Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-06
Thinks Orientals Would Have No
Cause for 0ffense.
CALLS OF NEW WORKERS
Two Special Messages to Be Sent to
Congress Some Time This
Month.


from the United States OF poems and
coolies of that country.
~ am perfectly satisfied that the Presi-
dent. who is patriotic American. will soon
be found opening negotiations with Japan
for the modification of the existing treaty
as to the admission of Japanese to this
country, and that this treaty, like that with
China, will provide that poems and coolies
cannot come into the United States" said
Senator Perkins.
Would Japan become offended If such
q request should be made by this country"
he was asked.
II cannot see how. The japanese gov
eminent claims that 1t does not want Japa-
nese laborers to come to this country. 1t
Is absolutely certain that We do not want
them and that We will not have them. The
Japanese claim that they prefer that their
people shall go to Korea and Manchuria
II that Is true that country could have no
objection to our desire to exclude these
people"
did you talk to the President about the
reference In his message to the use OF the
armed forces of the United statesT
mo. did not. and he did not make any
mention OF 1t to me- but l am satisfied
that he meant It In case the Japanese
needed protection The President means
to do what Is right, and believe this
thing will come out all right. He Will
in its sentiment, and he will not resist
that sentiment.
More fuss has been made about 1t east
than out west. The truth Is that there
are not forty Japanese children of school
age In the city of San Francisco. and prob
ably not 100 in the whole state. There
fora II seems to me that the small number
OF children should make no objection to
attending the schools set aside for them
and maintained by taxation of white tax
payers. Here In Washington there are
separate schools for white and colored chill
dren. In California We have q law forbid
ding any minister to marry a Caucasian
and a Monaghan. There has never been
any rumpus about that. 30 why should
there be about separation of the school
children? Eclaim that we have not viO-
lated the treaty with Japan in letter or in
spirit. II the courts see At to uphold the
contention that the treaty Is violated We
will see that new treaty Is made that
will not give such rights"
Another Strained Situation.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin this
morning Visited the President TO introduce
Representative Nelson OF Wisconsin. AS
he was about 20 leave to 90 to the Capt.
toll he came face to face with Senator
Spooner. who had como to call on the
President with 6enatos Du Pont of Della
on either side; not the slightest nod Mr..
Spooner passed on into the executive
Offices. while Mr.. La Toilette went on his
way. In the last session Of Congress. or
invererate political enemies exchanged
Gtgid greetings when they met and &C
tually had several conferences about pat
ronage. To all appearances now they will
not confer again. The President must
decide between the recommendations of
the two men as to patronage, and 1t Will
not be long before he will be put to the
test
New York Political Visitors.
New York republicans were prominent at
the White House today. but the calls on the
same day seem to have been a mere COIN
cidence. Senator Depew, Representatives
Parsons. Olcott, Bennett, Cocks, Law and
Calder all saw the President, but their calls
were brief and not collective. Later in the
day William Barnes jr., OF Albany. gener-
ally credited with being the shrewdest re-
publican politician outside Of New York
city and enjoying close relations at the
White House. called on the President and
had a long talk with him. Mr.. Barnes
would not discuss the object of his call
Timothy Woodruff will De here Saturday
morning In conference with the President,
and this will be followed by visit next
Wednesday by Governor-elect Hughes
There was a rumor that Governor Higgins
was In the city, but this was denied at the
White House.
Tariff and New Taxation.
81 think It has escaped the attention OF
most people," said Representative Boutell of
Chicago. that in the recommendations Of
the President as to an inheritance and in
come tax ne suggests that these questions
be considered when next our system Of tax
alton is revised Although l have not talk
ed with the President on this subject, 1t Is
plain to nv mind that he means that the
tariff should be revised and inheritance and
income legislation all enacted at the same
time. together with any other revision of
the taxation system that may be necessary
Just how long this will delay the new
propositions of the President or how soon
II Will bring forward revision of the tariff
i cannot say. It Is really appropriate
though. that all these things should be con-
sfdered together II they are considered at
all. The government is getting an enormous
revenue now, and the passage OF inheritance
and income tax laws would greatly swell
the revenues. II the collections should be
rs large as would be expected the govern
ment would be compelled to reduce its
revenues so as to prevent taking out of
circulation too much money"
Watson on Ship Subsidy.
Representative Watson of Indiana. re-
publican whip of the House. has accepted
the idea of a ship subsidy in a partial man
ner When asked for expressions of his
opinion on this subject today he said: II
am against the ship subsidy proposition as
Il stands; decidedly against II, but I am
willing to vote for a measure that will give
subsidy to South American ship lines, and
not to exceed two lines to the Philippines"
Mr.. Watson is a member Of the committee
that has the ship subsidy proposition in
charge.
Two Special Messages.
The President will send to Congress on
the 18th OF this month. q special message
dealing with Porto Rico and recommend
ing citizenship for the people OF the islands.
On the nth he will follow this with . spe-
cial message on conditions In the canal
zone. accompanying which will be q number
of photographs showing the progress OF
work
The President today shook hands with
visiting bodies of delegates to the national
river and harbor convention. Senator Hem
enway of Indiana presented such delega-
ton from his state. while Representative
0oulden OF New York introduced about
twenty-five members OF the North Side
board of trade of the Bronx district.
Daniel OConnor. former postmaster gen.
eraI of Australia, had q conference with
the President.
No Senate Session Tomorrow.