The morning call., 1894-04-17
JAPANESE LABOR.
Another Large Crowd
From Victoria.
Six Detained on Board the Walla
Walia- How the Contract.
Labor Ring Operates.

Twenty-Five Japanese contract laborers,
consigned to L. G. Kinoshi. 270 Brannan
street, arrived in this city yesterday on
the steamship Walia Walla from Victoria.
All If the men are going to the San
Joaquin and Sacramento valleys to engage
in farm Work.
Six more Japanese contract laborers,
who. unfortunately for them, have not yet
the necessary coin TO make showing OIL
wealth" are detained on board the
steamer pending decision regarding the
legality Of their landing TO be rendered by
the United States Immigration Commits
sloner, who seems 10 be working ardently
to do something toward stopping the influx
of Asiatics that has suddenl ly menaced the
State of late months, coming, as IL Goes,
not directly from Asia itself, but lndl-
rectly from our sister States of the Pacl1c
Coast, Oregon and Washington.
However, In the case OF the Japanese,
most OF the immigration is from Victoria.
1t was discovered yes erday that several
men are al Victoria rounding up the JapS
as each steamer lands from the Orient be-
longing to the Canadian Pacific, and that
the little laborers are hen assigned to
specifed gangs" put on board Of San
Francisco bound steamers In care of an
agent, who inslructs them on the way
down how to act when they land at
this end.
Part of the crowd that came on the
Walla Walla yesterday was said to be
destined to Fresno and part to Stockton.
All arranged with the "boss" at Vic
toria 10 work in California for S15 a mont 10
on farms, the boss getting 50 and as high
as $40 per man for securing them sea-
sons work.
Mr.. Edward Elmery, who recently came
to this city from Victoria in the interest
of British Columbian packers associa-
tion, said to a CALL reporter Yesterday
that number of white men were inter-
ested in the scheme of bringing the Japs
to California, and that circulars were sent
to Japan by these people guaranteeing
work for farmhands ia California at the
wages mentioned.
"Most all the Japanese bosses really do
secure work for their clients" said Mr..
e merry, ''but l understand that numb r
OF Japs have been rounded uD by the
white bosses and sent to San francisco.
where they have failed to meet the agent.
who it is alleged to them would be az
the depot to receive and pilot them to their
prospective employers.
IL have been really surprised to note the
large number Of japanese that are con-
stautly coming into Victoria. British Col
umbIans are beginning make complaint
of the influx, but luckily for the North
westers most of the Japs find their way
over the border into the United States.
NEARLY every steamer that arrives from
Japan at Victoria has large batch of
Japanese for California. most of whom
are said to claim that they expect TO get
work as soon as they can reach San Fran
cisco.
81 am an American. though I am en-
ployed by an English firm aud am living in
an English colony. and j can assure you
that The CALL has taken step in the
right direction in bringing TO public notice
the tricks OF the little heathens.
''Victorlans don't like the japanese
either. ana dislike their persistent over
running Of the country"