The Mena weekly star., 1906-11-01
lHE PRESIDENT AROUSED.
Sends Secretary Metcalf to San francisco to Investigate Jap
 anese Situation.
CABINET MEMBER GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS
'onier With all Those in Any Way .""nected With the Dis. riinination Asainst Japanese school Children, in 'aiifornia-D Department of j J,,..sca AL, to Make a Fun Inquiry.

'" -Hake Full Inquiry.
 washington, Oct. 2S.-By Presiden, "oosevelt's direction, Victor H Met. car, secretary of commerce and Ia DOT, left Washington Saturday for "" rrahcisco to make a thorough ihquiry into the anti-Japanese feel ing there, and particularly into the causes responsible for the exclusion oi Japanese children from the publie scnoois. The action of the president indicates how thoroughly aroused the administration Is over Janans resentment of the discrimination against it's subjects in California. and now seriously it views the situation which threatens the co.tinuanee of cordial good feeling between the two nations.
 MT Metcalf is Californian. His home is at Oakland, just across the pay from San Francisco. His selec- ton as the presidents envoy was due in part to the geographical prox- imlty of his residence to the seat oi the anti-Japanese agitation, but the president wishes mainly to empha- size that his interest in the situation IS great enough to justify sending one of his cabinet officers to the scene. The president also has sent directions to the United States dis trict attorney at San Francisco, thrcngh the department of justice, to make full inquiry into the dis criminations against Japanese schoo, children. The district attorneys re- port will be presented to Secretary Metcalf on his arrival at San Fran cisco.
 MT. Metcalf had long conference with the president and his instruc- tions were generally to confer with the governor, the acting mayor of San Francisco. the Japanese consul the school authorities and all others who might be able to throw light on the anti-Japanese situation and re- port to the president the exact con ditions and the basis of the sentiment which served to bring about the dis elimination. While there is no off, clal authority for saying so, 1t is supposed that Mir Metcalf will en- deavor to make the anti-Japanese element among those in authority in San Francisco realize the danger to the commercial interests of the United States in China and elsewhere in the far east which lies in giving offense to Japan. He will also point out the moral obligation which rests upon the federal government and its citizens to respect the treaty right of Japanese, who are assured of freedom from discrimination while residing within the borders of the country.
 In the meantime the Washington government will notify the govern ment of Japan of the subject of Sec retary Metcalfs mission, and give assurances of its desire to observe the obligations imposed upon it by the treaty of amity between the two countries.
 Nobody in position to know Pres ident Roosevelt's views on the situ- a,ion would give any intimation of the policy he would be inclined 10 pursue, should the San Francisco al'- thorities decline to remove their dis crimination against Japanese sub jects
 But there is no escaping the con- viction that should Secretary Met calf fail to bring to the San Francis co authorities realization of the serious reflection upon the good faith of the United States, in it's observ- ance of treaty obligations, the pres ident and his advisers will give con sideration to the question of the powers of the federal government to