The San Francisco call., 1905-08-14
LEAGUE PURSUES
EXCLUSION WORK
Executive Committee Named
and Starts Big Campaign
Against the Mongolians
MAKES COVERT THREAT
Liyernash Says the Way to
Make congressman Aid the
Cause Is to Frighten Them

Petty wrangling over a bill claimed by
the former secretary. Deboise, caused
much argument yesterday at the meeting
OF the Japanese and Korean Exclusion
League, and half -smothered intimations
that the league was being used d po-
litical machine were noticeable. Elk
Congressman Livernash suggested that
the league use its power to depose the
present Congressional representatives
should they not favor Asiatic exclu-
sion.
The seven dels gates, chosen July so for
the purpose, announced the names of the
executive committee and the report OF the
secretary on the condition Of the leagues
affairs was read. After the meeting the
executive committee went into session
and started the promised active campaign
against the admission of Mongolians 10
the United States.
Statistics were reported as being gath
cred for the purpose of showing the ex-
listing conditions on the coast and a let
ter was announced as received from Or
ange, n. j.. giving the Endorsement 0f
the labor federation of that city. Ths
number of Mongolians in San Francisco
will be sent to the league by the Board
of Education at the next meeting.
The following delegates to the league
were selected by the committee to serve
as the executive committee: c. A Mel
sun. IL La. lNOidI. ID. oOWSll, ~
Williams, j. Kean, l.. B. Regan, /. ia
coby, F. Bennington W. A. Cole, c. M
Haybl, A. E. Yoell. A. Hulnle. y. B
Carr, j. Bowlan, j. DE Sueca, E. j. Liv-
ernash. T. j. Mahoney, Peter Tamony. RI
Mcmahon, NJ. O'Leary, P. A. Bergerot, j.
Graham. J. E. McDougald. George Berry.
E. l. Wolfe, E. H. Crangle, A. s. Howe,
D. A. Barry, W. Macarthur, s. 7. Arnold.
Theo Johnson. G.. e. Butte, A. l. Hollis,
II MrC'artl1V y Kuiriri
When the executive board assembled
after the regular session il elected the
officers for the year as follows: o. a.
Tveitmoe, president: r. D. Carr. vice
president; a. z. Yoell secretary j. S.
Williams, sergeant at arms
Four committees to accomplish the pur
pose Of the league were selected after a
long discussion. as follows: Committees
on organization, finance. statistics, pub
Iicity and printing. The committee on or
ganization was instructed 10 get the CO.
operation of the Pacific Coast in the
movement and bring the matter to the
notice of Congress.
The report of the secretary was passed
with the exception of the bill for ser
vices rendered by Former Secretary De
boise, as it was referred TO the finance
committee a board of three members
was chosen to make rules for the govern
ing of committees. Saturday night was
selected as the most Ilttlng fueeti1lS iliSht
of the week but was opposed by many
of the me mbers until told that the league
interests should supersede others.
During the meeting of the executive
committee. f. j. LiyerRash deplored the
way in which the California Congress
men regarded the affairs of the Japanese
and Korean League. He stated the
delegation from this State had no
sympathy for the League move
ment and that the only way
to get them interested with the cause
was to make them afraid of the league
in politics He told of the necessity of
having the entire Pacific Coast enlisted
in the cause for which the men in San
Francisco were laborirg and suggested
a movement to get the labor unions in
Seattle Portland Denver. Los Angeles
and Butte TO affiliate in the work Ills
attack on the Congressman was based on
their not having taken trouble to attend
the meetings of the league. saying that
conditions were being brought to bear on
them making them in favor Of admitting
Asiatlcs to the United States.
Prominent among the speakers at the
meeting was z. I. Wolfe. He was en-
phstic in his demands that the Leagues
cause be given more publicity and laid
great stress on the financial end of the
work with which to carry on the organi-
zation.