The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

field.
sWhits men cannot meet this cssn
petitton.- he aid, sbecause tho jap
seneruily Nvc IN the hack room a
thslr sters. ana fierce The whole fam
ny - vesh.-
RODBSsD Ex .SERvIC8
MEN ~ THEIR JOBS
How Japanese robbed x-scrvics
man Of their Jobs. while the Aineri
cams were fighting IN Europe. val
outlined by Col. william fngiis. di
rector OF the vetsranS Welfare com
mission. SEATTLE man Joined tbe col
ors ana rsturned 10 find Jsps In
trcnched In their old Jobs ~
hotel operators. chauffsurs. me
chanica. min workers. restaurant ern
pioyes and farm workess-
Japs have methods cf obtaining
ample money. he said. 20 enter field
closed 60 the average American. Col
ingiis told how ne had himself beer
In the hotel business before soinG
TO war. and returned 10 fInd leases
bought up. and lease speculation
forcing hotel and roominS HOUSE
properties beyond tho reach of the
American trained In that field
MATTHEWS PROVES
A puZZlINO WITNESS
DR.. Mark A. Matthew'S. pastor d
F,rst Presbyterian church. proved
rather . pumiing witness 70 the IN
y~stigafors.
In answering QUESTIONS ne object
cd To tho phrnsdng Of the congress
J men, on one occasion he declared
that n y ''psychoiosicaiiy and phy<.
osogsc~iiy impossible 10 assimiiat1
the Jspanes BY intermarriaxe." and
~ another occasion said he waS ''ns'
In favor Of exclusion"
what do you suggest that W
dor Asked . cpnkrcsrman.
- don't know" replied the par
son. that h your business---that h
why you are In congress- wish
could answer The question for you
syHlOw RACK AMERICAN
SOLD IT TO H1Ae~
Questioned concerning Japsnesa
penetration - cc0pesisivs fsss1s. the
doctor said.
1T you object 10 . japanese taxi.
ing over \ fruit stand or a hotel OF
any cther business. remember, soma
yellow hack American scid N 10 him.
! am convinced they. hsvea't taken
over a. much a. the Papers have
stated"
~. Matthews then brought up the
point that the state laws permit for.
eisners 10 hold properly thru inoor.
rcra'ion Of hcLiing companies.
ri " was ncs intended that they
should hold property In sosns form.
why Gas such = fool law passed by
tbs ieet-iasurcr' ne asked.
DR. Matthews kept Insisting that
the Japanese question "eouid not bs
handled thru ssats prejudice"
Whenever have gone before the
departments 1T Washsugson In r~frs.
snee 70 the Orsnsai mssssru." ne
sah. y have received prompt and
courteous trsstnens. and rssuits fol.
lowed"
JAPs SHOULDN'T Be
"ABC6kD ~ A0sYAI1oN
Hs insisted that the yasaaass ma
t,onai conscience h highly develop
81" and her people. ''huddisdr' IN Ger.
tain sections a the TINTED BATES.
should not be abused By agitation .
Whea TIE discussion turned to the
japanese philosophy Of government.
DR.. Matthew said that " Is inpos-
si6ts for the japanese mind 10 com.
pr-hcnd the meaning OF represents.
sivsdAmecr~sse government" Then
he went on 10 say. III you could
change HIS Philosophical ssnsc Of
government and In the process Of
Year, make him see and believe ard
accept our form o. Roverument- you
could then natuuliSe him"
DO you believe that any nation.
els. including orsentais and Africans.
admitted into this country during
the last 80 ycay~. should have been
excluded on. the theory that they
cannot be asaimiiafsdy'' Asked 'Judss
Raksr. congressman from California
'Yss." replied DR.. Matthews. but
] am not going 10 Gtve reasons b.
causs u would take too long and
have three other sngassmsnss this
afternoon"
TESTIMONY DIFFERED
BY JAPANESE
Here h the eist Of testimony OF.
fcrcd by Japanese during the con.
Gliding hourp Of Mondays hea ring
ID. Matsumi. manager for NJ
Furuya Co.: The number OF japanese
In Washington state advanced from
s.si7 to 1905 between 1900 and
1910. Today there ara ss.sos Jsps
in this siats. Idaho and Montana
OF this number 5000 live In WASH
ington. lie could not state how
many Jap babies have been born
since 1917. but prior 10 that date
<.<Ss jap birth certificates were filed
Japs operate 10 dairy firms In
Washington. There are ~ Jap high
school students In Seattle. and eos
Jspansse 10 Crude schools.
kIine 6ikamofa- America n.born Y.
w. G. A. teacher: Testified abe was
employed to "AmerVnise japanese
picture brides"
Dorothca okatima. born IN Omaha.
Declared she was proud OF bsing .
citizen Of the United States"
Hide Kohayashi. university stu.
dent Told investigators he did not
want 10 return 10 Japan" but
wanted 10 become an American.
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