The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01
SLAVES ARE SOLD
In SALT LAKE
Information Unearthed About
Traffic in Jap Girls.
UNDER THREATS OF DEATH
YOUNG WOMEN REPORTED BAR
TERED IN BONDAGE

EfHAf OMEN slaves are bought and
wv sold in Salt Lake city as The
negroes were in the south he
tore the emancipation procIaTnafirI1 ~
issued by President Lincoln T,b3s, -
the statement of D. s Isalza assfgra,,+
IilStildSer or The Royal japanese rsorlo-
pahy that has been pIayine- bara 5,1,-i,1,-
the week Since he arrives ~ +t' - -
ne mas been working up the infnrTnatio,,
.OSeIner VITA X. SakamOte and tbav
nave FOUND nine japanese girls v,-hg,
are Elctlns or the slave traffic. They
also learned hat two men in this civ
We're regularly engaged in this bust
IIeSs- Inc information that thew have
secured VIII De turned over 10 me-
united States officials for the pllY-pose
OF prosecution. mir. Isaka is "A gradu-
ale of the Royal Military academy OF
Japan, and he has also studied in This
country In every city where the com
pany has played Mr.. Isaka has baen
on the Lookout for japanese girls thai
nave been brought to this s-O1InrT-v and
sold into bondage. Whenever he baz
round them he mas informed the or
claiS so that they could be released and
the SldNe-tGaderS prosecuted In San
+ idlclSco ne -Cuud several cases ard
reported them TO the government Off
Gals. The cases were similar to those
u ChlneSe girls whose slavery in san
francisco mas for years so aroused
phllanthropisls and the authorities.
Nine Slaves in Salt Lake.
The girls that he found here were
brought over six months to a year and
a half ago md sold for immoral pur-
poses Six of the women are located
on commercial street and three on Vic
toria avenue They are terrOrized with
threats If they try to escape and not
allowed 10 learn TO speak the English
language. They are enticed 10 come to
TINS country by japanese in japan and
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port and sold The traders are able
to sell them for $500 TO $500 or more. and
the girls are made 10 work for the pur-
chaSerS under the penalty of death.
The information that Mr.. Isaka has
secured he Is anxious to turn over 10
the immigration inspector and he Will
file a complaint against the two men
who have been selling the girls in this
city.
He refused tc give out the names. but
says they VIII be made known as soon
as the warrd ats have been issued for
their arrest.
These Japanese girls are kept in
subsection as the negroes were" Mr..
ISaka said, "add tie authorities do not
realize to what an alarming extent this
slave traffic is being carried on have
found two men n salt Lake who have
secured several girls who are under
the power OF them and their accom-
plices- There are cases in other cities
/ have visited in the country. and we
are making it part of our duty TO Sc
cure Information against these slave
dealers and nring them TO trial
The men %hO are engaged IN the
traffic go 10 a poor family in Japan with
d proposition 10 the girl to get her
paving position in this country They
secure the consent OF the parents and
guarantee that the girl can make so yen
or $40 in Am 2rican money They also
tell her that she can live on 40 yen and
save about half of her wages The
parents are, If course, pleased with
the proposition and give their consent.
The girl travels with the man as his
wife on a false passport and WheA she
arrives in this country is sold
Bartered Like an Animal.
For example, a man comes here and
says he has n girl that he VIII sell for
$500 If she IL good looking girl he
is able 10 get ms price without much
trouble The girl is unable to under
stand English and she does not know
what is going on In some cases a cash
payment is made and sometimes the
girl is taken on a contract and the sell
er receives a certain percentage of her
earnings
The girl is told what she must do
and is threatened with death If she
attempts to escape. In this way they
are terrorized and made slaves. These
girls often make considerable money,
which goes TO their masters
This is pa I of our mission 70 free
these girls. and we are able 70 secure
the information. The United States au-
thorities let this thing go on right un-
der their noses because they have not
the facilities such as native japanese,
like ourselves, to secure enough tnfor-
nation TO ascertain who these men are
and arrest them
Mr.. Isaka was IN search yesterday or
Immigration inspector j. Z. LOngley
to give him the Information