Show JAPANESE I INVASION INV DET AILED LED I Witness De Declares l res Millions l of Nipponese Ac Acres s Are Idle and Infiltration of United States Is Not Forced Sacramento July 14 Five 14 Five members of the immigration and arnt naturalization committee of the House of Representatives declared de de- de- de dared themselves tonight in favor of a 3 solution of the immigration immigration gration question qu on on the Pacific Pac ic coast that would a. a avoid void a ra race problem as f far r as possible Their statements came after three days of hearings on immigration immigration gration problems in California and were made at a a. dinner given by Chairman Albert Johnson of the committee to G Governor vernor Stephens and other state officials n Br fly Associated Press SACRAMENTO Calif July 14 i.- i. Five million acres of agricultural land and are are lying idle in Japan H. H Stanley StanT Stan Stan- ley T Benedict t e board ard o of control told the House committee on immigration and naturalization here today while testifying jing atthe a at the inquiry L Lt T L L into O me ne Japanese question on tie u Pacific coast const With all this land idle Mr Benedict said J Japan apal should not plead that necessity existed for foran foran foran an American outlet for or surplus pop pop- n. n Strict guard over oer the Mexican bord border border bor bor- der d r to prevent clandestine entrance of or Japanese into California closer regulation regulation regu regu- I lation of or Japanese Japanese fishing launches In southern California and an exclusion law putting Japanese in the same class as Chinese for Immigration purposes are ara wanted from Congress by tho the people people peo peo- pie of or the state Mr r. r Benedict told the committee All AU the witnesses but one heard today today today to to- day expressed themselves as opposed to Japanese own ownership or leasing of ot agricultural land The Thc exception was G. G G P. P Hurst of Woodland who said Japanese had been needed badly for tor forI or I agricultural work In Insole Yolo count county Control huge c cr Area Aez r n Seventeen thousand of the OOOO Ir- Ir acres in Placer county are un under under un- un der the control of or Japanese Ivan p P. P Parker of ot Auburn testified and several members of tho the committee departed shortly afterward for Cor an automobile I trip to that county to view conditions for tor themselves Chris Jon Jones a president of ot the Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento real estate board boar Said he considered considered considered con con- it a real estate crime to oell to an innocent purchaser property In Ina Ina ina a dl district occupied by Japanese The invariable effect of the entrance of or Japanese into a locality was to depreciate depro- depro elate clate values lues and cause the American re residents t to to move ve av away r. r he said said I 0 And for living conditions you often oCten see nee J women on their hands and knees In tho the fields fIelds' or wading In mud with babies In lii baskets near them Mr Jones added added- Schools School e Joseph Holmes hood head of ot tho the Farmers Farmers' Grange of ot Sacramento county count declared tho the Japanese women worked In the fields up to a very short time timo before childbirth and were in tho the fields again but a few days daya g afterward Mr Parker who Introduced himself as a chairman of the assembly a committee com corn on agriculture said that In InI I Placer count county tho the Japanese had bad progressed pro pro- gressed giessl from laborers laborera to leasers ers of ot land and anil finally to owners of or most roost of or ortho tho the orchards in the count county I J visited one of the tho Japanese schools and I In m my county count he continued found nothing on tho lie walls but a big hig I Imal map mal of or Japan A very kindly Buddhist priest the teach teacher r explained to me mc that thaL the tho Instruction was essentially e Japanese In III character Ills ilIa te testimony ny re regarding the schools was waN supplemented by b J. J iL 31 L Inman of ot Sacramento nto president of or the Califor Callor- California nia Oriental league Itahue who said that Japanese children after attending tho public school at Hock Creek In Placer county w re taken to to attend a Japanese school tho the rest of or the tho afternoon The Thc Rock flock Creek school only hud had one uno American girl on Its roll roil according to Mr oIl Inman tho ho thore re ret t being white boys boy and Japanese children ch of or both hoth sexes Mr Inman submitted a section of or a special edition o of the ho San Francisco Chronicle devoted tIe entirely to advertisements adver adver- I of or Japanese enterprises and Continued on Paso Page 3 DETAilS DEMS OF JAPANESE INV SION ARE RE TOlD Continued From PaGe Pago 1 1 I news articles or of Japanese progress and and accomplishments In this country Bon Boast t of rt I didn't think they would daro show these t reclines feelings ho sold said but hero horo tho they are boiling boasting of tho the way y they the are arc crowding us au out Mr Benedict pleaded that since It was impossible for tor an alien to b buy y orlease orlease or orlease lease a 1 foot toot of ot agricultural land In Japan that country should not fool foci It unreasonable for tor California to demand aim similar liar laws Ho He declared the agreement agreement agree agree- ment menty was ry unsatisfactory to both parties par par- tics ties and argued that it should b bo re re- re pealed Mr lr Benedict dev devoted ted some come time to discussion of ot conditions among among- J the tho Japanese Tapan se fishing colonies in n southern C California Ho assert asserted d that it was practically impossible to tell when launches returned t to San Diego from trips lasting several days whether or not Japanese were aboard who socking seeking clandestine entrance into th this 5 co country I The charge also was made by Mr Ur Benedict that United States navigation laws in regard ard to ownership of launches were being Tol violated ted by by bytho tho Japanese V. V Vs S. S McClatchy tho the pubU publisher er who appeared Tuesday was asked to conclude con con conclude clude elude his testimony at the night session ses lion sion Tomorrow morning the tho Committee Commit commit- tee tea plans to visit the Japanese settlement settlement settle settle- ment menu at Florin to reach Stockton at at noon and aDd go down the San er It II Iq tho the afternoon as u the s- s guests of or George Shims tho the potato king to to see his potato lands Hearings In Stockton were we-re scheduled sched sched- tiled for tor Friday j |