The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-18

I being permitted 90 attend those
schools. These protests Wefo main
/ - against japanese boys and men
ranging from L. 20 ~. - and -
years Of age attending the primary
| grades aud sitting beside little girls
and BOYS ~ z and years 81 age
/ When those complaints became
known "a japanese residents. ana
informed that some of the older
| pupils left the primary grades
ON the day when the order 81
| October II went into effect. viz
October i5. there we're attending
the public schools Of the city 81
San Francisco - japanese pupils
These pupils were distributed
among - schools 81 the primary
grades. There are eight grades IN
| the public schools ~ San Francisco.
the frat grade being the lowest and
the eighth the highest grnduntea
Of the eighth grade going into the
/ high school OF this total % -
/ pupils. 6 wcre born Ia Japan and
10 ia the United States. Those
{ born ia the United States would.
Of course. under section I 81 Al
+
/ United States. be citizens Of the
United States aud the state where.
IN they reside. and a. such subject
20 the laws 81 the nation 90 well
az Of the state
The aEea 81 tho pupils attending
the public schools on the day when
the order went into effect ranged
from to 20 years.
Schools In San Francisco.
The number Of schools IN San
Francisco prior to April II Was Is
/ or THE number Is primary or gram
mar schools and two high schools
were destroyed By IRE. and one
high school was destroyed BY earth.
quake. leaving IS schools. Since
April Is - temporary structures
have been erected. making the total
number 81 school buildings az the
present time q.
Tho Oriental school. the school
set apart FOR the Chinese. Japanese
and Korean children. IL ia the burn.
Cd section. There 10 oniy one Jap
anoae student attending lhia school
az the present time. and there are
40 japanese children attending am
q the other public schools
The conditions In San Francisco
are such. owing 20 the great con.
/ nagratiau. that u would not be pos
sibie even for grown children iiT.
/ ing At remote distances TO attend
this school
I found the sentiment IN the state
very strong against japanese young
men attending the primary grades.
Many Of the people we're outsposen
lin their condemnation OF thia
course. saying that they would take
exactly the same stand against
American young men Of similar
ages attending the primary grades
ana frank 10 say that this ohIee
tion seems 10 me a most reason.
able one. The presH Of
San Francisco pretty generally np
holds the aetiou 81 the board Of ed.
urafluu. OF the attitude Of the
more violent and radical newspap
ers Il IL unnecessary 20 speak furth
e. than 20 say that their tone II
the usual tone Of hostility to Men.
col hOrdas and the burden Of their
E
ter than Chinese. aud that the
same reasons which dictated the
exclusion 81 the Chinese call for
the exclusion Of the japanese as
sell
Hawaiian Situation.
The feeling Ia the state ia furth.
81 intensified. especially In labor
circles. b. the report co the coudi.
tions IN the Hawaiian islands a.
contained in Bulletin &C OF the Bu.
reau % Labor. Department of Com.
merce and labor. The claim b.
made that white labor has been al.
most entirely driven from the liza.
Waiian islands. aud that the Jap.
aneao are gradually forcing even
the ANAL white traders out Of buA
mess.
A boycott vas maintained In san
Francisco from October 20 Ooto
Der - hy members Of the Cooks
aud Walters Union against Jap
ancse restaurants doing business IN
that CITY. Nearly all Of the leaders
81 labor organizations 10 San Fran.
cisco. interviewed on this subject.
disclaimed any knowledge Of any
formal action being taken for the
boycottinR Of these restaurants
They admitted. however that there
vas n decided sentiment IA the
unions against patroni1lnE Jap.
anosc restaurants. and that that
sentiment was created and fostored
by speeches in union meetings and
BY personal action Of the different
mcmbers. with the object OF not
only preventing union labor men. |
but the public as well. from patron
iElng these restaurants.
As matter OF fact, a most ef
fectiyo boycott was maintained (
against nearly all OF the Japanese
restaurants located In San Fran.
cisco for a period Of at least three
weeks Pickets we're stationed In
front of these restaurants and
every effort was made to prevent
people from patroulzinE them. At
times stones were thrown aud win
dows broken. and IN one or two In.
stances the proprictors Of the res
taurants were struck by these
stones.
SApshcse rave 0nfoUs
II appears that the japanese res.
taurant keepers OF San Francisco /
have union OF their own, of which
s lmura Is president They made |
application. 80 they say. 20 the /
Cooks and Walters Union Of san /
Francisco for admission 70 member |
ship in that union. but their april. |
cation was denied. After the boy /
colt had been maintained for a few /
days the Japanese restaurant keep
crs held a meeting for the purpose I
of discussing the boycott and OF de I
yising some way OF stopping g. |
They discussed first the obtaining /
OF an injunction. and appointed
committee. This committee visited /
the Japanese American association I
located in San Francisco and asked /
the association TO consult lawyer I
They were informed that a test I
case would cost $500. and that II /
the test case failed Il would cost /
each restaurant keeper 5000 for |
each case tried.
A second meeting Of the Jap
anose restaurant keepers was then /
held at which the matter VAS I
again discussed The impression 4
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