The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-16

thru the agency OF It's consular Off.
eials cxcrting their authority by
means Of the central and local aaso.
n necessarily founded upon
the retention by the persons submit
ting To such authority % their pr.
mary and true allegiance 20 Japan"
The most sinister phase OF the
problem IN left 10 the last.
This committee" says the re-
port. would not consider It's
duty performed without calling
particular attention to the fact
that thruout tho states Of tho
Pacific coast Japanese boys are
growing up with American girk
in the schools. under conditions
bringing them Into close nssocia-
tion and offering many oppor-
tunities for social intermingling.
The question invariably inirudes
Itself upon anyone giving
thought 10 this situation. III
these Japanese boys are 10 meet
American girls nj their school
functions and other social gather.
ings. how are they 10 be prevent
ed from paying them the same
attentions shown them by Ameri-
can boys. such as attending them
20 the theaters aud dances and
visiting them at their honest
And when this latter step has
been achieved what parent can
complain II they offer themselves
20 tbese same girls In marriage?
'"rhe Japanese arc n self asscrtive
race. Behind them IL a government
Jealous OF the racial prestige OF ia
people. Diplomatcaily and adroitly,
but no less unmislakahly, they arc
seeking 70 inslnuata themselves into
Amerlcal social and family life. "A
their numbers and their financial
anrt political power increase they
will become constantly more insist.
ent upon social recognition and
more urgent In seeking intermar'
riagc. In no other way can their
racial equality. which they sought
to have formally declared NJ Yer
sailles and Geneva. be 40 incontro
vertibiy established as by their free
and unrestricted acceptance OF their
people in marriage by the white
races"
George shlma. potato king"
Of California, Is quoted ma fol
lows:
There may be objections
now. but 100 years from now
we win look back upon ID ~
all right. When the potato
seed in California II no longer
good we bring In Oregon seed
and the s-eond year after u ~
acclimaied We have n fine crop
Of potatoes. In 100 year.
when you come hack. you viii
see this warm Japanese blood
mixed up with your race"
In the summary. the report
says:
Two unfortunate features % the
japanese problem render intelligent
and effective work difficult. First.
many persons OF conservative tsnsisn.
eies are kept from giving the subject
such consideration as they otherwise
would by tho vlEor and ofientimes
ncnNationaiirm with which ~ Is put
forward by tire opponents OF tho Jap.
aneas. and tho feeling that In some
cases the activities OF those proclaim.
ing against the Japanese arr prompt.
81 by selfish motives. This second
feature II that many Of our Eastern
friends fall TO have sympathy with
citizens % tho Western states af.
fectcd. because. as ti~y ray. the PEG.
pie OF tho West created the problem
themselves. IL In traa that origin.
ally japanese were brought In by
railroads ard other large employers
In order 10 obtain cheap labor. II
u also true that now some American
business interests are opposed 10 any
agitation for fear Of