The Washington times., 1906-12-05
COAST ROUSED
BY PRESIDENT'S S
JAPAN POLICY
Bitter Feeling Awakened
Throughout Pacific
Over Words in
Message.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 5-President
Roosevelt has stirred up storm IN
California which is felt from end TO
end along the Pacific Coast by the
statements in his message on the Jap
anese question. Among the masses Of
the people. and particularly among the
labor un-0us. the most bitter feeling has
been aroused. and % is predicted freely
that unless something iuJerveues 20
change the sentiment ue has driven
California. u nor TIE entire coast. from
the Republican ranks
The people OF the East have no con-
cepti7u ot the depth Of feeling on the
subject. oregon and Washington. as
well as California. have declared for the
exclusion OF the Japanese and to all
these States the Presidents words come
az direct afront
Accused Of Missuatement.
The Pressden. Is excoriate8 for his
threat To- use troops. and he openly is
charged with deliberately misstating the
position taken by the authorities of this
city and the state.
The Chronicle declares that the Presf-
dent has overstepped Lis authority in
threatening TO coerco san Francisco. II
SAYS:
The President says TO shut out Japa-
uese from public schools is a wicked alb
surdity.' They are not shut out from
the public schools That is an untruth.
The President demands more power to
enforce the rights Of aliens under
treaties The context shows that his
assumption is that the japanese have a
treaty right to enter our schools. Thare
Is no basis Of fact for that assumption.
'E{e recommends that the Japanese. he
by special law admitted TO uaturaIlza-
tioE. It's natural effect must be TO
cause a japanese exclusion act to be
pressed
Regarded as 4 Threat.
HE says that in the matter of the
exclusion of Japanese pupils. An Of
the forces, military and civil Of the
United States. which L may lawfully
employ, viii be So employed This is an
implied threat 10 use military force to
put japanese children into our schools
when He wen knows ne has no authority
To do anything OF the luTd, and that any
such attempt could only lead to his own
Impeachment
THAT expression and the whole tone
OF the paragraph viii strike iha. country
as an exhibition Of impotent rage. which
it is mortifying to see in a formal mes
sage of the President
The Daily Cau is inclined TO ri5ic..Ia
President Roosevelt for his excited
rhetoric and his misinformation.~ It's
editorial says;
No Injustice to alps.
Japanese immigrants are not treated
with Injustice in San Francisco. They
are given an education free of charge
in our public schools. but because thev
are mostly adult students they are
segregated in a special school There is
nothing unfair or lacking in good will
in that.
There is a good deal Of excited
rhetoric in the message based on mis-
information. We refuse to accent re-
buke that springs from misapprehen-
sion"
Should force be used the Californla1s
declare they will not weaken and while
they may have 10 bow for the time he
ing 10 Federal dictation they will with
draw all the white children from the
public schools and leave them in sole
possession Of the Japanese.
Alabama Flooring Sa.5o Per 700 Feet.
Lumber Trust Broken.