The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-07-15
MR.. II. w. LATIMER WRITES
FROM PORTERVILLE, CALF

Ed1tor Sentinel:
| note in The Sentinel Of date
June gath, a clipping taken from the
Dallas (Texas) Oil & Cotton News
headed Japanese Question Our Ma.
tional Disgrace.
DO not presume for a moment
that the author Of this piece is ignor-
ant, his piece does not listen that
way, but l do say he is sadly ignorant
when 1t comes to the Japanese ques-
ton ss it exists in this state at the
present time, in fact, judging from
his article he knows Just about as
much about the Jap question as the
majority Of the people of California
know about the negro question as it
is in the southern states today. which
is absolutely nothing.
He states that California ia larpelv
indebted to the Jap for what it is to-
day. Ii he will make q visit to this
state and note the improvements
which are for the general good of
the public that are due to the energy
and frugaity of the Jap he will find
them negligible.
He also states that we can give no
definite objection to the Jap. He is
way on again in this state. We OBJ
ject to these wall-eyed animals for
the reason they will not become citi-
zens Of this country, they will not
mix with the people but stay to them
selves, selling all their products to our
merchants and spending all their
money with their own race. Thew
form in colonies and have their own
stores and garages and all other
places OF business ard trade ex-
among themselves. In their
schools they teach allegiance to the
Mikado and also teach the children
to worship those little plaster of
Paris images. They send every
month 80 per cent of all profits
back to Japan, They are natural born
spies and keep the .ction of Japan
posted on all matters concerning
what this country is doing.
He states that the U1ited States
freedom and justice to
every race and every creed. That is
also correct, but said race and creed
must be bona fde citizens of the
United States and not blood sucking
leeches like these people whose only
object is to get all thew can and
keep all they get and when they get
sufficient to live on they Immediately
return to Japan to enjoy it!
He furthermore states that it is the
lliterate white trash who are fore
most in this senseless, unfair and
unjust prejudice.
/ suppose this smart guy reads
some other paper besides the Dallas
Oi q Cotton News. Tf he does he
aaght to Know taat such r y. as
Senator's Shortridge, johnson and
Pheian of California as well as Gov
amor Stephens are foremost in this
light against the Jap, in feet all the
Senators from the western states are
advocating what this state has
started. 1t he will lay off some Sun
lay and inform himself he will see
hat both Canada and Australia are
packing up the California Plan on the !
japanese question.
guess he had q farm-to put those |
laps on or sold them the land he saws
hey bought and was little sore be-
ause those hoodlums and some good
:ltlzens made them leave pronto.
Bully for Texas.
California is fully competent to
handle the Jap question so far as
concerned, but / dare
ay could get any assistance needed |
rom Texas regardless Of what this |
Dallas Oil & Cotton News editor may
hink.
When the returns of the second |
election of Wilson were coming in |
returns were flashed on
he board. A young man standing
lear me made mention Of the fact |
hat matters would be reversed if |
YOU people of Mississippi would |
i've the niger his rights and let him
,ote. ! told him there was once a |
title boy who got very rich just by
attending to his own business and if |
le ever visited the state in question |
le would probably get better results
" following that boys lead.
With best wishes for you and ]
'ther peoples of Grenada, am,
Yours very truly,
H. w. LATIMER.