;

Northern Pacific, the Union Pacific and other railroads. In 1909,
so far as could be learned, no Japanese had risen above the
position of assistant to some white foremen. They now promise
to occupy to a considerable extent the cherished place of the
rapidly disappearing Irish in these supervisory positions. If this
practical test is conclusive, the Japanese have demonstrated
their industrial superiority to the south and east Europeans so
far as maintenance of way is concerned.” ?

So much for the occupations in which Japanese are engaged
and wages they earn in the more important of these. Our ex-
amination brought out two facts in relief concerning the activity
of Japanese; first, the narrowness of their field of activity, and
second, in each of the important occupations, Japanese are

earning just as much as anybody else similarly engaged, if not

more. This fact is probably accounted for by their relative

efficiency. In spite of a persistent allegation by anti-Japanese

 

agitators, Japanese do not sell their labor at cheaper prices.

1 Millis, Ibid., pp. 34-35.

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