The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-30
JAPANESE
MAY ENTER
No Laws to Stop
Them at Golden
Gate.
TROUBLE WILL.
FOLLOW INVASION
Work Will Last Only Few Months
After Which There Will Be
Starvation Rates.
Especial to the Adversely


the invasion II undoubted. and the harm
- no remedy at this end. rs stated by
the Chronicle Japanese iaborers have as
much right TO come TO California from
Hawaii IS have Irishmen resident in Ne
Vada 20 step across the State line 10 Cali
fornia- As Hawaii is an integral part OF
the Union. and as there Is no restriction
against Iaborcrs being engaged by con-
tract TO so from one State or Territory TO
another. the little brown men have n per-
feet legal right to come and so as they
please between here and the Islands.
Hart IL North. United States Commits
sioner OF Immigration. says:
AT the time OF the annexation OF the
islands. ~ was only by special amendment
TO the act that Chinese were denied the
privilege of coming into this country.
while no provision was made against jap
anese. IL 10 true that ever since the an
nexation OF the islands there has been
/ constantly increasing immigration OF Jap
anese coolies from there into the United
States. but there Is no way to stop II ex-
cept by special legislstion: the Japanese
In Hawaii have the same privileges 80 all
other citizens. II IL were known that
Japanese laborers were being brought I'M
ton laws. from Japan to the Hawaiian ISL
ands. they might properly be stopped
there. but coming from the islands into
this country they are not within the
JURISDICTION OF the commissioners OF immi-
grafton here.
The census report OF 1900 showed the
japanese population of the Hawaiian ISL
ands TO be 81, Ill. and according to the
Federal Constitution the citizens OF all
States or Territories have equal privileges
OF kit or egress. consequently the Jap
aneiS OF Hawaii are free TO come into
Cal fDrnia IL they came from Nevada
any other State. SO, waiving the ques-
,sSI whether or not they are menace
TO the Industrial progress OF the States.
their immigration is not at present In
violation OF any law"
ri, Bulletin says:
"..fIch amusement was created in the
Un'tdd States Immigration Bureau over
an editorial in the morning issue OF
daily paper calling attention to the fact
that japanese laborers under contract to
work In California We're arriving and
preparing to arrive NJ this port from Ha-
waiiGn Territory. The editorial states:
--AIl Of these coolies are coming under
contract in violation OF the immigration
laws which strictly forbid the admission
Of contract laborers. II these people are
allowed TO enter II will be through some
subterfuge devised and adopted for the
evasion OF the Immigration laws.
Deputy Immigrant Commissioner
schell. in speaking OF the matter yester-
day. said:
These people will be allowed TO enter |
More than that. their right to enter can |
not be questioned. We have no right to |
examine or interfere with them at all, no |
more than we have to examine white per- |
sons coming from Missouri Oregon /
lahOr in California HA-
wall rs n part of the United States. and we |
do not board steamers coming from Ho-
nolulu or Seattle. We might as well In
terfere with Sacramento Valley farmers
contracting with laoorers In San Fran
cisco
Captain Schell explained further that
there n a popular misconception regard
Ing the japanese immigrants The truth
In that the Japanese immigrant stands on
the same footing ~ Irish. French. Ger
man or English immigrants. and there 10
no exclusion Law against them
There Is no law prohibiting the con-
tracing OF iGborers within the United
States. and Hawaii being a part of the
United States. Is considered as a coast
wise domestic port: therefore there Is
iothing TO hinder the entire Japanese
population OF the islands from coming to
his country under labor contracts.
1T ~ a peculiar fact that for the past
tx years many more Chinese have been
/
that there II exclusion ]
aw against Chinese ana none against jap
nose"
The Chronicles assertions that there -
ring OF contractors and japanese board Z
ms masters who have planned to bring I
OF japanese plantation workers +
ere. are true beyond doubt. / have made
myself for the Advertiser.
which satisfy that the importation ,
chcrne is n gigantic one. and the profits
Npected are tremendous. These Japanese
r. beinS: sntIced from their happy homes
a Hawaii by the bait Of big wages as
igh az N.75 day being offered them for
cid work There will be ample work.
90. for all coming here. at least for
ew months. a. there never was such q
earth Of help in the history OF Csiifor-
Ia.
All Up and down the State the farmers.
ruit growers. Gamers and shippers are c
rying for laborers TO assist in the mar v
citing OF the biggest fruit and vegetable
rop ever known. Twenty thousand Jap =
nese can get immediate employment for
L. summer.
But when the harvest IL over. there
ould BE- many seeking jobs. II ten
lousand japanese were brought here U
ON Hswaii they would relieve the strain J
the labor market. and after several u
Ionths. they would so depress the same II
arket that white labor would BE- forced ir
work for n pittance. Riots would In II
'itably result. and the little brown chaps Y
ouid De black and blue Il
So strong IL the principle OF unionism n
California today that the Japanese 81
ould have sorry life of IL. and would ol
gh for the quiet. home-like surrounding p
Hawaii There they can make for 81
. BIT OF Japan. and dwell IN
lie manner OF their folks In Nippon. but