The Irish standard., 1906-12-22
congress GIVEN
METCALF REPORT
PRESIDENT FORWARDS FINDING
OF SECRETARY ON FRISCO
JAPANESE TROUBLE.
BRIEF MESSAGE is
SENT WITH DOCUMENT
Roosevelt Authorized Cabinet Mem.
bers to Tell Local Authorities That
He Would Use All Power Possible
to Protect Foreigners.


Washington, Dec. is. President
Roosevelt Tuesday sent to congress a
message on the San Francisco .Iapa-
nese trouble, with lengthy report on
the whole situation by Secretary Met
calf, who investigated conditions Oh
the spot. The president says that he
authorized Secretary Metcalr to tell
the San Francisco authorities that in
case OF their failure to protect the
Japanese all the forces of the United
States, civil and military, which tho
president could lawfully employ to
that end would be so employed.
Message Of the President.
Following is the presidents mes.
sage. introducing Mr.. Metcalf's re.
port:
To the senate and house of repre-
sentatives: I inclose herewith for
your information the final report made
TO me personally by Secretary Metcalf
on the situation affecting the ,Iapa-
nese in San Francisco. The report
deals with three matters OF contro-
versy--flrst, the exclusion OF the Jap
anese children from the San Francisco
schools; second, the boycotting of Jap
anese restaurants, and, third, acts OF
violence committed against the Japa,
nese.
Age Restriction No Objection.
AS to the first matter, | call your
especial attention to the very small
number of Japanese children who at
tend school, to the testimony as to the
brightness, cleanliness and good be-
havior of these Japanese children in
the schools and to the fact that, owing
to their being scattered throughout
the city, the requirement for them all
to go to one special school is impossi
BILE of fulflment and means that they
can not have school facilities. Let
me point out further that there would
be no objection whatever to excluding
from the schools any Japanese on the
score of age. 1t is obviously not desir
able that young men should 60 to
school with children. The only point
selves. The number of Japanese chill
dren attending the public schools in
San Francisco was very small. The
government has already directed that
suit he brought to test the constltu-
tionality of tho act in question: but
my very earnest hope is that such suit
will not he necessary and that as a
matter of comfy the citizens of San
Francisco will refuse to deprive these
young Japanese children of education
and will permit them to so to the
schools
Violence to the Japanese.
The question as to the violence
against the Japanese is most admir-
ably put by Secretary Metcalf, and
have nothing to add to his statement.
am entirely confident that. as Secre-
tary Metcalf, says the overwhelming
sentiment OF the state of California is
for law and order and for the protec-
ton of the Japanese in their persons
and property. Both the chief of police
and the acting mayor of San Francisco
assured Secretary Metcalf that every
thing possible would be done to pro.
.tect the Japanese in the city.
Warned Military May Be Used.
authorized and directed Secretary
Metcalf to state that il there was fail
ure to protect persons and property.
then the entire power Of the federal
government within the limits of the
constitution would be used promptly
and vigorously to enforce the observ-
ance Of our treaty, the supreme law
Of the land, which treaty guaranteed
to Japanese residents everywhere in
the union full and perfect protection
for their persons and property, and to
this end everything in my power
would be done, and all the forces Of
the United States, both civil and mill
tary, which could lawfully employ,
would be employed. call especial at
tention to the concluding sentence Of
Secretary Metcalfs report of Nov. 26,
{. 1906.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House, Dec. Is, 1906.
= With Mr.. Metcalf's report the presi.
dent submits all the other data
sought by congress on the exclusion OF
Japanese children from public school
attended by white pupils. Secretary
Metcalf reviews the entire situation
and gives an account of assaults and
other indignities suffered by the mika.
dos subjects in California.
Might Blow UP Mikado's Ships.
Honolulu, Dec. 19.-1he Japanese
consul here says that the visiting
squadron. which will arrive in Homo.