The Washington times., 1921-04-03

SNuSotioh IL siiS ~ " - DehSoS
This generally overlooked item of
10000 children In Japan destroys the
value of our census figures of Japan
ese population in Hawaii. The total
census OF 1920 was 1O9. .274. an increase
of 29,599 since 1910. But the 10000
boys and girls back In Jspan-immi-
grafton office records establish the
number--are not counted. The total
should be approximately 10000, and
the increase for the decade about
so, 0O0
This estimate does not figure deaths
among the children back In Japan In
school. That number Is fully covered
by children still there in school who
went back prior to 1910. and by re-
Gently returned adults entitled to
come back to Hawaii
"GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT
ADDS TO BAD CONDITION.
ago. the Japanese problem of the ter
ritory OF Hawaii has become distinctly
worse during the decade under the
operation of the .gentlemen's agree
ment" between the United States and
Japan- easily ,000 0@iaborerss have
leaked in through the immigration
barrier.
The trouble has been that "inter-
pretations of that agreement hes
been lef: tc., the Japanere gen;lc-
man." and our immigrat or authors
ties must honor every passport issued
by Japan.
1t was the essence OF the agree
meEt that laborers should not be- per-
mitted to leave japan for American
territory. Nearly 10000 picture
brides"-0T1I, to be eXact-almost all
OF whom at once went to work in the
cane fields, on pineapple plantations,
in rice fields. or as servants, came in
during the decade. They are still COM
ing to the islands-that must not be
forgotten.
In addition to these brides"
thousands of male laborers came over
during the ten years, with passports.
They were able to get passports be-
cause of peculiar family relations.
Under the regulations, Japanese IN
Hawaii may bring over his wife, his
father and mother. his children. That
opens up a big leak.
HOW IMMIGRATION
LOOPHOLE EXPANDS.
A sugar plantation laborer may
bring over picture bride" who is
a laborer except for the few weeks
He sends for his father or mother, or
both. They arrive, and Immediately
send for all their other sons and
daughters, whom the son first in
Hawaii couId not bring over.
Hundreds of cases have occurred
In which the old couple or the old
father was on his way back to Japan
before these sons and daughters had
arrived, having stopped only long
enough for the necessary formalities
of calling" over the younger genera
ton.
These sons and daughters, of
course, may bring their wives and
husbands and children. A picture
BRIDE may call over her mother or
father, and that parent may bring
her sturdy sons, laborers, and they
may bring wives or send for picture
brides.
Adoption affords another leak. For
Illustration, by agreement a laborer
in Japan whose elder brother is head
of the family, applies for and receives
permission to withdraw from the
family and set UP cadet family.
Then he adopts as son a nephew in
Hawaii, who is the son of that elder
brother. The young man in Hawaii
accents that adoption, and through
lnt rthuS MS IdtnsT,
who. upon arrival, sends back for his
real sons, no matter how many they
may be.
EVASION SCHEMES
LIKE ENDLESS CHAIN.
Thus there is a sort of endless chain
with buckets attached which are con-
| stantly pouring more laborers into
Hawaii-into the mainland, too.
though not 80 numerously, since the
proportion OF laborers to total Japa-
nese population Is much higher in
Hawaii than in California.
In the decade there were 1921 alien
Japanese admitted to the islands.
This total does not include Hawaiian
born Japanese returning from visits
or schooling in japan, since they are
American citizens. In the same period
1898 aliens departed for Japan. Such
OF them as went within the last three
years may return, even though they
are laborers; In addition, many of
them are children. born in Japan, and
when their schooling Is completed
they will return to their parents In
Hawaii.
Japan's statistics OF departures
, to Japan for the ten years give a
| total of 41.062. A wide discrepancy,
that, between our total and theirs
IL. .06Q., The explauafiou In this.