The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-22
JAPAN REUSED AGAINST U. S.
PESENTS UNION LABOR PLAN TO
BAR CHILDREN FROM SCHOOLS.
Bankers and Business Men show Deep FeeI-
ing over Acts That They Regard as
Race warfare Prompt Reputation Of
Anticipates Sentiment Hoped For.

ing over AcJs HnaL Hney NeGaru as
Race warfare Prompt Reputation Of
A~ntI-Japanese Sentiment Hoped For.
special Gable Despatch to THE SUN.
TOXIC, Oct. 2I.-It would be difficult 10
overestimate the gravity Of the situation
caused by the anti-Japanese feeling that has
been voiced in the United States. During
his nineteen years residence in this country
THE sun correspondent has never seen
tie Japanese press so agitated against the
Americans. At a dinner last night attended
by $50 prominent bankers and business men
at the Imperial Hotel deep feeling was ex-
pressed that America should regard with
Indifference acts that are tantamount to a
declaration Of a racial war.
Little was said regarding the American
protest against Japan's programme in Man
Churia, the killing Of Japanese ~sealers, the
murder of the Japanese bank president In
San Francisco, the attacks by John D.
Rockefeller on Japan's commercial trick
cry, the Hawaiian exclusion policy, the
pubic insults to Prof. Omori, and Congress
man Kahn's war threats, all of which Incl
dents have occurred within three months,
but the exclusion Of Japanese children from
the public schools OF California cuts this
child loving nation to the quick.
There is evidence that the Government
regards the situation as extremely serious.
II has taken measures to calm the press
and TO discourage mass meetings that have
been called to adopt retaliatory measures.
The Jiji Shimpo prints a long anonymous
article. which is known to emanate from
a member Of the Government, attempting
toexplain away the acts which have offended
the Japanese. The imperial Government
recognizes that the opposition to the Japa-
nese is now local, but opposition politicians
hold that it is not a local manifestation,
and they point out that the American au-
thorities have taken decisive steps to define
the relations between the two countries.
A prompt Reputation Of the anti-Japa-
nese sentiment by the United States at large
is necessary to avert a crisis here that
would result in the destruction Of the his
toric friendly political, financial and COM
mercial relations between the two nations.
SAN Francisco. Oct 2l.-What the Jap
anese have construed as wholesale ex-
clusion Of japanese children from San
Francisco schools il the recent agitation
begun in that city for the more complete
segregation Of japanese and Chinese in
rate schools.
Some weeks ago the San Francisco Board
Of Education, acting under authority of a
State statute, raised a resolution that all
children Of all Oriental descents should be
excluded from public schools and compelled
10 attend a school which a been specially
set aside for them at a place designated.
Notice was served on the principals Of
all schools in the city and last Monday the
order became operative.
While the Coreans and Chinese obeyed
the mandate Of the board, the japanese
almost as a unit refused to comply and
have since kept their children at home. On
Thursday they made a formal protest to
the board.
Goroku Ikeda, representing the Japanese
Consul, called attention to the hardship
rha plan would work On small children
81 people of his race who were endeavor-
ing to obtain education that they might
lecome good citizens.
He said it was ar injustice and told the
board that il the ruling was not reversed
it would be tested in the courts on the
ground that it was illegal discrimination
Dr. johnson advanced six reasons why
the action taken should be reconsidered.
lie said il was unjust. unwise, un-Ameri-
can, untimely, un-Christianlike and unfair.
He said he appeared before the board as
the representative Of the Interdenomina-
,,.naI NIg.iops C,pnraaa in aoGSiOn af Oak
land and voiced the sentiments OF 1000
delegates who we're in attendance. He told
Of his mission work and said that many
Of the Japanese were more desirable than
these who came through Castle Garden
from european ports.
Miss Margaret Lake also entered a strong
protest. She did not object to the ex-
clusion Of Young men from the schools.
hut inSisted that children Of school age
rho uld he permitted to attend schools in
the locality where they live.
She also made the statement that only
the best class Of japanese were permitted
70 come 10 this country and that their chill
dren would grow up and become good
American citizens.
President Altman OF the board, said
the board had acted in good faith, and in
setting aside schools exclusively for those
Of Asiatic descent believed It would be
for their best interests. The matter was
taken under advisement.
Before the fire a school was maintained
exclusively for Chinese and Corean children,
but Japanese children were allowed to
attend any public school where there was
room. Since the fire much prejudice
against Japanese has been excited because
they have moved into rood residence dis
tricts and have succeeded in evicting the
whites by paying higher rents.
This agitation against the japanese
Was started By an organization call
ing itself the Japanese and Corean
Exclusion League, which draws its
members largely from the labor unions
and which advocates besides separate
schools for Orientals the placing Of Jap
aaese laborers under the ban Of the exist
ing Chinese exclusion act.
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