The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-26
BY Bob Bermann

VI ,saitetuta w tAf ta'N Wv s'~sf
driving out the white people whose
fathers fought and died for the land
was related Tuesday by David
shrader son Of L. O. shrader. clerk
OF the city council.
Young shrader has Just ~
turned 10 Seattle from Califcrs
MIA. where he was going 70
school. While he was In the
South, he says. he was 80 Inn
pressed and alarmed by tho cn-
croachments Of the Japanese
that he wants Go describe the
conditions there for the benefit
Of the people of Seattle. for this
state VIII face the same situation
I'm a few brief years, unless
prompt and drastic steps are
taken TO put . stop To tho spread
Of the yellow peril here.
California. Shrador points out. has
its antiaiien land lRw--practicaiiy
Identical TO thu ono enacted In this
state--but this has not intcrfered
with the Japs In their plot 20 gobble
up the lands that we're wr.sted from
the wilderness by white men.
Il spent most OF my time" shn'
der said. in the little town OF Gar,
dena, between Los Angeles and San
Pedro. IL - market garden cen
ter. supplying Los Angeles with prac'
I ff-.sf.. 81 e.. ,....saht.a ard shtr
ping quantities OF Strawberries and
raspberric- East.
| I'm Gardena. IN Just the last few
years. the Japanese have been able
10 acquire an absolute monopoly OF
the gardening industry. But tina,
Isn't all. they have now come into
the town itself and have built up a
is self sufficient In Itself. They have
two dry goods stores. they have feed
and fuel and grocery houses. Jap
doctor and Jap dentist. and a Japa
neSa commission house. thru which
they market their goods.
Thus they are able TO live with
out buying from tho whites at all
4 At0A AHH NAAkEH NAN tNNNff1 70 Uuy
from them. by using cut.throai
methods. the Japs have driven the
American storekeeper- out OF bust
ness and then. when they had a mo
nopoiy. they have sent prices sky'
high.
Il can cite ono instance 20 show
what they are doing. A prominent
American Legion man. Lieut. Rober,
Williams. spoke IN favor Of the anti
alien land law when the matter was
coming up for a popular vote. As a
result. the Japanese OF the communi
| ~ Threatened TO boycott his employ
srs--spcars q Boyer. Ford agency
unless Williams was discharged
The plan succeeded: Williams was
fired and his place vas taken by a
Jap.
In Gardens, one out Of every nine
children IN high school In = Jap. and
tho ratio In one TO three In the grade
schools Tho grade schools are sx
fremeiy crowded on account Of the
vast number OF laps. and thus ws
are confronted by tho spectacle Of
American children going without ed.
ucstion In their own Land because Of
tho snroads OF foreign people.
Tho Japanese children. aisho they
attend the public schools. are NOT
permitted 20 become Americanixed.
After school hours they are driven
to another school. where they study
the Japanese language. and some Of
the children. after graduating from
the American schools. are always
sent back TO Japan to Completes
their education. and then. as full.
fiedged japanese. come back 70 exer.
else their suffrage as American cifi.
sens.
Tho census figures DO no. sho~
the real situation In California;
Senator Burns estimates that the
Japanese population OF California Ia
at least $4,000 In excess Of tho con.
sus
They evaded the ccnsustakers
you see--whoie boafioad- OF Japs go
Ing down tho Sacramento river whcf
the census-takers arrived In town
and not returning until the Officials
had left.
In the same way. the Japs find Il
easy 10 beat the anfi.allen land law
They 20 In with whit. farmers on q
share basis and thus are the actua
owners Of the land In everything ex
eept name
i To cite ono case - the Turioch
/ melon district. in the San Joaquin
valley. has been absolutely conquered
by tho laps in the last three sea sons
In 1919 therc were practically nc
Japs there. but about 600 to sot
pici<ers came In and underbid IN,
white men. 90 that they got work
and took tho bread out Of the mouth,
OF Americans. AZ result. no Amsri