Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-14
APANesE IN SCHOOLS OF SAN
FRANCISCO.

San Francisco has a Japanese prob
lem in its schools. The outcome is Ger
tain to attract attention here, where
the Japanese constitute a large proper.
tion of the total population and 1t Is
not unlikely will become very much OF
a factor on the coast. where American
labor is disposed to put the japanese
immigrant In the same boat with the
Chinese.
As result OF oyercrowded San Fran.
cisco schools the School Superinten'
dent applied to the city attorney to
learn whether II Is In accordance with
law for the school authorities to make
- discrimination In favor OF white pu
pills over Japanese pupils where crowd.
ed conditions necessitate the exclusion
of some children"
Before the city attorney had time to
think the japanese residents OF San
Francisco were In the field with a Wig
orous protest, thereby demonstrating
that they will not submit to being set
aside after the manner OF the Chinese
The Japanese spokesman offer as their
ultimatum: AS daughters and sons
OF American citizens our children are
entitled to a public.school education. II
deprived OF this privilege We have
right to refuse " pay taxes" Their
cry is no taxation without school priv.
ileges and they are making a vigorous
contest over II.
There are about $50 Japanese child.
rem In San Francisco schools at present.
Article 10 of the school laws OF Cali.
fornia says that the trustees have the
power to exclude children OF filthy or
vicious habits, or children suffering
from contagious or infectious diseases,
and also to establish separate schools
for Indian children and for children
OF Monaghan or Chinese descent When
such separate schools are established,
says the article. Indian. Chinese or
Monaghan children must not be admit.
ted In any other school. The Mongol-
ian school for Chinese Is full. The ed.
ucation authorities are casting about to
know whether they can give whites
preference over Japanese or possibly
establish q separate japanese school.
The Japanese Consul is taking a hand
In the affair and while no information.
al troubles are anticipated the Japan
csc intend TO make themselves heard.
A statement on the situation by Mr..
kuranaga, publisher of the New World
and a leading japanese on the Coast,
as published by the Chronicle, shows
that the Japanese are coming very
much to the front in San Francisco.
lie says:
III the Board of Education under
takes to exclude the Japanese children
from the city schools II will find con.
adorable opposition from the $4,000
Japanese residents OF this city. Many
OF US are American citizens as well as
taxpayers, and as such we are entitled
10 the same privileges that other cit
liens receive. We don't ask for any
k.vors; we merely want to be treated
like any other nation Is treated. Many
OF our children were born here, and we
want them educated as Americans
should be educated. We want to edu
cate our children to the highest stand.
ing.
We have many wealthy merchants
End property owners in this city, and
they are called upon to pay taxes like
other people. Why, then, should we
not receive the same benefits from the
municipality as other taxpayers re.
ceive? II we do not receive this bene.
II we most certainly shall refuse to
pay taxes any longer"
With this as sample of what the
Japanese intend doing when refused
American school privileges. 1t must be
apparent that Hawaii would have
large size scrimmage on Its hands IL II
started out to really open up the prob