The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
WI; WI; HI: JAP PROBE 8 '! * ~.

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high oast NJ living. We ere headinl
toward rsssn."
They told my father and m,
granAfath~r that " their slaves wcr'
tAken away. thry'd b. r,sinrd." sai'
1<eprenentAsive isox.
Cant tho white man - In tn
future what he has done In tn
pastr" asked Representative Rakcr
IAN I got 10 say" Terrace said
is that the kaiser has raised hel
with the world"
CITY sEENss To
BE RUN ny JAPs
The discussion hcfween rerrs~t
ana members Of the committee ende<
In . speerh by Terrac> on the lack q
labor On the farm and tho grave eco
pcmic problem resulting.
''po you believe that ony youns
white men o. women arc deprived a
work by the Japancsef- asked Repre-
sentative Raker.
no" said Terrace.
well" said Representative Rak
or. this morning the scrgeant-at
arms and ! saw two young wome'
whe bsrrv~eA . pescfi fpusn the ~
seant 10 write postais. They FL
planned TO US that they were schoo
tsachees who werc compelled 70 leav'
Seattle. They had tried To fsnd pc
sitions here. They said to us. W.
can't flnd positions. This city sesm'
10 ~ run BY the Japs'"
-f'm juss a. scared of the Japa
ne-s a. you are" said Tervure q
ono juneturc. ''fs the sittest has 10
TO survive. I'm afraid they'd bca
us."
Prank w. Hufi. ;cc~nsy a.ssasnr
told tir committee that In ct,
s~ixhhovhoeds whsre laps enter. Tn
property decreases onc-third Il
value.
Il have any number Of complaint
IN my offsce from sm,aiI fAvnevs.
said Hull. who say that they cannc
compete with the Japanese. tn,
American farmers ~1fe and ehii6rel
Will not set up ss c'cIerk 10 tn
morning and pun weeds. The rrac
ssce II leasing 70 Japaasss prsvcntl
any hackto-thsfarm movement
Europeans. even the hard working
fruHai scandinavians or Italians
cannot compete with the japanese. :
sls1i exp,sinr1 shas IN tn.Issg
- psrchAss q prspssty by
japanese shrs 'dusnUsiss- b 70
urli ossers1 W tlsss h y sls,asl
knssssibR 10 trsrs the Owner.
ship
LINING STANDARD
IL Low. HE SAYS
The standard OF living. Of ths
japanese 10 very much lover thar
the average American fArmw's.'
said Stevens. ',and lower than shai
Of Europeans"
Stevens testified that for 4.
years he had been q sanitary In
spscsor.
Tire majority 81 Japanese
farm hssnr~.- ~ aai1 ''nss
sAs~aa. containing vvie fvrnk
sure and . usass Of unelrsa1U
ts6dIng. Tbs Jaoansss rspt1y
ri.s 10 higher standards ~ they
become more prosperous"
Have ysu ever etsssvsA Jaea,
ness CLEARING of land ana addins
Ia the dsvslopsnsot ee The eountryr''
asked Raksr.
NO" aid etsvenA
do you think that TIE inesasa
u Japassss has benefited this com
unupstyf" aslxs1 Rakss. 4.
THEY PAY THEIR
00W IN FULL ; tses ~.sssya@
NO" stevens replied.
1. r. Bsebs. salesman for Ar.
mour q Co. testified In favor Of
the japanese m business pscpis.
y haxs ssld $1,000. 600 worth Of
goods 10 Asiaties In this region
since 1906" he testified. and my
firm has never lost . nickel"
Robert G. Haunders. uniseA States
district attorney for the Western
district Of Washington. presented
to the COMMITTEES data regarding
crimes by japanese.
'Thlrtv-twe Jsps have besn con.
victcd OF distiiling In violation Of
tho prohibition laws" said Sanders.
and three for attempting 10 bribe
immigration officials.
These figures ! computed nj chs
request Of the japanese Association
OF America. This association Of
Tered TO aid In supprcssirE such
violations"
PUBLISH NAMES
or vIOl-ATOgsS
This association. Sanders eS,
planned. publishes the names. In
Japanese papers, Of convicted Jap
anese.
Sanders estimated the total mum
her Of convictions for violations OF
the prohibition laws In the past
year at between 800 and 400.
The hearing adjourned at noon ia
meet In Tacoma and viii he re-.
sumed In Seattle Thursday morn.
Ing.
Immigration authorities arc un
able to check the illegal now OF un,
desirables over the border into the
United states. and forces here must
be reinforced. according to the tssti
mony Of Immigration Commissioners
Henry NJ. White.
There Ia no way Of successfully
rounding up the Japanese who desert
from ships here" he said.
That certificates of arrival are val.
liable aids In seeking out illegal Jap
residents, and should be retained In
any new immigration laws. was
agreed BY White. John Speed Smith,
chief eIralization officer. and his
assistant. q. w. Tyler.
Japanese exert wide influence.
even in city legislation, according TO
testimony OF Philip Tindall. city