The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-14
Government Officials THAT the Japanese Are Worse
and That oaos in Panama They be Kept Out


Staff Special 60 the Seattle Star.
WASHINGTON. u. g.. June IA
A swarm Of coolte iaborera invading
the southern and eastern statost A
menace to the standard OF labor a.
nov cstehliahedi This ia threat
ened danger due to the decision TO
employ Japanese and Chinese coolies
ON the Panama canal
Il would bring tho wovkmen Of
the east and south. and Of the mid
/ lie west. too. face 90 face with
problem that has troubled tho Pa
ciac coast ever since the Chinese
began coming 60 these shores.
As 10 the educated japanese IN
this country, it can be said that they
compare favorably with newcomers
FROM other countries They are Of
hiEh type OF manhood. As to
Japencse coolies. Il H. claimed BY
many who have known them In the
west that they are az destructive
Of American wage standards aud
American ideals as are the Chi
nese.
by unanimous vote. the California
legislature adopted resolution ask
I Ing the government. BY treaty or
otherwise. 90 restrict the corning Of
Japanese iaherers to the states.
such action may. n undertaken.
be involved with great difficulty. be-
cause Japan would not accept =
treaty calling for the Wholesale ex-
clusion Of SIS people.
Mayor Schmita. OF san Francisco.
eaid In recent interview 4 would
sooner see the bars let down 20 the
Chinese than 10 witness unrestricted
Japanese immigration The chinese
are dangerous enaush. but the Jap
aneae. with their education. Amcrt-
can manners and cheap labor. would
soan drive all competition out -
business
THAT h the California view The
east may soon know II Il - exag-
GRATED.
COOLIES TO nutLD CANAL
The war department. has announe-
81 the intention to bring s.0e0 chi
uesa coolies 20 ths Panama strip
aud an equal number Of Japanese
coolies This importation. Il II said.
u 70 be experimental II they work
wei. other importatisns wlil follow
until io.eoo yellow men are ON the
ground.
What Is 70 prevent this cheap
labor drifting Ia 70 the United
states This H. fhe question which
The immigration authorities are
wondering about. A 20 the Chinese.
there 81 the exclusion iau. making
tszrif entry more difficult. but never
<repinw out all when thvy once get
close
As 90 TIE japanese coolies. there
ls no exclusion law. and It j. frank
- admitted BY the immigration au-
thnflties that there II no preference
between the Japanese and chinese
coolies. unless u il in faxor % the
chinese. who fa less quaFrcisomn
and more reliable ON the Pacific
caaAt. and especially In the states
Of Washington and northern CALI
fornln. the infiux Of japanese coolies
IL already regarded wfth alarm. and
one Of the most urEunt demands for
Advertisement % the present immi-
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Glade thla form 81 labor Ia the gen
cTal exclusion
Il l. the belief of the immigration
authorities that the Alomwulian la
borers would begin drifiinK into the
United States very soon after their
arrival IN the canal strip.
Even supposinR them 90 be Ia debt
TO the contractors when they ar
rived, "a would not be long before
they would. with their economic
habits. have money ahead Then
they would set their faces toward
the United States. and thing on
earth would keep them oeL n the
steamship owners are like the COM
raniea whose ships ply the Atlantic.
theY VIII encourage the orieutals %
come.
Recruits would be continually
coming 10 the canal zone 10 fili the
places OF those going uorth. and
thus a steady stream. year after
year, Of Jap laborers would find