The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-27

Will Leave Washington TO-day-Presi-
 dent Anxious 10 Obtain at First Hand
 From Cabinet Officer Full Informal
 tiOn Affecting Every Phase of the
 Subject-Every Effort Within Power
 of Administration to See That Treaty
 Rights Are Respected.
 Washington, October 26.-President Roosevelt tonight directed Victor H. Metcalf, secretary of the department of commerce and labor to proceed to San Francisco tomorrow, and make 8 thorough and complete inquiry into the situation affecting the expulsion of Jap anese children from the schools provid- ed for white children, and the deter imitation to place Japanese children i'll separate schools. The president is anx- ious to obtain at first hand from a cabinet officer full information affect ing every phase of the subject to the end that whatever action is taken by this government may be after an accur- ate understanding
 The president feels that every effort within the power of the administration should be eXerted to see that all the treaty rights claimed by the Japanese for it's people residing in the United States should be respected and pro- tected The determination to send Sec retary Metcalf to San Francisco was one of the results of the request made by Viscount Aoki the Japaanease am bassador, who, at a conference with Secretary Root yesterday asked in be- half of his government that the Jap- anese subjects in California be accord ed their full rights under the treaty of 1894, including that of the children to attend the public schools of San Fran cisco This request was the subject of very long and earnest discussion at | the cabinet meeting to-day, when the conclusion was reached that the best thing to do was to send Mir. Metcalf to California to secure personally all the data which could have any possible bearing on the situation. The dispatch of cabinet officer on such mission, ] It was argued, would demonstrate to 1 the Japanese the evident sincerity of | this government in dealing with the whole subject, and it's desire to show | that every effort is being made to get at the facts. Mr Metcalf will leave Washington tomorrow Every facility will be put at his command to make his investigation as thorough as possi- ble, as the president is anxious to have the inquiry conducted with all possible l expedition. It is hardly likely that any report from MT Metcalf will be avail able before the president leaves on his Panama trip, although MT. Metcalf may send some of his information by telegraph soon after he arrives in San Francisco. It is hoped by the adminis- tration officials that the expressed de- sire of the administration to secure the treaty rights of the Japanese will tend to allay the anti-Ameriean feeling in Japan until the whole matter is diplo- matically adjusted.
 During his investigation Mir Metcalf will, If he finds it necessary, communi- cate with Governor Pardee of CaHfor- mia, the acting mayor of San Francis Co, and with the authorities of the school board who have direct charge of the schools in which the Japanese pu- pills have been denied admission He also will consult with the Japanese con- sular officers in San Francisco, and other sources of information.
 The inquiries to be instituted by MT. lMetcalf are supplemental to the steps initiated in San Francisco yesterday by direction of the department of justice to compel the authorities to receive