The Washington herald., 1907-02-16

The difficulties that have been encoun-
tered by those anxious to obtain set
tlement of the japanese question came TO
an end yesterday and there is now no
reason for apprehension over a satfsfac-
tory conclusion Of the embarrassing sit
uatiOn
Under an agreement reached in the
Senate the Democratic hHbuster against
/ the immigration bill-the measure to
which the japanese passport provision
| has been offered as a conference commit
tee amendment-camc to a close.
The agreement provides for vote on
the immigration bill conference report
! to-day az 4 O'Clock. It has been arranged
that even should the strong opposition 20
the bin bring about its defeat. the Jap
anese passport amendment viii be r.
/ vived in the form Of a joint resolution,
which will be adopted without trouble.
There Is no marked antagonism % the
passport provision.
Mayor Schmitz and the members Of the
San Francisco school board had another
conference with President Roosevelt and
Secretary Root yesterday afternoon. and
it was afterward announced that there
would be no more conferences.
A satisfactory arrangement was the
outcome of this final interview. Mayor
Schmitz and the school board will not
rescind their order for the segregation
Of japanese from white pupils but VIII
let it be understood that any japanese will
be admitted TO the white schools under
the same conditions that apply TO the
admission Of white pupils
This VIII permit any japanese under
/ fourteen years OF age to enter any pri-
mary or grammar school, and any Japa
Ecse over that age VIII be admitted 60 a
high school by passing the required Cx-
aminati0n- No white child over fourteen
can enter primary OF grammar school.
This arrangement. it is declared. viii be
perfectly satisfactory 10 the JapaHese-
Mayor SehmItz's Statement
Mayor schmitz made this formal state
mont last night:
we have come to satisfactory un-
Outstanding upon the assumption that
Congress Will pass The amendment 10 the
Immigration bill introduced February i3
Until this amendment is enacted into law
We shall make no statement as 30 what
the understanding Is.
Mayor Of san Francisco. for the Board
of Education.
The State Department has received as
Isurances from Tokyo that the passport
amendment will be acceptable to the
japanese government. and that an agree
ment permitting the United States to ex-
cludc japanese coolies from the CONT
mental limits Of this country will be writ
, zen into the treaty now being negotiated
between the Two governments. The
treaty. it is understood. VIII provide that
each government may, by legislative
enactment take such measures as II may
deem necessary TO exclude undesirable
immigration from the other II is be
Heved that this provision viii meet the
/ suggested objection of the UncOuStitution-
ality of q treaty that specifically names
American laborers as the class which
Japan could exclude The san Francisco
delegation is well satisfied with this pro-
posed arrangement
Discussed in senate
The japanese situation was opened Up
in fun blast in the Senate yesterday after
noon when Mr.. Tillmau, il announcing the
conference report on the immigration bill.
characterized the japanese as "undesira-
bic Mongolians
Mr. Lodge announced that further dis
icussion of that phase of the question
would necessitate closing cf the doors.
AIr. Flint opposed the dragging of the San
Francisco situation into the debate. He
said the Pacific slope was trying TO adjust
a trying situation in q diplomatic manner.
land he deprecated the connection Of that
subject with conditions in the South.
Mr. Tiuman with great warmth, de
port being rushed through under orders
from the White House. referred 10 the
Forthcoming conference of the President
land the Californians. and protested
against the attempt 20 make him kowtcw
and tiDtoe about the Senate" while dis
Cussi1g the deSiTability Of excluding Japs
from the United states
, Mr. TilIman said he would vote for an
exclusion act to keep the japanese out if
such was deemed necessary. even If It re-
suited in war, but he thought the Pacific
Slope should he permitted TO settle its
own affairs. He said he resented the
tendency of the man at the White House
TO NEEDLE with everything in the United
States
He declared that there was a grave sit
, uation. but that there woJId have been
none il it hadn't been for President Roose-
welt.
Exclusion Of Coolies.
No material opposition developed in the
debate to the passport provision. Seua-
tor CUlberson gave the Republicans cold
shivers toward the end of the day by pro-
posing an amendment prohibiting all
japanese Iaborers and coolies from enter
ling this country. but point Of order that
il could not take precedence OF the pass
: port amendment was made and sustained.
, If Mr.. CulbersOn gets a vote on his eX-
: clusiOn proposal IL viii be after the pass
port amendment mas been voted on, and
/ with the passport amendment adopted,
/ the Pacific Coast Senators and those Sena-
! tors who are afraid of running counter
to labor unions will be able without fear
to assist in voting down Mr.. Culberson's
= more radical proposition.
Conflict with state Agents.
Senator Bacon resumed his speech at
/ the point il was broken of Thursday
= He defended the system employed in
South Carolina and Georgia Of appointing
State agents who encouraged immigrants