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The CHAIRMAN. That makes the Northwest Association?
Mr. MATSUMI. Yes; the one I represent here.

The CHAIRMAN. Does the Tacoma association send the dues for its members to you?

Mr. MATSUMI. They maintain the expenses of the conference body, the different bodies do, according to the size of their association. Seattle is the largest association.

The CHAIRMAN. Do they send in 10 per cent of what each member pays over in Tacoma?

Mr. MATSUMI. We do not do that; we decide according to the size of the association.

The CHAIRMAN. What is the membership of this association here in Seattle?

Mr. MATSUMI. I could not tell that, because that is the local association and I don't attend to that.

The CHAIRMAN. You are not the secretary?

Mr. MATSUMI. No, sir.

Mr. RAKER. About what did it cost this association to take this census?

Mr. MATSUMI. So far as we are concerned it has only cost us the printing and mailing to different associations and compiling them. I do not think it exceeded any more than $200.

Mr. RAKER. Now, taking the entire census for the four States named and in the respective cities named, how much do you think it cost?

Mr. MATSUMI. Taking the census extensively, I do not know just what it cost. As you know, they are pretty well scattered in this country. We have them taken by men north in Alaska, where there are men engaged principally in the fishing and canning business, so they are congregated together in a very few places, so the expense is not very great.

Mr. RAKER. Your association paid for that out of a fund that is gathered as you have just told the chairman?

Mr. MATSUMI. Yes.

Mr. RAKER. What did you say the reason for taking the census was?

Mr. MATSUMI. The primary object of taking the census is to know just what the Japanese conditions are in this part of the country. We want to know how many Japanese there are and what they are doing.

Mr. RAKER. Do you keep a fairly close track of what the various associations and the individual Japanese are doing?

Mr. MATSUMI. We could not keep that sort of a record. It is impossible.

Mr. RAKER. Outside of the recording of the various secretaries of these associations, do you try to keep in touch with the individual Japanese to see what he is doing, where he is, and how he is getting along?

Mr. MATSUMI. No, sir.

Mr. RAKER. Does the association have a general interest in how each local community is getting along and how each individual is getting along?

Mr. MATSUMI. In a general way it is almost the same as a ...Eber of commerce. The secretary of that chamber of commerce some knowledge of the number of people and the general condit. ein the city. We do not know any more than he does in a gener way. We try to keep in touch with them, but it is pretty in, v keep in that sort of touch with them.

Mr. RAKER. Do you lend cooperation and aid to your fellow cortryman when he needs it, with the understanding that he will : you back when he becomes financially able?

Mr. MATSUMI. No, sir. We do not have that sort of a fund. ex cept where a man has no means of support and is liable to be:a public charge of the city or county, we help him as far as wer There is no fund for that. We have occasionally asked contr. tions for that purpose. Very few Japanese are sent into the p... institutions in this part of the country. We try as much as can to take men from the insane hospital and send them back they are in a condition to go. We did that once or twice, but i have no such a charity fund to take care of them in any extetis,

way.

Mr. RAKER. How do you pay your Japanese ministers, by vad de tary contributions or assessments?

Mr. MATSUMI. For what?

Mr. RAKER. For preaching in the churches.

Mr. MATSUMI. We have nothing to do with that. The chur maintains itself by its members.

Mr. VAILE. This is not a religious organization?

Mr. MATSUMI. The church is maintained by the members of the church, I think, no differently than any other church, by the coLIT butions and dues.

Mr. RAKER. Well, I am asking you for general information. That is what I asked you for. Is there a separate assessment against te members of the Japanese church, or is it voluntary?

Mr. MATSUMI. One church I know of has dues paid by each mem ber, a contribution voluntarily paid; a voluntary contribution froz them from time to time as the source of expense to maintain their churches.

Mr. RAKER. Did you build the churches in the same manner?

Mr. MATSUMI. I think there are two churches which have beer built here.

Mr. RAKER. How do you maintain your Japanese schools?

Mr. MATSUMI. I will go over that.

Mr. RAKER. You are going to get to that?

Mr. MATSUMI. Yes.

Mr. RAKER. All right.

Mr. MATSUMI. I would like to put in the record the statement with reference to the public schools and the language schools maintaini by the Japanese.

The CHAIRMAN. You have all of those under a separate heading to submit to the committee?

Mr. MARSUMI. Yes. It is a very hard task, but I did my best to compile them for you. I could not get all of the information that I desired from the entire State, but I have gathered up the total Jagsnese attendance percentage compared to the others in the city

Seattle for 1920. In the high schools the number of Japanese male students is 58, female students 29, total 87; other male students 3,923, female students 4,756; other than Japanese, total 8,679. The percentage of Japanese to the total is 0.00992. In the public schools the Japanese male students are 489, female 317; total Japanese students 806; other male students 21,442; other female students 20,367; total other students 41,809; percentage of Japanese to the total 0.0189. The CHAIRMAN. I think we will let you put that into the record. It is much better for us.

(Statement marked "Exhibit A, July 26, 1920.”)

EXHIBIT A.

Seattle public schools-Statistics showing Japanese attendance-Record of Seattle School Board.

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Statistics of children attending Japanese language schools in the State of Washington, by sex and grades.

Grade 1. Grade 2. Grade 3. Grade 4. Grade 5. Grade 6. Grade 7. Grade 8. Total.

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JAPANESE PROTESTANT CHURCHES IN SEATTLE, WASH., JUNE, 1920. Churches and missions.-One Baptist church; 1 Methodist church; 1 Pres! terian mission; 1 Episcopal mission; 1 Congregational mission; 5 clergyz 2 deaconesses; 5 missionaries; 1,068 Protestant. church members.

Sunday schools.-Seven Sunday schools; 715 Sunday-school attendants: Sunday-school teachers (American and Japanese); graded lessons are used textbooks, and both English and Japanese language is used in teaching.

Social works.--These churches and missions, aside from their regular net ings of church service, prayers, and Bible classes, conduct Y. W. C. A. 87. Y. M. C. A. works among the Japanese and maintain three kindergartens, t woman's homes; three domestic-science schools; two English prepar. 1 — schools, and two dormitories. They also publish five monthly religious puba a tions in Japanese for distribution among the Japanese.

Church properties.-Japanese Baptist Church Society, 661 Washington Stree Western Washington State Convention, 172 Broadway; American Bap< Women's Society, 1002 Spruce Street; Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church 1236 Washington Street. These are the permanently established places: the rest are leased for temporary use. The current church and mission expene are paid out of the dues and contributions; about. 72 per cent are Jajer and 28 per cent are American contributions. There are also about 40 Amer. ~: church workers engaged in religious and social work among the Japanese. Japanese Buddist churches in Washington.

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The Buddist churches conduct Sunday school for children and women's su welfare work. The Seattle Buddist Church at 1020 Main Street ma... 25 English preparatory school and dormitory for men.

The current expenses are paid by dues and contributions from their e„ members.

The CHAIRMAN. Now, when you made this census, did you turn it into your consul?

Mr. MATSUMI. Yes; when he asked that, we gave him the infor

mation.

Mr. RAKER. You have a headnote above each subject that you wanted to present and discuss in your report?

Mr. MATSUMI. Yes.

Mr. RAKER. Would you designate the headnote that you particularly wish to call our attention to in the report, and then it may go in, and it will assist us and save time.

(Papers marked "Exhibits B to F," inclusive, July 26, 1929, received in evidence.)

EXHIBIT B.

EDUCATION AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.

I. Public schools:

1. Education in the high schools.

2. Education in the grade schools.

II. Question of Japanese language schools: 1. Purpose.

2. How it is maintained.

3. Text books.

4. Number of attendance in each school.

III. Church conditions:

1. Protestant church.

2. Buddhist church.

IV. Social conditions:

1. Night school under the city school board, attended by men and women (200).

2. Women's domestic science school.

3. Theaters and pool halls.

V. Charities:

1. Public contributions for all charities and public undertakings.

2. Japanese confinement in the public institutions for charity.

3. Japanese confinement in reformatory schools, insane institutions, and institutions for the feeble minded.

VI. Criminal record:

1. Picture brides.

2. Foster children.

3. Illegal entry through ports of Canada.

4. Stowaways and runaways from the Japanese ships.
5. Double allegiance of Japanese native-born children.

(Unlawful entry.) (Question due to

conflict of laws.)

EXHIBIT C.

Statistics of the principal businesses operated in the city of Seattle by Japanese.

The prinicpal lines of business engaged in by Japanese in the city of Seattle and the number of persons employed.

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