Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-19

fornia is five times as great as among
the white population.
Some of the Japanese leaders in
California, fearful of public opinion
driving them from the state. advocate
stopping importation of brides, An
echo is found in Japan to this restrlc-
ton plea, but newspapers over lhefe
sneer at the American point Of view
with regard to importation of women
for breeders.
Picture brides" have been Import
ed at the rate of over 4,uOE year
for the past five years, most OF them
being laborers and performing me
work of men in field or shop IN aoqt-
ton to bearing children, at the fate
USUALLY of one a year. In 1919, the
total japanese immigration was ~
1853. of which oyer onc-half, 5,S4 J.,
were females. In 1900 in The tnlieo
States there were twenty-five MAZE
japanese to one female In 1910 theta
were seven males to one female Al
present. il is estimated that the pro-
portion is about three to one.
Spreading Out In West.
In Oregon. a large tract OF lloeo
acres has just been purchased by
japanese, on which these people VIII
concentrate lOl ETONt IN VI H"'NN'
truck, largely potatoes.
In Seattle, forty seven per cent ~
all hotels and lodging houses, includ-
ing the big, pretenIlous notes, are
owned by the Japanese, and cor
responding number of restaurants,
garages, commission houses ana
small business enterprises,
In the Hood river apple district II
Oregon they have already secured con
troll of q large percentage of the orc1-
ards. In Colorado they own pracu-
cany the Rocky Ford melon business,
with control Of 50 per cent of the dis
trict.
They are engaged in the same bus
mess in the Mesilla valley of New
Mexico. and after years of federation
the farm bureau of Dona Ana county
is trying to peaceahly eliminate tn
Asiatic cOlonsts, who are an obstacle
to people who desire to locate. in the
valley.
That may he difficult undertaking,
but easie. than getting rid of them
once japanese are permitted to be
come land owners No state law pre-
vents acquisition now by either i'm
migrants or native born Offspring.
As more and more come from Japan
and infantile population increases.
and California becomes crowded or
restricts the aliens, their danger TO
the southwest grows.
Here are the three elements which
make japanese immigration such a
grave danger TO the country:
First-They do not, and perhaps
never will, assimiIate.
Second-rhey have a birth rate SO
much greater than the whites that
time only would be necessary for them
to outnumber the whites in com
munities to which they are admitted.
Third--Their low standards of liv-
ing, co-operationatnd thrift give them
in economic competition |
against which ii is hopeless for whites
10 compete.
The japanese do not distribute |
themselves throughout the country 50
rs to make a weak solution of Japa |
lese in great reservoir of Ameri- /
cans. They concentrate their num- |
lers in those localities and industries |
where most profit can be secured with !
east effort and least discomfort, and |
nave a cooperation which is more |
effective than that shown by any |
american labor union. In California, !
or instance, there are, say 100000 !
Japanese in a total population of |
but three-q quarters of thai
90 000 are found in seven of fifty |
light counties, and concentrated gen
rally in a few favored localities in
hose counties.
Under such policy, and with their
advantages and the assist
lnce received from their government
through banks and commissions, it is
easy to conquer one
district, drive the whites therefrom,
md let newcomers concentrate ~
'ther localities.