Jap's Tenant Plans to Fight Owner's Return

Mrs. Simon Herbert, tenant of the Seattle home of Henry T. Kubota, Japanese-American business man who returned to Seattle yesterday, said today she plans to circulate petitions in the neighborhood to protest any move Kubota may make to evict her so he can reoccupy his house.

Mrs. Hebert said two women Boeing employes, Viola Simonson and Julia Heinisch, who live with her, have told her that if they have to move out of the house, at 341 19th Ave., they "probably will have to quit our jobs and go back to Minnesota."

"They both said they don't believe they will be able to stay here and work if they have to move," Mrs. Herbert said. She added that Joe Lucero, a shipyard worker, and his wife and daughter, who also live with her, may return to their Duvall farm if they are evicted.

Kubota, who came here from Denver, said he regretted making the Herberts and the others move, but added he believes it would be more difficult for him to obtain another house than it will be for them. Kubota, 43 years old, owns three hotels here, including the Seattle hotel. Accompanying him in his return were Setsugo Hosokawa, 60, a real-estate dealer, and Paul Matsumoto, former operator of a grocery.