The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19

Japanese situation in San Francisco, accOmpanying 1t with reconmenda- tlors of his own. The Presidents mes- sage was as follows:
 TO the Senate and House of Represcn.
 tatives.
 | inclose herewith for your infurma- ton the final report made to me per- sonally by Secretary Metcalf on the Francisco. The rsport deals with three matters of contr oversy--trst, the exclusion of the Japanese children from the san FraDcisco schools; sec ond, the boycotting of Japanese rest aurants. and. third, acts of violence committed against he Japanese.
 As to the first matter 1 call your es. pecial attention to the very small tend school. to the testimony ss to the brightness. eleanlirsss, and good be- havtor of these Japanese children in the schools. and to the fact that ow- ing to their being scattered through out the city, the requirement for tlleHi ail to ED to one epeeisl school is in- possible of fulfiliment aud means that they can not have school facilities. Let rle point out further that there would be nc objection whatever tO eN- cluding from the schcEis any Japsnese on the score of age 1t is obviously not desirable that young men should go to school with children. The only point is the exclusion of the children themselves. The number of Japanese children attending the public schools in San Francisco was very small me government has alrsaGy directed that suit be brought to test the .onstintu, n.,, my very earnest hope Is that such suit will not be necsssavy, and that as a matter of comity. the citizens Of san Francisco will refuse to deprive tnese ass's and will permit them to go to the SC hc 0ls.
 against the Japanese Is most admir-, ably put by Secretary Metcalf, and l have nothing to add to his statement. | am entirely confident that, as Secre- tary Metcaif says. the overwhelming sentiment of the State of Callfornia ls for law and order aud for the protec" ton of the Japanese in their persons and property Both the chief of police and the acting Mayor of san tranclsco aasured Secretary Metcalf that every
 thing possible would be done to pro- authorized and directed Secretary Met calf to state that If there was faliuTe l to protect persons and property. then the entire power of the Federal gov | stitution would be used promptly and | vigorously to enforce the obseryance of our treaty, the supreme law or me l land. which treaty Suaranteed so Jap I anese residents every where in the un- tbatr nersnns and property; and to thls 1 end everything in my power Would ns | done, and all the forces of the UnlEen 1 states, both civil and military, whlch eould lawfuliy emrioy, would be eff- ployed. I call especial attention to tne eonciuding sentence of Secretary Met" 1 calt's report of November 20, lyeS' Theodore Roosevelt 'rhA White House, December IS. 19Oe. ESovember 2s. 1908 | The President: ..,
 I have the honor to submit the t"'-
 in my previous report I said nothing ah fu the causes leading up to the ae'- ion oS the school board in passing the resolution of October II, and the ei- dre,,' t9gs " residents of the City of san Trancisco, desiring to attend the pun lie schools of that kity. A report on ! this matter will now be made, tnereI | sore: and after describing the local | nublie sentiment concerning the Te- ] cent disturbances with regard to the Japanese, an account VIII pc RlVeh. | first of the boycott nlaiptained oy ln" | Cooks and walters Union of San Fran | cisco against Japanese restaurants do- | ing business In that city, and: sec 'nu | of the several cases of assault or in- | jury inflicted upon the persons pr | nroperty of Japanese residents
 1t seems that for several years the | Board of Education of San Francisco | hsN been considering tile advlsabilltv 1 of establishing separate sehopls TOT
 Chinese, Japanese and Korean enli1ren, as,re., | and on May s, lsVo, fasseu the luAS~
 ing resolution;
 tion is determined in its efforts to CT"
 feet the establishment of separate
 schools for Chinese and Japanese pu-
 pils, not only for the purpose or re- iieVinE the congestion at present pre-
 vailing in our schools, but also for ths
 higher end that our children shoulc
 moi be placed in any position where
 fhelr yonthful impressions may be af,
 fected by association with pupils o'
 the MonEelian race. .,
 And on october Il the Board pass" : the following resoiutloiG ,.f.,
 Resolved, That in accordance wlt' ! Article X. section 1889. of the schoo law Of California, principals are hgrs |, hy directed to send all Chinese, Jap' nnAse or Korean children to the Orr entai Public School. situated on th'
 south side of Clay street DetWeef
 Powell and Mason streeta. on and A'
 ter Monday October 15, l9OS.
 The action of the board in me snE pSs' and October l1, 1906, was undoubtedll
 IarreIy influenSed by the activity o'
 the JapRnese and Korean ESelusl1f
 League. an organization inrnlea ' l"'
 tbe purpose of Securing tbe enhctiien
 by the Congress of the United Sti'ts; | of a law extending the provisions Hl
 the existing Chinese exclusion act SC
 ss to exclude Japanese and Koreans
 The League claims neinnershlp sn
 the State of California or e.
 Se0 three fourthh of whicl mstnbershib is said to be in the city ott tsan Francisco The membership ls coroposed almost entirely of memoers of labor organizations. section 4 artl- eie 2, of the constitution of the league is as follows: ... .ao,,. any measures of discrimination against any Chinese. Japanese or Koreans now or hereafter lawfully resident in the
 Yet on October 2e. 1905. al q meet ing of the league held h San Franclsco' as reported in the San Francisco enron : | icle of October 23, lsO5, a fesoIuHoh was adopted by the league 'instructins 1 it's executive committee to appear be- l fore the board Of education and Npeti- l tion for separate schools for the Mon- Folian children of San Francisco
 l Prior to the action or the league the hoard of education. as l am Informed: 1 received many protests from citizens or 1 san francisco, whose children were | aftendinr the public schools, against 1 Japanese being permitted to attend ! those schools These protests were | n1ainIv against Japanese boys and men ! ranging from sixteen to twenty-two, twentyN three and twenty-four years of aEe attending the primary gr9des ana ] siNing beside little girls and boys oi 1 seven and eight years of age. When | thAse complaints became known 70