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qe ° y) 12/15/23, Peze 6. | [GEITERSL JAPAITS: SITUATION, , TR OS eee — ss ee _ ee | fb Le ECL, emends, They declared particularly their intention of not fichting the | eropping sont raot and lease Oovisions, in view of the recent decisions ofthe United Stetes Supreme Court. “Editorial Quoted, No intimation was mede in their published stetement as to whet course they proposed to follow in the matter of agricultural pursuits in the future = whether to accept positions at steted wages or to abandon agriculture and go into business pursuits. The extracts quoted below, trenslicted from an editorial in the "Jopenese American News" ("Hichi Bei") of San Prancisco Kovember 22, 1922, will furnish the necessary explanstion: “As remediel measures for our defeat in the lawsuit regarding ! ¢rop comtrects the thoughts of everyone turn to the rights of the Amer- ; dean-borm and the land companies which hove the right to own and lease | Which we shell carry on farming. If these two methods are employed, we land as the centre] features in the establishment of new forms under | | can continue our farming on a scale at least eas large as the present, arc r the Jananese laborers and American landlords will not find their inter-~ ests materially affected. Japanese Foremen, How many Japanese born and educated in America have attained their majority is uncertain, but there are probebly | et least €00 or 600 in the State of California. ... | It is emtirely legal for thege persons, either 4s individuals or by orgenizing companies or partnerships to employ experienced ferners @s laborers and carry on farming. Since they are American citizens | | | they ean ovm land, lease land and make crop contrects with Americen lent: Rt - a 7—1160