The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-15
THEY BOW
TO PRESIDENT
San Francisco Educators Res.
cind Jap Segregation.
WIRE TO THE PRESIDENT.
Carrying Out AsreemsntMade =
Westerners Will Hold Govern.
ment 10 lis Promise.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE
San Francisco board OF education,
keeping It's word with President
Roosevelt, has unanimously resclnded
the resolution of last October by which
japanese Were segregated In the San
Francisco public schools and adopted
an alternative resolution In accord.
ance with the understanding reached
at the Washington conference attend
ed by the president. Secretary Root.
the school board and Mayor Schmitz.
The board then sent the following tel.
egram 10 Theodore Roosevelt, prcsl.
dent OF the United States, and Ellhu
Root. secretary Of state:
AT regular meeting OF the board
Of education resolution as agreed up.
on with you was adopted unanimous.
ly. Certified copy was given 10 Unit.
ed States District Attorney Deylln."
The president having telegraphed
Mayor Schmltz that he would direct
Mr.. Deylln TO dismiss the suits against
the board Of education In the United
States circuit court and In the supreme
court OF California as soon as the nc.
ton stated should be taken by the
board. members Of that body look on
the Japanese incident as now closed.
as far as San Francisco Is concerned.
There II. however. Il i said. an un.
written reservation 60 the effect that
should the presidents reciprocal prom.
ises 10 the board regarding discre-
tlonary restriction Of cody immigra.
ton not h. carried out the board may
feel az liberty "a readopt the October
resolution and again segrcgaie the Jap
anesc.
Following Is the official record ~ the
boarrs action M the meeting:
"RcsOlyed and ordered That the fol-
lowing resolution. adopted by the
board 81 education on Oct. ~. 1900. he
and the. same Is hereby repealed. ex.
cept In so far as IL applies 10 Chinese
and Korean children:
Resolved. That Ia accordance with
article ~ 81 the school law ~ Call.
fornla principals are hereby directed
o. send all Chinese. japanese and ko-
rcan children 10 the oriental public
school ON aud after Monday. Oct ~.
1906
Children 81 all alien races who
speak the English language In order
90 determine the proper grade 20 which
they may be- entitled Ia H. enrolled
must first b. examined ~ 60 their ed.
ucatlonai qualifications 10y the princl.
pal ~ the school where the appllca.
tions FOR enrolment shall have lccn
made
THAT m child Of allen birth over
the ages ~ nine. ten. eleven. twelve.
thirteen. fourte~n. fifteen aud sixteen
years ~ nge shall b. enrolled In any
~ the first. second. third. fourth. hfth.
sixth. seventh or eighth grades r..
spccilvcly.
III said alien children shall b. found
deficient In their ability % speak or
deficient In the elements of the Eng.
lish language or unable to attend the
grades mentioned by reason % the ~.
stricilons mentioned therein such chill.
drrn shall be- enrolled In special
schools or In special Glasses establish.
I'll exclusively Tor such chlldrn n aud
In the manner the board OF education
shall deem proper aud most cxpc.
dent"
The board will abide by IT, action
provided the president retains his ut.
tituda regarding the Limitation OF Jap.
ancsc immigration.