Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-18
ANOTHER MESSAGE
FROM ROOSEVELT
President Transmits Special
Document to Congress on
the Japanese Trouble
ACCOMPANIES MErcALF REPORT
President Say. Japanese Are Guarsn-
tced Every Protection Under the
Constitution, and Must Have 1t -
Mstcalf Reviews the situation-Few
Jap Children in the Schools.

Washington, Dec 1S.-The fourth
special message of the president to
congress this week was presented In
both houses today This message deals
iswith the Japanese situation in San
Francisco. and accompanies the report
ytof Secretary Metcalf dealing with his
] personal Investigations. The message
follows:
Ito the Senate and House of Repre-
Sentauves: [ inclose herewith for your
Information the final report made to
me personally by Secretary Metcalf on
the situation affecting the Japanese in
San Francisco. The report deals with
tnree matters of controversy-first, the
exclusion of the Japanese children from
tne San Francisco schools; second, the
boycotting Of Japanese restaurants,
and, third, acts of violence committed
Rgainst the Japanese.
AS to the first matter 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-
elavior of THESE Japanese children in
the schools, and to the tact, that, ow-
dng to their being scattered thruout
the city, the requirement for them all
TO go to one special school is impos-
sible of fulfilrnent 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 de-
sirable 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
di,en attending the public schools in
San Francisco was very small. The
government has already directed that
suit be brought to test the constitu-
tionality of the act in questions but
my very earnest hope is that such suit
will not be necessary, and that as a
matter of conlity the citizens of San
Francisco will refuse to deprive these
young japanese children of education
and will permit them to go to the
echools.
"The question as to the violence
against the Japanese is most admir-
ably put by Secretary Metcalf, and I
have nothing to add to his statement. I
am entirely confident that, as Secretary
Metcalf says, the Overwhelming senti-
nent of the state of California is for
law and order and for the protection
of the Japanese in their persons and
property. Both the chief of police and
the acting mayor of San Francisco as
sured Secretary Metcalf that every
thing possible would be done to pro-
tect the japanese in the city. author
tzed and direc:ed Secretary Metcalf to
state that II there was failure to pro-
tect persons ard property. then the en-
tire power Of the federal government
would be used promptly and vigorously
to enforce the observance Of OUT
treaty the supreme law of the land,
which treaty guaranteed to japanese
residents everywhere in the union full
and perfect protection for their persons
Iand property: and to this end every
thing in my power would be done, and
all the forces Of the United States. both
civil and military, which could law
fully employ, would be employed. l
call especial attention to the conclud-
ing sentence Of Secretary Metcalfs re-
port Of November 26, 1906:
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
..The White House December 1s,
1906"
Metcalf's Report.
The report of Secretary Metcalf. ac-
companying the message of the presi-
dent. after referring to the adoption OF
the resolution of the school board ses
Eregating all lIongolian pupils, says
regarding the number of Japanese pu-
pills:
"On the day when the order Of Octo-
Der II went into effect viz. October Is,
there were attending the public schools
of the city of San Francisco SO Jap
enese pupils. These pupils We're dis
tributed among % schools of the pri-
mary grades. There are eight grades
In the public schools of San Francisco,
the first grade being the lowest and the
eighth the higlest-graduates of the
eighth grade going into the high school.
OF this total of SO pupils. 6S were born
in Japan and 2;i in the United States.
Those born in the United States would.
of course, under Section l of Article
XIV of the Constitution of the United
States. be citizens of the United States
and of the state wherein they reside.
and as s.lch subject to the laws of the
nation as well as of the state.
The ages of the pupils attending the
public schools OH the day when the or
der went into effect ranged from to
20 years. A list of pupils attending the
schools, which list gives the name Of
each pupil name of school, age OF pu-
pill. grade, place OF birth, and sex, is
hereto attached. It will be observed
that those born in the United States
occupy about the same position in the
different grades as American children
OF the same age while those born in
Japan are very much older"
The report also deals at length with
q boycott Of japanese restaurants and
ehe opposition OF the labor unions to
NongolianA and Of numerous assaults