The San Francisco call., 1905-05-08
Nation S Industries
Are in Grave
Peril.
TOILERS WARNED
Orators Tell of
Danger That
Is Near.
MUST TAKE ACTION

The note in the campaign that threat
ems TO be waged against the immigra
tion Of japanese into the United States
was sounded yesterday afternoon when
.. A. Tveitmoe of the Building Trades
Council called the first mass meeting
Of the Anti-Japanese League to order.
Thousands Of representatives from the
labor unions Of the city were present,
together with hundreds Of others.
The meeting was addressed by some
Of the most prominent Of takers in the
ranks of labor, including Walter Mac
Arthur Of the Coast Seaman's Journal,
Mayor Schmitz, Andrew Furuseth of
the City Front Federation, State Sen
ator Edward l. Wolfe. ". j. French~of
the Building Trades Council and others
whose voices have many times been
uplifted in the cause of the toiler. All
urged vigorous campaign against the
yellow peril in speeches that -resounded
with eloquence and determination.
Ii was the first meeting called 10 or
. der by the newly formed league and
the hall was crowded to the doors when
the chairman called the gathering TO
order. Men from every walk of life
were represented.
After the speechmaking il was voted
view. Committees on resolutions, Gre
dentials and organization and order of
permanent business were named and
instructed to bring in their reports as
soon as possible.
The mem bers of the three committees
reported that they could not agree on
anything definite without time and
prayed for a delay. Accordingly the
meeting was dismissed. The members
.nf he Is,.a
Sunday at 2;30 at s27 Mission street.
STATESMEN INTERESTED.
Invitations for yesterdays gather
ing had been sent TO United States
Senators Bard and Perkins and several
Of the Congressman and Governor Par
dee. II was impossible for any Of them
To attend the session, but they all sent
teiegrams Of regret, promising the pro-
mOters cooperation at Washington and
in general
Chairman Treitmoe called the meet
ing 10 order at 2:30. He outlined the
history of the new league and told of
SIS aims and endeavors. He then
branched out at length in the first
speech Of the afternoon. In part he
said:
Fair California is confronted with the great
est monster that has ever threatened to invade
her shores-the yellow peril. Something must
children and our children's children. The Japs
bid lair TO overrun lsnd within a com
paratiVely few years. They will nonopolize
US II sit idly and allow them 10 pour In
by the thousands
MskinE a comparatively light estimate Of
the number OF Japs in the United States to-
Gay, ! viii venture 10 say that there are at
least $4,000 OF them. and the same number in
the Hawaiian Islsnus. They are coming over
al the rate OF 500 and 1000 steamer since
the japanese Government lately refused 10
place any restriction in1En .grs ton from the
country. This immigration has increased 10
an alarming extent since the restriction was
taken on at the time of the Ross controversy
at Stanford q Few years ago They averaged
about 100 a steamer then, now they have in
creased tenfoid.
The American workman is not afraid Of The
japanese in honest competition OF labor but
he cannot 1--we ike them. neither can he afford
70 work for the wages they ask. Therefore il
means extinction to him II the yellow pests
continue 10 overflow the country They Will
ruin as II they get the chance and even now
they threaten the existence OF our nation
The japanese would mongolize America IL
they were given the chance. We should not
forget cur civilization and throw discretion
70 the winds out OF recognition OF the valor OF
the Jap In the present war. They will become