The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-21

Honolulu, Dec. 20.-Fhe japanese,
consul here says the visiting Japanese
squadron which viii arrive in Honolulu
in February, will not proceed to San
Francisco. as originally intended, be-
cause a repetition of the Name disaster
is feared. owing to the alleged over
wraught condition of American feeling.
Special Message on Japan.
Washington. d. c.. Dec. lS.-Presi--
dent Roosevelt today sent to congress
a special message bearing on the Japa-
Eese trouble arising from the San Fran
cisco public schools ssh and treating
with the report of Secretary Metcalfj,
sent to Frisco TO investigate. The pres
ident says:
/ call your especial attention to the
very small number of Japanese children
who attend school, to the testimony
as to their brightness. cleanliness, and
good behavior of these Japanese chill
dren in the schools, and to the fact
that. owing to their being scattered
throughout the city, the requirement
for them all to so to one special school
is impossible of fulfillment and means
tina they can not have school facilities.
Let me point out further that there
would be no objection whatever to ex-
Guiding from the schools any Japanese
on the score age. 1t is obviously not
desirable that young men should go to
school with children. The only point
is the exclusion of the children them
selves.
Mr.. Metcalf says: On the day when
the order (barring the Japanese chill
dren) of October II went into effect,
viz, October Is, there We're attending
the public schools of the city or San
Francisco ninety-three Japanese pupils.
twenty-three schools of the primary
grades. There are eight grades in the
public schools Of San Francisco, the
first grade being the lowest and the
eighth the highest-graduates of the
eighth grade going into the high school.
OF this total of ninety-three pupils.
siXty-eight We're born in Japan and
twenty-five in the United States. The
ages of tie pupils attending the pub
lie schools on the day when the order
went into effect ranged from Z TO 20
years.
ASK PcIicemen"-No Policemen.
I personally interviewed the restaur-
ant keepers and took down their state
ments. George Sugihara, a restaurant
Keeper at III Third street, stated that
the boycott commenced on October 3
and continued until October "a; that
on the first day the boycotters distri-
buted match boxes on which was writ
ten White men n women, patronize
your own lace that at about noon
vi LIN SGSOltQ QaS Il IdESG NUMBER OF
men came to his place of business and
k the people who We're about to
enter his ~eStaurant not to patronize
the Japanese restauralits: that cas-
toners attempting to enter his place of
business We're sometimes restrained by
force, and that blows We're also struck,
that on or about the 10th or 18th of
the month the boycotters came three
times a day-nlorning. noon, and even
ing; that sometimes they threw bricks
and stones into his place; that one. of
the walters asked them the reason y,hy
they did these things and they replied.
ASK the pollcemap." that 1t was very
seldom that a policeman was seen On
the scene; that he complained to the
policeman on the beat; that sometimes
the policeman spokc to the noycotters
and appeared to be friendly With them;
that wheneNer a policeman appeared
who was unfriendly TO the bovcntters
the boycotters left: that on one occa-
sion when he asked the boycotrers how
long they intended to keep up he bow
cot they replied. Until the end--unfil
the Japanese give up their business.
pack UP their goods. and return. 10 the
place Whence they came"
Assaults On the Japs.
Assaults have from time to tirao been
made upon japanese subjects in tho
city Of San Francisco. / was informed
by the chief OF police that upon re-
ceipt Of Il communication from the
Japanese consul he al nncc Instructed
captains OF police To make every efTor,
to stop these assaults. and, if necessary,
to assign men il citizens clothes ia NJ
cofnplish the purpose.
These attacks. so am Informed. with
but one exception We're trade w!,en ss
policeman wa iii the immediate neigh
borllood. Most Of them were made by
boys and young iael: many o. them
,,,-.,,a ;n,o,,.N - Il. 80, 49, LLat 800
appears to have been inade with a
view Of roblping tia@ person attacked
All these assaults appear to have heer
made subsequent tn The fire ard earth-
quake in Saii Francisco. and my atten-
ton vas not callcd to any assaclts
made prior to the 18th day Of April
1866.
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