The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-19
.JAPSEVADE THELAN.
PsyPrRS CAUGHT ILLEGALLY En-
TERIxG THE COUNTRY.
Inspector hoftu> Makes severn e'
rests az Hen Brought From british
Columbia i'm Fraser River FISH

An ATTEMPTED evasion 81 the rsuper inn
migration enactment has placed three
japanese in the CUSTODY Of Federal au-
thorities pending trial and four q the
same nationality in the city prison.
The japanese are being brought from
vancouver II, Fraser river Fishing boats
and landed hers in o,it-cf-the-way places
They have neither cards of eertihca1lcn
from the Canadian immigration Inspector
nor the $50 pocket money which lhIteo
States law requires as evidence OF an -
tate above psuper6om. The Jap owners
OF the fishing boats receive s. head TOT
Transporting their eoautrymen TO the lana
OF promise. II convicted they VIII be
subject 10 a fine of 81 CO and impFison-
r-tnt while the paupers viii be Ccpcrted-
The discovery Of this invasion OF orr
entails which. allowed 70 continue, would
have flooded the Northwest with pauper
japanese labor. is due TO Customs tfspeC-
tor Frank P Lotus. OF the local NJ
nee. Last SATURDAY. night he was notlred
that A Fraser river boat had drawn along
side the float OF Peters boat house anu
landed eighteen Japanese. These boats
are double open enders. generally from
three 10 I'VE tons burden, Canadlah
law conpels all craft fishing IN SriuSh
waters 10 have painted in a conspicuous
place on the bow license letters. me
boat in question was lcttered n ;, anu
n was this which betrayed that II had
come from the other side. When IN
so. cto- LOTUS reached the boat house the
JaFanese mad all gone up the street; Inc
owner Of the boat returned later, ana was
arrested.
immigration Inspector ). {. Walker
was notified. and accompanying inspector
LOTUS. search was made Of the japanese
lodging houses of the city Three of the
paupers were found concealed in a mouse
at the rear of Wa Chong's store. they
were ia ken to police headquarters. Al
hearing before Commissioner kiefer, the
japanese were bound over in bonds oil
s. Gao 10 the United States court.
Yesterday morning Inspector Lotus no
ticed party of Japanese entering seattle
by way of the West Seattle ferry. Sus-
pecting another attempt like that OF the
preceding Saturday he crossed the bay
Hidden beneath a wharf was fraser
river fishing boat. easily recognizable,
though its signal letters II. II. had been
smeared over. The owner OF the craft
George Yemadike. was arrested Win
three others and lodged in the city Jail
to await hearing.
IL is thought that several boats with
such undesirable loads have entered Sc
attic since the close OF the fishing season
on the Fraser river Immediately on their
arrival here they board trains for other
cities. heading generally for Portland.
Their crime consists in the attempt 10
escape the formalities provided by law.
They should have passed an examination
before the Canadian immigra ton in
spector at Vancouver. receiving from him
a card decla ing that they were not pau
pers. Seattle should have been entered
by regular transportation line. and the
card should have been presented TO the
imr.igra ton Inspector here. accompanied
by the production of $50, as prescribed by
law.