Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-01
Can Federal Government, by
Treaty, Control Conduct Of
State and Local Affairs?
QUESTION FAST LOOMING UP.
lap School Children Case Draw.
ing Pacific Coast and South
ern Senators Together.
Secy. MelCalf intiinaies Coast schools
Can Only he Controlled by Govern
mcnt by Use of Troops.

Chicago, Dec, la dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says:
II President Roosevelt and Secy.
Root persist In the position they seem
inclined to take regarding the right OF
the federal government to make treaties
which viii bind states and munleipali.
ties In the conduct OF their local affairs
half dozen able bodied hornets nest.
IN the senate win break loose early In
the session
Senator Flint and Benjamin Ide
Wheeler OF California both called at
the White House yesterday TO see the
president and to advise him from diff
ferent points OF view that any inter-
any assumption OF right TO interfere
with the school system OF san Francisco
or any other city would provoke a riot.
Senator Flint declared that the fed
eral government would make great
mistake because there was disposl-
ton in San Francisco to pass local orr
dlnance limiting the age at which pu-
pills viii be received In the public
schools. This would do away with most
OF the complaint because a great ma
jorlty of the Japanese students are
adults. with whom white parents are
not willing to have their young chill
dren associate
Secy. Metcalf has come back from
the coast ntimating that any attempt
By the United States government By
treaty or otherwise to regulate the
schools OF any city on the Pacific coast
would be resented instantly. and could
be enforced only by the use OF troops.
To complicate matters, southern sem
ators are arriving in Washington in 4
perfect flame OF excitement. because
they have been led 10 believe that the
Japanse agitation in san Francisco is
mrely decoy for an attempt to break
down the whole system OF separate
schools for negroes In the southern
states so far as the intention OF the
administration is concerned. the south
ern senators are entirely mistaken, be-
cause the president and Secy Root
have nothing more in. view than the
maintenance OF friendly relations with
Japan, nation with which we have
had traditional ties OF friendship, and
which is just now particularly yalu-
able to us In commercial way.
While the administration is thus
81 81, f..I nj tnfantinp m
apply It's theories to the negro ques-
ton II none the less is true that the
situations are so closely concerned that
II the Japanese by the power OF the
United States can be put in the public
schools in San Francisco In spite OF the
local law, full blooded negro with a
certificate OF citizenship from France.
or Germany, or Great Britain-and
there are thousands OF such-could be
forced into the white schools of Wash
ington, Charleston Atlanta, or New
Orleans.
The result is that the southern and
Pacific coast senators are rapidly get
ting together. They will defeat any
treaty In the future which seeks to
give alien citizens the right TO attend
local public schools IN spite of local
laws.
SOLUTION ANXIoUSLY AWAITED.
London. Dec president Roosevelts
solution OF the difficulties arising from
the anti-Japanese rule Of the San Fran
cisco public schools Is awaited with the
greatest interest and some anxiety
here. The London papers are being re-
galed with sensational statements made
by recent arrivals on the Pacific coast
from the far east, suggesting the pos
siblities Of grave complications, even
war.
The forthcoming presidential message
to Congress, therefore. is watched for
with even greater interest than usual.
PLEASE EXPLAIN. MIR. CONSUL.
Washington, Dec. l--Henry b. Miller,
United States consul general at Yoko-
hama, Will be given opportunity by
the state department TO affirm or deny
published interview IN which he Is
quoted as saying that the Japanese are
organizing their army ana navy 70 fight
the United States
a clipping OF the alleged Interview
has been forwarded TO Mr. Miller and
the statement Is made that If his an
swer IL satisfactory ii win be accepted
by the state department as conclusive.