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001B6B31 A Weekly Newspaper Circulatingin the District of West Vancouver-- Ambleside, Holi@burn, Weston, Dundarave Caulfei ld', Whytecliff, Cypress Park, Etc. Vol. I SIX PAGES WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 14th, 1926 No. 6 Oriental Problem by Prof. Boggs The regular meeting of the P. T. A. was held in the Pauline Johnson school Tuesday night with the president in the chair. It was decided to continue the former custom of offering a prize to the pupil obtaining the highest standing in the matriculation class in West Vancouver. Following the business a large number listened to an ad- dress by Professor Boggs of the U. B. C., who gave a very clear cut and dispassionate veiw of the oriental problem at it appears to him. He said that wheth we like it or not the problem of the oriental in our midst mu be faced. It cannot be evaded and since the Oriental has been dmitted it becomes deeply essential that we understand each oth r and learn to appraise rightly the social arrangement of which we form a part. In order to thoroughly understand conditions a survey was made and the Pacific Coast was divided into four districts, Brit- ish Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Southern California, with Professor Wilbur of Stanford, at the head. The final re- port is not yet available but some of the statistics show that there are ten milion negroes, 250,000 Orientals and numerous other nationalities. He gave four reasons for the prejudice whcih exists against the Oriental--The first being race preju- dice. The typical Oriental is not inferior or superior to the typical white person. It is not a question of superiority or in- =: feriority but-a question of practical administration. These people come to our land, and because of their strangeness of dress and manners we dub them foreigners and very often under value them. The Oriental is a hard-working thrifty fel- low and in order to secure a start is willing to live under con- ditions which we are not. It is therefore commercial competi- tion not diiference in intellectual attainments which is the first cause of race prejudice and while a very powerful reason it is also a very irrational one. The second cause of. opposition is the disparity in our stan- dards of living. The 3rd cause is weight of numbers. In 1921, there were in B. C. 24,000 Chinese, 20,000 Japanese and 2,000 Hindus. The 4th cause of opposition is race assimilation. They do not assimilate with the result that with few exceptions marri- ages between those of the white race and the Oriental are very unhappy and the children of such marriages are of inferior class. Education may remove some of these prejudices in time but the problem cannot be wisely dealt with in a state of ex- asperation. These people have a great. deal of ancestrial pride and international courtesy must be used in dealing with them. Some of the professions have been closed to Orientals with the result that the most intellectual and educated class are being deprived of citizenship leaving the more or less illiterate. Prof. Boggs advocated total exclusion of further numbers but of granting franchise to naturalized Orientals now resident here which would tend to make him a more contented citizen. A democratic country cannot be stratified either socially or commercially. SPEAKS FOR ITSELF May 10th, 1926 To THE EDITOR, WEST VAN. NEWS:-- DEAR SIR:-- I wish to express my appreciation of the value of your paper as an advertising medium. Last week I advertised for help in my Store, and within a few hours after circulation, I had received numerous applications not only from West Vancouver but also from various parts of Greater Vancouver. I am sure the advent of your paper is a great boon to the District and to those requiring advertise- ments of any kind. Yours faithfully, J. KEVILL, Keville Furniture Stores, Ambleside Ji Dundarave Foreshore Rights Still Under Discussion North Shore Amalgamation That the West Vancouver Council has no objection to im- provements by private interests on the foreshore which have its approval and which will in no way prevent the public from free use of the beaches in the munici- pality will be the message to be delivered to the Provincial Gov- ernment by Mr. J. M. Bryan, M. L.A., from North Vancouver. The council recently protested to the government the proposed leasing of foreshore rights in the municipality to private interests Mr. Bryan attended a special meeting of the council Friday evening and heard views of coun- cillors on the matter. The "Lion's Gate" It is not always good policy to change a geographical name which has become widely known et home and abroad; Bat as the case of the "First Narrows" such a change is advisable for more than one good reason. For one thing it is poor pub- licity to stress a condition of the channel not now so disadvan- tageous as it was in earlier years. It is not a distinctive name for the entrance to a channel nor is it an euphonious one. The Greater Vancouver Pub- licity Committee were therefore, well advised in deciding last Fri- day to use in future the name of "Lion's Gate" for advertising purposes. It was the original name given to the "First Nar- rows" on the Admiralty charts, and as designating the gateway to the inlet, overloked and guarded by the Two Lions, it is both eminently appropriate and poetical. All over the world the "Gold- en Gate" is known as the ent- rance to San Francisco and the "Golden State of California." And if something approaching the same publicity is given to the "Lion's Gate," it will do more to advertise the attractions of Greater Vancouver than the con- tinued use of so common and kindergarten a name as "First Narrows." HOLLYBURN RIDGE A FAV- ORITE RESORT Second Narrows Bridge (Lion's Bridge)About 30,000 persons and over4,000 automobiles crossed the Second Narrows Bridge on Sun- day last. Of these cars a large propor- tion passed through West Van- couver, Marine Drive being a busy thoroughfare that day. Hollyburn Ridge was a favor- ite resort being thronged with visl tel s. It is understood on informs tion received from a reliable source that there are bright prospects of the contract for the construction of the First Nar- rows Bridge being let at an early date. Certain negotiations and pre- liminary investigations are now in progress, and it seemsex- tremely probable that a definite announcement of the undertak- ing will be made public before many months are past. As the channel of the "First Narrows" will be known in fut- ure as the "Lion's Gate," the bridge will no doubt become known as the "Lion's Bridge." Fo"tune Club Inn Sold We understand that the For- tune Cup Inn, Dundarave, has been sold to Mr. Griifiths. The deal was completed on Wednes- day. It is believed that the sale price was in the neighborhood of $ 15,000. The property includes the For- tune Cup Inn, Hall's store, the house and the land from the cor- ner of Bellevue and 25th to the Waterfront. Immediate im- provements are being made to the property. SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS THE NEWS is glad to publish reports and notices of your activ- ities, but to ensure publication in the current issue, copy must be in our hands not later than Wed- nesday. A letter-box has been installed at our oflice 1361 Marine Drive for your convenience. Mail address is P. O. Box 101, Hollyburn. Telephone West 19L WEST VAN. NEWS A subject of momentous concern to the residents of West Vancouver is that of the amalgamation of the three North Shore Municipalities. The discussion is only in its infancy and therefore has not produced much in the way of argument for or against the proposal. Having regard, however, to the information at present available THE NEWS is of the opinion that amalgamation is not in the best interests of West Vancou- ver. This Municipality has little in common with the others. Their aims are chiefly industrial expansion; ours is to be the residential section par excellence of Greater Vancouver; their areas are already mainly subdivided and fixed past alteration or redemption; ours are largely in their natural condition, re- quiring the most careful planning in order to obtain the best possible results. Our slopes admittedly present a most wonder- fully beautiful townsite; a townsite whose development re- quires the attention of local--and only local--men--those to whom the proper planning of the place is a matter of deep con- cern and personal pride. We cannot, at this stage of our de- velopment submit the affairs of the district to the management (even if only partial) of men whose interests are elsewhere and to whom the proper planning of West Vancouver is merely a matter of passing interest. After all what do North Vancouver people care whether the natural attractions of this Municipal- ity are preserved or not? What is it to them whether our -~ Streets are plauned to take advantage of the best possible grades and at the same time to bring out and preserve the nat- ural charm of the place? These are things which no outsider is likely to properly appreciate but which to the true West Vancouverite are highly important. Then there is the matter of taxation to consider. West Vancouver enjoys the blessing of comparatively light taxes; North Vancouver City on the other hand is quite heavily taxed. No doubt this could be adjusted so as to leave the present burdens where they are, and other diificulties might also be adjusted, but in any case we fail to see where West Vancouver can possibly benefit by the proposed change, or at least we can- not see how the advantages to be derived can possibly out- weigh the disadvantages. Past experience also argues against amalgamation. When this Municipality formed part of the district Municipality of North Vancouver its interests did not always receive the at- tention they deserved and it was only when we became a sep- arate Municipality that the district began to show progress. Of course when all the details of the scheme are worked out it may seem less objectionable than it does now but look- ing at the matter in a general way in the light of present knowledge it is hard to see how an arrangement can be worked out that will be beneficial to 1Vest Vancouver. THE NEWS invites correspondence from its readers on this all-important subject.