Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-02
JAPANESE DELAY
LEGAL PROCEEDING
SUITS AGAINST SAN FRANCISCO
MOT FILED
Report That orlentaIs Are Being Dis
crlnInated Against by Police
Commissioners Is Being
Investigated
Nv NEGOTIATED Press.

by ASSOcldieu tANS~s
SAN FRANCISCO, July LIN re-
Spouse to an inquiry the japanese con-
sulate today Informed the Associated
Press that no decision has yet been
reached as to whether suit shall De
brought in the courts to recover III De pe-
half of the Japanese residents Oh oan
Francisco who suffered loss III tne
wrecking on May 23 of Japanese res
taurant and bath house in Folsom
street by a mob. 1t was said by rep
resentative of the consul general tnat
the consulate is not awaiting instruc-
tions from Toxic, but Is simply delaying
action for further consideration OF the
incidents of the attack.
Tt was further stated that the con-
sulate was investigating the complaint
Of local Japanese that their race is
being disseminated against by the
hoard of police commissioners in refus-
ing to grant them liquor licenses, JUNK
licenses, intelligence office licenses ana
licenses for similar municipal privileges.
The reply of the board is that 1t is act
ing under an ordinance Wh1ch 1orpluS
the issuance of liquor licenses to any
save citizens of this country and county
and persons who have declared their IN
tention of becoming citizens and, IN ac-
cordance with the rule of the poaro
be granted to foreigners until American
residents have more fully recovered
from the business shock of last year
earthquake and fire. The consul looks
with suspicion on this defense, Dut
wishes to be understood as desirous OF
investigating further before making
any definite recommendation to the
Toxic government.
Articles of incorporation or the Jap
~. o fnQ
in the office of the county clerk today.
The purposes Of the association. as set
forth in the articles are to form a
more perfect union of the Japanese peo-
ple in this country; Ito preserve ana
maintain the rights of the Japanese in
the United States and to assist mem
bers to obtain a knowledge of their
rights and liabilities, civil and political.
1t Is stated that the association is not
for gain, and there is no capital stock.
BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The fact
that there is no apparent discrimina-
tion as a race against the Japanese
who made the application in San Fran
cisco to establish intelligence offices,
and who were refused this privilege,
has been received with evident satis-
faction by the officials of the embassy
Dore, ana Jney Sdy Iudl IulS DSlH6 tliS
case there is nothing for them to do
nor have they any comment to make.
A dispatch has been received at the
embassy from the Japanese consular
representative in San Francisco which,
after saying that the applications from
Japanese to conduct intelligence Off
ces had been returned, conveyed the in
formation that they would not be en-
tertained by the police commissioners,
who had decided such establishments
to be conducted by American citizens
only. This, in the opinion of the Off
cials here, seems to put an end to any
controversy and naturally Japan can
not have any complaint so long as
there is no discrimination against her
citizens 1t was stated at the embassy
today that no communication on the
subject had been received from the
home government which required any
diplomatic representations to the state
.denartment