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CONGRESS GIVEN
METCALF REPORT
PRESIDENT FORWARDS FINDING
OF SECRETARY ON FRISCO
JAPANESE TROUBLE.
BRIEF MESSAGE is
SENT WITH DOCUMENT


SENT WITH DOCUMENT
Roosevelt Authorized Cabinet Men,
bers to Tell Local Authorities That
He Would Use All Power Possible
to Protect Foreigners.
Washington, Dec 10. President
| Roosevelt Tuesday sent to congress a
| message on the San Francisco Japa-
| nese trouble, with lengthy report on
the whole situation by Secretary Met
calf, who Investigated conditions on
the spot. The president says that he
authorized Secretary Metcalf to tell
the San Francisco authorities that in
case of their failure to protect the
States, civil and military, which the
president could lawfully employ to
that end would be so employed.
Message of the President.
Following is the presidents mes
sage, introducing Mr.. Metcalf's re-
port:
To the senate and house of repre-
sentatives: / inclose herewith for
your information the final report made
to me personally by Secretary Metcalf
on the situation affecting the Japa-
nese in San Francisco. The report
deals with three matters of contro-
versy-frst, the exclusion of the Jap
nj, hn F,.or oic
schools; second, the boycotting of jap
anese restaurants, and, third, acts of
violence committed against the Japa-
nose.
Age Restriction No Objection.
AS to the first matter, l call your
especial attention to the very small
number of japanese children who at
tend school, to the testimony as to the
brightness, cleanliness and good be-
havior Of these Japanese children in
the schools and to the fact that, owing
to their being scattered throughout
the city, the requirement for them all
to go to one special school is impossi-
BILE of fulfilment and means that they
can not have school facilities. Let
me point out further that there would
be no objection whatever to excluding
from the schools any japanese on the
score of age. 1t is obviously not desir.
able that young men should go to
school with children. The only point
is the exclusion of the children them
selves. The number of japanese chill.
dren attending the public schools in
San Francisco was very small. The
government has already directed that
suit be brought to test the constltu-
tionality of the act in question; but
my very earnest hope is that such suit
will not be necessary and that as a
matter of comfy the citizens of San
Francisco will refuse to deprive these
young Japanese children of education
and will permit them to go to the
schools.
Violence to the Japanese.
The question as to the violence
against the Japanese is most admir-
ably put by Secretary Metcalf, and
have nothing to add to his statement
l am entirely confident that, as Secre
tary Metcalf, says the Overwhelming
sentiment of the state of California is
for law and order and for the protec
ton of the Japanese in their persons
and property. Both the chief of police
and the acting mayor of San Francisco
assured Secretary Metcalf that every
thing possible would be done to pro-
tect the Japanese in the city.
Warned Military May Be Used.
l authorized and directed Secretary
Metcalf to state that if there was fail
ure to protect persons and property
then the entire power of the federal
government within the limits of the
constitution would be used promptly
and vigorously to enforce the observ
ance of our treaty, the supreme law
Of the land, which treaty guaranteed
to Japanese residents everywhere in
the union full and perfect protection
for their persons and property, and tc
this end everything in my power
would be done, and all the forces OF
the United States, both civil and mill
tary, which l could lawfully employ
would be employed. l call especial at
tention to the concluding sentence OF
Secretary Metcalf's report of Nov. g.
1906.
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House, Dec. 10, 1906.
With Mr.. Metcalf's report the presi.