The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-17
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. handful OF whites. Yet DENLY
drew \ revolver and walked Into
tho opening and defied them all.

q handful Of whites. Yet DENLY
drew \ revolver and walked into
the opening and defied them all.
THAT man Il going TO stay
here he told them III anybody
touches him. III shoot him down
Just NJ I would u dog
There were 80 many Japs that
they could havs easily ovcrpowered
Denby--buf ho biuffed them out. and
they skunk away.
III didn't DO any good In tho end.
however. when ws took tho matter
up with Tanaka Maru. manager OF
tho company and unofficial reprcsen.
faiive OF the japanese government. he
refused 20 take any action and re-
leased tho man.
That was the las, straw. The laps
had pcrpc,ra'ed lot % indignitiss
before. but this was little too much.
and refused 20 havo any dealings
with them until the beast was pun.
iahcd. said I wouldn't go back TO
my factory until something was
done.
This naturally caused tho Jsps
n good deal OF inconvenience---as
none OF them WINS capable OF run.
ming tho plant. SO brought their
ire down on my head. knew that
neither my iifs nor my wifsn was
worth much then. go I Immediately
began 10 look around for means OF
escaping.
The Japs ala everything IN their
power TO make II unpleasant for the
other members Of tho foreign colony.
and they. too. soon came 20 the decl.
sion that they must run II they want.
ed TO save their lives.
But IL was n difficult mat
ter. The Japs were In control
everywhere. and II was exceed.
inEiy difficult to engage passage
for anywhere except Japan--snd
] had a shrewd Idea that We
wouldn't be any safer IN Japan
than we were In Siberia.
Finally ] saw chance. A Japa-
ness steamer cans In 20 get 1000.
ton cargo Of fish 20 carry back TO
England. They could easily have
given passage 10 my wife and me-
but they wouldn't. II we wanted to
get away VIC would have to go via
Japan.
"The pro-prc, wasn't ailuring-but
IL was all we could do. and tho re-
manning members OF tho colony ON.
barked on Japanese steamer ut last.
During tho voyage we were sub
jccted to every imaginable form of
petty annoyances and. worse. wo
never felt for n minute that our lives
were out OF danger. Tanaka Maru
was in charge OF the vessel and he
threatened 70 throw us all
overheard.
II don't know how We ever got
thru In safety--but we did, and
got 10 America. Now Mr,.
Holmes and are determined
that we'll never 20 anywhere
again where we havc 10 associate
with the Japs."
Holmes declared that tho .Isps
have not only taken absolute pos.
session Of the Siberian coast. but
that they have also corrupted tho
highest officials Of the Chita gov
eminent and that they are fast
demoralixing the natives.
Nothing seems 70 DO too had for
them" he said. They manufacture
alcohoi--and send Il to
Siberia with cruisers.
when they get the natives drunk
they steal their furs and ivory from
them. And, remember. these aren't
privately owned vcssels--they're Jap
Another favorits stunt OF the Jap
navy IL 20 take new, shiny Chinese
money 20 Siberia and. representing
II as rold 10 the ignorant natives,
buy their treasure.
This year the foreigners thought
they could steal n march on the
Japs. When the fish concessions
were auctioned off in VladvostoS.
ma they ara every two years. the for
cigners managed TO buy all of them.
But whom we went north 10 claim
our property we found Japanese
fishing fleet already operating with
Japanese cruisers 10 protect IT,"