Speech #670199566

Between that third. that million of rural Americans and one hundred thousand or more farming Japanese has begun a silent battle that will grow more bitter with the years. a struggle involving the supreme issue of civilization. whether American individualism and American independence in their most magnificent embodiment. the American farmer. shall survive on American soil. The board states that the market value of crops produced by the Japanese in California has grown from $6.235.856 in 1909 to $67.145.730 in 1919. that between 80 and 90 per cent of most of Californias vegetable and berry crops are produced on Japanese farms. that within a comparatively short time some of the States essential food products will have passed to Japanese control. Says Yolnato Ichicashi. a Japanese instructor in Japanese history and economics at Leland Stanford University through the charts in his book on Japanese Immigration published in 1915: Out of every 100 people growing berries in California 88 are Japanese. Out of every 100 who raise sugar beets 67 are Japanese. Out of every 100 who grow grapes 52 are Japanese.