The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-06
Agitation Exclusion of Japanese Reaching Central Stage
Feeling Against Mikados Subjects More Bitter
Than Against Chinese


upon the dislike OF Japanese In Ha-
waii. and have advocated the sending
IL gunbOat or two 70 Hawaii to bring
the Americans there 10 q realizing
sense OF the power OF Jaran
The Hawaiians do not appear to
have been daunted by raese manifes-
tations- They dc not like the Japa-
nese, and they say 50 very plainly.
Nevertheless, more Japanese are land
Ing in Hawaii than ever before. The
olnerence in the situation is that
whereas formerly the Japs remained
IN the Islands TO work in the cane
brake. they now stay at hotels, await
ing the next steamer that will convey
them to San Francisco. Once having
been examined at the port of entry,
honolulu, they are mere coastwise pas
sensers upon arrival at San Francisco
and are not under the jurisdiction of
tie immigrant inspectors. It Is said
that the inspection of japanese immi-
grants in Hawaii Is not as stric. as it
should be-that many diseased and
otherwise Objectionable persons are
admitted who subsequently enter the
mainland of the United States without
protest.
Ihe Hawaiian sugar planters are
now importing other than Japanese
iaborers to work on the sugar planta-
tlons. They tried Porto Ricans. bud
the islanders didn not thrive. Now
they are trying Portuguese again, and a
a cargo OF 1925 Portuguese from the
! azores is the ceas bound from
Eayal for Honolulu. Japanese labor
IS being displaced as quickly as pos
| sible
| The immigration reports show
that over 11,000 Japanese entered the
! United States in 1905. and the num-
Der arriving in 1906 will greatly ex-
| ceed that figure. More than half the
| Japs came under the flag at Hawaii
AS no account is kept of passengers
| arriving from Hawaii, it is impossi-
| Die TO tell what proportion of the
o,o0o japanese arriving at Hawaii last
year continued their journey to Cali
fornia. The number was very large
mis- year the Japanese entries bv way
or Hawaii have larger than ever be-
lore. Every steamer from the islands |
brings its continent Of the brown men. |
sometimes several hundred at time, |.
The time has hot arrived when hos |
tile demonstrations are made against |
the Japanees, but 1t is sure to come in |
IN the opinion Of of people on this
coast, ii the immigration is not lessen. |
ed Mutterings against the Jams re-
semoie those which preceded the ont
Dreak against the Chinese years ago
The greatest recruitment is expressed bv
laboring men and those representing
tnem. These people pay no attention
70 international comfy and "treatv
obligations. I fthey think a foreign
er, and particularly an Oriental is
working for less wages than them
selves, they are likely to try to rem
cry the situation by the most conyinc-
Ing argument known to them. which
is corporal punishment and threats of
death. Possibly the feeling is most
intense in those laboring people who
are themselves recently from foreign
lands.
Inc japanese government has re-
peateoiy declared that it is not anxious
20 see an increase Of emigration to the
pni'eo o states 1t stated this position
peIore the war with Russia and has
stated it since more emnhaticaIIv
polntlng out that the DEVELOPMENT Of
Korea and Manchuria REQUIRES tho
presence or japanese and gives suff-
clent outlet to the surplus population
OF the empire.
Nevertheless, there is little doubt that
the system of assisting emigrants st,II |
sXlsts In Japan, with the government |
ihis system was in full swing five |
years ago, and nothing has occurred
10 cause its discontinuance or lessen
us prorlts. There were twelve emigra-
t1on companies in Japan and five wears
ago, with an aggregate caDita, stocL
or 558,999 yen, all operating under the
laws called 'Tmin Toriatsukinin', and !
practlcally under government. patron |
age as are nearly all large japanese |
enterprises. The officers and stock Z
OF these companies are among
the leading business men and noliti7
clans Of Japan. The industry OF as
s'Stlng emigrants is ACKNOWLEDGED to
be very profitable
The keystone of this system is tha
theory of perpetual allegiance to the
sovereign. Loyalty to the fatherland
was manifested to a remarkable de-
gree by the Japanese during the re-
cent war. Ihey rarely. If ever, re-
hounce their allegiance to the Emper-
Or Like the Chinese, the JAPANESE
come TO the United States for the nur-
pose OF acquiring money and returning
nome as soon as possible. Unlike the
Cninese, the japanese does his best to
Iearh american methods. In order TO
apply them at home
With the assurance that every ernf-
grant leaving Japan will return, the :
companies are enabled to =
execute their system Of assistance. L
Ihey work in cooperation with the n
steamship companies, the EMPLOYERS ii
or labor In foreign countries. and with b
the enfgrant himself Commissions
are paid TO active agents throughout =.
Japan. who hunt out wouId-be emf -
grants The emfgrant company charges te
me emigrant a certain figure, and he d
enters into contract TO pay the bill az
but of his wages. The company then cr
procures passport for him. gives q
surety to the government that he shall =,
De returned 10 Japan In case of need =.
md advances enough money TO pay W
lis passage to the promised land Con-
racts are made for the labor of these
migrants. and while ft is difficult IN
,rove that the contract-labor laws of )