The San Francisco call., 1907-03-13
NO EXCLUSION
UNTIL SCHMITz
KEEPS PROMISE
Roosevelt Will Not Act
Until the Mayor
Opens Schools
MEETING OF CABINET
Japan Makes 1t Plain That
All Discrimination
Must Cease
BASIS OF NEW TREATY
Action of California Legis-
lature Pleases the
President
BASIS OF NEW TREATY
By Ira E. Bennett

WASHINGTON. March I2.-The Jap
snese question was discussed at the Cabinet
meeting today As far as the Government
is Informed the San Francisco School Board
has not yet fulfilled the promise made to
President Roosevelt on February IS to the
effect that Japanese children would be ad-
mit,ed into the public schools The President
and Secretary Root told the other members
Of the Cabinet that Japan had made it plain
that discrimination against Japanese
school children in California must
be abandoned before any negotiations
for an exclusion treaty would be en-
tered into. The President, therefore.
will not try to frame an exclusion
treaty until he has been advised that
the School Board has rescinded its res
olution.
The President and Secretary Root are
well pleased with the prompt action
of Governor Gillett and the Assembly
OF California in dropping legislation
offensive to Japan. but at the same
time. however. they are apprehensive
of the effect of the California senate's
action in passing this legislation. as
the representatives from Japan reveal
clearly that every move of hostility
in California renders II more difficult
for the Japanese Government to meet
any overtures of this Government look
ing toward exclusion. This is the view
of the President and Secretary Root.
and so strongly is the President i'm
pressed with the necessity of Keeping
good faith with Japan that he will not
make any move toward enforcing the
exclusion amendment until the situa-
tion in California is more in line with
his own attitude. He has not asked
Mayor schmitz and the San Francisco
School Board to make good their prom
ise. but it is well understood here that
unless they do make good there will
be no exclusion OF japanese Iaborers
coming from Hawaii
A member of the Cabinet said today:
THE sentiment of California, as we
are Informed, is in favor of Japanese
exclusion. And yet while efforts are
being made here to bring about ex-
clusion California seems determined
to put obstacles in the way by inf1am-
ing the Japanese people. Japan will
not be placed in the attitude of having
been bulldozed into making an exclu-
sion treaty The basis of any treaty
with Japan must be recognition of
equality and regard for national feel
countries is not impaired. a treaty
may be made. but If affronts are to be
offered there can be no successful at
tempt to negotiate a treaty.
1T now remains for California to
prove that she wants an exclusion
treaty by cooperating with the ad-
ministration in the proper method to
obtain one--and until this is done
there viii be no further treaty over
lures by the Government The enforce
ment OF the exclusion amendment also
viii depend upon the admission of
Japanese into the California public
schools. The administration is not in
a hurry and II will give the San Fran
cisco School Board plenty of time to
choose its course. II the board should
decide to ignore the promises made in
Washington, II would be taken to
mean. of course. that the people of
California were indifferent concerning
the enforcement of the exclusion
amendment The Japanese will not be
excluded, you may be sure, until the
Toxic government is informed off,