Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-18

eIlt members or the union 10 themselves
refrain, and 10 keep the public as well,
from patronizing such restaurants; that
for three weeks IN the early part OF
October men were employed by, the
Cooks and Walters union to stand. In
front Of Japanese restaurants on Third
street and distribute match boxes on
which was pasted label as follows
white men and women. patronize your
own race" that this was not, strictly
speaking, a boycott, as a boycott must
be Instituted through the labor coun-
ell.
FEELING IN LABOR CIRCLES.
Perhaps a better idea OF the feeling
In labor organizations against the Japa-
nese restaurants and the methods that
were resorted to for the purpose OF
preventing white people from patroniz-
ing those restaurants can be gained by
reading the following extract from the
minutes of the meeting Of the executive
board of the Japanese and Korean Ex-
clusion league, as reported in the San
Francisco Chronicle of June rs, 1906;
"To SEND PROTEST TO LABOR
ONS-EXCLUSiON LEAGUE
COMPLAINS THAT WHITE MEN
EAT IN JAPANESE RESTAUR-
ANTS.
THE executive board OF the Japanese
and Korean Exclusion league at the
meeting held Saturday evening listened
10 complaints that many wage-earners,
laborers. and mechanics patronize Jap
anese restaurants, while eating houses
conducted BY white persons are as
easy OF access and more inviting than
those OF the Mongolians. Secy. Yoell
was instructed 10 communicate with
all central labor bodies in this city, In
forming them OF that state of AFFAIRS
apprzing them Of the fact that among
the patrons of japanese restaurants
are supposed to be men who hold men,
bership In unions affiliated with CEN
trail councils.
1.-THE league requests the councils to
urge upon all affiliated unions to en-
force the penalties imposed by their
laws for patronizng japanese or Chi
nese, The league also offers to supply
proof of the fagrant violations COM
planned Of, and proposes to have the
Offenders photographed in order 10 sub
NIT copies OF the photographs to the
central councils and through them 10
their affiliated unions. In this way the
League hopes TO accomplish a double
purpose--to deter union men from pat.
ronizing Asiatics, or establish the fact
that the offenders are not union men,
and thus refute what Is said to be a
persistent SANDER against union men.
'"The attention Of councils and unions
is also TO be directed to the fact that
many berries sold In San Francisco are
grown and shipped to market by Japa-
nese and Chinese. and wage-earners are
to be cautioned against the danger OF
their health and that Of their families
IN eating berries picked and packed by
unclean and unhealthy Asiatics.
"rhe plans for holding series Of
mass meetings In coast and interior
towns In California were discussed ut
length, but final arrangements We're de-
ferred until the project shall be APP
nroved by the league, which win hold
its next convention on Sunday, July
L."
As n matter OF fact, most effective
boycott was maintained against nearly
all of the Japanese restaurants located
In San Francisco for period of at
least three weeks. Pickets were sta
toned In front OF these restaurants and
every effort was made to prevent people
from patronZing them. At times stones
We're thrown and windows broken. and
In one or two instances the proprietors
Of the restaurants were struck by these
stones.
INTERVIEW WITH RESTAURANT
KEEPERS.
/ personally interviewed the restau-
rant keepers and took down their state
ments. George Sugihara. restaurant
keeper at III Third street, stated that
the boycott commenced on Oct. and
continued until Oct "a; that on the first
day the boycotters distributed match
boxes on which was written White
men and women. patronize your own
race that about noon OF the second
day large number of men came TO
his place of business and asked the peo-
pie who were about to enter his restau-
rant not 10 patronize the japanese res
taurants: that customers attempting to
enter his place Of business were some
times restrained by force, and that
blows were struck; that on or about the
10th or 18th OF the month the boycotters
came three times a day-morning, noon
and evening; that sometimes they
threw bricks and stones into his place:
that one OF the walters asked them the
reason why they did these things and
they replied, ASK the policeman" that
1t was very seldom that a policeman
was seen on the scene, that he COM
planned 20 the policeman on the beat;
that sometimes the policeman spoke to
the boycotters and appeared to be
friendly with them; that whenever a
policeman appeared who was unfriendly
to the boycotters the boycotters left;
that on one occasion when he asked the
boycotters how long they intended TO
keep up the boycott they replied. "Un-
til the end-until the Japanese give up
their business. pack up their goods. and
return to the place whence they came"
TO PAY BoYcoTTERs.
Mr.. SugihaTa also said that there
was an agreement TO pay the boycott
tiers for the purpose of declaring the
boycott off; that all the facts were
known TO Mr.. s. Imura, president OF the
Japanese union, and that the PROPOSE
ton to pay cash TO the Cooks and
Waiter union was made by Mr.. Imura
representing the Japanese union, and
that the amount 10 be paid was $3.50:
that he, Sugihara. did not know the
name OF the person to whom the money
was 20 be paid; that he was present on
Oct 20 or 26. when 500 OF the $3.50 was
paid; that he saw the money paid that
II was paid by Imura, as president of
the Japanese union. that he did not
know the name Of the man 20 whom the
money was paid, but would recognize
him II he saw him again.
CUSTOMERS sroNED.
The windows Of the Golden Gate res
taurant. Fl. Sugiyama, proprietor. 256
Third street. were bpoken on Oct II or
IS. Mr.. Sugiyama stated that when
ever any customer left his place the