Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
BILL TO EXCLUDE JAPS
California Congressman Mil Intro
duCe Measure.
BAR THEM THE SANE IS Chine! {
Drift of Sentiment Running In This
Direction in Pacific Coast States
Secretary MetcaIf Completes lnves.
tigation of Japanese Segregation.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Nov. Sit
Will probably startlc most Eastcrners
To learn that Il California Represent.
awe III Congress Is almost certain
10 present ut the coming session. Il
Dll' demanding the exclusion of tn.
Japanese from this country under
practically the Same terms under which
the Chinese are at present barred out.
More than this. the political ma.
chncry of bath the Republican and
Democratic parties in. the state of
california viii he employed 10 the
limit of It's strength 10 force the
passage OF this Japanese exclusion
bill
The people OF The other larthest
Western States may not yet he up
10 the point # urging enthusiastic
|aity such IN extreme measure. but
they are even now in pratical sym.
pathy With the Californians anl The
drift is certainty In favor uf exclusion.
Secretary Mctcalf Ends Work.
Secretary MctCalf will leave san
Francisco for Washington ON Monday.
With him he will carry report
which he will make 10 the Pres.dcns.
regarding tho segregation f the Jap
ancsC In the public schools vi hi.
CITY. Just what the report will say
can only be c2niorturcd. as it will
81 course. DO made public only alter
its submission 10 the pre sihcnt.
Il seems safe 10 say however. thar
San Franc SEQ ana California have
'i';!o ia fear from the report The
japanese hal three things to com
plain OF One was thc boycott Of
/ japanese merchants: another. assaults
on Japanese. AMI the third, tAc school
matter. inquiry develop; the fact
Thar III" bayca'ting was sporadic ana
OF little consequence, ana the assault
wcvo deeds q hUoilum clement.
mu"h ~ IN lie case OF the Japanese
earthquake "Er.r; who was stoned
by small boys III ia" streets If the
city. Moreover. the police lave cap
iurcd gang q crinInals VIM con
Tess IL the mur,ier of the Japanese
barEcT whose death was the pr.n
ciDal CT NJ" OF violenc" in the .!apan
csc catalogue OF complaints. L. seems
absurd to think that any nation could
make much capital cM either OF tncsc
twp counts.
Bnt. OF ccursc. tie school con,
plant is the ch,cf one AMI right
here japan seems IL have weak
case. learned jurist discussed the
matter to,'ay thus:
Jurist Defends School Board.
IF the Japanese treaty contained 4
favored nation clause" said he. iii
is hard t. see how the courts could
fail TO Justify the condition ti;aj seq
,rcgaiins the Japanese. SO far a:
school Recommendations are concerned,
Is violation OF chat treaty But the
treaty with Japan does no: contain n
'favcrcdnation' clause Consequently
California. as ore CT tho federated
, Statcs, Is in NJ way bound 10 extend
10 Japanese citizens all tho privileges
that il extends 10 members OF other
! nat,Snaliiies.
u, might be possible to upset The
ruling Of the San Francisco school
board upon the technical ground that
The JaTaMcse arC not Mnngolians. and
hence do MT come within the scnpc
of the State Law permitting scnool
boards to fo'cc the attendance of
Mcnsolians al separate schools. But
that would b. a meaningless victory
Tor the japanese and a temporary