The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
IROQUOIS SCORE
MAYOR SCHMITZ
AND ROOSEVELT
Terms of Settlement of
Japanese Question
Denounced
FAVOR REORGANIzING
Exclusion Plank Is to Be
the Chief Feature
of Platform
ANNUAL FEAST HELD


prominent labor leader de-
nounced in scathing terms the at
titude of President Roosevelt
Mayor Schrnitz and the San
Francisco Board of Education in
the matter of admitting Japanese
children to the whice schools of
the city at the annual banquet of
the Iroquois Club in a Market
street cafe last night.
Walter Macarthur, editor Of the Coast
Seaman's Journal. was the first of the
speakers TO criticise the action Of
Schmitz and the board. He said that
while the question of the admission of
Japanese children to the schools and
the admission Of japanese laborers to
the country had been settled to the
satisfaction of the President, the Mayor
and the board. it had not been accom-
plished with the Endorsement Of the
people of California and the people of
the wSlole country. He said that it
would nave TO be settled at the ballot
box. and that it would be finally dis
posed OF at the next election.
Assistant City Attorney Baggett de-
clared that not only had the city's rep
resentstives failed to represent the
sentiment Of their constituents at the
conference in Washington. but the
President had insuIted the people of
the whole State by trying to dictate
the manner in which the schools should
be governed.
Theodore A. Bell, the defeated can
didate for Governor in the late election,
did not deal so personally with the
question, but announced that he was a
States rights man and that he wanted
this TO be a white mans country. He
said that he particularly disliked to
have the children of the State subjected
TO the communicating influence of Asia.
Toastmaster Arthur Barendt sounded
the keynote in his introduction
by reading some imaginary kilograms
expressing regret Of absent ones. He
started in with this:
white House. Feb. 2o-would be
dee-lighted TO accept but cannot; am
with unlimited bassoon player. He is
convinced.
ct. ROOSEVELT"
This was greeted with roar of
laughter.
Then there was one from schmitz.
one from Attorney Dolphin Delmas in
New York and messages from other
noted persons at home and abroad. The
merry banoueters called for a second
reading of the following bon mot:
NEW YORK. Feb. I'll am an Iro-
quois Of the Iroouois. I am the TWEEN
tieth century embodiment of Jerer-
sonian democracy. I am the logical
standard bearer Of democracy, of Tam
many. Of my own Independence League
enough to recognize the truly great.
Don't believe the papers that say I
am not-dont believe any papers.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
Editorial Rooms New York Journal
Feb. 81 (Rush)-Hold back dispatch
from ". R. H. Have not decided what
he will run for 1 will make up his
mind before national convention. Re-
gret cannot be with you. Am preparing
great editorial on combing of Napole-
onic frontal lock of hair.
BRISBANE"
Besides Bell. Macarthur and Baggett
Lewis r. Byington. James H. Barry and
Judge John Raker Of Modoc County
grand sachem of the eighteen Iroquoi.
clubs in the State, responded to toasts
There viii be no election Of officers
this year in the local club owing to the
fact that it has not been active since
the fire. but at meeting to be held al
2053 Sutter street this morning II is
probable that a strenuous campaign
viii be organized, with the anti-Japan-
ese plank e strong feature Of the plat
form
For several weeks It has been ex-
Apected that Bell and his adherents
NTH the aid of the various Democratic
organizations and some of the leaders
Of the labor element. would organize q
new Democratic party" and the tone
OF the speeches at last nights banquet
Indicated that the plans were then be-
ing quietly launched