Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-01
BUDDHIST MISSION,

fire from their former homes on the
southern border OF the old Chinatown,
established themselves in one Of the
best residence sections Of San Fran
cisco; that IL, along Pine, Bush. Suffer,
and Post. between Fillmore and Van
Ness avenue. The agitation, in this
instance, developed from purely bust
ness motives. but was long continued
and intense, though il resulted in lit
tie more than largely attended mass
meetings, nj which there. was much
fiery defamation.
FORCED OUT BY JAPS.
The residents of this section were
practically forced out Of their homes
by what they described as the greed-
ness OF the landlords, who very gem
orally raised the rent after the April
disaster. The Japanese offered rent
ais which the Americans could not af-
ford to pay, and were able to do so on
account of the large number of occu-
pants they would crowd into a single
house. Homes which were formerly
occupied by American families are now
given over to japanese who frequent
ly crowd as many as eight or ten per-
sons In Il single room. In almost eve
ry case the landlords accepted the Jap
anese tenants despite the violent agi-
tatlon OF the American residents, and
the section Is now quite oriental. Jap
anese banks and stores are scattered
along with missions and even Buddhist
temples Where Americans remain tho
Stars and Stripes are hung from win
dows or fly from poles as distinguish
ing mark.
ARE VERY PERSISTENT.
The japanese are very persistent,and
naturally SO, In their efforts to secure
work and extend any business IN which
they may be engaged. In the cities
they are usually of the better class
artisans, merchants, house servants,
printers, and even professional men,
They have their own newspapers, their
own banks and their own insurance
companies, though they make no at
tempt 10 reproduce the actual condi-
lions OF the orient as the Chinese do,
being content to adopt western busi-
ness methods, customs and dress. In
the country, however, there Is con-
stantly growing army OF Japanese la
borers, which Dennis kearney recent
ly described as coolies dressed to OF
set our western prejudices," who are
employed on the extensive fruit ranch
as Of the state and in railroad i'm
provement. This class reflects many
Dor and even In more thickly settled
| communities the Japanese sell their Ia
Dor and brains at a rate with which
| Americans can scarcely compete.
10000 IN CALIFORNIA.
Their is no means by which the pre-
else number OF japanese IN California
| can be determined Statistics compiled
| by the japanese association OF Amer-
| ca. and given out at the office of Con-
| sui uyeno place the figure at little
| above 10000 for the year ending Decem-
| Der, 1906. From the same source IL II
learned that there were about 1900
| Japanese IN san Francisco before the
! IRE, 5000 remaining after the catas-
| trophe while the rest scattered to neigh
| boring cities The Japanese and Ko-
| rean Exclusion league, however, places
| the figure at fully $4,000, and the prob.
| abilities are that the real number Is
! somewhere between the two estimates.
| There Is no way OF tracing the large
| number Of Japanese who gain entrance
| into California by way Of Seattle, Vic
| toria and some OF the Mexican coast
| cities.
Statistics gathered by the United
| States commissioner Of immigration In
| san Francisco would indicate that Jap
anese immigration is on the increase.
| especially by way Of Honolulu rather
| than from the orient direct. For the
| year beginning Oct /, 1903. and end
J ing Sept. 30 1904, the number OF Jap
anese arrivals from Honolulu was :, $50:
| the next year II was 6.3i3, and last
| year II was $500. On the other hand,
| direct immigration from Japan appears
| TO be decreasing For the fiscal year
| ending June 30, 1903, there We're 2.e5S
| male immigrants and 227 females the
| succeeding year the number dropped
| to 1900 males and 2S2 females; a year
| later It was ll06 males and 2l5 females.
and last year there were only 533 males
and lss females.
| THE BURNING PROBLEM.
However. by far the most burning
| question in connection with the jap
| anese problem at the present time Is
that OF the oriental school children.
There are distinctly two sides TO the