The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
STRONG CAMPAIGN
To EXCLUDE THE
As|ATICS
Decided Action to Be Taken
at the Convention of the
League on Next Sunday
LEGISLATURE WILL
BE ASKED TO AID

vigorous campaign, which will not
only include all of the Pacific Coast
and Rocky Mountain States but gen
eral referendum in which the voice of
the people of the entire country can
be determined regarding the proposed
exclusion of the Japanese and other
Asiatics. will be instituted by the dele
gates to the convention of the japan
ese and Korean Exclusion League,
which assemblies next Sunday. The
movers will call upon Secretary of State
Elihu Root to put the question before
the country at the general election in
1908. Resolutions to the State Legis
lature suggesting that the demand of
body to the Federal officials will be
adopted.
The attitude of President Roosevelt
in mixing in the Japanese school ques
tion will be sharply commented upon,
and Secretary Metcalf will be hayed
for his report, in which the exclusion
lists claim true conditions were not set
forth. Senator Perkins will also re-
ceive attention for his proposed modi
hcation of the Chinese embargo.
TVEITMOE TELLS OF PLANS
These steps which will be taken by
the delegates to the convention are all
included in the report of the executive
committee the substance of which was
made public yesterday by President 0.
A. Tveitmoe. The executive committee
is composed of some twenty-five mem
bers, and the document contains numer-
Gus resolutions in addition to those al
ready mentioned.
It is through the Legislature that the
league hopes to acquire efficiency, and
numerous bills will be presented to
lawmakers at the present session. To
secure the cooperation of the people of
the coast and Western States a bill
will be introduced at Sacramento re-
questing the formation of a committee
of the Legislature which shall confer
with the legislatures or committees of
the legislatures of Oregon, Washington,
Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming. Utah and
the people of California. The need of
the exclusion movement in this part Of
the country is deemed obvious by the
league officials. but to insure against
any misunderstanding additional pam
phlets will be issued. More than 10000
copies have already been distributed
on the coast.
The determination to bring the object
of the league before the attention of
the people of the country and thus
ascertain the status OF public opinion
at a general election in 1908 will be
attempted through the Legislature.
Bills to this effect will be introduced.
To secure not only the exclusion OF the
Japanese but all Asiatics is the byword
of the exclusionists.
A protest will be forwarded to Con-
gress concerning the recent landing of
Japanese laborers. While the Japan
ese come direct from Honolulu. it is
claimed they only stop over at that
port long enough to comply with the
letter of the law.
Delegates will be present from at
least twenty of the coast and interior
towns where branches of the Exclu-
sion League have been established.
The invasion Of the Vaca Valley and
other choice portions of the State will
be discussed. The convention will
assemble in Bent's Hall. Twenty
and Folsom streets, at 2 o'clock in the
Afternoon of next Sunday