Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-29

arc they not' The white people do not
want them there. Oh, yes; | know
that the sugar planters want them. But
they have driven out the white me.
chanics nearly. They will make Jap.
anese colony of the Hawaiian Islands
yet"
J. r. McRcynolds, who is connected
with the Attorney Generals Office In
Washington. but now on an official
visit to San Francisco. was closetcd
with United States Attorney Deylin
most of n day. and the matter Of the
segregation of the japanese public
school pupils and the proposed suit to
bc Instituted to test the case In the
United states courts were gone over
thoroughly.
Governor Pardee. of California, ex-
pressed sentiments. In regard TO the
Japanese question, fully In sympathy
with the State That the President
could not grasp q complete idea OF the
Japanese problem without making a
personal investigation any more than
he could arrive at clear understand.
ing of the Panama Canal without go.
ing to see. lie thinks the people of
California should not get excited, as
conditions will surely right themselves
On the above subject Governor Pardeo
had the following to say:
M" own notion is that the Presi.
dent. not understanding our situation
with regard to the Japanese. Is mistak.
On In the position he has taken In this
matter. The laws OF this State Justify
San Francisco In the position IL has
taken In regard to the japanese aud
our schools. And until II has been
are overridden by the proper authority.
viz, the courts. IL Is safe TO say there
will he no change In this regard Nor
do !, or the great majority OF. II not all
the people Of California. agree with the
President In his idea that the Japanese
shall be given the ballot
The President, In common with tn,
great majority OF the people of the
East, does not understand the Chimes.
and Japanese question as we do. They
do not understand how utterly unas.
similable with us these Asiatic peoples
are: nor does he. nor do they realize
as we do. the danger of permitting un.
restricted immigration from the crowd
ell millions across the Pacific. ",
have no quarrel with China or Japan
but we think We know what II means
because We have some experience with
II, To have thousands oi these unassim.
liable people among us.
II am u great admirer Of President
Roosevelt. I believe thoroughly In his
honesty oi purpose, his courage and
his great ability. He has done much
very much to cndear him to the people
OF this country and this State. And
even his mistake In this Japanese
question. Tor il Is q mistake. does not
make me lose faith IN him. lie has
made every few mistakes. and the few
he has made are far, far outweighed by
the many. many good things he has ac-
complished. Therefore. while Califor.
mia cannot agree with the president on
| the Japanese question. that Is no rea.
son for us TO lose faith In him. the man
to whom we gave over 100000 majority
two years ago. In the meantime, az
| look at II, there Is no occasion foi
any OF us to get excited. We ought to
be able to disagree. even with the Pres.
idcni, without losing our temper
No further acton will he taken by
the Department { Justice In the test
case M san Fra cisco. brought for the
purpose OF hay. the court decide the
legality OF the California law prevent.
Ing Japanese from attending public
schools with American children. The
question will be handled by Mr.. Bona
parte, who Is expected TO take up his
duties as Acknowledgement on Monday