The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-04

The foregoing dispatch was receive,
at the Japanese Consulate yesterda.
afternoon. 1t rev ais a condition O
affairs which have been undergoin,
thorough investigation during the pas
few days by prominent Japanese of Ho
nolulu.
The Ball mentioned in the dispatch
is ]. P. Ball, a local attorney, recent!
| arrived from the mainland who is sale
to be AT ting here as the agent for som,
big mills around Seattle and Portland
and for whom he is recruiting Japanes,
laborers in these Islands.
Mr.. Shiozawa, editor of the Hawai-
( Shinpo, the Japanese daily paper, anC
others, have started a crusade against
the work being done by Ball, with q
view to prevent other ignorant Japan.
csc laborers being tempted by his al
Turing offers to leave the Hawaiian
Islands for the mainland.
A few weeks ago Attorney Ball ship.
ped a big batch of japanese laborers
on the Aorangi to Victoria, the Japan
csc being told that from there they
would be given transportation to Sc
attic, and even to San Francisco. with
out additional expense over the $50
which they paid for steamer tickets at
this port. A cablegram was received
on the arrival of the Aorangi at Vic
toria that the entire lot had been held
by the British Columbia immigration
authorities.
When the Moana arrived here from
the Colonies on November IS, Attorney
Ball had fifty-seven more ignorant
Japanese ready to ship, whom he
brought down to the Pacific Mail dock
and placed on board. This was about
$3.50 p. m.
A Japanese appeared among the la
borers and loudly proclaimed that they
were being cheated, and urged them to
remain here. Ball interceded, but not
before about dozen had announced
their intention of remaining behind.
Ball, through his interpreters. got
about half of these back. The Japan
csc man who nearly stampeded the la
borers said the Japanese we're expect
ing to so to San francisco instead of
Victoria Most of them replied in the
affirmative. He asked them why they
should go on the Moana to Victoria,
instead of going to San Francisco direct
by the Alameda which sailed the next
day.
Ball retorted by saying, through his
interpreters, that his agents would see
to 1t in Victoria and Vancouver that
they got their transportation to San
Francisco all right AS the japanese
had paid over their money to Ball, the
majority decided to accept his state
nents, and they departed. Eight re-
manned behind.
Mr.. Ball stated to an Advertiser re-
porter shortly after the steamer de-
parted and while waiting for an cleo
trio car:
Eyes, I'm sending them to Victoria
and Vancouver, because they are want
ed in the big mills around Seattle and
What about that lot on the Aorangi
they were all held up by the Immi-
grafton authorities at Victorian"
"Oh. they got through all right ;" was
the reply. THAT was little game of
the planters here so as to stop me from
sending any more from the Islands.
They are our enemies"
The above dispatch shows, however,
that even the lot which the attorney
had guaranteed through journey are
held UP in Victoria, and there is small
chance this time of their getting
through.
The immigration laws of British CO.
lumbia are strict regarding aliens, and
the Japanese Consul-General there is
making every effort to prevent his
being given false promises
here, as indicated in the following let
Ter from Consul General Morlkawa of
Vancouver. to Consul-General Mkt
Saito of Honolulu:
oF THE JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS
WHO ARRIVED ON THE MAIN
LAND FROM YOUR PORT.
Having received cable advice from
he immigration authorities of this
on the 2sth ultimo, regarding
hirty-six Japanese immigrants who
lad arrived at Victoria by the Austria
ian packet Aorangi and were all re-
used landing in this country for the
eason that they did not possess GER
ain necessary qualifications required
~ the immigration law, dispatched a
member of the Consulate to Victoria
md as the result of the latter's inves-
igation. I have obtained the following
acts:
That these immigrants had embarked
IN the said vessel with the intention to |