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Show JAPS ARE A SOURCE OF DISCORD WHITEMEN BELIEVE THEY HAVE A GRIEVANCE TO AIR. Looa) Labor Organizations Join in Supporting Sup-porting the Protest of Displaced White Laborers. Local labor organizations are preparing pre-paring to take' part in a controversy ! likely to develop over the threatened threaten-ed discharge of several white men In the employ of the Southern Pacific company and the employment of Jai-ane6e Jai-ane6e in their places. Labor leaders say that, some time since, part of the car cleaning force employed in tho Ogden yards was laid of" or discharged, discharg-ed, and among the number were several sev-eral Japs. The Interpreter In charge of the latter uttered a forceful protest against his countrymen being Included among those who were laid otf. but Master Mechanic Malone is said to have approved the actions of his as slstants. and the Japs received their time checks and left the service of the compnnv. It is now raid that within the laat few days the Japanese interpreter nai Interested the traveling car Inspector In the case, and that an order will be issued within a day or two to discharge dis-charge several white men In order to reinstate the Japanese car cleaners. Local labor, organizations are awaiting await-ing this order with Interest and, when it is issued, will carry the caso over Smyth's head In an appeal to both Superintendent Manson and Gr-eral Gr-eral Superintendent D;ivis of the Oregon Ore-gon Short Line. A case somewhat similar occurred about a year ago, when a large force of white men were laid off in tbo Ogden ice houses and Japanese workmen work-men placed in their positions. Labor leaders took the matter up at the tlim and. only the presence of the police and sheriffs deputies, prevented a small-sized riot. |