The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-15

day, but when the emigrant arrives he
falls into the hands of scheming contrac-
tors, who impose upon his ignorance and
give the laborer from % to so cents day.
In this way the contractors make from 40
to 20 cents day on every man.
There is no doubt but what there is an
understanding between the company in
Japan and the local cody contractors, who
may be the agents mentioned in the GER
tlhcate, but who are not known to the i'm
migrants as such.
The witness stated that he believed tn at
in time the influx of Japanese would result
in trouble between Japanese and American
laborers, and that it was better to stop i'm
migration now than to delay the matter
He said that it would be better for the
United States and Japanese governments
to pass an exclusion act at once shutting
out the laboring element.
On Wednesday, when the steamer Peru
arrived from China and Japan, Mr.. Geffe-
ney found letter addressed to Maruyama,
the Brannan-street lodging-hous keeper.
BY reading between the lines it is plainly
seen that there is an underst anding be-
tween the parties spoken of. The witness
translated the letter, which reads as fol-
lows:
Let me thank you for your future patronage
now by the steamship Peru, Mr.. Date,
DlLdUCS OF Wakalama KEN Mr..
lshada, Kito,. inhabitants of Aichi. have
the honor OF introducing these four, and
l peg your attention to treating them we'll.
In future shall endeavor to send many Gus
TONERS. Hoping you will reciprocate and
hoping the same from you, 1 remain respect
fully yours, WADEHIKo.
To Maruyama.
When the examination was resumed, J.
lsuch1ya was requested to tell how he OBJ
tanned the certificate taken from him after
ne mad landed. He said that from the dis
trlct from which he came emigration is
very light. The majority of Japs come
here well knowing where they were going
TO work 1t was very hard to get passports
from the Government. The company fur
nlshlng the papers is called the Nicibeichi,
and the emigrant gave $40 in consideration
OF the guarantee that he will be employed
Tor three years, and if sick the agency look
out Tor him. He continued:
have not found the agency here. If there
Is one mere have not found ii. was not told
wnere II Is: now believe that these induce
lnents are made by the company in Japan in
oroer TO get people to pay their money and
come mere. | got the certificate at Hiroshima
Ken. got 1t by writing for it, as the office is
s"enty,tnIee miles from my home. One of my
family friends and my adopted father acted as
my guardians. l sailed from Kobe for Victoria
ana then came to San Francisco. believed
rom Wnat The certificate reads that the COM
pahy would care for me if became sick and
could not work. certainly expected that the
Il
was away from home.
Inc bureau is extensively advertised in the
Japanese papers, and that is the way learned
VI ~. thmk that about as many immigrants
come mere without with these certificates.
ihere are many here from my district who
nave these certificates but don't know now
Wnere TO hnd them. There were eighty-seven
Japanese sailed from Japan with me. few
went 10 hawaii, but most OF them were bound
!or the united States At least two-thirds of
1nese are farmers and the others are common
Inn h = or n q n q rad
.iie onlteo states through San Francisco or
went across the line from Victoria. On the
steamer 1or San Francisco were twenty-five
IapaheSe, VINO came to work in the orchards
mere. Ihere is no trouble for my countrymen
70 secure work, as there are always men hang
Siae around looking for men to go to work.
uio not enter into an agreement with any of
these contractors, because have some money
W my account in the bank and l can look
arouno 1 1or myself. Those who have no money
offered.
Maruyama, the Brannan street boarding
house man, was recalled and asked how
many times Sato had been at his house
TINS year. He answered three or four
times during April and May. 1.-The last
time he was at my house" he said, '.he
| TOR the farms across the bay. While there
Sato drank considerable. Sato and five
otners drank thirteen quart bottles OF beer,
Whlcn they have not yet paid for. The
bill OF 81 % is charged to Sato's account.
He owes me So in ALL
;, The object of this inquiry was to disprove
the statements of Sato, who few days
ago testihed that he never stayed IN Ma
ruyama's house and never had anything to
do with the proprietor
D. kltahara, one of the arrivals on the
| Waila Walla from Victoria, and from
whom one of the certificates was taken,
was called. He came from Fukaoka dis
trlct about 800 miles from Yokohama.
lie is farmer. He said: II went first to
the hotel in Kobe kept by Takahashi Zone
mentioned in the certifcate). l had about
l2o yen or $50. 1 owned land, which
mortgaged SO as to get the money to come
70 California. I paid for interest $15 on