The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-06
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acre. He is virtually partner with the
landowner, the land-renter and the labor
ers at a proportion of about one-third. The
profits of the crop are thus divided among
the landowner, the renter and the Japan.
csc contractor.
"How in the name of common-sense car
white laborers compete with>such labor
system?' remarked Commissioner Fitzger-
aid.
When Fuiimoto went out of the door and
K. Aoki entered 10 testify, the contractor
remarked in japanese, "Now you be care
full what you tell"
Deputy Geffeney, who speaks the Ian
guage, told the Commissioner of the threat
or warming. The contractor was called
back. but he glibly said:
81 told him to tell only the truth and
not speak false"
The contractor was given a seat in the
prisoners dock of the courtroom, so that
he would not have chance to coach or
threaten remaining witnesses.
Aoki is a typical cody. He said he
went from Yokohama to Vancouver B. c.,
on May 2 of last year. Later he went to
Seattle, and finally to San Francisco, on
May % of this year. The witness was
very guarded in his answers, and when a
leading question was asked failed to re-
member.
I. D. Maruyama, a Japanese board
ing-houSe keeper at go Brannan street,
San Francisco, was called as a witness.
He said he has kept the house since Janu-
airy. He was schoolboy in the japanese
mission in San Francisco previous to tax.
ing the clearinghouse. He said:
MY father does not ship Japanese
1aborers to this country. and don't know
any one who does. l have heard that there
are men in Japan who ship laborers tt
California. There are several places there
where men are shipped. There was q
place in Kobe where men were schooled so
they would be able to answer the customs
officers correctly when entering the United
States. That place was closed few years
ago by the japanese Government. 1t was
called an emigration bureau. In that bu-
reau men could get their passports to the
United States, Canada and Australia and
they were fully instructed as to the nature
of the questions they would be asked by
foreign government officials and what an.
swers to make"
In speaking of the patrons of his hotel
the witness said that he charges them &c
cents day for board and lodging and
trusts them until they can pay. The mum.
Der he trusts is greater than the number
who pay. Later he stated that nearly all
new arrivals have from $40 to $50. He was
unable to explain why he trusted when
they have so much money.
In speaking of the habits of his people
the witness acknowledged that they are
considerably given to strong drink. The
laborers in his house are sent to Pleasan
ton, Los Angeles, Fresno, Sacramento and
several other places, but he denied knowing
the names of the bosses in these places.
The Commissioners are convinced that
Maruyama. Fujimoto and Sato are part
ners IN the clearinghouse on Brannan
street and that while Sato and Fujimotc
secure work for the coolies in the field:
Maruyama sends to Japan and British Co
lumbia for the men,
In speaking of the demand for cooly
labor, Maruyama said that there is always
big demand for his people, and that nc
japanese are idle. From what he car
learn he believes that the Japanese al
home have very exalted opinion of Cali
fornla and all are very anxious to come tc
this State. He believes that if there should
be an opportunity, at least 100000 would
start at once. He does not believe the
Japanese Government would permit ove1
10000 TO leave the island. In Japan farm
laborers earn about 40 sen or 20 cents s
day and board themselves. They would
be only too glad to leave Japan and carr
better wages in this State.
I. Yamamoto, who is Sato's bookkeeper
was put on the stand. He works for Satc
on the Davis ranch. He said that Sato ba,
seVenty-eight laborers working on con
tracts. Sato has handled gangs of Lon
laborers here for the past two years ant
seems to know where he can get laborers
9amamoto was hard witness to examine
being very shrewd and able to eyade an,
questions he did not want to answer Tht
reason, he said, why Sato does not attene
to his own books is because he drink
heavily and is too lazy to work
n. Sotaro, one of Sato's coolies. stated
that he arrived in San Francisco on Ma,
u, direct from Yokohama, on the steame
City of Peking. The day after arriving b,
was visited by Sato, who induced him t,
work instead of studying English. Ii
Japan he was policeman, but he gave u,
his club and star to better his condition il
California. As policeman he got $40 rs
month. The Commissioners are convince,
that the witness gave up his position as
policeman in Japan and came to this Stat
on contract, implied, if not written, wei
knowing that he would better his con
dition.
The Commissioners, after questionin
other employees. gave up the examination
of japanese in disgust, well knowing tina
they could not obtain the truth from an
of them.
Surresrors Ranch Hns, fo~d