The sun., 1904-12-02
JApANEsE IN AMERICA.
Again Contended That They Lower the
standard OF wages In tho West.

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To THE EDITOR OF The sus--Sir' Ar.
Akiyamas reply TO my letter ON japanese
exclusion 10 really strong argument In sup
port OF its statements.
/ said the Japanese are undertaking the
whites. Does he not admit this TO be the
case In every instance gave? on the Nofh-
western railroads he comedies that they
work cheaper than the white men (no matter
on what pretence): also In the fruit raising
districts. He also agrees with me concern
Ing the Japanese servant question.
That is. he admits that while the white man
is upholdng his scale OF wages TO a living
standard land suppose In such case he Is
classed as an -unworthy"). the Japanese are
"ready and willing" to take the white mans
place. That Is Just my point. all sentiment
and prejudice aside. The Japanese are ever
ready and willing" TO work at any price.
and remember ! am always describing the
situation In the West
To your explanation that In the East the
Japanese demand the same remuneration
as any other GLASS OF servants, replied that
the condition In the West was entirely diner
ent. as the Japanese on the Coast, In many
Instances. work for nothing, no compensation
being asked In wages. ! made no reference
to the percentage OF the Japanese In that
class OF employment
Nearly every Japanese In this country 10 q
student" to a greater or less extent In his
certain line of employment. whatever " may
be, and TO cover over the whole question with
student" mantle Is no argument at all.
While the Japanese Is Studying. no matter
TO what purpose or In what employment. ne
Is inJuring the competing worAihgmen 10
Just tuat extent. | refer to any san FRAN
cisco paper In prooi OF my statt lntnt, ine
ouiy one procurabie In Phiiadeiphia To-day
Let Liln iook In tAe situations Nanted-Male
column, and lie will nnd that out OF the totai
Oh hltS light advertised wants, twenty,
those seven advertise to WORK for nothing.
or In other words as "sehoo!Doys Ihree
Japanese advertise TO Worh at statea ia a sSisiy
but from experience | would say that they
are ready and wiling" TO work for what
they ss ssys ssS ft IT, field for the Japanese on
Coast Is marrow, and the factories Are Are
closed 70 him That Is quite natursi dL The Ihs
lndustrits restricts him to certain, oeoupa.
tons and the factories are closed to him
Lssause union skied labor wont ha1aTS az T.s
who have reduced the standard Of wages ~
every line OF employment in which they md
eSpose 81 his trsde ana sehood to
He says says his friend In oregon informed him
dustry a success. Lat me tell him that the
beet sugar industry was success aim9st @
frSm Its and ssd snea on
long before his fri,nd in ore eson planted hls
b, cts; and his early failures were probably
due to Insufficient knowledge of his business.
What could labor OF any Kind have to 90 With
wages' The soil AMI necessary moisture.
with ordinary farming knowledge. raises the
In the course Of pro iuotion. The white man
conceived the idea the Japanese are carry;
ing the products OF the Machine. How did
the Japans,e make II a success? 1t was after
II had found market that the Japanese labor
was introduced
! am speakins with the knowledge Of man
who was born and raised in San Francisco.
spent thirty years Of his life in the part Of the
country west Of the Rockies. and stu travels
there from year to year and Is thoroughly
conversant with Its conditions.
Incidentally might mention that the sent-
ment expressed In an editorial In your paper
OF to-day by an eminent financial and rail-
road man.. In announcement Of Japanese
labor and immigration, seems to me to be
another proof Of my argument, / never
and and influential railroad man. on the labor
question for the benefit OF any, one but
himself FRANCIS ID. MCGlEN.
PHILADELPHIA Nov. so.