 100. 900 Of the approximately
10000 Japanese in this country live
IN California, we can readily see why
the Californians view with great alarm
continued Japanese immigration.
Washington, Oregon and California In
particular seem to represent an earthly
Paradise to the Japanese because OF
their favorable climate and fertile soil,
AS result. about four fifths Of the
,
States live In these three states,
THE Calforninns aege,' Mr.. Swopc
said, that the gontlemen's agreement
Is being violated and that thousands
Of Japanese immigrants are entering
this country surreptitiously every year
by way of the Mexican border, And In
support OF that statement they offer the
fact that the Japanese population IN
California has doubled since 1913
ut must be said the Jap is thrifty
4. 9eagl Ii
his earnings he goes into business for
himself. usually farming. As result
they are acquiring great tracts OF lana
in California, and taking over whole
communities. As the Japanese would
come In many whites would move out
because as they stated. they did not
like the new environment and could not
compete with the Japanese owing to
their different standards OF living,
"These facts led TO the passage by
the California Legislature In 1913 OF
the antialien land law, which made II
illegal for those who are not eligible
for naturalization to own land, or to
lease 1t for more than three years. But
the Japanese have evaded that law To
such an extent that II practically serves
no purpose at all For instance, Jap
anese who is precluled by that law
from owning lands, buys the land IN
the name of his infant native-born chlld
and becomes the guardian Of such child.
The Japanese also form corporations
with white dummy directors, and ac-
uulre land In enormous acreages.
1.-THE Californians assert that the Jap
anese offer IA racial problem in that
they could not he assimilated II Is
very rare that a Japanese marrles
white woman or vice versa, Both races
seem to discountenance intermarrlage.
They love their mother country, They
love the Japanese traditions and the
Japanese language and for this reason
IL Is difficult to Americanize them
eve witnessed the arrival OF con-
signment OF picture brides who came
10 this country already married TO
Japanese men they had never seen.
Marriage was arranged by correspond
ence and an exchange OF pictures, Such
caused that the Japanese called halt
on the picture brides so that after
August of this year the Japanese men
will be compelled to find another method
OF concentrating their marriages with
women in Japan"