The Washington herald., 1906-11-08
METCALF HAS REPORT
California Has No Fear of Re-
suit of Investigation.
SCHOOLS MAIN COMPLAINT
Claimed japanese Treaty Does Not
Cover Educational objection for
state VIII Demand Exclusion of
Japs-PaeiRc slope with Frisco.

San Francisco, Nov. 7.-SecretaTy Met
calf viii leave san Francisco for Wash
ington on Monday With him he viii car
~ a report which he viii make to the
President regarding the segregation of
the japanese in the public schools OF this
city.
Just what the report will say can only
be conjectured as it will, Of course. be
made public only after its submission to
the President. It seems safe 10 say, how
ever. that San Francisco and California
have little TO fear from the contents Of
the Secretary's report
Japan had three things to complain Of
One was the boycOtts upon Japanese
merchants; another a series OF assaults
on japanese citizens: the third was the
school matter. Inquiry develops the fact
that the boyeotting was sporadic and Of
little consequence. and the assaults the
deeds OF a h0Odlum element. much as in
the case Of the japanese earthquake ex-
pert, who was stoned by small boys in
some districts Of the city. Moreover, the
police have captured a gang Of criminals
who confess to the murder Of the jap
anese banker, whose death was the prin-
cipal deed OF crime in the japanese bill
OF complaints.
Japan Not a Favored Nafien.
A learned jurist. discussing the com
plant regarding the schools to-day. said:
If she japanese treaty contained a IA
vored nation clause, Il is hard TO see how
the courts could fail to justify the con-
tention that segregating the japanese, 50
far as school accommodations are con-
cerned. Is a violation OF that treaty But
the treaty with Japan does not contain
favored nation clause. Consequently,
California, as one Of the federated States,
is I'm no way bound 10 extend to japanese
citizens all the privileges that it extends
TO members Of other natiOnalities.
at might be possible to upset the rul-
ing of the San Francisco school board on
the technical ground that the japanese
are not MongUlians, and hence do not
come within the scope Of the State law
permitting school boards TO force the at
tendance Of MongOlians at separate
schools. But that would be a meaningless
victory for the japanese. and tenn
pOraTy one. for the law will certainly be
Immediately amended I cannot see that
there Is any real reason 10 expect the
Z
versed by any method whatever. or that
Secretary Metcalf IS likely 70 urge any
steps for its reversal
Sentiment Toward President.
There is, in fact, no likelihood that
the uproar raised in Japan about the
treatment of her citizens ia San Fran
cisco viii have any special effect what
ever, except 10 breed Sd viii and sus-
picion between the two countries.
California and this city quite under
stand that Japan. having complained, the
President could not do less than send a
representative TO investigate the matter
They think none the less Of the Presi-
dent for his action but they are by no
means enthusiastic about it. They think
il entirely necessary for purposes OF
diplomacy, but Of not the smallest ac-
count.
Behind this entire case lies the fact that
San Francisco has the entire approval of
not only California. but the whole Pacific
Slope
California to Demand Exclusion.
This affair, trifling as IL may seem to be,
aside from the i'll feeling il has aroused in