The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-27
KEEFE CRITIGISES
Case Of Max sohlemmer.

TOT NlOlhllOU OF SCCUOu IN DIluEluE
to Laysan Island twenty.three aliens
under agreement to perform labor, and
also under section s for landing the
said twenty-three aliens without per-
hitting their inspection The aliens
were arrested and, with the exception
of five, were deported, the latter being
detained for use as witnesses. When
the case came to trial Schlemmer
pleaded poverty, and the court appoint
ed an attorney to defend him. Finally
the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty; thereupon the five detained
aliens were deported."
Japanese immigration.
Under this heading the status of
Japanese immigration is explained and
elaborate tables of statistics are sum
married. as follows:
"The discussion Of this subject will
be aided by referring to the last pro
viso of section of the immigration
act and to the Presidents proclama-
ton of March a. 1907, and the defini-
ton of the term Japanese or Korean
laborer, skilled or unskilled,' contained
in rule q of the immigration regu-
lations. The law and proclamation,
soon after their passage and publica-
ton, respectively, were supplemented
by general understanding with Japan
which contemplated that the Japan
d csc Government should issue pass
ports to the continental United States
only to such of its subjects as are
nonlaborers or are laborers who, in
coming to the continent, seek to re-
sumo a formerly acquired domicile, to
join a parent, wife, or child residing
therein, or to assume active control
B of an already possessed interest in a
farming enterprise located in this
country. Therefore, the three classes
of laborers entitled to receive pass
ports are former residents parents,
wives, or children of residents and
settled agriculturists.' With respect to
Hawaii, the Japanese Government OF
its own volition stated that, expert
= mentally at least, the issuance of pass
ports to members of the laboring class
es proceeding to that Territory would
be limited to former residents and
parents, wives, or children Of resi-
dents The Japanese Government has
continued to exercise a careful super,
vision over the emigration of it's labor,
ing class to Canada and Mexico.
Numerous important facts cover
ing this interesting phase of immigra
ton for the past ye% are presented
> in Tables A-F. Table A shows that
there has been an increase in the mum
Der of Japanese admitted both to the
= continent and to the Territory of Ha
wall. In order to draw accurate con
B illusions, however, the figures shown
= by said table should be compared also
with those for 1908, the first year the
arrangement became operative, in
which year 9544 japanese were admit
ted to continental United States and
. 1854 to Hawaii, with 643 debarred al
the ports of the former and sixty al
\ the ports Of the latter. In 1910 the
CORRESPONDING figures were 259S, lo2I
eighty-nine, and thirty-foUr, while
those for 1911 are 1882, 2159, for;y-sil
and thirty-four, respectively. There
fore, the number of Japanese admitted
: to the mainland ard Hawaii, respec
o lively, in 1911 was about forty-fiye AM
o twenty-five per cent of the number TO
3 the year 1908, and about sixty-fve an
= forty.one per cent, respectively, NOR
X than the number shown for 1910.
\ liable c gives occupations OF ia
g panese who hav, entered and left tn
* country, segregated into nonlaborer
. and laborers. OF the latter class, t
III which the most interest attaches, onl
1872 were admitted during 1911 to col
III tinental United States, while 1881 d
II parted, as against 7O5 entering an
ii 22O7 leaving in the preceding year; tn
figures for Hawaii are 174O and l5S
ii against 1892 and 1915, respectively,
= Table e shows that during the pat
- year 1929 Japanese applied for ADM
sion to continental United States
whom 1882 were admitted and fort
six debarred OF the total numb'
applying, 4179 were and 149 were n
in possession of proper passports.
the 4179 holding proper passport
~ 1890 were found on examination to D
" long to the classes entitled by Il
understanding to receive passport
and the remaining eighty-nine we
found on examination not to fall VIII
re in such classes. The 1890 entitled
passports consisted of TAG form
residents 21S5 parents, wives, or Oh
y dren of residents and 759 new arriya
who were nonlaborers, The eigh
nine in possession of passports,
st though apparently not entitled there