The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
FIGHT AGAINST
ALIEN LAUNDRY
WORKERS URGED
Anti-Japanese League Gathers
in State Convention in
Van Ness Hall
Delegates Plan Active Campaign
Against Oriental Com
pefitOrs

SG-ellS from JAPANESE com pei L4yl4s
for the purpose Of driving the orien-
tails from the commercial field OF the
Pacific coast. was suggested at the
convention % the Anti-Japanese laun-
dry league yesterday in Van Ness hall.
and a committee was appointed 10 take
the necessary steps 70 bring about the
cc-biretion This fact. together with
the reports Of the officers of the or
ganization showing the Increasing
strength Of the league and the amount
os work 81 had accomplished in COM
batting and defeating japanese laun-
dries in the state. were the striking
features OF the convention.
The suggestion for the combination
wss made by Delegate T. r Angove,
who called for the formation Of an
aE-t-JeDe rese patronage league. the
n,e-ce-s Of which We're TO refrain from
pat-cul-tng she business Institutions in
wfica japanese Labor was employed
--Cc- policy" said lie. is TO con-
v5rcs me public of the danger OF pat
ronizi2g and encouraging the japanese.
We <snt TO make the people under
stand thai the maintenance and sup
port of every japanese means the loss
OF livelihood 10 some white man or
white gtIL~
A coDmiItee Of three was appointed
10 co11er with The executive committee
o. -he Asiatic exclusion league and EN-
powered - take lle preliminary steps
70 ccn5insIol-
SAY RESULTS ACCosPLISHED
The secretary Of ne San Francisco
league declared thai within the last
four months the efforts or The local
orEs- -tza tsOn had succeeded IN cutting
down the working force CT the japanese
laundries 75 per cent Another report
from the Alameda county league was 20
the erect that during the list year
the agitation on the P2rt OF the white
men had resulted IN $500 p month in
the iaUnc-T trade being diverted from
Japanese ID white laundries- The Val
lego league declared that through its
efforts, aided By the Vallejo trades and
labc- council. the japanese laundries
were ready to go out q business
Whiie DO definite steps were taken,
ths tone Of the convention Indicated
tha- the league woulc affiliate with the
Asietic exclusion league Secretary
Toen OF the latter organization took a
prom iaent part in the workings OF the
convention yesterday and a resolution
was passed indorSing the actions and
policies Of the exclusion league.
While the convention made itself
stand clearly on record that the league
was not 10 De drawn into politics, a
resolution condemning the members of
the legislature who refused TO coun-
tenance the anti-Japanese measures
was passed with a round Of applause.
OUTLINES LEAGUES WORK
President Mcmahon. in opening the
cong ention. outlined the work done by
the league and called for a continuance
% the policy OF publicity and educa-
ton
The white man" said he. is ready
TO support his brother A large num-
Der Of those who patronize orientals do
SO from ignorance or rather careless
ness, and this league has discovered
that when the question is placed di-
rectly before them and the danger of
such support pointed out they are
ready TO discard japanese labor and
employ white.
This league has now arrived at a
position when IL can 20 before the
governing bodies of the city with the
assurance at least Of being given q
hearing Every day sees US stronger,
and inasmuch as our strength is built
on justice and fairness to ourselves and
90 the community built by US and our
white fathers, we can back our petit
tiOns by demand which the officials
must consider and consider well.
The members OF this league have
very wisely refrained from joining any
political party, thereby being in a po-
sition TO join all. IT is for US TO see
that an anti-Japanese plank is in
serted in the platform Of all parties,
our satisfaction being the knowledge
that the party that refuses TO recog-
nize US and our claims viii not obtain
for as that necessary recognition when
the votes are cast"
OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED
All the officers were reelected, to-
Eether with A $. Stewards, who was
given the Office OF vice president, a
position which did not before exist in
the league
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Finance-J J. Remig San Rafael; J. W
Moran. Vallejo; W. Warner. Sacramento; o
Anderson, Ssn Frsncisco; Frank Miller, Redwood
City
RESOLUTIONS ns-charIes Bowling, San Francisco;
p. r. Kerrick, Oakland; II. A. McKenna. Sar
Jose.
Credentials-C sorensen. San Francisco. A. s
Edwards, San Rafael; Harry Duebeeker. Saera
SnentO.
Press E. YoeIl. San Francisco: T. R. An
Eoye. San Francisco; Carrie Farmer. San Fran
Oresnization-w. warner, H. Duebecker ane
A. Chiorinl Of Sacramento. Miss Phoebe Smith
Charles SOuthgate, ii. A. Mckenns and John +
Neeklsn Of San Jose; A. S. Edwards Of SaI
Rafael; 2. A SpraRue. Captain KrumphOh, d
GSorman. J. fitzgerald Of San Francisco; F
Thorn OF Stockton Roy Hoffman of Oxnard an,
G. NJ white Of Reno. New
Among the interesting features oi
the convention was the appearance
there OF n. Bouton, the oldest laundry
worker in the United States, having
been engaged in that employment foI
Sc Years The convention was ATTENDED
by delegates from all the Pacific coast
states.