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Show Aliens Aim to BalkU. S.I&w ' .-. HONOLULU. T. H. Bept L Ths SUsb language achool problem In the territory eontlauea te ba a aubaet of litigation In which ths Institutions, Institu-tions, mainly Japaaeas, are attempting attempt-ing te restrain the government from enforcing the measure adopted by the laat legislature for ths purpose Of oontrollng and reducing the number num-ber of course la the schools. In addition to ths suit, new on spaed sp-aed before the territorial supreme court, ha which a f roup of the achool obtalaed a restraining order, another ault baa beea brought by eight ether eobsois te test ths validity va-lidity of the law, leaving only one Japanese school hero admitting tha the validity ef the law. This sctlon I was taken aa ths rssult of the Unit-' Unit-' ed States supreme - court dcoldon declaring Invalid th ailsn hvaguagc school etatutee of home twenty states, ths schools hers contending that ths Hawaiian law . ehould be plaoed la the same category as ths ststs la we declared unconstitutional. Ths seoond suit was brought In ths face of advice by Consul General K. Yamaaakt, who said, "If ail of the Bonlltlgatlng schools should loin the ranke of the litigating schools, at would give a eaotlon ot the American oommunlty the Imprss-aloa Imprss-aloa that the Japanese are organising organis-ing oa racial lines." He pointed out that although com Motion of tb school haw may be declared unconstitutional, uncon-stitutional, the entire measure I still In effect and expressed the hope that all ths nonlltlganta would assume as-sume that the law Is valid until It la declared otherwise by the supreme su-preme court. ' Apparent disregard of the law haa resulted In the laeuanoe by the territorial ter-ritorial attorney genera of -pens sumonsss for four teachers of the Paiama Japanaaa kengusgs achool on the ground that thsy have taught In ths school without obtaining from ths department of publlo Inetruetlon certificates showing them te have a knowledge of the Ideals of democracy, democ-racy, American history and Institutions, Institu-tions, and to have ths ability te read, write and apeak the Bnglish language. lan-guage. Under ths law pars one without with-out certificates who teach la aa ellen school are subject te a tin of l for each days violation. |