Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-12
JAP MOVIE HOUSES
BAR i. s. PICTURES;
RIOTERS ON CARPET

TOXIC, June 9.-(By the Associ
ated ess.)-Belief was expressed
here today that the peak of anti
American agitation has been passed,
but regardless of that forecast, eff
forts to extend the japanese boycott
against things American could be
observed today.
Delegations of members OF the
Great Forward society,"" the organi-
zation which arranged Saturday
nights demonstration at the I'm
perial hotel, visited the larger de-
partment stores. trying to persuade
the stores not to sell American mer-
chandise.
Handbills urging not only a COM
p1ete American boycott but also one
against all luxuries as measure of
&c monte patriotism, were scattered
throughout the city by the same or
ganization.
Attributing their action to public
demand owners of motion picture
theaters here at q general meeting
today launched a boycott against
American films.
Beginning July I, the theater
proprietors will not buy or rent
American films or show them in
their theaters, according to Il reso-
luton passed at the meeting An
other resolution was passed pled2lng
the owners to cooperate in an eff
fort to make the boycott lation
wide.
Several motion picture theaters
showing Americ films were forced
to close when they were invaded by.
gangs similar to that which broke
ur' the hotel dance Saturday eve
ming.
sent d committee to Osaka to urge
section.
Another Suicide Protest
Another "funshi.' or protest by
suicide at the exclusion of the new
American immigration law, is re-
ported by the correspondent of the
Nichi Nichi at Miyazaki Island of
Kyushu. The correspondent asser S
that a youth threw himself IN front
of a train and was killed
Letters asserting that he was
committing suicide as an act of pro-
test against the attitude of the Unit
ed States regarding Japanese immi-
grafton. said to have been found on
his body, w e made public.
Commenting on the government
subsidy of ships rushing Japanese
to America before the exclusion law
becomes effective. officials pointed
out today that Japan still is ob-
serving the "gentIemen's agree
ment' with the United States and
that all Japanese who will enter the
United States before the exclusion
measure goes into effect are entitled
to do so under tat arrangement.
The government is not attempting
to aid an unwarranted immigration
to America. they declared Japan
will continue to observe the gentle
mems agreement" until it is for
mally denounced, the srokesmen
asserted.
Reports appearing in the verne Gu
lar press that the United States has
protested against the suhsidizinG of
ships to carry the immigrants to
America were denied at the foreign
office and the American embassy.
"Roughnecks" drilled
Leaders of the Great Forward
Society organizations said to have
fomented Saturday nights anti
American demonstration were sum-
moned before the chief Of po-
lice of Toxic today They denied
the demonstration was staged with
any intent of intimidation or insult
ing foreigners and declared they
only wanted to shame the Japanese
who were dancing there with num-
Der of Americans and nationals of
other countries.
All but six of the demonstrants
were students OF Chuo university,
most of them jiu jutsu experts. The
leaders were older agitators.
1t is understood the police believe
the demonstration does not warrant
any prosecutions.
Police officials denied that they
had had advance warning of the
demonstration and insisted that they
were doing everything in their power
to protect Americans from injury
, or insult
Officials expressed regret at the
outbreak of vandalism, which Gre
ated pandemonium among the crowd
of foreigners attending the dance
and caused two American women to
faint The foreign Office has prom
ised a fun investigation of the af-
fair.