The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-22
JAPAN'S CONSUL'S
REPORT ON FRISCO
OFFICIAL VERSION SENT TOXIC JAPA
NEsE RESTAURANTS CONSUL SAYS FRANCISCO HAS
NOT ENOUGH POLICE AND THAT HER INSPECTOR GENERAL"


YOKOHAMA, July 22.-The follow
ing report is from the Japanese Con-
sulate in San Francisco:
The persecution of the Japanese res
taurants in San Francisco has not been
repeated since last October. But since
the beginning of this month various
strikes have occurred here, and the
city was thrown into a disorderly con-
dition. There are only 400 policemen
for the population of 100000. AS I'M
lawful incidents occurred in various
quarters of the city, we feared that
the Outrages against our residents
might increase. On the goth at 1880 p.
m, about so white people drove a cart
up to the Horseshoe Restaurant own
ed by Mr.. Morisaburo Nakashima. at
No. 1918 Folsom st. The mob called
upon four white guests, taking food in
the restaurant. Two of them going
out of the restaurant, were knocked
about by the mob, after some dispute.
The mob then destroyed "a panes with
stones and iron blocks which they had
brought in a cart. Moreover they
threw so or 60 stones into the dining
hall, and two guests were unable to
issue forth from the hall. AS they had
been trembling at a corner of the hall,
the proprietor of the restaurant let
them flee from a back window. One
of the walters was struck on theb reast
by stone. There were no other per-
sons wounded. The loss to the restau-
rant is estimated at $4,000. The house
belonged to some other person, but the
restaurant is still closed. The mob at
1920 the same night threw bricks and
stones on the Folsom street bath house,
No. 1914, belonging to Mr.. Yozo Naga5
motto, hailing from Hiroshima-ken The
bath house was on the opposite side Of
the street. The mob destroyed Ave
panes. The house is still suspended
Prior to these outrages, that is at $50
p. m. the same night, about so white
men suddenly attacked the Lion Res
taurant, No. 124 Eighth street, owned
by Mr.. Isata Hawai-, of Ehime-ken.
They seized the guests about to enter
the restaurant and asked them to
leave, with threats. They entered the
restaurant and dragged the guests out
of the house. The customers of the
Japanese restaurants are all white. the
charges there being moderate. The
mob retired at p. m. On receiving a
report from the Japanese of the out
RACES, | went at once to the scene. The
Horseshoe restaurant presented a ter
rible aspect All the windows were
smashed, furniture taken out, the
house deserted and doors shut. Next I
visited Mr.. Nagamoto's bathhouse. It's
windows were all smashed. A stone of
about foot diameter and two large
bricks were lying indoors. Traces of
outrages were to be observed every
where. The master and employees were
much scared. The bathhouse had
white customers, but business is sus-
pended at present.
A white man who happened to be
present on the spot and who declared
that he himself belonged to the White
Walters Union said that the union
had no connection whatever with the
recent outrage. He also said that the
mob was going to make a second as
sault on the Lion Restaurant that ev-
ening. Thereupon I repaired to the