The San Francisco call., 1895-07-30
JAPANESE Immigration,
Hundreds of Coolies Coming
Over the Northern
Border.
DRIVEN OUT OF HAWAII.
President Dole Disposing of Japs
to Avoid Trouble With
Japan.

Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald has re-
Gently received some startling information
that confirms the suspicious he had during
the Japanese cody investigation, that
Japanese are focking into the State by the
hundreds, and that if the unrestricted i'm
migration OF this class of coolies is not
stopped by an exclusion act the little
brown man will be as much of a menace
to the whites as the Chinese were few
years ago. During his investigation
many things showed that Japs were
crossing the northern border of the
United States from British Columbia. A
few came from Victoria by steamer direct
to this port. but the great majority crossed
the line and not few tramped to Portland
and from there took the cars to the fruit
orchards in this State. Mr.. Fitzgerald
and immigration Commissioner Stradley
frequently spoke of the lax manner in
which the United States Commissioner in
Victoria issued passports and certificates to
Japanese who desired to come to this port
by steamer, and Mr.. Fitzgerald wrote to
special Treasury agent in the State of
Washington upon the subject, to which he
received the following answer:
Yours of the 26th ult did not reach me until
yesterday, owing to my absence for the last
month. l appreciate what you say about the
Jap question and heartily agree with you that
matters seem quite loose as to the manner OF
their introduction into the United States, in so
far as am advised; and may say that we
have had considerable trouble in this connec-
tion think an investigation would at least
be wholesome in any event. will write to the
department in line with your letter and will
advise you of results.
Yesterday a reliable gentleman in
formed Mr.. Fitzgerald that there is per-
feet exodus of Jap coolies from the Sand
wich Islands. They go direct to Victoria
by steamer and cross over to the Washing
ton ports in small boats. Hundreds go to
Portland and take coast vessels to San
Francisco. This route is followed first be-
cause it is easier to enter British Columbia
and then the United States than to come
direct from the islands, and further they
know they will have no trouble from the
Immigration Commissioner when they sail
from coast ports. The news of the anti
Jap agitation here has caused them to
take this route. Every coastwise steamer
northern train has the same class of pas
sengers.
The reasons for the Japs leaving the
Hawaiian Islands in such numbers was
explained by the gentleman, who said that
he recently heard from Cabinet officer
at Honolulu that japan has demanded of
the little island republic that the Japanese
residents of the islands have the right to
become citizens. The late deposed native
Queen had promised this to Japan before
the throne was pulled out from under her.
President Dole and his Cabinet had no
idea of admitting Japanese cody laborers
to citizenship, but feared to be too open in
his refusal. Japan, flushed with re-
cent victories, might enforce her de-
mand by sending a man-of-war to
lombard Honolulu. President Dole adopted
the plan of getting rid OF the bulk
of the Japs as the easiest way to avoid
trouble, and, through means at his dis
posal, work has been scarce for Japs on the
island during the last year, and the coolies
are emigrating to the United States via
Victoria.
This statement is, in measure, substan-
tiated by the letters that fell into Mr.. Fitz-
gerald's hands, stating that Japs could be
sent from Honolulu to California to work
in the orchards for $12 a month. He re-
CARDS the situation as alarming, and will
at once communicate to the authorities at
Washington, d. G.