The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-19


temporary structures have been erected,
making the total number OF school build
ings at the present time seventy-twO.
The Oriental school, the school set apart
for the Chinese, japanese, and Korean
children. is In the burned section. There
Is only on japanese student attending this
school at the present time, and there are
no Japanese children attending any OF the
other public schools. / visited the Orien-
tai school in company with the japanese
consul, and found i TO compare favorably
with many Of the new temporary struc-
lures erected in the city The course Of
instruction is exactly the same as at the
other public schools. and competent teach
eTs are assigned for duty in this school.
Nearly all OF the pupils attending this
school have to be taught the English Ian
guage.
Sentiment Against Japanese.
1T will be absolutely impossible Off chill
dren residing in the remote sections Of
the city to attend the Oriental school. The
conditions in San Francisco are such,
owing to the great conflagration. that it
would not be possible even for grown
children living az remote distances to at
tend this school. If the action of the
board stands. then. and if no schools are
provided IN addition 20 the one mentioned.
! it seems that number Of Japanese chill
dren VIII be prevented from attending the
public schools and will have to resort
TO private instruction.
Il found the sentiment in the State very
strong against japanese young men at
tending the primary grades. Many OF the
people We're outspOken in their condemna-
4 ton Of this course, saying that they
would take exactly the same stand
against American young men OF similar
/ ages attending the primary grades | am
( frank 70 say that this objection seems 70
me a most reasonable one.
THE press Of San Francisco pretty gen
orally upholds the action Of the board Of
education. OF the attitude OF the more
violent and radical newspapers il IS IN
necessary 10 speak further than TO say
( that their tone IS tEe usual tone Of hostil-
! ity 10 Mongol hordes. and the burden
Of their claim IS that japanese are no
/ better than Chinese and that the same
I reasons which dictated the exclusion Of
/ the Chinese call for the exclusion Of the
/ japanese as we'll
Welcomed at Universities.
/ Many Of the foremost educators in the
State are strongly opposed to the action
/ of the San Francisco board Of education.
/ japanese are admitted 10 the University
/ Of California, an institution maintained
and supported by the state. They are
also admitted to and gladly welcomed al
Stamford University. san Francisco, so
/ far as known. Is the only city which mas
disseminated against japanese children.
IL talked with a number Of prominent
/ labor men and they an said that they
I had no objection 90 japanese children at
tending the primary grades; that they
wanted japanese children now in the
United States 10 have the same school
privileges as children Of other nations,
+ but that they were unalterabiy opposed
/ TO japanese young men attending the
/ primary grades.
The objection to japanese men attend
I ing the primary grades could very readily
7 be met by a simple rule limiting the ages
OF an children attending those grades,
/ THE board Of education OF san Francis
/ co declined 10 resCind its resolution of DC
tober II. claiming that. having established
/ "A separate school for Chinese. japanese,
land Korean children. the provisions OF
section 1862 Of the political code became
mandatory.
/ a boycott was maintained in San Fran
cisco from October 8 TO october q by
members Of the Cooks and Walters Union
against japanese restaurants doing bust
+ ness in that city Nearly all Of the lead
I ers Of labor organizations in San Fran
cisco. interviewed on this subject dis
iclaimed any knowledge Of any formal ac-
+ ton being taken for the boycottng OF
/ chose restaurants. They admitted. how
ever. that tHere was decided sentiment
/ i'm the unions against patronizing japanese
D hoe g
created and f0stered by speeches in union
meetings and by personal action OF the
idirfarrnt members. with the object or not
/ only preventing union labor men, but the
public as well. from patFonziHg these res
/ taUrants
violence Followed Boycott.
"As a matter Of fact. most effective
/ bovcott was maintained against nearly all
/ of the Japanese restaurants located in San
/ Francisco for a period Of at least three
weeks. Pickets were stationed in front
! Of these restaurants and every effort was
/ made to prevent people from patronizing
/ them. At times stones were thrown and
windows broken. and in one or two IN
stances the proprietors OF the restaurants
We're struck by these stones.
] i
mo and from statements made 10 me by
/ the japanese restaurant keepers that the
throwing of stones and breaking Of win
dows was not done by the men picketing
the restaurants. but by young men and
bows who had gathered I'm front Of the res
/ taurants as soon as the boycott was IN
stituted.
."Tbe chief of police Of the city Of San
/ Francisco. as also the acting mayor Of
the CITY. assured me that everything pos
sibIe would be done 20 protect the Jap
anese subjects in San Francisco, and
thev urgently requested that all cases OF
assault and all violations Of law affect
! ing the japanese be at once reported 20
| the chief of police
/ u impressed very strongly upon the act
ing MAYOR Of the city, as also upon the
/ chief Of police. the gravity of the situa-
| ton. and told them that. as officers
charged with the enforcement of the law
and the protection Of property and per-
sons. Won looked to them TO see that all
Japanese subjects resident in san Fran
cisco were afforded the full protection
! guaranteed 70 them by our treaty with
Japan.
Warns Local officials.
| u also informed them that if the local
authorities were not able to cope with
the situation, OF If they were negligent
or derelict in the performance Of their
duty, then the entire power Of the Fed
! cral government within the limits Of the
| Constitution would be used, and used
promptly and vigorously, to enforce OBJ
servance of treaties, which. under the
| Constitution, are the supreme law OF the
land, and to secure fit and proper treat
ment for the people Of a great and
friendly power while within the territory