Mutual Bus club Seeks Seattle Japanese Issue Answers
The Mutual Bus club of 170 business men met in Seattle to study Japanese holdings here. A report by R. H. Mahon says Japanese operate 136 of 835 city grocery stores and own 10 or 12 more, with white managers in some cases. Members warn that smaller merchants face growing competition from Japanese firms.
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Mutual Bus Club
Seattle
R. H. Mahon
Mutual Business
Mr. Freeman
Japan
America
Freeman
The
North American Times
Mr. Free
Debates Over Deportation Plan for Japanese Immigrants
Letter from S K Arima of the North American Times rebuts Miller Freeman’s deportation proposals. The discussion outlines perceived Japanese labor, land ownership, and business roles in Seattle area, urging investigation and caution in policy toward Japanese residents.
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Miller Freeman
United States
S. K. Arima
North American Times
Seattle
The
Star
Immigration debate sparks calls to make the United States white
Miller Freeman, secretary of the Veterans Welfare Commission, urged strong action against Japanese immigration calling for a white nation. He cited past anti Japanese measures and argued the race cannot be assimilated while noting limited funds for veterans' aid as returnees seek work. Other speakers supported limiting Japanese influence on trade and coast control as tensions rise.
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Miller Freeman
Veterans’ Welfare
United States
Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Freeman
Commission
California
Seattle
Japan
Harry Bull
Bull Bros
Ers
Proposal to Deport Japanese Sparks Pacific Coast Crisis
The Star of Saturday reports Miller Freeman’s plan to expel Japanese and bar future immigration, provoking a storm as Seattle confronts a growing Japanese influence. The piece argues the issue must be faced openly to preserve a white man’s coast, noting the Japanese as landlords, tenants, and market players across Seattle.
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Miller Freeman
Star of Saturday
Pacific Coast
Japan
Seattle
Commission Row
Western Avenue
Hawaii
Sacramento Valley
C. W. Antill
Sons of
Nippon
Antill
Samuel Hill
Pacific
Riots Sweep Chicago as Race Violence Claims Dozens
Chicago faced a violent race riot with at least 19 dead and more than 150 injured as white and black mobs clashed across the Loop and black belt districts. State militiamen were deployed after Governor Lowden ordered troops to support police.
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Loop
Lowden
Ribt
Thompson
Liberty Bond Quotations Reported In New York
Liberty bond quotations for today show various rates with the second 4s at 93 and 94.10, first 4s at 94.90, third 4s at 95.08, fourth 4s at 94.04, Victory 3 at 99.90, and Victory 4 at 99.582.
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New York
Liberty
Victory
Oscar Hammerstein in Critical Condition at Lenox Hill
Oscar Hammerstein noted impresario remains in critical condition at Lenox Hill Hospital after suffering a complication of diseases. He is treated by medical staff as reporters note his ongoing illness.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Lenox Hill Hospital
What Japs Own Here What Japs Own Here
A historical note lists Japanese ownership in Seattle and nearby areas including farming land city public market Oriental Trading Co wholesale buying power, over twenty restaurants served by Japanese workers, 136 Seattle grocery stores, 215 hotels, plus numerous dye works junk shops apartments garages and auto repair shops.
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Seattle
City
Oriental Trading Co
Northwest
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