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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1909)
The Herald W. T. FOCLE, Editor. Entered as ncond-claiM matter September 8, 19"8. at the pout office at Munmouth. Oregon, under the Act of March 3. 187'J. ISSUKIJ KVKRY FRIDAY, BY The Acorn Press, Publishers Monmouth, Oregon. Subscription Rates One year Six months - $1 50 cts FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1909 Japanese in America. There has been no better state ment of the case of Japanese in the United States than that made recently by Senator Newlands of Nevada, hence it is herein brief ly summarized. Nature has class ified the peoples of the world mainly under three colors, white, black and brown. East of us are 300,000,000 white Europeans, re garding whom we have.establish ed strict immigration laws, though they assimilate with us and become Americans. The blacks we necessarily have with us constitute a great problem, and possibly a great peril of the future. Confronting our Pacific coast are nearly 1,000,000,000 brown Asiatics who, unless re stricted, would quickly settle up on and practically take possess ion of our entire coast region, at least. History teaches that it is impossible to make a homogene ous people by the juxtaposition on the same soil of races of different colors. Only amalga mation, if that, and that is un desirable, will do this. Race an tipathy and hostility, under such circumstances, are inevitable. The antagonism would be political social, industrial and moral. The Japanese in large numbers are more undesirable than the Chinese, who, unlike the Japs, are patient unambitious and sub missive. We admire the Japan ese for their strong and pro gressive qualities, but the two races cannot remain friendly in competition on the same soil. Laws restricting or preventing immigration are preferable to in ternational treaties. A treaty prevents subjects from going ab road, which we would not do; a law prevents certain people from coming in. At such action Japan cannot justly take offence; she can do the same if she pleases. Such a law is no implication of the inferiority of the excluded race; it may rather be a confess ion of our inferiority in certain respects, our inability to cope with them economically. Local and sporadic anti-Japanese leg islation is impolitic and unwise, but a broad national policy as herein indicated, should be an nounced and adhered to. Japan, or any other nation of black or brown men, cannot reasonably object to it We do not hate or quarrel with our neighbors be cause we do not allow their children to come into our house to live. Portland Journal. our fine soil and close proximity to large deposits of sand it ought to be an easy matter to cultivate all kinds of flowers. Put another means of making a few dollars on the side would be the pro duction of vegetables. The groceries here and at Dallas and Independence could be supplied with fresh vegetables during the winter season that now have to be imported from California. It would seem that they could be produced here much cheaper than they can be brought here and sold. This in itself ought to make a goodly sum of money for one who understands the business. The matter is worthy of consideration and we hope that some one who knows how will investigate the situation. We believe that a stock yard should be established here. There are many reasons why this should be done, but chief among them is that the money that is being paid for stock in this county is largely being spent elsewhere and it should come here. Hundreds of dollars that are drawn from the Polk County Hank every month are paid out to merchants of other towns for no other reason than that the stock is shipped from there and if the shipping were done from here we would reap the benefit of this money. The extra charge of $3.50 per ear from here can be overcome in some way and we believe that if the matter is brought before the Hoard of Railway Commissioners that it will be adjusted. Let us get to work and see if we cannot get results on this stock yard propo sition at an earlv date. Misplaced Sympathy. Benevolent old gent I am sorry Johnny to see you have a black eye. Promising youth You go home and be sorry for your own little boy he's got two. It has been suggested that the Herald take up the subject of a greenhouse for Monmouth. It seems that when llowers are wanted that the nearest place they can bo had is at MeMinn ville and they are very expens ive. Just what amount locally one could sell remains to be seen, but it is an old and true paying that there is none so poor as he who has nothing to sell. So it is with the greenhouse bus iness, there is no market for what no one has to sell. With A Snap 160 acre farm, 50 under cultiva tion, 70 pasture, 40 timber, 7 in hops, all under good fence, 6 springs on place, 7 room dwelling, 4 room tenant house, good hop house, two good barns, fine for fruit or dairy, three miles to railroad, one half mile to school. Price $30 per acre. Polk County Realty Co., at Herald office, Mon mouth, Oregon. Church Directory. Evangelical Church L. C. Hoover, Pastor Morning service at 11:00 o'clock Evening service at 7:00 o'clock Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. W. A. Wood, Pastor. Morning Service at 11. a. m. Evening Service at 7:00 p. m. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Baptist Church. Sunday School 10 a. m. Preaching 2:30 p. m. The White Front Furniture Store Keeps constantly on hand A full line of HOUSE FURNISHINGS Sole Agency for Hygenic Kalsomine The best thing ever. Works over wall paper as well as any other surface. Absolutely Guaranteed Picture Framing a Specialty BOGERT & SON Monmouth Oregon Phone 331 You will be satisfied with the products of Plirpee's "Seeds that Grow" Shall we mail you our New Complete Catalog ? W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Burpee Building, Philadelphia. V. O. Boots FIRE LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID A. N. Poole Contractor and Builder. General Carpenter Work Phone 187 J. W. HOWELL Contractor and Builder Carpenter shop and General Repair Work. Moulding and Finishing Material Cor. Knox and Jackson Sts. Real Estate For Sale. 330 acres on C. E. R. R. H miles from station and school house. Good small house and two barns, and other out build in r and a good young orchard. Good stock and dairy ranch at a bargain. SO acres, GO under cultivation; good house, barn and other out buildings; 2i miles from rail road station. Will sell for cash, or half cash, balance one years time. 5 springs and running water on place. 2i big lots lying on Main street in Monmouth, will sell cheap. 2i lots with a good 5 room, basement cottage, with a good pantry and closet. Apples, pears, cherries, plums and other small fruit. A bargain. Inquire of A. N. Hallkck, Monmouth, Oregon. Pharmacy Carries A full line of Perfumes, Toilet Articles AND Druggists Sundries Paints, Oils Glass Prescriptions a Specialty Perkins Pharmacy is past And we have a big line of China left over which we are closing out at One-half Price Think of it, only one-half the regular price. P. E. CHASE
