New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
JAPANESE QUESTION.
Uaiting for Presidents Message
Cciforniaas Fear Cheap Labor.
TFrom he T-fhure bureau. 7


Washington Dee 3-The most widely ard
earnestly discussed subject among members os
both Houses of Congress to-day was the So
. called japanese question While they talked
earnestly on the subject among themselves. and
TO newspaper correspondauts on the condition
that they We're not TO he quoted. most OF rhs
conservative members declared that IL would %
urwise 10 say anything for publication oef1rs
hearing what the President had To say IN his
uessa sc and the pUrpOrr OF the special report OF
Secretary 1IetcalE.
Members of the California delegation talked
somewhat more freely. They described the un-
fortunate condition OF the san Francisco schools.
due 10 the earthquake and FIRE. which led 70 ths
segregation OF the Japanese pupils. discussed
the lack OF home ties OF the Japanese in this
country and talked fUeR1ly about many unint-
portant details When pinned down 10 the facts.
however they declared enpha atcalIy the unaIter-
able determination OF the people Of California
never 10 accord social equality TO the Japaness,
saving IL would 5e as impossible 70 DO 50 as 10
induce the Southern people 70 grant such equal
ity 10 the Negroes, who are actual citizens OF
the United States Some members Of the dele
CATION said. however. that they believed the
people OF their state would be arenaDIe to rea-
son even in rhss respect II they were convinced
that a sacrifice of their Own interests was es-
sentiaI 70 the welfare of The entire nation.
The California members also asserted that
thew feared rha ultimate competition or lap
anese labor They said that just now there
a great demand for labo~. and their state could
absorb all that came from Japan Or elsewhere.
but should there be a recurrence Of hard tines.
with a considerable percentage OF labor out %
employment ana wages low. it would be irnpOs-
sibIe To protect Japanese workmen from white
men who were our OF work. and they could fo-s-
see in the steadily Increasing influx Of Japanese
only serious menace. likely n the future 10
result in outrages. and precipitata trouble ufth
Japan
Representative Kahn. OF California. saIa hs
did not think the California delegation would
take immediate steps % push any legislation az
fectfng the Japanese he said the delegation
probably would nojd meeting Within two weeks
20 discuss the situation, and would act as q
unit IN case il was decided 20 urge the passage
of any special measure Two ia pauese exclusion
bills. one BY. Representative Mckinley and the
other by Representauve Hayes. OF California.
are now pending IN Congress.
Some OF the most conservative Senator's Insist
thar al discussion of the Japanese question IN
the press is unf0rtunate and unpatriol,c They
admit that the situation is extremely delicate.
an4 declare that the State Depa-uuenr should
be l-ft unhampered by politicians and re press
To work out satisfactory solution Of the prob
lem
Anxiety 20 learn what the President mas said
on this subject in his message is general but
the Callf0rniaus insist -hat they VIE work con-
s.s1eutly and persisfently 70 create p0aiic senu-
r,ert in favor oT a japanese exclusion law, not
as a measure OF offence asajnst Japan. but as a
method OF protecting American labor and rnAin-
tanning the high wages whieh American work.
Tncu now enjoy
HONOLULU REPORT NOT ALARMING
A cable dispatch from Honolulu % the effect
that among the Japanese who have recently
landed chere as immigrants. as we'll th1ss
destined for that point picked men with mil
itarv experiences" nave been found. created some
excitement this evening, bat tg was soon pointed
ont that with a great arsay recruited uD 70 a
war standard il was on,y natural -1at many
men should be mustered our Of the service. ami
doubtless some ef these eS-solaie-s vsera enl.-
grating 20 Hawaii such a course seemed. q
those familiar With the situation IN Ja.an. en-