Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-02-08
stop war THIS TALK.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT URGES
NEWSPAPERS TO CUT 1T.
In the Japanese Fuss-He May prom.
Use California That No More coolies
viii Come to ccast-Mlkado to Is
sue order-Rut People of Golden
State Are Not Easy to Convince.

President Roosevelt is urging news
paper correspondents to do all in their
power to minimize the talk of pos
sible war between the United States
and Japan. He is explaining in detail
the method by which he expects to
avert any further irritation between
the two governments He expresses
the utmost confidence in his ability
to bring the San Francisco school au-
thorities to his way of thinking He
therefore, feels no hesitancy in ask
ing the correspondents to deny that
the situation is serious or acute.
The president had special audience
recently with the correspondents of
those newspapers which are staunch
supporters of his administration. To
the members of the party he expressed
his positive belief that when the San
Francisco authorities take up the ques-
ton with him he will have no serious
trouble in getting them to agree to- the
withdrawal of the order barring Japan
csc pupils from the public schools of
their city.
The presidents plans for final set
tlement of the coolie labor problem, in
which it is said the Japanese ambassa-
dor heartily comedies, involve the is
suance of an imperial edict and codi-
cll to the present commercial treaty.
The edict will forbid japanese sub
jects leaving the empire for the United
States. 1t may appeal to the patriotism
OF the Japanese in declaring that their
services are more necessary to the gov
eminent at home and in Manchuria.
The proposed codicil to the exist,
ing commercial treaty will deal en-
tirely with the exclusion of Japanese
coolies from this country and the bar
ring of American workmen from Jap
an. The remainder of the treaty will
be left undisturbed.
1t was made evident by the presi-
dents utterances that he does not be- !
lieve anything can be accomplished by
legislation looking to Japanese exclu-
sion. He thinks long period of time |
would be required for the passage of
a bill through congress. He also be-
lieVes that it would be attended by /
the delivery of so many inflammatory i
speeches as to render this undesir
able.
He considers this the only practical
BILE method of settling the question.
This argument will constitute one of
The strong points in presenting his
case to the San Francisco delegation.
He will assure them that the Califor-
MIA delegation in cong es3. cannot rem
12r cry assistance by urging an exclu-
sion campaign, but that he alone can
procure relief through the medium of
IN imperial edict and a codicil to the
treaty now in operation.
The concerted denials from all ad-
officials that absolutely
iothlng is being done looking to prep
Iration for possible war was made
somewhat ridiculous Saturday after
loon when Secretary Metcalf, himself
citizen of California, issued an order
FLOWING $1,000,000 for the immediate
of repairs to the battleship )
oregon, now lying at the Puget Sound
lavy yard. This allowance of 81. OO0-
700 is intended to put the formidable
'attleship, which was the historic bat.
lie craft in the Spanish war, in strictly
rst class condition. The action of l
secretary Metcalf is made all the more !
lgnit1cant by the fact that the Ore :
en- is on the Pacific coast, where 1t is 1
be desired that every available war
hip should be ready for prompt and 9
fficient service.
Official circles are deeply interested
the question whether President
and his cabinet advisers will g
e successful in their efforts to domi-
ate the San Francisco authorities. /
pom their final answer in a great de-
rec hinges the probability of an open
1pture between the United States and
apan. The president is in no wise
oncerned over the report from the e
acific coast that the school board has s
lodged itself to remain firm and not e
onsent to the obnoxious order being C
Ither suspended or rescinded.
To Washington. a
San Francisco-After a conference .
the home of Mayor Schmitz the =
lembers of the board of education de. =
ded that the entire board, with SUI =
Ronconvierei and Assis-
mt City Attorney Williams, will go
Washington to confer with the fed
al officials on the Japanese question.
Mayor Schmitz will also be one of y
le party.