The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-10-31
UNCLE SAM
NOT WORRYING
Monaghan Cadet at Annapolis
Was Dismissed Because he
fIunked, .Bonaparte Says.
Boycott Is Threatened. Toxic Papers
Asitate Feeling Against America
Because of Frisco Schools.

coming from Japan ISSdIulnS tHo
deep resentment against this Gov
eminent because of the alleged
mistreatment of Japanese in the
United States.
The Japanese newspapers are
charging that the United States
has deliberately killed Japanese
subjects who were poaching in the
seal rookeries in Alaska; that it is
proposed to put stop to the i'm
migration of Japanese to the United
States, and that Ahahi Kitagaki,
a Japanese midshipman at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis,
resigned by direction of his Gov
eminent, which resented the alleged
unjust actions of the United States.
Secretaries Root and Bonaparte
stated today that the resignation of
Kitagaki was rendered not out of
resentment by the Japanese Gov
ernment, but because the Japanese
midshipman failed in his studies.
This fact was reported to the Navy
Department by Admiral Sands of
the Naval Academy in the regular
order of business and Secretary
Bonaparte called the case to the
attention of Secretary Root.
Mr.. Root wrote a note to the
Japanese Ambassador politely in
forming him that the young Japan
csc was deficient in his studies.
The Ambassador expressed his
repret over the fact and stated
that he would request the mid
shipman 20 resign. This is the
course followed by American mid
shipmen when they funk.
ADMITS CONSIDERATION.
The Ambassador thanked the
United States Government for the
consideration shown to the Japan
csc midshipman at the naval
academy. Asahi Kitagaki resigned
on the suggestion of the Japanese
and returned to his
native country. He has been in
Japan at least three months.
1t is true that japanese poachers
were killed in Alaska and that
others were arrested and imprison-
ed. 1t was a clear case of poach-
ing and the facts were reported to
the Japanese Government by the
of State. There was
no expression on the part of that
Government for some time, but
recently it sent a special envoy to
to make an investigation.
The result of this investigation is
not reported to the japanese Gov
and until it is done it
will not be known whether Japan
will be satisfied with the action OF
the American officers who killed
some of the Japanese and arrested
the others.
There is not syllable of truth,
to Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Metcalf, in the
stories that this Government pro-
poses to restrict the immigration
of Japanese to the United States.
There is no law on the statute
books which prevent the japanese
from entering the United States
unless they are likely to become
public charges; come in violation
of the contract labor laws; are
or are afflicted WITH
some loathsome or contagious dis
ease. All these laws apply to i'm
migrants from all nations.
NEEDLESS AGITATION.
Secretary Mctcalf stated there is
no intention on his part or by
President Roosevelt to recommend
the restriction of immigration of
the Japanese. There is needless
agitation on the part of the Japan
csc newspapers because of the ac-
ton of the people of San Francisco,
who are providing separate schools
for the Japanese. On the Pacific
Coast there has always been resent
ment against Orientals, but it is