Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-27
PRESIDENT and
|NE|CA|.F CONFER
! Secretary Dimes With Roose-
velt and They Discuss the
'Fri-o Situation
ANT, JAPANESE SENTIMENT
ANT, JAPANESE SENTIMENT
Metc.lf 10 Go to t;,e California Met
ropolis as tho Personal Representa-
tive Of the President-WiiI Point Out
Danger 10 Our Grade Interests With
Japan-other Nsws.

Japan-other Nsws.
Washington. Oct. 27.-secretary and
Mrs. Metcalf were guests at luncheon
today o, President and Mrs Roosevelt.
The opportunity was embraced by the
president and secretary to discuss full
ly the special mission of the latter to
San Francisco, respecting the anti
Japanese sentiment in that city, and
the exclusion from the schools of
Japanese children. The secretary will
go to San Francisco as personal rep-
resentative of the president, and he
has been given wide latitude as to
his actions.
While there is no official authority
for saying so, it is supposed that Mr..
Metcalf will endeavor to make the
anti-Japanese element among those in
authority in San francisco realize the
danger to the commercial interests of
the United States in Wilma and else
s *
where in the far east which lies in
giving offense to Japan, and also the
moral obligation which rests upon the
federal government and its citizens to
respect the treaty rights of thel jap
anese. who are assured Of freedom
from discrimination while residing
within borders of this country.
In The meantime the Washington
government will notify the government
i of japan of the object of Secretary
Metcalfs mission. and give assurance
of its desire to observe the obligations
imposed upon it by the treaty OF am
ity between the two countries.
Nobody in position to know Pres
''fdsnt Roosevelt,s views on the situa-
ton would give any intimation OF the.
policy he would be inclined to pursue
should. the San Francisco authorities
decline to remove their discrimination
against Japanese subjects. It is
doubtful that the president has defined
any policy even in his own mind. A
straw that may be taken as an indi-
cation of which way the adninistra-
tion wind blows is found, however, in
the knowledge that the president and
his advisers, in their consideration Of
the present embarrassing situation,
have not been unmindful of the fact
that Japan, thru the Red Cross. sent
more than 100000 for the relief Of San
f francisco's earthquake and fire suf-
ferers.
It is expected that Secretary Met
calf will lay emphasis on this proof OF
japail's friendliness towards the Unit
Cd States in his dealings with those
who have favored the discrimination
against the Japanese. No doubt need
bs felt, therefore, that Secretary Met
calls mission is in the interest of Sc
curing for the Japanese subjects full
observance of the treaty rights to
which they are entitled.
Discrimination.
Japanese restaurant keepers have
suffered indignities in San Francisco.
az well as japanese school children, ac-
cording to reports received by the Jap
anese ambassador, Viscount Aoki, from
Japan consular officers in that city.
At least seven or eight reports have
been made concerning a boycotEsinau-
gurated against japanese restaurants
in the California city. Agents have
fhsAn posted to prevent patrons from
-enleling the restaurants and in several
instances stones have been thrown and
windows broken, according to the
statements Of Japanese officials.
These cases have been brought to the
attention Of Secretary Root by Vis-
count Aoki who says that 1t is with
great reluctance he brings to the at
tenticn Of the central government dem
onstrations against Japanese which are
purelgrslocal in their nature.
When asked if complaints had reach
ed him from Japan in any other par.
OF California outside of San Francisco
or from other Pacific coast states, Vis-
count Aoki replied that all the trouble
has been confined to the one city. The
ambassador assured his government
again yesterday that the outbreak
against the Japanese is purely local
and was much grattfied at receiving
dispatches which showed that the Jap
anese press is for the most part at
tempting to check the feeling against
Americans.
'Middy's" Case Not Understood.
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