The San Francisco call., 1909-12-12
REPORTS WORK OF
LAUNDRY LEAGUE
Secretary of Anti-Japanese Or
ganizatiOn Explains Its Pur-
pose and Accomplishments
People Induced TO Withdraw
Patronage and Number of
Competitors Reduced

What the anti-Japanese laundry
league has done in the matter of re-
ducing japanese competition in the
laundry business is shown by the re-
port prepared for the organization by
Business Secretary r. c. Hurst.
He gives the history OF the lea gue
which was formed March l., 1908, for
the purpose OF protecting the laundry
industry from the encroachment Of the
Japanese who enga ged in that bust
ness. In his report Hurst says;
The business system II the league is simple.
urging rhem to give rheir own race ghe prefer
ence- II The patron Is businessman De is
SHOWN nc inconsistency - ltS policy ". on
The one hand. gathering iu the oollsrs ~ the
white mar over his counters and on tse other
llthlug hlm away fron AIS cooy. pTeterriE an
oriental who does not contribute arythiug
toward his subsistence and is dctrilicut 20
those upon whose prosperity De 6epcntS Tor s.
profitable business HIS argument that the
japanese are chraNcr is easily answered. Yer
WHIST wculd h. tle -e>air "a sU ihe white
i-e his lauaac~c crapet-o-t Saocld rhc com
muuicarior> fatl 90 o-oc g. reply. representa-
lte = ni -,h '-,>s fs...' ,....i
q hgai repcrt cr rae sr-ir-ae ~ sae pagroa is
on fic.
Realizing raat rse Seoccs> es rae movement
Cepe1cS Erear't crcr the 7-sStl-F c. tec orSSnt
E1-i7r. r-e ,15-St-lScf s Srec-t e- the lalsor
aud r-ads> ur-> -1e M.S>r-- tcerlo- % aSsN
tfes-t ~-rer. rrf p-sre Irens svtrne .reprsve.
lner. r-un ~. N,-1.E Ea,iseS lnSlcuce aa6 sew
ersl o-r- eS .ke cesrscter were
TIE --lf- la> rs>--r5ss ree,r 70 cur sp-
rcla >t---tr EE> .-er S-tE->ec 20 rce extent
rll- -lc s-r ea--s sra -cst-e1rS have
r'CaS,o- rllr -e 5aeSe ezfe 5oE.-fc Tor a
permit rr f~ler -eE ss-at-.eS 90 enlarge
Ta<~e lrw r2.S-scce. ~--1 rle result thSt
while gre tSas-1Se lsl.-s -cr-esSeG in mum
bcr from ,' - t1as -2e rilne Intervening
between TIE --el- r-e u f2hs spf the orERni
Esrior ~ rle Ar-i-f fseassse isuudrv league.
they have been telf ,n caecS since rhen by the
people of Ssn Francisco seven applications for
permits have been tur-ed down an1 the number
81 japanese co-lpe-i-ors hss been reduced 10 l6.
The secretary gives the amount Of
work done since the league was or
ganiZed as follows
Names and addresses ~ patrons Of Jap
ane~o lauudrie> secured o.. -.--.....-- 4 236
Communication addressed 10 patrons of
Japanese laundries .------- -.---..-- 9,f20
Jspsaeee iamdr.es '.- ''-.- Pm. 2s14
Communications received from patrons Of
Japanese laundries ..-..---.----- 524
Telephone messages received from patrons
~ Japanese launGrleS- l93
Personal cslls from patrons uf japanese. lib
Total number Of patrons Of Japanese 3-544
Cases sim pending --------.--.. 692
Number no longer patronlZlng Japanese 5,lo4
AUmhcF claiming roOmerS parrOniZed. 35S
General letters sent out .--....-.---.-.-. 1S7
General letters received ---....... 295
Letters received from legislators. etc.. y
Press reports sent ont. -...--.. ..-......- 553
Circulars distributed in the city. l30 600
Cards distributed in the city-.--........ II. 600
stlckers displayed .--.---. 80. .------... $4,000
Eight sheet posters dispsyed-three kinds
in different sh0wlngs. s.-.---..---.-----.. Z
Court cases .-...-....-............ 4