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Fruit Growers Push Laws to Bar Asian Land Ownership
The Fraser Valley record reports the B C Fruit Growers Association backing legislation to prohibit Japanese and Chinese from owning land. Delegates discuss labor shortages, alleged plans to ship 50 000 indentured Chinese workers, and the role of labor officials and Waseda University economist Professor Nagel in evaluating immigration and wage impacts during wartime. The piece critiques growers’ pursuit of cheap labor and notes broader implications for industry, labor, and immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. MW. McVery
B.C
B. C. Praitgrowers Association
Ottawa
Lavor
Vancouver
Ing
Okanagan
Victori
Eng
Wey
Latvor
A. 8. Wells
Federationist
R. Nagel
Waseda University
Tokio
Oxford University
America
Fraser Valley Record
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