Letter from Kazuo Matsubara to the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners

Subject(s): Alien labor--Employment, Employment agencies--Licenses, Foreign workers--Employment, Foreign workers, Japanese, Japan

Acting Japanese Consul Matsubara sent a letter to the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners regarding Japanese employment agents who have been denied licenses, asking the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners to verify that they were denied and to provide reasons for the denials. Matsubara has not yet received a reply, and is enclosing a copy of the original letter. Matsubara would also like to know about unofficial reports he has had that these licenses are being denied to non-United States citizens.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-03

Creator(s)

Matsubara, Kazuo, 1877-

Recipient

San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Kazuo Matsubara to the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners. [June 3, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56193. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Matsubara, Kazuo, 1877-. Letter from Kazuo Matsubara to the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners. [3 Jun. 1907]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56193.

APA:

Matsubara, Kazuo, 1877-.: , [1907, June 3]. Letter from Kazuo Matsubara to the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56193.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.