Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-02-25 | Page 2 | Kansas May Bar Japanese Chinese

KANSAS MAY BAR JAPANESE CHINESE K Kan Feb 15 5 p M W Japanese and Chinese would Mould not be permitted to acquire own on 0 n or orlease orlease orlease lease for Cor more than three sears years ears any land In Kansas under ja f bill ap approved pro ed v afternoon by the 10 1 loMer er house bouse of or the legIslature In Ina ina Ina a committee or of o the whole bole No 1 rep reI spoke against the measure Speaker ker Hope ot or rinney county Dedal ed the bill was Intended to plans piano for an an oriental In asian ot of the Arkansas I liver h er valley al aI alley Icy ley Just Just recently a large Japanese cOlonIzation scheme has lias been ar ranged ar fanged In and nd Kearney he lie explained An ef or Urt Is js being bein made to bring large umbers ot or nese Jap to our Irel- Irel Irrigated Irrigated gated gated land lands o those counties ha hae hn e asked us to present thIs thi bill ho he farmer cannot compete Mith Ith the Asiatic unless he consents to lowet lowel his Ills own on of or ltv I lag IllS If It the Japanese bring this In aslou they will 11 spread out over oven 1 the he entire Arkansas aIle which Ss s suitable for intensive c farming If I orientals once obtain a foot I in Kansas they will become 1 real menace 1 Mr Ir tr Hope declared thit a Japan Japanese ese colony prO proved cd undesirable undesirable able In rinney county several sears ears ago azo nn- nn I