Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-01
From Washington.
correspondence Of the Alexandria Gafette.l
Washington, Dc. /.


Washington, Dtc. l.
.Iapanese var talk was heard pretty
plainly about the White House today,
but according to all accounts the Presi-
dent was not a party to any OF the IN
fiamatory language used, nor was any Oh
il heard 10 his Office. Tue Members and
Senators who discussed the question al
dill their talking on the outside.
oven have war with Japan inside CT
twenty-five years" said Representative
HAYES OF California, who with Senator
Flint of the same State had a confer
ence with The President. Japan has
an ides that she can control the Pacific.
We have somewhat of the same notion
and when flint and steel strike there Is
pretty certain to be some sparkle flying
Mr. Hayes said that he believed tue
trouble with Japan would be settled
automatically, mainly, he thought. be
cause neither Japan nor the UnIted
States wants to fight just now. Repre-
sentative Hnl of Iowa, Chairman OF the
House committee on military affairs
said that he did not sec how "wsr can
be stirred up over the school question.
The Federal Government has nothing
to do with the running of the schools 10
San Francisco, anyway lie added. soma
ton Fulton Of Oregon, who had the
Presidents ear for some lii,lo time ex-
pressed the opinion that the trouble with
our far eastern neighbor would be soon
settled amicably although he admitted
that the situation is quite uncomfortable.
Senator Warren Of Wyoming and
Representative Hull Of Iowa, chairman
OF the military al irs committees OF the
Senate and House, respectively, had a
conference with the President this morn.
ing. "I1ow's your bill getting along
asked the Senator Of he Men bar "
"Not very we'll" replied Mr.. Hull, II
hsyn't even got the estimates yet 81
suppose that yon have been talking to
the President about The stste Of prepared
ness for war" said one Of the Cal ers
in the ante room to Mr., Hull. "Wsr,"
he exclaimed with contempt. "don' I
you worry about war. We are not going
to have any more war for long time. ="
If Henry p. Miller, L. s. Consul
General at Yokohama, who is at present
in San Francisco, really said as he has
been quoted, that japan is preparing
her army snd navy and is ready to 60 to
war with the Uuited States 10 save the
national honor because Of ths alleged
insult offered by the segregation of Jap
anese school children in California
schools, be will get into serious trouble
with the State Department a clipping
of the alleged interview as printed in the
eastern papers has leen forwarded to
Mr.. Miller with request tjf a report
from him az 10 whether or not be WIS
correctly quoted Officials Of the dc
parlment do DOT believe he wap. The
officials aie quite aware that there is an
intensity of feeling in Japan about the
matter and are willing TO cnncede that
Mr.. Miller said 30, but they do not think
that he said anything about Japan being
ready to go 10 war over the subject or
that there was any ground for his being
so quoted ON tho contrary they say
that the attitude of both the Japanese
government and people has been dign'-
fed and correct The newspapers have
discussed the subject in calm, cour
teous fashion, indicating their confidence
that it will be settled amicably, and even
the yellewest of Japan's yellow papers,
which is by the way pink one. has re
Trained from any exhibition OF ingoism
Continued agitation Of tbs so-caiied
Japanese question Is greatly deprecated
in administration circlea While it ia
admitted that the situation has lis seFi-
ouu side, il is declared 10 official circles
that there is no present possibility OF war
between this county and Japan and
statements that the United States is &C
tually preparing to fight with Japan in
The Far East are ridlcu'ed. AT the State
Department ii is explained that the
Japanese people now thoroughly under
stand the situation aud are nolOuger hold
ing The United States as country re-
sponsible for the anti-.jauaneso agitation
which is pntpoltsd to be on in Caliiorni'
Secretary OF State Root hiss made il clear
to the japanese Ambassador 10 the
country and, he in turn, to his
government at Toxic that the sentiment
which seems TO control the authorities in
san Francisco in the matter Of admission
Of japanese to the public schools there,
is not 4 reflection OF the feelings Of
The entire body of the American people
towards Japan, and that the affair is
purely local and in no sense national.
According to officials at tho Stale De-
psrtment the only present serious part
Of the japanese controversy is The posi-
bic effect that il will have upon the trade
relations between the tgo countries. II
Is for this reason, rather than war be
tween the two countries, that the ad-
r,inistration is nov concerned.
| With the declaration that the people
of the Pacific coast believes that Japan
in her endesvor to gain supremacy OF
the Pacific viii not hesitate to 60 10 wal
with the United States, Representative
Hayes, OF California, father of ths
proposition to restrict Japanese and
Coresn immigration and an authority on
the Japanese peri'' has arrived here
full of determination 10 pross his anti
japanese propaganda to a successful
| finish.
For the frat fSe months of the Gsca