The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19

the boyeotters the boycotters left; that
on one occasion when he asked the boy
cotters how long they intended to keep
up the boycott they replied: Until the
end-until the japanese give up their
business, pack up their goods, and return
to the place whence they came
Mr.. Sugihara also said that there was
an agreement to pay the boyeotters for
the purpose of declaring the boycott of;
that all the facts were known TO Mr.. 5.
1mura, president of the Japanese union,
and that the proposition to pay cash TO
the Cooks and Walters union was made
by Mr.. Imura, representing the Japanese
union, and that the amount to be paid
was $3.50: that he, Sugihara, did not know
the name of the person to whom the
money was to be paid: that he was pres
emit on October > or 26. when 500 of the
$3.50 was paid; that he saw the money
paid: that it was paid by lmnra, as
president of the Japanese union that he
did not knew the name of the man to
whom the money was paid, but would
recognize him if he saw him again.
The windows of the Golden Gate
restaurant, II. Sugiyama, proprietor 2b6
Third street, were broken on October II
or is. Mr.. Sugiyama stated that when
ever any customers left his place the
boycotters threw stones at them, and
struck them as well: that his customers
possible for him to stand at the cash
register near his window, as they broke
his windows; that one of the stones
struck him on the side; that on the first
day of the boycott he went to the Japan
csc consul and applied for assistance,
and that the consul said he would write
a letter to the chief of police; that on
the second day he went to police head
quarters, at the corner of Pine and Lark
in streets; that he did not remember inc
name of the officer whom he saw, but
that he was directed by that officer to
go to the southern station; that three or
four days after his visit to the police
station special policeman and the reGu-
lar policeman on the beat came TO his
place at the noon hour and remained
from Il to l and watched the place; that
there was no violence after the police
men came, but that the men with the
match boxes were always there; that
when the policemen came there were five
or six of the boycotters present at the
noon hour.
s. Imura, proprietor of the White Star
restaurant 596 Third street, corborated
the statements made by George Sugihara
and II. Sugiyama as to the breaking OF
windows and assaulng of customers. y.
Kobayashi, restaurant keeper at 20 Eiils
street. stated that his restaurant was
boyco tied for three days only. l. HAWAI-,
stated that his restaurant was boycotted
for twenty-one days. M. Shigegawa, OF
1856 Third street., stated that his restaurant
was boycotted for three weeks. Y. Noda,
of 1905 Geary street, stated that his res
taurant was boycitted for about month.
C. Nishi, of 1925 O'Farrell street, stated
that his restaurant was boycotted for
four days. r. Tamura, of 100 Larkin
street, stated that his restaurant was
boycotted for two days, and o. Matsuino-
do, of 1860 Ellis street, stated that his
restaurant was boycotted for two days.
The restaurant keepers were all exam
ined by me at the Japanese consulate In
San Francisco. They all said that they
were not assaulted by the boycotters,
but that the efforts of the boycotters
were mainly directed toward preventing
customers from entering their places OF
business. The restaurant keeper who
was struck with the stone said that he
did not think the stone was thrown at
him, but that 1t was thrown for the pur-
pose of smashing the windows and
frightening his customers.
1t appears that the japanese restaurant
keepers of San Francisco have union
of their own, of which s. lmura is presl-
dent. They made application, so they
say, to the Cook and Walters union OF
San Francisco for admission to member
ship in that union but their application
maintained for a few days the japanese
restaurant keepers held meeting for the
purpose of discussing the boycott and OF
devising some way of stopping 1t. They
DISGUST first the obtaining of an ln1unc-
ton, and appointed committee. rms
committee visited the Japanese-Amerl-
can association located in San Francisco
and asked the association to consult
LAWYER They were informed that a test
case would cost $780, and that II the test
case failed it would cost each restaurant
keeper 500 for each trial.
A second meeting of the Japanese res
taurant keepers was then held, at winch
the matter was again DISGUST. Inc impress
sion seemed to prevail that even IL an
Injunction was obtained it would take too
long. cost too much money and be 1nef-
fectiVe. They then determined to pay
money to the boycotters and appointed a
committee for that purpose. The commits
tee consisted of S. Imura, G. Sugihara,
Y Kobayashi, and Mr.. Nakashma. The
sum of $3.50 was collected by this commit
tee from the restaurant keepers, in
amounts ranging from 80 to $25 An ar
rapgement was entered into with the lead
err of the boycotters, whose name was
only known to S. 1mura, TO rthe pay
ment of the sum of $3.50 for the purpose
of declaring the boycott off. lmura de-
clined to give the name of the man to
whom the money was paid, claiming that
he had promised not to do So but II
necessary he would furnish the name TO
the Japanese consul.
Before leaving San Francisco the con-
sui informed me that w. S. Stevenson
was the man to whom the money was
paid One hundred dollars was paid by
check to the Japanese American bank on
Suffer street in San Francisco, the check
being made payable to the order of w. s.
Stevenson. There were present at the time
this check was paid S. Imura, G. Sugi-
haras and some members, so lmura said,
of the bank probably clerks. The balance
of $3.50 agreed upon was to have been paid
on Monday, October 20, but the man Stew
enson did not call for the money, and
was informed that 1t had not been paid
up to the time of my departure from San
Francisco. The boycott stopt 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 po-
lice is herto attached and marked "Ex-
h.bit D" (p. 80.
There have been a 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
la Dor disputes. These boycotts have been
maintained for weeks at time and dur
ing their maintenance threats have been
made and acts of violence have been COM
mitted. Pickets have been stationed in
front of the restaurants and the names
even of customers entering the restau-
rants have been taken down and re-
ported.
saw the chief of police, as also II.