Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-19

a The treaty With Japan sn the states
treatment Of Japanese ehaldren. ar
even IL q new treaty With Japan
should ee framed which would con
tain ON behalf nj Japanese subjects
the most favored nation" CLAUSE.
this could and would h. met hy ,he
state. which would then exclude from
the . u Its public schools all alien
children Of egeTy nationality and llla.
II the rights Of free education 10 chill
dren of it, own citizens. for whom the
system il primarily designed and
maintained. aud II The state should
do this the federal government enald
Not complain. since no treaty rlgst
could be violated when the children
u Japanese yer treaty precisely "a
the children of all foreign nations.
Tie feeling In the stale IL further
intensified. especially In labor eircles
by the report on the conditions In The
Hawaiian Islands az contained Ia
Bulletin GG ~ the bureau Of labor
department Of commerce and labor
The claim In made that white labor
has been almost entirely driven frUm
the Hawaiian Islands. and that tho
Japanese are gradually forcing even
the small white traders out Of busi.
ness.
Many of the foremost educators IN
the state, ON the other hand. are
strongly opposed 10 the action Of the
San Francisco board 0f educa'hn u.
Japanese are admitted % the Univer.
sity Of California. an institution main.
tanned and supported by the state.
They are also admitted 10, and giaiiS
welcomed at, Stanford university.
San Francisco. SO far As known. "a
the only city which has Disseminated
against Japanese children. | taikc!l
With a number Of prominent labor
men and they all said that they had
no objection 10 Japanese children NJ
tending the primary grades: that
they wanted japanese children nov
i'm tho United States TO have the
same school privileges as children ol
other nations. but that they were un
alterably opposed to japanese younl
men attending the primary grades,
The objection TO japanese men al
tending the primary grades eoulC
very readily be met by Il simple ruis
limiting the ages Of all children at
tending those grades. All Of the teach
ers with whom I talked while In Sar
Francisco spoke In the highest terms
Of the Japanese children. saying that
they were among the every best oI
their pupils, c~leanly In their persons
well behaved. studious, and remark
ably bright.
The board of education Of Sar
Francisco declined to rescind It's res
olution Of October II, claiming that
having established a separate school
for Chinese. japanese and Korean
children. the provisions of section
1862 Of the political code became
mandatory "a
Boycott.
A boycott was maintained In San
Francisco from October , Ia October
"a by members of the Cooks and
Walters union against Japanese res
taurants doing business In that city,
Nearly all OF the leaders OF labor or
CARNATIONS In San Francisco, inter
viewed on this subject. disclaimed
any knowledge Of any formal action
being taken for the hoycottiug oil
these restaurants. They admitted
however, that there was a decided
sentiment In the unions against pat
ronizing Japanese restaurants. ard
that that sentiment was created and
fostered by speeches In union meet
ings and by personal action of the dif.
ferent members. with the object Ot
not only preventing union labor mtn,
but the public as well. from pat"Cni4,
ing these restaurants.
The secretary. as also tie business
agent. of the Walters uni1n. Local
No. so. headquarters a. 1875 Scott
street. San Francisco. said that nj
resolution against Japanese reStau-
rants had been passed b, their union.
bit that 1t was urged IN their meet.
ings and by different members Of