Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-30
KING SWOPE SAYS
 FURTHER JAPANESE
 ARRIVALS DANGER
Opposes Presence of Any PeO- pie U. $. Cant Assimi-
 late

Louisville, Ky, July 29-Congress- man King Swope of Kentucky, who was chairman of the house sub-com- mittee, which recently completed an investigation of Japanese immigra- tion to Pacific coast states, declared in statement issued here today that this country has "reached point where we should not permit any un- assimilable race to fill up our Pa cific states or any other states" He said the privilege of entry of any and all immigrants should be pre- dicted upon their ability and desire to become real, loyal and patriotic Americans"
 The subcommittee will report to the house committee when congress assemblies. in December. MT. Swope declined to say what recommends tion will be made. "It is rather diff ficult for the people of the east and the south to fully appreciate the Japanese immigration question and it's effect on the Pacific coast" said MT. Swope. "When we realize that about 100000 of the approximately .150,000 Japanese in this country live in California, we can readily see why the California view with great alarm continued Japanese immigra- tion. Washington, Oregon and Cali fornia in particular seem to repre- sent an earthly paradise to the Jap anese because of their favorable fs fa md fop p~ti1o coil As suit, about four fifths of the total Japanese population in the United States lives in these three states.
 "The Californians allege, "Mr Swope said "that the Gentlemen's agreement" is being violated and that thousands of Japanese immigrants are entering this country surrepiti- ciously every year by way of the Mexican border. And in support of that statement they offer the fact that the Japanese population in Cali fornia has doubled since 1913.
 "It must be said the Jap is thrif- ty and as soon as he saves some. thing from his earnings he goes in to business for himself, usually far ming. As result, they are acquir. ing great tracts of land 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 com. pete with the Japanese owing to theil different standards of living.
 "These facts led to the passage l by the California legislature in 191: of the anti-alien law, which made i illegal for those who are not eligible ! for naturalization to own land, or tc lease it for more than three years But the Japanese have evaded that law to such an extent that it prac tically serves no purpose at all. Fol instance Japanese who is preclin ed by that law from owning land buys the land in the name of hi. infant nativeborn child, and becomes the guardian of such child. The Japanese also form corporations with white dummy" directors and acquire land in enough acreage. "The Californians assert that the Japan. csc offer racial problem in that territory could not be assimilated. II is very rare that Japanese mar ries white woman or vice versa I Both races seem to discountenance inter-marriage. They love theil mother country. They love the Japanese traditions and the Japanese language, and for this reason it is difficult to Americanize them.
 eve witnessed the arrival of g consignment of "picture brides" who came to this country already" mar ried to Japanese men they had never seen. Marriage was arranged by l correspondents and an exchange ot photographs. Such protest against the practice was caused that the Japanese called a halt on the "pic- ture brides" So that after August of this year the Japanese men will be compelled to find another meth cd of consummating their marriage |