The Washington herald., 1906-12-05

|. by what he said about them in his mes
sage yesterday; but at the same time
ne has angered the members OF Califor-
Mas solidly Republican delegation, and.
presumably, most Of the people Of that
State. Furthermore, he has stirred I'D
a hornets nest among advocates OF
States rights by what are generally ac-
cepted as being threats to use force. Il
necessary. 10 compel the school author
ties Of San Francisco to readmit Japa-
nese pupils. regardless of their age or
anything else. TO the regular public
schools of the city.
The Presidents recommendations con-
eerning the japanese situation are Al
most universally characterized as remark
able Some observers call them start
ling They were easily the most widely
discussed feature OF the message yester-
day, and while some members Of both
Houses were inclined TO agree with the
President in his main contention-that
no discrimination against the japanese
should be practiced-a majority expressed
the opinion that he went entirely too far
in more than one direction. In the past
most Of the ardent advocates Of States
rights came from below Mason and
Dixon's line. Yesterday men OF both par
ties from all parts of the country criti-
cised The Presidents attitude on the
subject Of California's rights. and as
serted unequivocalIy that in his efforts
! TO make ii perfectly clear 10 Japan that
the United States is her friend, he had
given at least a part Of the people Of
his own country direct affront.
Features Objected To.
Here are the features Of that part Of
the message relating 10 the japanese
question 10 which the members Of the
California delegation and other Senator's
and Representatives particularly object:
Il is sure MARI Of lev eiFilizatioa. Iow mo
rziiy. 70 abuse or discriminate against. OF in any
way humate such stranger who has come here law
fully and who is clnductiHz hinisaif properly.
During that fifty years THE last fifty years the
progress ct the country Jspan IN every walk q lie
has ben A marvel 70 mankind. and she now stands
as one of the greatest OF civilized nations great IA
The arts Of and in the arts Of peace; great IN
military. IN industrial. artistic development and
/ achisEcment. japanese soldiers and sailors have
shown themselves equal in cUInbat TO any Of whom
history makes note She has produced great generals
and mighty sdmiraIs; her Sighting men, ashore ana
afoat. show all the heroic courage the unquesion-
lnk aia4ttahle H1Glt. tlt stifidlQ inQlIeTfuce
hardship and death. which marked the Loyal Ronins;
and they also show that they possess the highest
ideal Of patriotism
But here and there a most unworthy feeling has
manifested itself against the Ispanese-the feeling
that has been shown IN shutting them out from the
common schools IN San Francisco. and in mutter-
Ings against them in Cne Two other placCs because
/ Of their efficiency workers. To shut them out
fTom the Ishlic schools wicked abssrdity when
there are no hTst-cass colleges in the land including
the universities aud colleges Of CalifCnia which %
not gladly welcome japanese students and on which
japanese Students do not reflect credit. We have
a much 10 ssu tIom japan as japan has TO Learn
from us aud no nation Is NJ 20 teach unless Il Is
also willing TO learn.
/ II is only very small body Of our citizens that
act badly. Where the Federal government has power
it viii deal s,immsrily with any such
recdm1nend 20 the Congress that an act Be psss-
81 specifically providing for the naturalization u
japanese who come here intending become Amer-
can Gtizens- One Of the great gInbaTsssmsnts al
tending The performance Of our International obga-
ticns is the fact that the statutes OF the Unitad
states cntirely inadequate They fail 10 give 70
the national government sufficiently ample power
through United States courts and by the use Of the
army and navy. to protect aliens IN the rights Sc
cured 10 thCm under solemn treaties which are tba
law Of the land. L therefore, earnestly recommend
that the criminal and civil statutes Of the United
States be amended and added to as to enable tbs
President, acting for the United States government
which is responsible IL our international relations
to enforce the rights Of aliens undcs treaties Ever
as the Law now IS. something be done by the
FedHal gOrenment toward this end and in tbs
matter now before affecting the JSpanese eTsry-
thing that it is in nv power to do will be done and
al the forces. military and civil. Of the United
States which / may lawfully employ viii be 50 en-
ployed
Westerners ResentfuI.
CaIifornians. and Pacific Coast leeis-
lators generally, show plainly that they
resent practically everything the Presl-
dent said on the subject. particularly his
implied threat TO use the army and navy
10 force the San Francisco authorities to
readmit japanese to the schools attended
by white children. His praise Of the
Orientals viii make them all the more
impudent, the Westerners assert. They
say that they are unalterabIv. opposed To
the only specific recommendation he
makes-the enactment of d law providing
for the naturalization OF japanese. On
the contrary, they plainly indicate their
purpose to push legislation looking to
ultimate exclusion OF the Japanese. and
they say they are highly grati1ed by the
assurances OF support in such campaign
which they have received from various
sources subsequent TO the reading of the
uaCoolSt. j iit DDAIttFn democrats. all
vigorous supporters OF the principle OF
States rights. ere hocking 70 the stand
ard OF the CalifOTniaas. and assurances
Of assistance have come from other
sources as wei.
While the C6liforalans are resentfuI,
they are no; greatly Dcrturbed. They
expect the whole agitation to blow over
without bringing about any change in
the situation, SO far as they are con-
cerned. They are alnlost sure that no
fleet will move through the Golden Gaze
to intlmidate the local school authorities.
In some quarters the assertion is made
that thorough understanding exists be-
tween the President and the leaders OF
the Californians, and that the legislators
from that State arc really not angry, but
are merely Stimulating for the benefit OF
their constituents II this is true. Rep
resentative Julius Kahn is not the only
actor in the delegation.
Everything considered Il is evident
that at the very beginning Of Congress,
before a chance has been given the na-
tons legislators to thoroughly digest the
Presidents advice. in some oS the things
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