Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-09
JAPANESE ASK
DISCHARGE Of
FEDERAL men
MaSsmeeting Protests Treat.
ment Accorded Countrynlen
at Port of Honolulu

Protesting against the harsh and
unjust treatment they allege is accord
ed to Japanese immigrants and asking
for the discharge of the present i'm
migration officials at this port, Japan
csc to the number of more than 280O
gathered at a mass meeting in the
Asahi Theater last evening and adopt.
cd resolutions embodying the protest
mentioned above. At the same time
a resolution, opposing the removal of
the tariff on sugar was adopted.
AS stated TN the Star-Bulletin some
days ago the mass meeting was called
as the result of statements alleged
to have been made by Inspector Edwin
Farmer, rejecting on the virtue OF
women of Japan in ruling which
barred from admission to the territory
Of Hawaii Nobu Mitobe young Jap
anese nurse The statements credited
TO Inspector Farmer and Inspector-in-
Charge Richard Halsey, aroused the
ire Of the better element of Japanese,
who were of the opinion that the state
ments, alleged to have been made,
were reflection upon the entire wom-
annOOd OF Japan.
Fred K. Maxine, editor OF the Hawaii
Hochi delivered the address OF the
evening, stating that his fight was
one to secure the rights which be-
longed to the Japanese race, which
would continue until the Japanese
were given the same privileges as are
accorded to other aliens. He cited a
number of instances of unfair treat
ment afforded to his eountrymen and
women, following which he said, in
part:
THE present immigration authoFi
| ties are perpetrating these outrages
Under Raymond C. Brown, when he
was charge Of the immf
grafton bureau at this port, we Japan
csc were treated very fairly and as a
direct result there was no trouble
Since Richard Halsey has been ap.
pointed, the Japanese have been treat
cd harshly, unnecessarily harshly.
protest against such treatment. will
fight against all this red tape which Il
making it hard and harder for Japan
csc to gain admission to the territory
! think that Halsey and his men are
the very instruments who are bringing
| into Hawaii the California anti-Japan
csc sentiment. 1t is unfortunate cor
peaceful Hawaii that a man with such
feelings should hold a federal Office OF
such magnitude here.
Farmer Is only an underling, as
understand 1t: He is mouthpiece fol
Halsey censure Farmer for his
statements regarding the japanese
women, but / charge them directly to
the attitude evinced by his chief, Rich.
ard Halsey. He has tried to shield
Farmer and in doing so. has exhibited
his own hand. He is the one respon.
sible for these utterly unfOunded, and
narrow-minded biased statements.
en- view of which, l ask all you
Japanese to approve the resolution
calling for the removal of all these IL
ficials from the immigration station.
purpose mailing this, with your con-
sent, to the president OF the United
States, the secretary of commerce and
labor and to the Hon. ]. K. KalaniaT-
aole, Hawaiian delegate to congress.
The resolution, which was unani-
lnously adopted, and copies will be
forwarded to the president OF the
United States, to the secretary OF com
MERGE and labor, and to the Hon. j. K.
Kalanianaole, delegate 10 congress.
Other speakers included T. OnOdera
editor of. the Daily Japanese Chronicle,
Tarakicha Kimura and T. Hata OF the
Hawaii Hochi Editor Sheba OF the
Hawaii Shinpo was present and had
been billed as one of the speakers, but
on account of the lateness of the hour
his speech was eliminated.
When seen this morning by a repre-.
sentative of the Star-Bulietin, Inspec.
tor Farmer refused to make any state
ment, while Inspector-in-C Charge Hal.
sey refused to see reporter.