The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-23
FORLORN HOPE
LOST TO JAPS
Harding Gave Consent to
Falls Order

ATnsrs n Fails resignation ~ 80
rotary Of the interior win have ne
effect upon the governments polio,
OF barring Japanese from the Yak.ma
Indian reservation.
This assurance IL brought here b,
J. virccns Roberts. vice commander
Of the sixth district Of the American
Legion. who has been enc Of ths
leaders In the successful campaign
TO eliminate the Jap ssttisrs
Roberts has Just received . copy
~ letter sent by Secretary Fall "a
the wapaso Trading Co. ono Of .
numf~r Of firms tina, were persuaf
I'd by pro-Jap interests 20 write "a
Washington to protest against the
decision to lease thu lands only "a
United States citizens.
In this letter. Secretary Fall
quotes the following telegram. which
he sent to w. X. Hrano. presiden,
Of the Yakima japanese association
Your wire with relation 20 Jap
aneas iesseea on Yakima Indian res
ervatlon requesting Information my
policy regarding such leasees rw
ccived. All Indian agents have been
notified that I'm matter expiration
leases and In matter Of issuing ncw
t.asaa a...at fn.Aa. ..xts.s - ....Am g..
American citizens. preferential rights
being accorded discharged American
soldiers IN late war. No discrimlna.
ton whatever against japanese I'm.
tended: this policy n general one and
In the interest Of American citizens
and particularly American ex-soI.
d~rs. This government thru it's de.
parfment has not only authority but
right TO choose its own tenants and
tenants for property OF It's wards
over whom. and over which prop
srty. II exercises all the rights both
of a sovereign and Of a guardian I"
II may say" Secretary Fail com.
msnted. 'for your information and
without the betrayal OF confidence.
that ] have previously discussed this
matter with the president OF the
United States. and that presented
the president the foregoing telegram
after II was formulated and before
IL was sent.
II have resigned az secretary OF
the Interior, to take effect March 4.
! am therefore writing you at this
time that you may understand that
the action taken by myself as secre.
tary Of the interior was the policy OF
this administration. Should that
policy be reversed It must be 80 re.
versed by the president direct"
Earlier In the letter. Fall makes
some rather caustlc comments upon
the propaganda which IL being con.
Quoted in the interests of the Jap
settlers.
Il am I'm receipt OF your letter.
undated, but coming to me in an
envelope from Seattle. Wash, with
postmark Of December go" he starts
out. II have read this letter with
very much interest. an | have read
many similar communications com.
ing into this office at approximately
the same date. One OF the interest.
ing features OF this correspondence
Is that the envelopes in which the
letters are mailed bear the Seattle
poatmark. and that each OF these
numerous envelopes IL addressed In
typewritinR and evidently upon the
Same machine. Ar member Of the
United States congress for many
years. have become more or less
familiar with propaganda"
Vice Commander Roberts says
that the interior departments order
against alien settlers Is being car.
ried out effectively. Many of the
laps viii leave March / Of this year
and many more on March | OF next
year, he said. There win be no
trouble In finding settlers to take
their places. he said.