Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-18


the check being made payable to the
order OF w. s. Stevenson. There were
present at the time this check was
paid 5. Ifnura, @. Suglhara, and some
members. so imura said. of the bank,
probably clerks. The balance OF $3.50
agreed upon was TO have been paid on
Monday, oct. 20. but the man Steven
son did not call for the money, and !
was informed that II had not been paid
UP to the time Of my departure from
San Francisco. The boycott stopped
With the payment OF the money,
All OF the restaurant keepers united
in stating that their business had fallen
off at least two-thirds during the period
of the boycott. The correspondence
between the Japanese consul and the
chief Of police Is hereto attached ana
marked Exhibit D."
There have been number OF boycotts
of white restaurants IN San Francisco,
Oakland. and other cities In California
In the past five or six years growing
out OF labor disputes. These boycotts
have been maintained for weeks at
time and during their maintenance
threats have been made and acts OF
violence have been committed. Pickets
have been stationed In front OF the res
taurants and the names even of Gus
toners entering the restaurants nave
bee taken down and reported
saw the chief of police, as also II.
II, Colby, captain of police In charge
of the district In which most OF the
Japanese restaurants are located, and
was informed by both OF these officers
that as soon as their attention was
called to the disturbances on Third
street, officers were detailed at each OF
the Japanese restaurants at each meal
hour, and that the officers were m
structed 10 arrest II any violation OF
the law was committed, and that atter
the officers were so stationed there
were no disturbances or violations or
the law.
PROTECTING JAPANESE.
The chief OF police assured me that
every effort would be made by
MIN to protect the Japanese restaurant
In San Francisco. and that all VIOLA
tors OF the law would be promptly ar
rested and punished. The acting may
or of san Francisco also assured me
that he would cooperate with the
police department of the city, ana
would see that everything possible was
done to protect Japanese subjects and
prevent violations of law.
/ am satisfied. from inquiries made
by me and from statements made TO
me by the japanese restaurant keep
ers. that the throwing of stones and
breaking Of windows was not done
by the men picketlng the restaurants,
but by young men and boys who had
gathered In front OF the restaurants
as soon as the boycott was Instituted
ASSAULTS ON JAPANESE.
Assaults have from time to time
been made upon japanese subjects
resident In the city OF San Francisco
! was informed by the chief OF police
that upon receipt OF communication
from the japanese consul he at once
instructed captains of police 10 make
every effort to stop these assaults, and,
II necessary, 10 assign men In citizens
clothes to accomplish the purpose. The
correspondence between the Japanese
consul and the chief of police and the
acting mayor of the city Is hereto at
tached and marked Exhibit EE'' %,
$50
| deemed It best, In order TO get at
the exact facts, to take the statements
Of the Japanese VINO claimed TO have
been assaulted. These statements
were taken at the japanese consulate
in San Francisco by Mr.. j. ). Med
Gardner, interpreter In the immIRra-
ion services Ut San Francisco, and Mr..
Is, kawasaki Il japanese student In
the senior class Of the University Of
California Since these statements are I
in the words Of the victims themselves
and show as nothing else could such
grounds as there are upon which To
found a complaint OF violence, they
are here given In full
STATEMENTS OF JAPANESE.
IS. Inatsu, lei Haght street am
q student and a member Of the Japan
ese Y. NJ. O. A. on Oct, rs, at 7:i5
p. M, ] was attacked on the corner
of Laguna and Height street by about
eight young men, from Is to 20 years
OF age: they rushed up behind me
and struck mo In the face and then
ran away. looked around for a po
liceman, but could not find one. /
went to the Y. NJ. c. a. and was treat
ed by the doctor there. | made COM
plant about the matter TO the Japan
ese association, but not TO the police
department"
r. KoDoNo.
'"T Kodono, 12t Height street |
am student and a member OF the
Japanese Y. NJ G.. A. on the 9Th day
Of August, 1905, on Laguna street, be-
tween Haight and Page streets, at
4
was attacked by about 80 people. men
ranging from 10 to rs years Of age.
They followed me down the street
and beat me over the head and face
with their fists. ] tried to resist them.
but they were too strong for me. They
made by nose bleed. | went 10 ST.
Thomas hospital for medical treat
ment | complained TO the superin-
tendent of the Japanese Presbyterian
mission and was advised by him MOI
70 make any complaint to the DO
lice. / was laid up for a week on ac.
count of this attack. | have the
blood-stainod shirt which can pro-
duce II necessary
c. oBATA.
&C. Obata, 1928 Suffer street. am
an artist. On Sept. 20, 1905. at about
lf5 p. m. on Sutter street, between
Pierce and Steiner In front of the skat-
ing rink as l was on my way home, |
was attacked by about 10 young men,
ranging from l6 10 20 years OF age.
They beat me and threw bricks and
stones at me. ] picked up a stick and
started to go for thSm and then they
ran away three OF them falling down
as they ran. a special policeman came
along at this time, and the people told
him that | Knocked the three people
over; so he took me to the police court.
where | was dismissed. This finished
the case, | wae released on ball, as I
had been arrested for disturbing the
peace.
/. IKEDA.
Il. Ikeda, 1903 Geary street. have a
fruit store. About a month ag0--Oct. &.
l9O6--somo bad boys came to my store
and stole fruit and threw stones into
the store, On sept .. 1906. down IN
The wholesale district u do not know
the name Of the street,. as was driy-
ing my wagon some men started to
throw fruit at me, then pieces Of brick.
hitting my back The reins OF my rig
got loose, and was obliged 20 stop and
get down TO fix them. | had no sooner
gotten down than somebody came up
and hit me In the face and gnv NO