Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-27
FULL RIGHTS
ARE, v WANTED
WscoUNT AoKI HAS CONFER.
ENcE RELATIVE TO ATTITUDE
TOWARD HIS PEOPLE
UNDER TREATY OF 1894
Want Children to Have Right to Free
Iy Attend to Schools of San Fran
cisco-Will be Put Up to the Au-
thorities of State of California.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 25.-Vis-
count Aolli, the Japanese ambassador.
at conference with Secretary Root
today, made a request in behalf Of his
government, that the United States
see that the Japanese subjects in Cal
ifornia are accorded their full rights
under the treaty of 1894, including the
right of children to freely attend the
public schools of San Francisco. Root
will take the matter up with the
President, and it is likely reference
will be made to the authorities of Cali.
fornia.
The government is giving serious
consideration to the enti-American
feeling which has been formented in
Japan upon the basis of the exclusion
Of Japanese children from the schools
in California and the indiscreet utter
ances against the Japanese by John
D. Rockefeller and others.
It cannot be said with too much
emphasis that the ruling members Ct
the federal administration, from the
President down, have no sympathy
whatever with the discrimination
against the Japanese or attempts to
stir up opposition to them. The belief
Is general in government circles that
the agitation in California or else
where in the United States is not only
Ill advised but is without any solid
foundation, being confined, it is held,
to an infinitesimal portion Of the peo-
pie of the country
Whatever is possible for the govern
ment to do to counterfeit the attempt
to incite hostile feeling against jap
anese in the United States will be
done. 1t is believed here that the
agitators have in view the formation
Of sentiment among laboring men
to secure the enactment by congress
OF law placing the Japanese upon
the same basis as the Chinese who
desire entrance into the Country.
No Sympathy for Unions Views.
Any propaganda of that character
will be fought vigorously byAhe ad-
ministration land while there is no
present fear that a Japanese exclusion
law will be enacted it is not going too
far to say with emphasis that should
such legislation be put through by con-
gress it would receive veto by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Not only does the government of the
United States regard itself as on
friendly terms with Japan, but 1T be-
lieyes that there exists between the
two nations a Especial friendship,
closer than the ordinary ties of arnity.
The government is anxious to have
that friendship continue It will do its
utmost to have Japan so understand.
1t feels confident that the Japanese
government realizes that President
Roosevelt and his advisers have no
sympathy with the California move
ment, but it is concerned that any of
the Japanese people should entertain
a mistaken notion that few agitat-
ors ON the Pacific coast represent the
popular sentiment Of this country.
Something will be done soon to show
the attitude Of the government and it
Is understood that how thoroughly
the administration deprecates any at
tempt to discriminate against the Jap
ahese residing in America will be
made perfectly clear.
Present Situation a "crisis."
The administration, however, finds
misunderstanding in the present cri-
sis In its relations with Japan. Crisis
Is not too strong word to apply in
this instance. A telegram received by
the state department few days ago
told Of the sentiment aroused by the
exclusion of Japanese children from
the San Francisco schools and repre-
scented anti-American feeling as serious.
1t Is maintained here by persons Of
high position familiar with the situa-
ton that a continuance Of the Japan
csc exclusion propaganda in Cali
fornia will bring the United States
face to face with the prospect of los
ing the long established and SPECIAL
friendship of Japan, with the attend
ant loss Of all the commercial power
and prestige which has been built up
in the orient by America. From this
1t will be seen how concerned govern
ment is over the condition produced
by the California agitation.
In the opinion of many of those who
know and whose judgment is regard
ed highly this country is bound to suf-
fer greatly if the same feeling is
aroused in Japan against America
and Americans that produced the boy
colt Of American goods in China.
There is no truth in the story that
the resignation of Asahi Kitagaki. a
Japanese midshipman at the naval
academy, was the result of anti-Ameri-
can feeling in Japan Official records
show that the midshipman was de-
ficient in his studies and was permit
ted to resign Before his resignation
was rendered, however, the navy de.
partment through the department of
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Or of the young mans deficiency and
ambassador acquiesced in the view.
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