The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-08
NO NEW JAPANESE TREATY.
PRESIDENT ORDERS RUMOR
OFFICIALLY CONTRADICTED.
Ma such Result OF Present Agitation Even
Probable. Says Asst. Sec'y OF state
Bacon Despite Mischief Makers.
Japan Relies on This Government.

Probable. says Asst. Sec'y OF state
BRcOn-Despite Mischief Makers.
Japan Relies on This Government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. members OF the
California delegation in Congress were APP
parently mistaken in their statements that
information had been impaired to them
from Administration sources that. as a
result Of the agitation over discrimination
against the Japanese in San Francisco.
a treaty would be negotiated between the
United States and Japan for placing re-
strictions upon the admission Of Japanese
coolies into this country. Enough was
said OF an authoritative character to-day
to set at rest the understanding Of the
California Congressman. 1t was declared
that not only had there been no negotia-
tions for such a treaty, but the matter was
not even contemplated.
Robert Bacon, Assistant Secretary OF
State, said to-day. after seeing President
Roosevelt, that the President had asked
him TO deny the reports concerning a new
treaty, and Mr.. Bacon added that none was
in contemplation by the President. He
answered in the negative when asked II IL
was not likely that the agitation over the
Japanese matter would result in such a
treaty.
SAN Francisco, Dec. Final steps
were taken to-day looking 10 a settlement
of the entire japanese question in the courts.
City Attorney William G. Burke, acting for
the San Francisco School Board, submitted
TO United States District Attorney Devlin a
statement of the facts bearing on the school
controversy which will be made the basis Of
action to test the validity Of the law under
which the board acted.
II is desired to avoid taking testimony in
court on the facts in order 10 save time.
II is und erstood that the facts as stated by
Burke are at variance with reports secured
by the Japanese consular officials and that
an amendment will be demanded by the
FEDERAL authorities.
The statement "a submitted was tele-
graphed to Washington in full for review
by the Department of Justice before the
matter is taken into court. II recites the
fact Of the passage of the ordinance by
the school board ordering all Japanese and
Cogeans to attend the Oriental public school
in the Chinese quarter.
1t says that this action was based on a
State law which is quoted. and that no at
tempt was made 10 deprive the Japanese
of any advantages of education granted to
the children Of other nations in the public
schools. Dut that in all respects thisO Oriental
school was equal in staff and equipment to
the other schools of the city.
TIT statement says in conclusion that the
points Of law to be settled are whether an
order of the school board and the State,
law on which it was based are in violation
of the treaty with Japan; whether children
of Japanese and Corean parentage are
denied any rights by this order and law, and
whether the treaty with Japan 50 far as it
relates to this question is valid.
1t is claimed as a matter of fact by the
Japanese that the so-called Oriental school
is inferior in building, equipment and STAFF
to other schools Of the city, and that the
facilities afforded for the education of chill
dren Of Orientsls are inadequate.
As a matter of cold fact, the so-called
Oriental school before the fire and until the
present agitation was started was called
the Chinese school. II vas located in the
heart Of Chinatown and the attendance
was about 100. After the fire a small
shack was built on the same site and the
present attendance is about twenty; but
there is not a single Japanese among the
pupils. Not more than five Japanese nave
attended any one of the schools of the city.