The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-02

Anglo-SaNon immigrants may well fee
themselves persona non grata. Will,
believe in and would most hearth,
endorse the absolute exclusion of Jap.
anese from the United States becaus,
OF the fact that they can not be as
simulated in our population and will
never become real Americans. 1 can
not give way to the belief that people
OF any race who have been permitted
to come to this country should be
denied an opportunity to provide for
themselves under the protection of the
American flag and constitution.
Fourth The provision in the pro-
posed land bill making it impossible
for Japanese father or mother to
act as guardian for their own children
was most repugnant to me- In 1920
the California Legislature amended the
land law by inserting the same provi-
sion and the supreme court of the state
of California held that provision UNI
constitutional as denial to the alien
of the equal protection of the laws.
POSITION Clearly Defined.
In the course of my remarks in op-
position to the proposed legislation in
the last legislature. l made it very
clear that l was not speaking for the
Japanese or the Chinese as a race:
that l was heartily in favor of ma
tional legislation excluding both races
from coming to the United States and
of a strict enforcement of the provi-
slons of such legislation based my
opposition to the bill on the ground
that such legislation was embarrassing
The national government in it's diplo-
matte relations with Japan that it
was denying to aliens a natural right
when it deprived them of guardian
ship of their own childrens' property
md that all such legislation tended to
Freak down our own regard for the |
blessed safeguards of our national |
constitution.
To Absurd to Reply.
AS to the statements which have !
'een made concerning my desire to |
IMPORT Japanese labor into this dis
rict for the purpose of working in our
mining properties, / feel that it is not |
worthy to be dignified by a denial AS |
ar as I am concerned, if it is humanity |
ossible would favor the employ
nent only of American citizens, or
hose who had declared their inten-
ions of becoming such, in any indus
~ in the country. but if we permit
liens to come here, we must not sac
fice our own ideals by placing bur
ems upon them which will make their
yes unbearable. Personally, l am
pposed unalterably to the importa ton
f foreign labor of any character for
lie purpose of conducting any indus
y of the United States in competi-
on with our American citizens
There is another phase to the Jap
nese land legislation on the Pacific ,
)ast to which I desire to call the at
ntion of our voters. If these people
e not permitted, as they are here.
own or lease property, there is only
lie thing which they can do and that
enter the industrial field in compe-
ton with our American labor The
7erage Japanese is successful along
arket gardening lines because he
orks hard and his whole family
orks with him, all denying them
Ives every luxury in order to get
ong financially Whatever opposi-
on the agriculturalists of Idaho have {
the Japanese owning and leasing
nd raOnIa on on God in industrial r,ir
its can not share, for the Japanese
iven out of the agricultural field
n find an opportunity to live only
industrial centers where they very
,ely will become a genuine menace.
Opinion Unchanged. e
l have gone into this matter at Y
me length, not, perhaps. that it is C
ry material what ! think upon the a
estiOn, but I have been your repre- I
NATIVE in the legislature and you d
g entitled to know why I acted as / o
/ relative to this piece of legisla- q
N. If you desire to have someone p
present you in the Legislature who Il
II vote for a bill such as was intro %
ced at the last session, it viii be C
cessary to choose someone other c.
an myself l am of the same opin- Il
] still with regard to that kind of N
,islation and the sentiments which II
ompt it and believe the people are a
titled to know that before voting c.
me- u
Sincerely yours, S'
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