The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-22
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Governor OF California Writes
Government West Must
Be Saved for Whites

Be Saved for Whites
WASHINGTON. June 2e-
Japan has lodged what amDun1D
To an informal protest with tlbe
state department. against pro-
posed legislation In Califoenia
providing for absolute prohibt
ton Of ownership or loase -
land by Japanese, it wAs leasns1
today.
Serious complications my
arise should the proposed manor
ure be made = law. II h feaFs6
here In official and dip1nmnfte
circles
On several occasions during ne
last three months. kljuro Shidehafn,
japanese ambassador here. BROUGHT
the proposed California law to the
attention Of the state department. II
informal conversations with Officials.
The ambassador has been anxioor
, 20 determine whether the state ~.
J partment is alive to the situation
and his informal Representations
have been construed as a protest =
more formal protes; may come frc1
Japan later. II Is believed
II Is contended that the milndoso
government has done everythiug =
meet objections Of the United StatGD
In connection with Japanese in M
country and only recently plaoo1 ~
ban on the picture BRIDE pnct1co
IN response to agitation Ia Chlt
fornia-
WOULD MEAN
Jap EXCLUSION
Supplemepting the California alian
land law. which merely prohfbito6
ownership OF land by japanese. thu
proposed law imposes sweeping pro
hibition Of the enjoyment Of virtually
all land rights by Japanese thru the
following restrictions. the Japaneno
contend:
Prohibition OF land ownership "
Japanese, prohibition Of leasing ok
farm land BY Japanese. prohibitfon
OF the American-born Japanese mid
or. an American citizen. from acquir-
ing real property under the guard.
anship Of his or her own parent: pro
hibition OF the Japanese from being
a member Of or acquiring any sharp
In any company or corporation own
ms farm land. and the confiscation
OF real property on evidence OF coEs
tain prima faeie presumpuons.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.,' June eS.
-Czlifornia. thru Governcr
Stephens, has gone direct TO the
state department at Washington
in its fight to curb the Japan
ese in this state
Governor stephens ADDRESSED
letter 10 Secretary Colby anr
nouncing thai California IL -
termined TO rcprcss . deve,ep-
ing japanese community IN cur
midst" and is determined TO Tex
haust every power - -
maintain this state for its own
people"
California wants peace" he wrote.
but California is determined the
nistrtes of Hawaii shall not be re-s
peated here
The governor asserts the so-called
"gentlemen's agreement" relative to
effective, and demands 4 Japanese
exclusion act similar to the act cx-
cluding Chinese.
Colby viii be at San Francisco for
the democratic convention and an
attempt will be- made then to give
him the California viewpoint.
JAP POPULATION
MORE THAN DOUBLES
Gov. stephens letter is about 5000
words long. and is one of the most
comprehensive reviews of the
Japanese situation on the Pacific
slope He expresses the hope that
the initiative measures to exclude
the Japanese from all land pur.
chases and leaseholds will be an
proved at the California elections.
He also charged the spirit OF the
"gentlemen's agreement" and anti
alien land laws were being now
evaded thru legal and other subter.
fuges.
Twenty years ago our japanese
population was nominal" the letter
said. Ten years ago the census re-
ports of the United States govern
ment showed Japanese population
in California of 4i.s5s. A computa.
ton and survey recently made by
the board OF control OF the state OF
California indicates that at the. pres-
ent time this Japanese population
has been more than doubled--lt
amounting now TO ss.27e. The best
figures available Indicate that our
Japanese population comprises be-
tween so and IS per cent OF the TO-
tai Japanese population OF conti-
mental United States.
In productive values, that il to
say. in the market value of crops
produced by them. our figures show
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