The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-19

least three weeks. Tickets were sta toned in front of these restaurants and every effort was made to prevent peo- pie from patronizing them. At times stones were thrown and windows brok- en, and in one or two instances the proprietors of the restaurants were struck by these stones
 ASSAULTS,
 These attacks, so am informed, with but one exception were made when no policeman was in the immedi- ate neighborhood Most of them were made by boys and young men; many of them were vicious in character, and only one appears to have been made with a view of robbing the person at tackled. All these assaults appear to have been made subsequent to the fire and earthquake in San Francisco, and my attention was not called to any as- saults made prior to the 18th day of April 1906.
 Dr. F. Omori, of the Imperial uni versity of Tokio, one of the worlds most distinguished scientists, and, as stated by Professor George Davidson, of the University of California, one of the greatest living authorities in seis- mography, sent to San Francisco by the Japanese government to study the causes and effects of the earthquake, was stoned by hoodlums in the streets of San Francisco. Professor T. Naka- mura, professor of architecture in the Imperial University of Tokyo, was also stoned in the streets of San Francisco by young toughs and hoodlums. Doc tor Omori was also assaulted when wis iting Eureka, Cal Neither of these eminent gentlemen made formal com plaint of these assaults, and wlsht that no official recognition be taken of them, I attach hereto copy of letter of Pro- lessor Davidson, calling the attention of the press of San Francisco to these assaults, as also copies of letters of the postmaster of San Francisco, the may or of San Francisco, the governor of tho state and the mayor or Eureka, ex pressing their great regret for these as saults and apologizing that they should have been made
 l know that these assaults upon the Japanese are universally condemned by all good citizens of California. For months the citizens of San Francisco and Oakland have been terrorized by numerous murders assaults and rob- berries, both at day and night. The po- lice have been poWerless. The. assauts upon the Japanese, however, were not made, in my Judgment with a view of robbery, but rather from a feeling of racial hostility stirred up possibly by newspaper accounts of meetings that have been held at different times rela- tive to the exclusion of Japanese from the United States.
 The police records of San Francisco show that between May s. 1906, and No vember 5, 1906, 200 cases of assault, ranging from simple assaults to as- saults with deadly weapons and as- saults with murderous intent, were re- ported to the police of San Francisco, Of the number so reported, seven were for assaults committed by Japanese, and two complaints were made against Japanese for disturbing the peace. The Japanese population in San Fran cisco is about 5000 The total popula- tion of San Francisco to-day is estima- ted to be between 925, GOO and 950,0O0
 While the sentiment of tho state of California, as manifested by the public utterances of the Japanese and Korean Exclusion League, by articles in many of the leading newspapers in the state, by declamations of the political parties in their platforms, and by the passage of joint resolution of Japanese coo lies, yet the overwhelming sentiment in the state Is for law and order and for the protection of Japanese in their per- sons and their property.
 The chief of police of the city of San Francisco, as also the acting mayor of the city, assured me that everything possible would be done to protect the Japanese subjects in San Francisco, and they urgently requested that all cases of assault and all violations of law affecting the Japanese be at once reported to the chief of police.
 imprest very strongly upon the act ing mayor of the city, as also upon the chief of polce, the gravity of the situa- ton, and told them that, as officers charged with the enforcement of the law and the protection of property, you looked to them to see that all Japanese subjects resident in San Francisco were afforded the full protection guaranteed to them by our treaty with Japan. I also informed them that if the local au- thorities were not able to cope with the situation, or if they were negligent or duty, then the entire power of the fed eral government within the limits of the Constitution would be used. and used promptly and vigorously, to en- force observance of treaties, which. un- der the Constitution, are the supreme law of the land, and will secure fit and proper treatment for the people of a great and friendly power when within the territory of the United States.
 If, therefore, the police power of San Francisco is not sufficient to meet the situation and guard and protect Japa- nese residents in San Francisco, to whom under our treaty with Japan we guarantee full and perfect protection for their persons and property" then, protection. All considerations which may move nation, every considera- tion of duty in the preservation of our treaty obligations, every consideration prompted by fifty years or more of close friendship with the empire of Ja- pan, would unite in demanding, it seems to me, of the United States gov ernment and all it's people, the fullest protection and the highest consideration