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our yoiiii" iiKMi (j)i()l)nl>ly llu' inajorily from a^iiciilloral 
j)ursuils) lli(‘ call for lu*l|) lo plant, and sav(‘ oui’ (‘I'ops 
will l)c hcai'd w ilh incivasin^^ frccpicncy. Wliaf arc \\(* 
to do? 
Kranc(‘ and Pui^land hav(' found it altsolutcdy n(H*cssary 
to impoi’t ()ri('ntal labor lo grow IIh‘ crops lo feed, as far 
as ])ossil)lc, Ilnur soldi('rs at tin* front and the [)Copl(5 at 
home. Hut it soenjs as though w(^ in the United Stat(‘s 
of At)ierica, an; lo l)e compcdled to struggle along as In^st 
we can, watch our products go lo the “Demnition Bow 
Wows” foi‘ llie waid of hands lo save them; and all Ix^- 
caus(‘ a l)unch of politicians playing u|) lo tin' lahoi' 
unions (h'liy us the privilege of securing more help in 
the only \\ay j)ossihl(', which is to im|)ort, tempoiarily, a 
suHici('nl nuinlnu’ of Oi’i('nlals to (*ai‘ry on tln^ v('ry n('C(‘S- 
sary work. Tin; [)oliticians r(vfus(; us this i'(di(‘f, yet 
not a single man of tliem and not live [)er cent, of tin; men 
So it s<'('ms lo nn* tin* only possible way to “Make l^a- 
hor Uonl('nt” is lo use the labor willing lo do the class 
of work |•C(plired of it; lln'ii pay such wages as condi¬ 
tions will wairani and pay wilhoid a grouch. If we 
g('l a particularly good ci’cw, and if tin' Inisincss will 
stand it, volunlaiily advaina; the wag(*s; this shows we 
ar(; willing lo “lot(; fair” and that good work is appr(;- 
ciah'd; and w ith comforlahh* <piarl(‘i‘s and surroundings 
W (; may then r('asonahly (;xp<'cl a salisfacl(uy d('gr(*(; of 
contentment. 
H(;loi‘(; (‘oncluding I wish lo slat(‘ ('inplialically that I 
am not an (>mploy(‘r of Oio'idals at this lime and that I 
am not, by choice;, an ad\ocal(' for lln'in. Wln'ii (‘slah- 
lishing my nursc'rie's at (lilroy, eight ye'ars ago I res(d\'ed 
to (;niploy nothing hut while* labor and have adin'red lo 
that r('Solulion strictly, with e'xccplion of using two 
Japanese; l)uelele;rs eluring twee hueleling se'aseens. I have; 
While l^irie Tivo-Yeur Seedlinf/s—Ifeds 4x102 feel. 
North. Eastern 
he'longing le) the; all-pe)WM'rful unieens w'e)ulel gee inte) an 
orciiai-el anel pick prunes e)r inte) a nuisery anel huel, he)e; 
e)r irrigate see leeng as e'xiste'ne'e; ceeulel he e'keel e)ut in any 
other way. Se)me; of Ihe'tn might h't wife; eer e*hilelre'n 
we)rk lor a lime; in the fruit, hut as loi- Mr. l*e)litician eu' 
Mr. Unie)n Man, ne), ne;ve‘r. 
The ce)lle'ge graeluate; is usually neet a sue'ce'ss as a 
teamsle;r, anel It se;e'ms ne) le)nge'r pe)ssihle; to lorm a satis- 
lacte)iy ce)nne'ctie)n l)e*twe'e'n Ye)ung Amerie*a in ge'iiei-al 
anel the hanelle e)f a spaele*. Se) we are uj) against it so 
lai' as w hile' he'l|) is e*e)ne*e'rne'el anel are simply feerceel lo 
elo the; next he'st thing. In plain weerels, the; vast nia- 
.jorily e)f while me'n in Caliloi'iiia w he) elepe;nel upe)n Ihe'ii' 
lahe)r for a live'lihe)e)el, eh) ne)t want le) we)rk in the e)i- 
charels anel lielels anel eene; e*anne)l ce)nte'nl Ihe'ni in sucii 
emph)ynienl; they w ill take' it eenly as a last re'seerl. Hut 
.just the same', these' veiy men raise a vicieeus ])re)test at 
the' sugge'slie)!) e)f pi'eecuiing me'n e)f e)lhe;r rae*e'S le) eh) the 
work Ihe'y Ihemse'lve's have Sj)urne*el. 
Nursery Co. 
always tre;ate'el my me'n as I woulel e'Xpe'cl le) l)e; tre'ate'el 
were; pe)sitie)ns re've'rse'el, anel have' paiel the pre'vailing 
wage;, e)i' meei'e;; ye'l ne)l in a single* inslane*e; have; I he*e*n 
able; te) ke;e;p a man eer) Ihe^ .je)h le)nge*i‘ than ahe)ul twe) 
ye'ars. Se) it has he'e*n a ce)slly anel anneeying e‘xpe;rie*ne*e* 
anel I have* just ahe)ul ariive*el at the* ele*le*iininalie)n le) iill 
future; vae*ai’)e*ie*s in the* lie'lel fe)ie*e* with Ja[)ane*se*, il lhe*y 
are; to he; hael. This lhit)g e)f e'onlimially te'aching new 
men, e)nly te) have* il all le) eh) e)ve*r again e*ve*ry le*w 
me)nlhs is ge*lling e'xe‘e*e*elingly me)ne)le)ne)us. 
In vie'w e)f the* pre'se'iil lahe)r silualie)n, wai' e*e)nelilie)ns, 
e'tc., it we)ulel se'e;m wise* fe)r this Asse)e*ialie)n le) ge) e)n 
re'ce)rel as fave)ring the* plan sugge'sle*el se)me* nie)nlhs age), 
e)f im[)e)i‘ling e*ne)ugh Uhine'se* le) iill the* ga|) e‘ause*el by the; 
eli’afting e)f e)ui‘ neen le)r the* army, anel te) me*e*l the* ne;- 
e*e;ssity fe)r ine*re*asing pre)due*lie)n e)l all le)e)el-sluns; the; 
(:hine;se to l)e' re*lurne*el to their e)W n ce)unlry at the* e*nel 
e)f the war. 
