The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-30
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era that tho laps arc almost openly
attempting 10 corrupt weak Ameri-
cans in an effort 10 got around the
law.
A dhvn thru the reservation FUR
nishas about as eniightening a COM
mentary on the Yellow Peril al one
can obtain on tho Coast
Mile after mile OF fertile farm land.
freshly sown The hldmy air heavy
laden with the incense Of spring.
Bkiea a crystAl-cieAr azure blue.
Surely an ldylilo pastoral scene.
but
II is hlightsd
Every three or four farms. AZ most.
thorc are allan figures. Not the red
men 20 whom tho land belongs. Not
tho white men who lease II from
them but dwnrfcd. warped. yellow
men--and women and ehildrcn--who
arc trying to steal tho blrthright OF
a nation.
JAPs DEFY
GOVERNMENT
The sigh, is not 40 different from
what one might 500 In the White
River valley or In other communities
where the Japs have started their in
sldiouH penetration. but there Is
difference when one stops 20 consider
that most Of these laps leases hive
expired and tina, they are staying on
In open defiance Of tho governments
ruling.
How they &c, away with IT. Is n
question which could not be answered
without weeks OF exhaustive iuvestl-
gation-hut II Ia apparent that they
ARE getting away with II.
AK Don Carr. reservation supcrin-
tcndent. how any particular Jap,
whose lease II known 70 have expired.
happens TO DO stiil on tho govern
emnt land. no will reply:
''oh. he's just squatting."
MUCH MONEY
CALCULATES
One might rise 10 inquire why Carr
aa Indian agent doesn't drive out tho
squatters. But that Isn't necessary.
Here's some concrete evidence on tho
subject:
Driving thru the reservation. en-
countcred one Charlie II. Clark.
working In the field. Clark is an ell
derby man. with grizzled hair and a
face wrinkled and scanned by years
OF toll A good, plain American. ]
asked him what he knew about Jap
aneso law.evaslon.
We'll" he replied. albert Susam-
mas lease expired some time ago. Ho
came to me and offered me--so much
If I'D go and get n lease for him.
I'm n poor man, you know. and II
sounded pretty good 10 me. SO no
and went up and saw the agent.
1T usually takes Mt least three
weeks TO get lease back after APP
plying--but Susnmma was able to fix
Il somehow or other. and the very
next morning l got the lease.
REFUSES TO
SIGN LEASE
II was Just about TO sign lt--bc-
cause the money looked good TO me.
Hut I got TO thinking about it--and
presently ] decided that, as long as
tho Americans we're trying TO get rid
OF tho Japs, II would be pretty poor
business for me to help one get
around tho law. SO / sent the lease
back unsigned.
but II didn't do any good. Susam-
mn has farm right across tho way
under another Americans name"
n ia difficult 10 get evidence OF this
character. Clark doesn't happen TO
owe any money TO any OF tho pro-
Japanese merchants OF tho town-if
no did he wouldn't dare talk. But
there In no question but what hun
drods OF Susnmmns have played tho
same questionable trick.
This IL tho second Of a series
of special articles written for The
Star on the situation on the
Yallhna Indian reservation, Tho
third. dealing with new menace
In the crisis, will appear tomor.
row.
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