The San Francisco call., 1906-10-26

WASHINGTON. Oct 25.-ViscOunt
Aoki. the japanese Embassador, at q
conference with Secretary Root at the
state Department today. made the re-
quest On hehaIf Of his Government that
the United States see that japanese
subjects n California are accor-ee-
rhefr fULl rights under the treaty OF
1884 Including the right OF children 20
freely attend The public schools Of san
Francisco Secretary Root VIII take
the matter Ep with the President and
II Is likely that represeuLatious viii be
made 20 the authorilies Of California
The Eruhassad1r said L1e exclusion
cf Jarauese children L-om san Fran
cisco schools was rae cEieE cause OF
sharp criticism az the United states
FEe was inclined ID discount the other
causes etveu FOR rhe sentiment against
ttls country
The Friendship between Japan and
tne United states is toe genuine and Of
too lo-- sta-1ding 10 Justify any formal
protest or the part Of the japanese
because Of wrongs her cl-IEens may
have suffered in some localities in the
United States said Visc0unt AOkL
There is much uisunderstanding in
japan concerning the true situation
o. course the japanese fully realize
thar the action against the japanese
Children Is local and not general IN this
understand the situation IN this coun-
Try and the unfrisndIiness 10 Japan Is
regar6ed by many persons as national
acllou-
after All the years OF friendship
between the two nations IL seems too
bad that the poor, innocent japanese
school children should be bjected 70
such IndlEuftles- such action Of the
. local authorftles IN this country IS re-
seuted very bitterly b. all japanese
LONDON, Oct. z6.-Tn a dispatch from
Toxic The correspondent Of the Daily
TeIegrgph SAYS that the japanese For
eiEu once has received a reply through
EubasszdOr Aokt at washington 10
the effect that the exclusion OF Japan
ese children from the schools Of san
francisco was quite q local affair The
American Government was not aware
OF me details OF the incident until aft
er the receipt OF ca5legrams from
Tapzn- The American Embssszdor at
Toxic. Luke e Wright has given the
pledge that the United States VIII not
Efscrfuiuzte between japanese and
other foreign children and that she
undertakes 10 protect japanese inter
ests fully
Baron Kentzro kanek0. a member or
the PriEy Council. the correspondent
continues. said the incident was la
ueutable In view OF the increasing
friendship between Japan and the
United States he applauded the mod
crate tone o. the japanese press, which
he declared 70 be based upon gratitude
He said further there was Undoubted
evidence that Japan was deeply panied
IL the action OF the san Francisco
authorities. but IL was unanimously
held rhat the exclusion CT japanese
children from san Francisco schools
was an outcome OF the political cam
rafzn IN the United States
TOXIC. Oct z5--The local papers
continue 70 comment On the anti-Jap-
srese movement IN san Francisco. but
il moderate tone Baron Kzneko, IN
an interview. expresses great regret
AZ the crusade on the Pscluc Coast in
view Of the fact that the ever-increas-
ing friendship between the TWO COM
tries makes Japan and America moral
allies
Referring 10 the spontaneous contri-
button made BY the japanese for the
relief OF the earthquake sufferers in
san Francisco. IN spite OF the fact that
Money was needed for famine victims
~ home. the Baron asks how Il would
f-u~ess Americans II the Japanese IN
t-e famine districts were 70 start q
rrusade against the American mission
aries after having accepted American
fCnzriOus