The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-22
JAPS ANGRY
OVER INCIDENT
At SAN FRANCISCO

Toxic, oct. 22-It would be difficult 10
overestimate the gravity OF the situation
caused by the anti-Japanese feeling that
has been given voice TO I'm the United
States
AT dinner Saturday night. attended by
100 prominent bankers and business men.
AT the Imperial hotel, deep Resentment
was expressed that America should re-
saIu ,a,l Win hdlneTence acts that are tan
tanount TO declaration OF a racial war
Little was said regarding the American
protest against Japans program in Man
ehhurla. en- the killing of Japanese sealers.
the murder of the Japanese bank nresi
dent in San Francisco, the attacks hv
John ID Rockefeller on Japan's CONNER
clal methods, the Hawaiian exclusion pol-
Icy, the public insults to Prof. Omori and
Congressman Kahns war threats. Ali OF
which incidents have occurred within
three months, but the exclusion of Japan
ese children from the public schools OF
California cuts this child-loving nation to
the quick.
There is evidence that the government
regards the situation as extremely seri-
Gus. IL has taken measures TO calm the
press and TO discourage mass meetings
that have been called 10 adopt retallatory
measures.
The Jill Shimbun prints long anony-
nous article, which. however. Is known
20 emanate from member OF the gov
ernment. attempting to explain away the
acts which have offended the Japanese.
The Imperial government recognizes that
the opposition 10 the japanese is now To-
cal, but opposition politicians hold that
II is not local manifestation, and they
point out that the American authorities
have taken decisive steps 10 define the
relations between the two countries
A prompt reputation of the anti-Jap.
anese sentiment by the United States at
large is necessary to avert a crisis here
that would result in the destruction OF
the historic, friendly. political, financial
and commercial relations between the
two nations.
JAPANESE ARE MISTAKEN.
New York. Oct. 22-What the Japanese
have construed as wholesale exclusion OF
japanese children from San Francisco
schools is the recent agitation begun in
that city for the more complete segreRa-
tion of japanese and Chinese in separate
schools.
This agitation was started by an organ
ization calling itself the Japanese and
Corean Exclusion league, which advo-
Gates besides separate schools for Orien-
tails, the placing OF japanese laborers un-
der the ban Of the existing Chinese ex-
clusion act.
Before the earthquake and since there
were two schools In San Francisco for the
exclusive use OF Chinese and Japanese
students. Each school had a full staff OF
teachers and In each the curriculum OF
study was the same as that in the regular
public schools or the city, with modifica-
tions made necessary by the character OF
the pupils. Since the disaster OF April
these two schools have been abandoned.
and II Is the mingling OF the Orlentals
with the white children in the closely
crowded school rooms that remain intact
that has caused the revival OF the agita-
ton I'm favor. not Of excluding japanese
from the schools, but of providing separ-
ate schools
outside of San Francisco no discrimina-
tion against Oriental pupils has ever
shown Itself, nor has the system OF sep
arate schools for them been put into prac-
tice In the city Of Oakland. which has
the best school system OF any city In
California. japanese % years old are re-
ceived In the primary grade without ques-
tion, and large proportion OF the for
eign students or the University OF Cali
fornia are japanese, who are received
without tuition fees and who escape the
required military drill.
The murder OF the japanese bank presi-
dent in San Francisco, which seems 20
have been taken as having Significant
International bearing by tho japanese at
home. was one incident I'm the general
rule OF crime and disorder that has seized
upon the ruined city. After the bank
president was killed. tho thieves stole
5000 from the vaults OF his bank.