Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-31
Filipino Riots
Aid Free Move
(COntinued From PAGE u

ttonrlnueG from Page ~
Mia were under way today as re.
suit of race riots between Fill
pinos and white laborers.
Although the scenes of the recent
California riots We're quiet, the sit
uatio:l was viewed here as being Sc
rious. Six thousand miles away. in
,Ianila, a similar tensenesS pre-
vailed, according 10 United Press
cablegrams.
Governor c. c. Young Of Cali.
fornia took official action when he
intimated that he intended appoint
ing q commission to investigate the
cause of the riots. He denounced the
disturbances and pledged his faith
il the common sense of the people
Of California" to refrain from dras-
tie acts.
Authorities in Manila echoed the
plea of Governor Young and asked
the Filipino people to be quiet and
to recognize the fact that the is
landers have many friends among
The Americans.
In California it is generally rec
ognized that feeling against gen
eral immigration of Filipinos is in
tense, and the recent riots have add
ed much to that feeling.
In Manila, United Press cable
grams said, the California riots had
done much toward increasing agita
ton for independence.
Next Sunday the Filipino people
will hold neurological services in
Manila's Central Park and will unite
in mourning for Fermin Tobera
youthful Filipino who was shot 10
death two weeks ago during the riots
at jacksonville.
These services. il was said. will
he orderly. taking the form of 4
national humiliation day"
The riots in California undoubt
edlv resulted from the resentment OF
native whites over the importation
of the Filipinos to do farm work.
This labor competition really started
in 1920 at the time when large num-
hers of Filipinos drifted from Ha-
~aii TO the mainland.
$4,000 In State
Prior to 1920 there were very few
Filipinos in the United States main
land but now it is estimated there
are more than $4,000 in California
alone.
Recent riots have occurred at
Exeter. in the San Joaquin valley
at Watsonville, in the Pajara val
lev: at San Jose, in the Santa Clara
valley and at Stockton.
The Exeter riot occurred several
months ago while the jacksonville
series of disorders, during which
young Tobera was killed, started two
weeks ago. The riots then spread to
San Jose where a white youth was
stabbed and this week new out
break occurred at Stockton where
a Filipino clubhouse was dynamited
and the lives of many persons en-
dangered.
In talking of the probability that
commission will investigate the
disorders, Governor Young did not
express any opinion but made il
clear that now is a time for calm
thought and, in referring to agita
ton for barring Filipinos said:
ave must remember that this Is
= problem for craftsmanship in Wash
ington that involves the need fol
calm deliberation. California ear
help by finding the facts. This We
propose to do"
1t was assumed that the COVER
nor's reference to Washington states
men referred to desire on the par
cf many Californians to bar Fill
pinos from the benefits of unre
stricted immigration.
Los ANGELES, Jan. 81. UP
Seeking to avoid outbreak of Fill
p.no. American race rioting in thi
city, owners of four taxi dance hall
in which white girls are employed Il
dance with Filipino partners, close'
their establishments last night
Police Sergeant ROBBERS Chamber
said the dance halls would be re
opened when danger Of trouble i
past. He expected other proprietor
Of similar places to close voluntarily
also.
There have been no incidents 0
/ violence in any of the halls.