Chapter 809 Senator Pitt’s Speech!!

"More and more Japanese are depriving us of our job opportunities!"

In the Volleyball Sports Club of California, USA, the newly elected California Senator, young Cornwell S. Pitt was delivering his famous "Platoon Speech":

"In 1891, there were only 2,637 Japanese immigrants in the United States. In the 1890s, the number of Japanese immigrants to the United States increased significantly, reaching 24,326 in 1900 and 72,157 in 1910. Japanese immigrants will soon become Asian immigrants in the United States. The largest immigrant group in the world! The Japanese are invading our country!”

Pete deliberately emphasized the word "invasion":

"Although these Japanese immigrants seem to be smiling and polite, they are taking away our jobs. It is only a matter of time before the Japanese invade! In Idaho, the Japanese cultivate more than 8,000 acres of sugar beets. hectares, accounting for one-third of the entire state, and they also cultivate more than 10,000 hectares of other crops. In Utah, Japanese agricultural operators occupy nearly 4,500 hectares of sugar beet cultivation, equivalent to one-tenth of the entire state .In Colorado, Japanese immigrants worked on 12,500 hectares of sugar beet plantations, and some were engaged in the cultivation of other crops. Also in Colorado, more than 5,000 hectares of land were owned by Japanese immigrants, nearly 9,000 hectares were under cash lease, and another 16,000 Land of more than hectares is leased in the form of shareholding. The vast majority of Japanese immigrants accumulated a sum of funds after a few years and used the funds to purchase land and became property owners, quickly getting rid of the role of wage laborers. Unfair competitors! This is unfair competition! Their presence must be restricted by depriving them of the rights they enjoy here, because if they cannot obtain land, they will not come in large numbers and want to live with us for a long time.”

Pete's emotions gradually became more excited, and he had completely integrated into his role:

“The first time our California Assembly tried to use legislative means to restrict Japanese people from engaging in agriculture was in 1907. At first, this law was targeted at all foreigners. Therefore, it was opposed by representatives of some European countries and foreign investors, making this law The bill was difficult to pass. So we adopted the concept of "prohibiting land ownership by foreigners who are not eligible for citizenship." According to U.S. immigration law, "free whites and black Africans and their descendants have the right to naturalize," while the Japanese Of course, those who are neither white nor black Africans cannot own land. However, the bill was strongly opposed by large agricultural operators, who believed that leasing land to Japanese immigrants was more profitable than cultivating it themselves. In order to appease those who have suffered losses, Large agricultural operators, the California Senate added a clause to the bill allowing the Japanese to rent land for three years. On May 2 and May 3, 1913, the bill was passed by a vote in the California Senate and House of Representatives, that is, 1913 California Alien Land Law.

Our Senate succumbed to the so-called public opinion, and terrible consequences inevitably occurred!

Although California's Alien Land Law explicitly prohibits people without naturalization rights from owning land, Japanese immigrants took advantage of loopholes in the law to continue engaging in agricultural production. Therefore, after 1913, the area of ​​land leased and owned by Japanese immigrants increased instead of decreasing. From 1913 to

In the seven years of 1920, the land leased and owned increased from 155,488 acres and 26,707 acres to 192,150 acres and 74,769 acres respectively.

Immigrants usually continue to hold land in the following ways: Since the children of immigrants born in the United States have the right to become U.S. citizens, some immigrants transfer the land ownership to their children's names and continue to hold the land as their guardians; some immigrants use the help of white people to

Friends or entrusted agents buy and hold the land and become the actual owners of the land; some immigrants also set up short companies because the law allows companies with a majority of U.S. citizens to hold land, usually an immigrant couple and their son who was born in the United States.

Two kids and a white lawyer can set up a company like this and legally hold the land!”

"Damn the Senate!" Someone shouted loudly below, which immediately aroused everyone's agreement.

Pete waved his arm, but he didn't realize that he was deliberately imitating the iconic move of his good friend Wang Hengyue:

"The time has come when we must take action! First, cancel the gentleman's agreement; second, ban photo brides; third, ban all Japanese immigration; fourth, deprive all Japanese of the right to obtain U.S. citizenship; fifth, amend

According to the Constitution, even people born in the United States cannot enjoy the right of naturalization if their parents belong to a race that does not have the right of naturalization. The Alien Land Law must be revised to prohibit Japanese immigrants from occupying, renting land or becoming shareholders of companies, nor are they allowed to act as shareholders.

Guardians own and lease land!

If the California Senate can pass this new, more stringent alien land law, then the above laws will block almost all channels for Japanese immigrants to occupy land, making it increasingly difficult for Japanese immigrants to survive in the United States!"

"Agree! Agree!" The audience below cheered.

"My compatriots, my fellow Americans!" Pete said enthusiastically: "Some of the behaviors of Japanese immigrants are incomprehensible to us Americans. For example, the photo bride, the two parties were introduced by a matchmaker or their parents in a way that they had never met.

Deciding on marriage is completely different from the Western concept of men and women falling in love first and then getting married. This is bound to be opposed by Americans. For another example, when Japanese male immigrants engage in agricultural production, they often leave their wives and children with them.

Using them as labor force is also inconsistent with American tradition and completely inhumane!

The terrible Japanese, this is the disaster of the United States, the pain of the American people, limit them, limit them! Drive all the Japanese out of California, drive them out of the United States! Give us the right to work, give us the land

Give us!"

"Drive away the Japanese, give us our jobs, and give us our land!"

The audience's emotions were completely ignited at this moment. They were shouting and making noises crazily.

"Long live Pete!" Suddenly, someone shouted such a slogan.

"Long live Pete!" Then more people shouted loudly.

"Hooray, Pete! Hooray, Pete!"

Standing on the podium, Peter listened to the audience's crazy shouts at him. For the first time, he felt a great sense of satisfaction in his heart.

What kind of satisfaction is this? Peter himself can't explain...

Is it the success of the speech? It seems so, but it seems not. Or is it power? Is it worship? Is it something that comes from both?

Pete kept asking himself questions, but he still didn't have a clear answer...

"What a great young man..." Old Ivins, who was directing all this behind the scenes, said with satisfaction.

"A great young man..." Little Ivins repeated his father's words: "His progress surprised us all. He was a born speaker and was born for politics..."

Old Ivins nodded: "I have a hunch that he will do better than we can do. The Ivins family has a dream, that is, to give birth to an American president. I can't do this, you

It's impossible for us to do it, but Peter can realize our dream..."

"God bless the Ivins family." Little Ivins was obviously a little excited: "If the Ivins family can really have a U.S. president, it will be our great glory and your glory, cloud...

..”

As he spoke, he cast his eyes on an Oriental girl next to him who always had a smile on her face but remained silent:

Yu Yun!

"He will succeed, for sure!" Yu Yun answered with certainty: "We will add another amount of future campaign funds for this purpose. In terms of funds, you don't have to worry at all. At the same time, we will not appear as Asians.

, it will be entirely Americans and American companies that provide campaign funds."

The two Ivins seemed very satisfied. The Chinese girl had thought everything into consideration.

As for the Chinese girl that Peter admired, Ivins Sr. and Ivins Jr. had long known about her existence, but they didn't care. But in their opinion, there was nothing more important than the interests of the Ivins family. For

If the Ivins family can produce a president worthy of being passed down in history, Mary's happiness can be temporarily given up.

All they want is to ensure that Peter is their son-in-law. As for the rest? It's not that important...

What's more, this Chinese girl Yu Yun has huge funds in her hands and also has great influence in the United States. She seems to be a weak and quiet Chinese girl, but around her, there are many Chinese people and

Americans are serving her.

Ivins Sr. and Ivins Jr. are certain that she represents some mysterious force, but what does this have to do with the Ivins family?

Success requires taking a shortcut!

This is a motto passed down through the generations of the Ivins family!

Pete walked down, the excitement still on his face, and he couldn't wait to ask: "How did I perform?"

Although he did not specifically ask who he was asking, Yu Yun quickly said: "You performed very well. Both Mr. Ivins and Mr. Ivins are proud of you!"

"Thank you." Pete then remembered the existence of the two Evans.

Little Evans didn't care too much about these things. He thought about it and said:

"Now, it's time to add more fire to turn you into the leader of the entire California and the entire United States, a true patriot!"
Chapter completed!