The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
METCALF SUDAIS REPORT
SENT TO CONGRESS WITH sPe.
cIAL MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT.
TREATY MUST BE ENFORCED

Francisco viii Of Themselves Fairy
Settle tho Matter so Suit May BE
Dropped.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The final re-
port of Secretary Metcalf on the sit
uation affecting the Japanese in San
Francisco was sent to congress by the
president, accompanied by a short
special message. Says the president:
81 call your especial attention to
the very small number Of Japanese
children who attend school, to the
testimony as to the brightness clean.
Illness and good behaviar of these
Japanese children in the schools. n
to the fact that, owing to their being
scattered throughout the city, the re-
Quirement Tor them all to go to one
special school is impossible of fulfill
ment ard means that they cannot
have school facilities. Let me point
out further that there would be no OBJ
lection whatever to excluding from
the schools any Japanese on the
score of age. 1t Is obviously not de-
sirable that young men should go TO
school with children. The only point
Is the exclusion of the children them
selves. The number of Japanese
children attending the public schools
in San Francisco was very small. The
government has already directed that
suit be brought to test the constitu-
tionality of the act in question; but
my very earnest hope is that such
suit will not be necessary, and that as
a matter of comfy the citizens of a
Francisco will refuse to deprive these
young Japanese children of education
and permit them to go to the schools.
1.-THE question as to the violence
against the Japanese is most admira-
bly, put by Secretary Metcalf, n l
have nothing to add to his statement.
am entirely confident that, as Secre-
tary Metcalf y the overwhelming
sentiment of the state of California
is for law and order and for the pro-
lection of the Japanese in their per-
son and property. Both the chief or
police and the acting mayor of San
Francisco assured Secretary Metcalf
that everything possible would be
done to protect the Japanese in the
city. l authorized and directed Secre'
tary Metcalf to state that If there was
failure to protect persons and prop
erty. then the entire power of the fed
eral government would be useo
promptly and vigorously to enforce
the observance Of our treaty, the su'
preme law OF the land, which treaty
guaranteed to Japanese residents
everywhere in the union full n per
feet protection for their persons ano
property, and to this n everything
in my mower would be done, both civil
and military, which | could lawfully
employ. would be employed. | cal
especial attention to the concluding
. sentence OF Secretary Metcalf's repor
OF Nov. &c, 1906"
The concluding sentence OF Secre
tary Metcalf's report to which specia
, attention is thus called is as follows
"If. therefore, the police power o
San Francisco is not sufficient U
meet the situation and guard and pre-
- tect Japanese residents in san Fran
cisco, to whom under our treaty wit
=, Japan we guarantee fun and periec
: protection for their persons n PROF
=, erty.' then it seems to me, II Is cleal
, " the duty Of the federal government
to afford such protection. All consiC
erations which may move a natlof
, every consideration OF duty In th
. preservation of our treaty Obligation
every consideration prompted by fit
wears or more of close friendship VIII
= the empire of Japan, would unite
=, demanding, 1t seems to me, or III
!, United States government and all II
people, the fullest protection and IN
highest consideration for the subject
of Japan"