The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-29

boycott was maintained In San
Francisco from October to October "a
by members of the Cooks and Walters
Union against Japanese restaurants do
Ing business IN tpat city. Nearly all OF
Dam Francisco interviewed on this sub
lect diseialmed any knowledge of any
formal action being taken for the boy
cotung OF these restaurants.
las q matter OF fact, most effect
I've boycott was maintained against
located IN san Francisco for at least
three weeks. Plcketa were stationed In
'front.' Of these restaurants and every eff
fort was made to prevent people from
paironixing them At timea stones were
thrown and windows broken, and In one
or two instances the proprletors OF the
RESTAURANTS were struck by these stonea
4 am satisfied. from Inquiries made
~ me and from statements made to
me ny the Japanese restaurant keepera,
That Tho throwing of stones and break
lnk Of windows was not done by the men
pirketlnF The restaurants, but by young
men and boys who had gathered In front
Or ths restaurants as soon as the boycott
was instituted. ~N''
Assaults have. from time to time
dent In tho city OF san Francisco
was Informed by the chief on pollca that
upon receipt OF a communication from
s ~, 9npanese consul he at once instruct
fort % stop these assaults, and. IL nee
sssary. to assign men In citizens clothes
10 3ttbiHbff%H tine purpose
These attacks, so 1 am Informed
with but one exception were made when
no poilceman was la the immediate
Most OF them we're made
~ noys and young mem many of them
we're vicious In character, and only one
tppeafs 20 have been made with A view
y ropnlng the persons attacked, Ali |
sub@eas, ssap't - appesr 70 have been made
n san Francisco, and my attentior We = |
~ ~ ssi,eu 70 any assaults made prior 10 |
n know that these assaults unon IN.
lnpAnehe are universally condemned nv
~ good citizens of California Tor
months nc citizens. of San Francisco |
numerous murders. Assaults ana rahs
,eries, both at day and night. Tha no
,,, haSe hsen powerless. The assaults
made In my Judgment, with a vieu, ne
onn9ry. but rather from a fe~lJew ~
~ ..,a hostility. stirred up possibly by
AVE been hsld ID s.fSsya meetings that
We 20 the exclusion OF Iapaneae frnss,
he United States Afon
While the sentiment of the STATE -
steraness 81 81 ina by The public
Inclusion league. by articles i'm many
she leading newspapers In fha atatss
reservations OF the political parties
Z Joint resolution by the stats $500 1919
.ture on March Z. 1905. IL Ia favor ~
re exclusion of Japanese coolies va
!" over wnalnlns sentiment In the stats
Tor law aud order and for the nros
,ess or Japanese Tn their persons and |
The chief of police OF the eltv ~ a. I
fAhcirco, as also the acting navor ~ | l
- SHY assured me that evervfhlne .
'Nnibic would be done to protect fhs
'p1n~@S subjects In San FranclAeo ana I
~ urgently requested that ali eases 4
,AsAA9.t and all violations of law ar
eunx ne Iuranese be at once reported | 1
the chief of police 'ef0''eu
4, impressed very strongly upon the
un% mayor of tho city. Al also ,,no,, 4
Y cutef on police. tho gravity az the |
.uAton, and told them that. na offi
- charged with the enforcement AL
=. lnw and the protection OF pronertv
al al Japanese Subjects reslasnt sss | j
"a Francisco were afforded the AN !.
e,seunn guaranteed 60 them hv our
II. therefore, the police novn~ ~ g.
.aneisco is not sufficient 10 meet Az
."a s1 ana guard and protect Japane a
!" y, 's~suehts N san Francisco. 20 whom ii
fse fun and parfect profecfion ~ q
slr tsrsens and property. then n IN
enh% 20 me. II is clearly the .sntv ~ -
y fTaeFal government 10 afford s,sch Y
= ,tstion All considerations whieh "a
y move q nation. every conHiderafic., n
~, 10y N the preservation OF our treats | "
~ W. every consideration prompt. NJ
" with the empire of Japan. wo,,it ~
/, 'e ~ demanding. u seems To me ~
httrH states government ana ali
people. the fullest Protection ana ~.
snsss consideration Tor tho subjects ~