Show WHITES ATTACK ALIEN FARMERS r p- Blast in Arizona Tears Out t Irrigation Dam Home v Da Damaged aged By J Press PHOENIX Ariz Sept 20 20 Dyn Dynamite mite shattered the quiet Salt Sal River Biver valley has enjoyed sIn since white farmers recently withdrew their demand demand de de- de- de mand inand that Japanese and Hindus evac evac- hate their lands Three bombs were hurled on Jap Sap enese anese farms early yesterday Twenty acres of ot farmland were inundated when one explosion tore tor out an Cation gatlon dam darn The home of R. R Sugino wa was damaged in another blast In al althree all three cases dynamite was set off in irrigation n ditches near the homes of Japanese farmers No one was injured but the Rev Junro A. A Japanese leader dem demanded protection of life anc and property properly of Japanese in ln the vall valley y Oriental Anti nW has eone jone too f far r hes he lie said sald id in protesting t to Consul General Hori Hon in Los Angele An An- fieles gele Governor to Act Sternly I I am relying entirely upon the toed good faith and Justice of f the American Ameri Amed can people and on Governor of Arizona to see that the Japanese of the Salt River valley are treated d fairly the consul general said in announcing an an- flOuncing h he had made no protest to Washington or Tokio I II am sure that the Arizona officers oW- oW cern cers rs will see that justice is given the Japanese farmers and that perSons persons per per- sons guilty of ot ac acts of violence in this trouble will be punished Previously the Arizona governor had bad indicated he would act sternly if white white- agriculturists resorted to violence violence vio lence in their efforts to drive Orientals Orien Orien- from the rich valley alley White Farmers Appeased Friction first reached a delicate point several weeks ago when a mass meeting of white farmers issued an ultimatum ordering all Nipponese to desert their farms anns They withdraw their cir demands demand after ater the Tokio foreign Office and the state department in Washington had expressed concern that any untoward incident might lead to strained Japanese-American Japanese relations and repercussions in Man- Man The white farmers were appeased by promises of state and count county officials of of- fI to enforce the alien land law Jaw which forbids aliens allens leasing o or owning owning own own- ing fag agricultural land and in Arizona Complaints were filed against several sev sev- eral erat Hindus Bindus Japanese and whites tes Some charges were later withdrawn Oth Others still await trial WASHINGTON Sept 20 UP up-I up |