The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-07
NO DANGER Of
ANY TROUBLE
WITH JAPAN

4 Washington, Dec. lit was intimated
m excellent authority yesterday that the
Presidents vigorous utterances on the
treatment of the Japanese in his mes
|sage were partly designed 10 forestall
rious clash with the Japanese empire.
is realized now that the feeling In
Irokio resulting from the affronts put
| pom Japanese subjects in California was
ar more intense than has been indicated
n news dispatches.
This feeling was so bitter that II not
|only endangered the success OF the new
treaty for the exclusion Of the Japanese
which Is now on the eve OF being negotia-
| ed but threatened to bring Japan into
diplomatic conflict with the United States.
| The developments OF yesterday In WASH
sgton showed that the presidents utter
nces have completely disarmed Japa-
|nese hostility and a confident feeling
exists In official circles that danger OF
trouble with the great power of the Far
|East has passed away with the cordial
reception given by the government press
land people OF Japan 10 the comments in
|the message.
This feeling among his countrymen
was echoed by the japanese ambassador,
|Viscount Aoki, during personal visit
10 president Roosevelt yesterday. 1t
became known today that Viscount
Aoki had voluntarily gone to the White
House and thanked tho president for
Ibis complimentary illusions 10 Japan
land the Japanese, aud for his promise
that the rights OF those Japanese sub
ieets residing In the United states would
be thoroughly protected.
Tho best OF feeling prevailed at the
Interview. and no doubt can remain In
the mind OF the Japanese government.
II any existed there, that the govern
ment of the United States in one OF
Japan's best friends
SITUATION CLEARED
That there is now nothing acute in the
situation is indicated by the departure OF
Secretary Root from Washington for
New York yesterday. Mr.. Root has been
active in efforts 70 bring the Japanese
trouble TO an amicable conclusion, and
the president is relying upon his advice.
This government has felt certain from
the first that the government Of Japan
was confident OF the lack OF sympathy
on the part of President Roosevelt and
his official advisers with the discrimna-
tlon practiced against Japan In Califor-
MIA, but there was fear that the people
Of Japan would become worked up over
the natter 10 such an extent that the
government at Toxic would be unable TO
resist popular pressure, and would feel
compelled for its own political safety 10
take radical action which would produce
"A clash between the two countries.
That condition. n is believed now. has
been happily averted and everybody in
Washington who was aware OF the real
situation is brea thing much easier.
While there is abundant evidence that
the reported negotiations for a new
treaty between Japan and the United
States have not been formally initiated.
enough has developed 10 indicate that
some sort OF exchanges with that end i'm
view are about 10 be initiated. Senator
Perkins OF California intimated that such
was the case after he had an interview
with President Roosevelt yesterday.
Everything will be all right" said the
senator. THE people OF California are a
unit on this question and the president IL
a great. patriotic American. | predict that
negotiations viii soon he begun for n new
treaty to keep Japanese poems out of this
country The japanese government pre-
fers that it's people go 10 Manchuria and
Corea, and we prefer II. So on that inn
portant point We are agreed.
SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE.
San Francisco, Dee. THE United
States supreme court will not only de-
eide whether San Francisco has the
power 10 segregate the japanese school
pupils, but also upon the validity OF the
state law providing that separate schools
De maintained for Orentals
Tho settlement Of the trouble will lie
I'm the Interpretation of the treaty be-
tween this country and Japan United
states Attorney Devlin has been collect
ing data on the question for several
wcolls After a final consultation with
the board of education and the city at
torney he will send his Information TO
Washington. Then a test case in the
form Of suit will be, brought to settle
the matter.
The consultation will he held In the
Office Of the United States attorney to-
day. Until the case is brought before the
court Devlin will not discuss its merits.
Tho point Devlin says, Is that should the
United states supreme court decide that
the most favored nation" clause I'm the
treaty include the subject OF education
in California the state law providing for
the segregation Of the Japanese would
be invalid.
"The point as to whether or not the
Japanese are Mongoans Is not involved
declared Devlin. Tho question at issue
is whether or not tho United States guar
anteed in the treaty that they would edu-
cate children Of Japanese parents"
"L the state law providing for the
segregation of children Of Mongolian
parents I'm violation Of any article OF the
constitution was asked.
Devliu replied that it's constitutionality
had ncvcr been questioned But II Il
conflicts with any treaty that the United
States has made it would be invalid,
he added.