Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-19
.METCALF'S REPORT ON
JAPANESE QUESTION
Particulars Of Action by San Francisco School Board to
Prevent Onentals from Sitting in the Schools with
Children Of White inhabitants. Details Of Boycott.

! Following Is the report made b.
Secretary Metcalt To the president
shmitted 10 congress yesterday witi
the presidents special message oi
| the Japanese question the voluminoul
newspaper quotations being omitted
To the President
have the honor to submit the "a
lOwing:
I'm my previous repor, | said moth
Ing as 10 the causes leading UP to the
action OF the school board In passing
the resolution Of October II, and the
effect Of such action UPON Japanese
children. residents Of the city Of SAu
Francisco, desiring 10 attend the pab
lie schools of that city, A report on
this matter will now be- made, there.
fore; and after describing the local
public sentiment concerning the res
cent disturbances with regard TO the
japanese. an account will be given,
first. Of The boycott maintained by
%%A% y @"hA &AaA " aAA@bn dt CaAa
Francisco against Japanese restau-
rants doing business in that city. and.
second. of the several cases of A..
sanlt or injury inflicted Upon the per
sons or property Of Japanese resi-.
dents
IL seems that Tor several years the
hoard Of education of Sum Francisco
had been considering the advisabiliiy Y
nf establishing separate schools for
Chinese. Japanese and Korean chill.
dren. and an May 9. 1895. passed the
following resolution:
Resolved. That the board of educa-
tiOn Is determined in Its efforts 10 ef-
feet the establishment of separate
schools for Japanese and Chinese pu.
pills, not only for the purpose OF re-
lieving the congestion at present pre-
vailing In our schools. but also for
the higher end that our children
should not be placed In any position
where their youthful impressions
may be affected by association with
pupils of the Mongolian race.
And on October II the board pass.
ed the following resolution:
Resolved. That In accordance with
Article y. section 1909, Of the school
law of California. principals are here
by directed to send all hinese. Jap
anesc or Korean children To the ORR
pntAl public school, situated on the
south side Of Clay street. between
Powell and Mason streets. on and af
Ter Monday. October Is, 1906
The action of the board in the pass.
age Of the resolutions of May G. 1906.
and October II. 1906. was undoubted-
" largely Influenced by the activity
lf the Japanese and Korean exclus-
on League. an organization formed
'or the purpose of securing the enact
nent by the congress of the United
States Of law extending the provis-
ons of the existing Chinese exclusion
act so as TO exclude Japanese and
Koreans. The league claims a men,
Dership in the state of California of
$500. three.fourths of which mem.
1ership Is said to be In the city of
San Francisco. The membership Is
almost entirely of men,
)ers of labor organizations. Section
;, article 2, of the constitution of the
eague, is as follows
The league as such shall not adopt |
my measures of discrimination |
against any Chinese Japanese or Ko-
cans now or hereafter lawfully resi-
lent In the United States.
Yet. on October 22,1905, at a meet
ng of the league held In San Fran
.isco. as reported In the San Francis |
% Chronicle of October 23. 1905, a |
was adopted by the league
It's executive committee !
o appear before the board of educa-
ion and petition for separate schools
or the Mongolian children of San
francisco.
Prior to the action OF the league.
he board Of education. as ! am in
ormed. received many protests from
'!tizens of San Francisco. whose chill
lren were attending the public
schools. against Japanese being per-
nitted to attend those schools. These
protests We're mainly against Japan
'se boys and men ranging from lG to
2, g ard "a years OF age attending
he primary grades and sitting beside
little girls and boys Of and years |
If age. When these complaints be-
:ame known to Japanese residents,
I'm informed that some of the older I
pupils left the primary grades.
On the day when the order of Oc- |
ober II went into effect. viz. Octo- /
Der Is. there were attending the pub :
ic schools of the city Of San Francis !
20 90 japanese pupils, These pupils i