The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-02-19
PERSlSTENCY IN MISINF0RMATION

Is the Hood River valley at the pres
ent time the scene of general anti
Asiatic agitation? The Glacier, basing
its assertion on general recent happen
ings ard openly expressed sentiment of
prominent men, saws il is. But some
body. a man or woman.with a reputa-
tion for probity and yeracity, apparent
ly, has Informed the Portland Spectator
that such agitation exists in no wise
that whatever outcry there IS comes
from politicians and demagogues. The
Glacier recently expressed resentment
at the Spectator comment on misin-
formation, but that publication again
in last Saturdays issue said:
Coming back to the Glacier. Ii SAYS
The Spectator. in reporting that the
anti-Japanese sentiment was promoted
by politicians and demag0gues, i'm
pugned the motives of most earnest
Hood River citizens, who. we are to
suppose, are bitterly opposed to the
japanese. Possibly we can get at the
real feelings of the people of Hood
River by calling the roll on the Japan
ese question The Spectator CORES
pOndent will give the names of the poll
lticians and demagOgues who are max
ing an outery against the Japanese if
the Hood River Glacier will give the
names Of "most earnest Hood River
citizens" who. also opposed to the Jap
anese. have had their motives impugned
by TINS paper.
Somebody is fooling himself very
badly when he allows himself to believe
that Hood River is not serious in its
consideration Of the Japanese question.
AS for the proposed roll call. plans are
under way for an initiative bill on alien
land ownership at the next general elec-
ton. At that time all Hood River vot-
ers, as well as those of the state. will
have an opportunity TO answer the roll.
We are perfectly willing, if it suits the
Spectator, to postpone calling the roll
until the election
In our former comment pertinent to
the mislnformation of the Spectator.
as we'll as in all of our comments on
the Japanese situation, we have pointed
out that Hood River people have no
quarrel with existing japanese here.
The two peoples live in harmony and
peace. The Japanese are industrious
and are otherwise good citizens. There
is no personal quarrel.
But. the white ranchers of the valley
have grown alarmed over the lnroads
Of japanese in fertile agricultural areas
Of California. The purchases by Jap
anese have shown material increase
here the past year. Local folk feared
repetton of California incidents. Al
most spontaneously one day last fall
the anti-Aslatlc agitation came into
being. few ranchers began talking
over the matter.and the movement was
born So far as we have learned nc
politician was called IN as midwife.
These orchardists were not demagogues.
ASK almost any one of them to hold
forth in public discussion and it would
frighten him more than the appearance
of fire blight among his apple trees
These men are not thinking particular.
ly of the present They are hoping tC
avoid unpleasant friction of the future
AS certainly as any community OF
America, Hood River, Colorado. Mis-.
souri, New England or any other place
sees a japanese population. one that
cannot be asslmiated, rapidly increas
ing, friction is Just as certain to result