The Washington herald., 1906-10-26
IGNORE JAP TREATY
CalifOrRians Violate Terms
Of Compact with America.
AMBASSADOR FILES a PROTEST
IN Dor Leaders. However. Declare
They Intend 80 Push Fight for the
Passage of Law Restricting Immi-
-ratiOn-Administra Placed in
Embarrassing situation by AFFAIR.

Because OF the StrOug outburSJ or anu
American sentiment in his country, the
japanese Ambassador. Niscount AokL
made an earnest appeal to Secretary Root
Yesterday to use his good Offices IN Sc
curing to the japanese residents OF the
United states fun protection in all their
rights under the treaty of 1894 Accord
ing 10 the Ambassadors Interpretation
of this agreement the japanese children
IRE entitled to attend the public schools
of San Francisco, as well as IN all other
parts Of the country
on the other hand, the labor leaders
in Washington voiced their intention to
fight hard Tor the exclusion Of the jap
anese immigrants along the same lines
as the restrictions placed against the
Chinese.
The bin. which was introduced into
the last session Of Congress, and which
is to be brought before it again at the
next session, IS 10 receive the unquaii-
ned Endorsement of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. according to Thomas
Tracy. of that organization.
views of the Federation.
The menace Of Chinese labor now
greatly araycd by the passage and en-
forcement of the Chinese exclusion act
has been succeeded by another similar in
general character. bus more threatening
in its possibilities. to-wlt: the immigra-
ton to our shores and our iusular ter
rit0ry OF "a large and ever-increasins
number Of japanese and Korean Ia-
Dorers." said Mr.. Tracy yesterday.
THE American public sentiment against
immigration of Chinese labor finds a still
stronger justification On demanding prompt
and adequate measures against the inn
migration OF japanese and Koreans on
the grounds
Il That the wages and living standards
OF such Ilborers arc dangerous and must.
ir granted recognition in the United
States. prove destructive OF the American
standards iu these essential respects
- That the racial incompatibiliJy as he
tween the people Of the Orient and the
Emitted States presents a problem of race
preservation which il is our imperative
duty TO solve in our favor, and which
can only be thus solved by "a policy OF
exclusion"
The treaty referred Co by the Ambas-
Sador gives citizens and subjects OF the
Japanese empire all the rights and
privileges enjoyed by natives and citizens
of lhis country and it now seems GER
tain that ia the exclusion of the Jap
agesc children from the schools Of san
Francisco there has really been q serious
breach of the provisions of the agree
mcut
Government Is Embarrassed.
The administration finds itself in a pc
egIiarly difficult position. although the
ease is not at all unprecedented. \ par
all1i Is found in the killing of Italians in
Louisiana IN 1889. Italy protested and de-
nanded satisfaction. but ali that the ad-
ministrdtiou I'm Washington could DO was
To call upon the governor of Louisiana 10
take action.
The feeling was 50 strong in that Stale
shat no jury could be found 10 try the
persons implicated i'm the killing. It was
purely "a matter for State officials and
The government in Washington was pow
,rlass Italy was 50 informed, but was
not satisfied. and the withdrawal OF The
Italian Minister resulted.
The United States finally paid an in
demnlty to the families of the dead Ital-
ians. although this has never been recos-
uized by Italy as a satisfactory settle
meut
The ease of the exclusion of japanese
children from California schools is iden-
ticaI
Anger II Growing
There is mo- c0uceBlmeut i'm Washing
ton OF The fact that an auti-American
sentiment is rapidly growing in Japan.
IT the japanese Embassy it is said that
The people of Japan do not understand
that the discrimination against Japanese
is confined to only one locality in the
United States
The protest of the Ambassador to Sec
rotary Root was more or less informal
but nevertheless il brings the matter up