The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-07
ACE QUESTION IN
SCHOOL DISPUTE
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message OF the President. I don't. of
course, wish to say that this was so,
but the list was taken to Washington
by Secretary Metcalf and the presump-
ton is at least permissible
1t would be interesting to compare
this list with similarly prepared list
Of other foreign pupils attending the
schools in San Francisco. Apart from
this, however, I think it can easily be
established that all of the japanese of
advanced age attending schools are in
the higher grades and that the discrep-
ancy between their ages and that Of
the other pupils is not so great when
figured out on class average.
I think that the entire matter will
be solved satisfactorily and that there
is no occasion for believing otherwise.
The Japanese are not striving for any
thing unreasonable and are quite will
ing to let the facts in the dispute guide
whatever decision is to be ultimately
rendered"
President Aaron Altman Of the
Board Of Education when made &C.
quainted with the contentious OF Con-
sui General Uyeno, said that the list
taken to Washington by Secretary Met
calf was not as complete as lists since
compiled.
Il don't wish to dispute the accuracy
Of the points raised by the Consul Gen
eral,'' he said, but 1 think he has par
ticularized rather than confined himself
70 estimating the average differences in
age between Japanese and other pupils.
Our latest list shows that of the SO
Japanese pupils attending schools, SO
Of them are between the ages of 16
and 81 inclusive. There might be only
two Japanese who are 20 or 81 years of
age, but the fact remains that the ma
jority of them are much older than the
other pupils in the same grades.
Il should say that in the grades at
tended by japanese between the ages
Of 16 and 81 the average age Of other
pupils would be less than IL In some
schools the difference is particularly
marked. Take the case of the Pacific
Heights School, for instance This is
in a residential section where many
japanese are employed as house ser
wants. Many OF them attend classes in
this school and would reach on the
average of from three to four years
more in age than the other pupils
LAS for the list taken to Washing
ton by Secretary Metcalf it probably
had nothing to do with the recommen-
dations made by President Roosevelt
in his message. Judging from the
interview with President Wheeler in
this mornings Call, l should say II
had not The President according to
President Wheeler. had decided on his
attitude and written his message be-
fore Secretary Metcalf had returned to
Washington.
President A. A. Watkins of the San
Francisco Board of Trade believes
President Roosevelt was wrongly ad-
vised concerning affairs in San Fran
cisco.
The tenor of his message would in
dictate that he is not fully acquainted
with the Japanese problem in San
Francisco" he said. Apart from this
however, il would appear that the
question is a State rather than Fed
eral one. No one wants to criticize
President Roosevelt, but 1 think the
opinion OF the average business man
here is that California is quite compe-
tent to solve this matter for itself and
will make every effort to do so.'