Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-03
STRONG APPEAL TO CALIFORAIAAS
President to Tell School Board That
Issue is National and Ask Them
to YieId-EnsIand's strengthening
Hand Seen Behind the Stand of
Japan Government officials.

mere mas been such Il flood OF
newspaper publications predicting
war with Japan printed within the
last As hours in many large cities
that a high official declared today
that If serious trouble comes with
that country it will be largely the
making of these journals.
Such publications could not come
ut a more inopportunc time, in the
opinion OF the administration, and
1t Is evident to the government that
the gentlemen who are engaged in
having war declared every few hours
fail utterly to appreciate what they
may be doing to the friendly rela-
lions between the two countries.
These publications are officially
condemned in the strongest terms
and were likened by officials today
TO the pages Of such matter written
several weeks ago by French, Ger
man and English journalists, who
created the greatest possible inter
national commotion. This is merely
recrudescene of the foreign agita-
tion. There has been no warran,
for the apparent circumstantial state.
1nents crediting the President with
threatening California with certain
war with Japan unless there was
a complete backdown on the part o.
the San Francisco authorities.
well ahead of the possible develop.
mcnts Of the Japanese situation In
California. He is now seeking to
impress on the minds of the Cal
ifornians the seriousness of pos
sible future situation rather than
the imminence of an actual war.
In Washington there is IA growing
impression among International law
yers that the lifted States govern
ment will lose its pending case in
the California court to test the
treaty rights CT Japanese residents
of that State and that this contin-
Sency is leading the President to
take the precautionary measures for
the future.
Situation Has Improved.
He will talk the matter over with
the San Francisco School Boaisl
when it arrives here Whether or
not his program for the peaceful
solution OF the issue with Japan
will appeal to the Californians re-
mains TO be seen. Tho situation
today can be stated authoritatively
To be far better than it was a
month ago. In the recent dcclara-
ton i'll the Japanese Parliament of
Premier Hayashi that, no matter
how many court decisions there
may be, the government OF Japan
will regard the attitude of the people
OF California as the attitude of the
whole United States, the President
has undoubtedly found the basis for
his present action. He would pre-
pare the people of California for
an adverse decision. so that the
fear Of racial outbreaks, referred to
I'll yelled manner in his message
to Congress may not be- realized. He
would also impress upon their minds
that in the event the government
loses the salt the issue is national,
and that only spirit of generosity
ON their part by yielding to sucn
OF the Japanese demands as ac
cord with the American spirit e.
square dealing can save the gov.
crnmcnt of the United States from
serious embarrassment.
On tho ether hand, the President
is prepared to talk tentatively Of
probable exclusion treaty with Japan
which will keep out the iaboring
classes OF both countries each from
the other In return the Japanese
ask for a guarantee Of the treaty
rights" of Japanese citizens in the
United States equal to those &C
corded the citizens Of the most fav
orcd nation. BY this Japan means
school rights. 1t is pointed out that
California can obviatc the most dis.
tressing feature of its public school
problem by placing an age limit
on those who may attend its public
schools 1t is said on authority
that If such a law were enacted by
the California authorities there
would not be more than six Jap
anese children in any one school In
San Francisco.
Sec England's Hand.
Persons familiar with the diplo.