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


seemed 10 prevail that even u =.
iniltbe ton was obtained n III
take Too long cost 100 much ,aa.s.
and be Ineffective They 49,.
icfmiHed ~ pay money 10 he -
EDITORS and appointed "a coratatts.'
Tor That purpose Tho commune
consisted ~ s fmufa. q gunbs,s
y kahayaahi and M Nakaablas
The HHm ~ 1850 Was Collected ~
this committee from the feaiagf.,.
Keepers. Doc amount fanrinV a.,
tIb0 70 as. An arrangement -.
entered Into With The leader ~ 49,
boFcaftern, whose uame was a.ia
known ~ : lmuu fYf the paynss,
N The sum 81 1850 fof tho Dafsass
NJ declaring the boycott IN Iw,,,s
declined ~ give The nanse If ft.
man - whom the money WAS -
claiming thai he had promise4 ~
to Do ~, but II necessary no uasia
furnish tho uamo 10 the Japaness
consul.
Stevenson the Nan.
Before leaving San Ffanclsoo ia
consul informed me that W
Stevenson Wa the man 10 vbs,r
the money was paid One hundfsa
dollars Whs paid b. check ~ "a
Japanese. American bank on ga,ts,
street So Ban Francisco. the cbeeL
being made payable - the order -
~ s Stevenson. There were vfes.
ent al tho time this cheek ~.
paid. 3 lmuHr. q Gurihara. ~
some members. ~ lmufa sala -
the bank. probably clerks. The III.
ance Of $3.50 agreed upon was ii
have been paid % Monday. 0e4a.
Der 2. bat the man Stevenson a.
not call Tor the money. and / "a
Informed that II bad not been al
~ t. the Time % ny deuartn,s
from San FrahciHco The bogeoss
stopped with the payment u ~
money.
/ am satisfied. from lnquiriss
made BY me aud from statements
made 10 me by the japanese re-.
thufaut keepers. that che thfov.
Ing of stones aud breaking u via.
dowa Hah not done b1 the men Try.
citing the restaurants. bat b. yours
men and boYa uho had Enfhsfes
IN front Of the Restaurants as soan
AZ the boycott waa Instituted.
.
Assaults have from time 70 Tina
been made upon japanese eables4s
resident ia the city 81 San Frasefz
co. I WAS informed b. the ehlef "A
police that upon receipt Of a cor.
from the Iapaness oos.
aul he At ones Instructed oaaains
OF police 10 make every effort 10
stop these assaults. and. II neoek
sary. 20 assign men In cifizens
clothes 20 accomplish the purpose.
japanese Make stsssmsnts.
I deemed Il best, in order 70 se,
az the exact facts. 10 take the Eisfs
meufn Of the Japanese who claln4d
TO have been assaulted Thesa
statements we're taken Al the gsp
nneHe consulate in san Franc.seo
By Mr.. J. s. NED GardneF. inter.
prefer In tho immigration servgcs
az san Francisco. and NJ. X. IA
waaah. a japanese student ii The
senior class Of the University a
California. These statements are
In the words Of the victims hen.
selves and show. aa nothing ssse
could. uch grounds a. there ars
upon which 20 found a complaint a
violence.
These attacks. 20 I an Informed.
with but one oTception sers mads
when no policeman uaA In the ln.
mediate ncighborhood- Most "A
them were made by hoYa and yoHnr
men. many q them we're Vicious
ga character. and only enc appears
20 have been made with yieN Of
ruhhiuf the person attacked Al
'SNese assaults appear to have besa
made subsequent 20 The Gre and
IN San francisco. and
ny attention vas not called 10 Ar
prior 20 the isth dag q
Aprfl. 1906.
Mr. y omori. OF the Imperial rni
yerstty OF Aokio. one % the woFids
most distinguished scientists, and
as stated by Prof Geo DzYidsdn.a
the University u Caiifornia. ons
of the greatest iiying authorities Ia
sciHmoRraphy. sent to san Ffanest
90 b the japanese government to
study the causes and effects q he
earthquake. Was stoned By hpo+
lums ia the streets Of san Francis
60. Prof T. NakamurA professor
% architecture In the imperial trt
versity OF Tokyo. was also sionet
Ia the streets of San Francisco By
young toughs and hoodlums- Doc
tor Omori Was also assaulted wien
visiting Eureka. Cal
! know that those assaults usnn
The japanese are universally cos-
demnsd by all good citizens Of cSE
lfornlA. For months the cinIens
~ san Francisco and Oakland have
been terroriEed by numerous mr.
ders. assaults and rpbberies. bosh
80 day and night The police have
hoen powerless. The assaults ~
on the japanese. however. were Dor
made. in my judgment. With rier
of robbery. but rather from ieef
ing of racial hostility. stirrsa "
possibly By newspaper accounts q
that have been held al
different times relative 10 the e.
clnsion OF japanese from 10
United States.
Sentiment o. Majority.
While the sentiment OF the STATE
~ California. as manifested BY 10
public uttoranoes Of the japanese
and Korean Exclusion league. y
in many OF the leadlnt
IN the state. by deeiar
atoms OF the political parties a
their platforms. and by the passsks
Of q Joint resolution by the sias
legislature on March :. 1905. 10 4
favor 81 the exclusion Of japanese
coolies. yet the overwhelming ssni'.
ment In the state Is for law ana
order and for the protection OF ZAP
anese In their persons and iheh
The chief OF police Of the city q
San Francisco. as also the aetlns
mayor OF the city, assured me tfh
everything possible would be dons
TO protect the japanese subjects u
San Francisco, and they urgenu
requested that all cases Of asssaa
and all violations Of law affecting
the Japanese be at once repof,sa
20 the chief Of police.
impressed VERY strongly upoa
the acting mayor Of the city, -
also upon the chief OF police. W
OF the situation, and tea
them that. as officers charged VIE
the enforcement Of the law and 1hs
protection OF property and perfos
You looked 10 them 10 see that ~
Japanese subjects resident ID sas
Francisco were afforded the lan