The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-13

"But-and this is important
aim 10 teach these white people that
Il II not wise 20 fool with tho Japa'
nese. and therefore when each man
gives us receipt FOR his money no
signs an agreement 10 Join In tho
war against the white buyers. The
plan Is 60 sell. thru our syndicate,
az a big price 20 white people, and
then to make things SO unpleasant
for them thsf these whites viii be
glad TO sell at loss.
so viii every loyal japanese
make big profit and have his land
back in his ownership. That Is tho
plan, and there Is no doubt that
you can set tho people TO asreo to
help It,"
II can easily mako them obey
mo and the-and ono othor-and
YOU, excellence. That can DO done
In day. as you know. But. but Il
means work for me. and" tho boss
faltcred. and did you not say that
| was TO mako some money out OF
Il. l do not SEQ how"
Tracey breathed n sigh OF relief.
He had won. The greed OF Ma.
gowehl had made the winning OF
tho Basin possible. nay. certain. He
leaned forward closely 20 the boss.
Would you think eS- millions pay
enough for your work. no asked.
twenty-five mlllionsT'' gaspcd tho
boss.
1T may be more" went on the
elatcd freshman. Your pay win DO
third of the difference between
tho price we pay our people for
their land and what we are paid by
tho white syndicate that buys H.
That ls what you will get, that and,
OF course. the necessity OF changing
your namo and going 10. say. Mex
leo. there 10 live permanently
shall do. Now. do you sect"
you mean" Nagowchl grinned.
You mean that ws get our pcopis
20 sell 10 us cheap. and that we
then sell al good price and divide
tho profits. Then we do not care
a damn what happens. chr
Except that wo don't want TO DO
caught. Japan has had enough
troubles over the Basin. and wants
Is get out OF H." ended Tracey sig
nisican,ly. And. legally. our people
/ viii have no come back. They viii
have sold the land. and signed an
agreement Illegally 20 drive away
| the purchaser by force. They won't
have a word 10 prove that wo prom
lsed them u profit from our resell
ing. And BY tho time they find out
that we have rcsold. you and I viii
DO where they cannot find US"
The crooked boss Erinnsd delight
edly. bu, no would hardly have been
50 happy had no known that the
/ syndicate for whom no was going
10 work. the syndicate which WAS
going 10 buy the land. was composed
OF white people who intended 20 set.
tie on II: and that not only would
i there not DO cent OF profit In the
/ deal for him--hs would bo fugi
tive from his people for tho res,
/ OF hts life as reward for his
trouble,
j
] CHAPTER v
SO far no reference has been
made 10 a very important part Of
our army. the intelligence depart
ment. or, al they were called IN
mglarily, 'the Burglara.- Tho uiti
mas aim OF this body OF men
that Is. tho main reason for their
being established by aary-was e
compel tho federal government "a
act and compel tho deportation OF
all Japs. whether American born OF
otherwise. This looked like n bis
order. unless Il became an act OF
war. which we were OF course nnx
ious 10 avoid: but Il was not 50
tremendous Job as 4, appeared on
4 tho surface.
/ II we could get tho documents
public opinion all over tho Union
would compel tho government 10 act