The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30

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with the admission OF the japanese
and Chinese on equal terms In restrict
ed numbers.
or the character OF the Japanese
laborer and his desire for an American
education, the report speaks in high
terms. or the responsibility and re-
liability of the Japanese, contractors.
small contractors, sub-bosses or Ia
borerS, the report states that they do
not compare unfavorably with white
men In the same stations. As TO the
individual Japanese laborer as compaT
ed 10 the typical class OF white la.
borers now in the field and available
for the work. the report discloseS that
the higher standard is that OF the Jap
anese.
The Investigators found that the
land-ownilg Japanese desired Ia make
his home In this country; that he at
once adopted American customs and
habits Of life and closely followed his
American neighbors In many ways.
The agents invariably reported cour-
teous treatment and hospitality when
visiting these men.
The report states that it Is not
within its province to offer suggestions
as TO the solution Of the labor prob
lem presented. but merely TO present
the facts as they have been found
after a rigid scrutiny OF everything
bearing on Japanese life In California. .
Great stress Is laid upon the Infinite
labor that was expended in gathering
the data from which II Is drawn. Vir-
tually every farm in the districts
where Japanese are employed was
personally visited. the opinions Of
employers OF Japanese exclusively oi
mixed races and OF white laborers only
were interviewed and their view;
on the Japanese nled with the bur
eau, and aside from the personal
contract into which the agents came
with Japanese Of all classes, over 90
900 census cards were filled out by
Japanese and sent TO the bureau. that
figure representing ~ per cent of the
otal Japanese population of the state.
The cards were prepared with a view
II determining accurately the charac-
.cr OF each individual I'm order that
he investigators might have a firm
1nsIs or which 10 found their con-
,lusions as to the character and mode
IF life of the typical Japanese res!.
lents in the state. The information
vas readily given by the Japanese
lnd the numerous questions answered
'arefulIy and fully.
The Japanese population of Calitor-
,ia IS given by the report as S1.62S on
January ]. 1910, about 10 per cent
,pIpr fAp,aIcg har
,cr cent are engaged In agricultural
pursuits and 10 per cent In domestic
cryicc OF one kind or another.
or the Sl1 Japanese children a.
ending California public schools. the
table OF distribution is FUR
ished:
Kindergarten, l male: : females.
Primary schools. 269 males; 1i9 ie-
nales.
Grammar schools so males; 81 fe-
lalcs
lneh schools. 137 males 3 females.
Evening schools. II males, ie-
7ale.
TOTALS G2S males. 1S9 females.
The reduction of subsistence 10 4
cience is glvou in the report as the
aSiS OF successful competition By
ie JapaneGc laborer against thos2
/ any other races. but the Chinese.
is stated that the average Jap
nese supports himself on &c per cent
I his earnings or less Tho aver
&c expenditure Is about % 10 80
.ntS a Gay ord the highest ilGure
,cordod was co cents. American
,od articles. II IS stated, are being
ibstitutcG rapidly among them lot
lpancSc
II Is givcn as the opinion of IN"
r.auese themselves that the Amer
an dict has Increased their capacity
r labor