The San Francisco call., 1907-02-04


Mikado was characterized as cowardly
and insincere at the regular monthly
meeting of the Japanese and Korean
Exclusion League. The league met
yesterday afternoon at Bent's Hall,
Twenty-second and Folsom streets.
The comments of the speakers, most
prominent among whom were Q. A.
Tveitmoe. president of the league and
editor of Organized Labor; Walter
Macarthur, editor of the Coast Sea-
mems Journal, and Andrew Furuseth.
secretary of the Sailors Union, were
directed In support of resolution
adopted Saturday evening at meeting
of the executive committee of the
league. This resolution repudiated the
suggestion of the President of the
United States that California suspend
action along anti-Japanese lines pend
ing the negotiation of a treaty between
the two powers disposing diplomatical-
ly of the questions that have arisen.
At the conclusion of the discussion,
which was not aimed to spare the ma
tional administration, the resolution
was unanimously adopted. 1t follows:
president Roosevelt and supported by the Rep
resentatives and Senators from California in
the national Congress looking to a suspension
of all efforts by the citizens and officials of
California toward the exclusion of Japanese and
the segregation Of the children Of that race In
the public schools of the State; and whereas,
the reasons offered In support of these repre-
sentations, so far we have been able to
gather them. are that negotiations are now
pending for treaty between the United
States and Japan that effort Is being made to
secure the consent of the latter nation to a
that nation shall agree to prohibit its subjects of
the laboring class from emigrating to the United
states and that the suspension OF action by
California is deemed essential to the success OF
these Negotiations; therefore be, II
Resolved, By the japanese and Korean Ex-
elusion League; in regular session assembled;
February 8, 1907. that while we favor and will
cooperate In all possible measures for the
the question at issue, we adhere to the view
that inasmuch as that question involves the
exercise of right that inheres in the United
States as sovereign nation, and In California as
sovereign constituent of the United States.
to concede to any other nation any degree of
render our national sovereignty and to acknowl-
edge ourselves the yassal of such other nation;
and be 1T further
INSIST UPON RIGHTS
Resolved That we insist that our repre-
sentatives in every capacity shall maintain the
dignity and defend the rights of our country TO
determine for itself all questions of immigra-
tion and internal administration. and be it
Resolved, That the unreserved recognition
by all other nations of right in the premises.
condition precedent to any negotiations between
the representatives of the United States and
those or any other nation
In calling the meeting to order Presi-
dent Tveitmoe said:
Many matters Of momeAss41ve occurred since
we last met, and If we gssd the press dis
patches correctly 1t seems that under the man
date of the President OF the United States
there Is but one thing to do-adjourn sine die
Much 1t would add to the pleasure of the
chief executive to have us take such action.
as complacent as the Legislature OF California
and the California delegation In Congress.
They fshsen e a US with their Of eogy
at this time, but the bogey of war has its pur-
pose. The reports Of possible conflict have had
bonds have been driven down and one is
buying heavily. Capitalists are profting. But
to you / say that even If there was danger Of
war, that would be no reason why we should
surrender our rights War will never be brought
out Of the school question that Is now convuls
ing two nations. If II comes 1t will be. from the
same old causes-territorial expansion and greed
Even should we be turned over to the tender
we % ali die for the e right rather i than to sur
render those institutions that sacred to
US; but before the brown and the yellow races
shall conquer us 1t will be over the graves Of
the whites.
ROOSEVELT CRITICISED
President Roosevelt has heaped odium and
insult on the people of California in an ef-
fort to plscate the Mikado- From the chief
honest treatment, but he, has admitted that
his attack upon US was dishonest Now he has
called the OFFICIALS OF san franclScO TO WASH
ington to ask them to break the oath they took
to uphold the laws of California. He is going
to ask them to Surrender their rights while he
nation the right to dictate our internal admin
istration and make us half vassal to Japan. We
tended to the Japanese and Koreans. In an
swer to our demand President Roosevelt has
spoken. The real purpose behind the opposi-
tion to demands is to break down exclu
sion in its entirety. The Standard Oil and
the railroads want the exclusion barrier broken
HCwu hay ant OH 1oh hnr nd n
kets. But the people stand between them and
their purpose
The views of President Tveitmoe
were warmly applauded. The report
Of the executive committee was taken
up at the conclusion of Tveitmoe's re-
marks, and motion that the resolution
contained therein be separately con-
sidered carried.
MACARTHUR IS HEARD
Walter Macarthur was the first to
speak to the motion. He said In part:
In Difference to the views Of the authorities
we have sidestepped many questions we believed
should be given our attention, but we believe
that the suggestion that we defer further action
Japan requires an expression Of our sentiment at
this time. The questions that have arisen In
yolving the subjects Of japan should be speedily
settled, but they must not be settled In q man.
involving in the slightest degree the dignity
or sovereignty of either r.e United States. or
OdllIOEulH ND an 1uteSfdi pdti tAcA AcSA <.hy
measure taken to exclude the Japanese from our
shores involving sacrifice on the part OF the
people OF this country we will not accept. Moth
ing that Japan could concede would compensate
us for the surrender of one iota or our national
dignity. To admit that Japan has right TO
dictate In our internal affairs would be TO ac-
knowledge that we are vassal OF Japan, and
this acknowledgment win never come from the
lips OF American people.
PRESIDENT Is AMBITIOUS
We stand in the presence Of A new ambition
of President Roosevelt-an ambition to central
ize the power of this Government In the execu-
tive head. This statement Is not hguratiye; II
Is Goo Almighty's truth. Incidents VIII serve
to prove this assertion. No governmental head
IN the world has assumed Of recent years to ex-
ercise such powers over the domestic affairs OF
q people as has President Roosevelt. Proof OF
this is at every hand and to the ambition of
President Roosevelt proof II found In the recent
expression of his mouthpiece. Secretary OF State
Root. that way would soon be found TO secure
constitutional construction to place the power
where 1t belongs. This statement simply means
that as vacancies occur the supreme bench
OF the United States men In sympathy With this
view will be appointed. Then the supreme
bench Will stand by this expressed ambition and
against the people. We Will not admit the
right OF Japan to interfere In our internal ar
fairs any more than would attempt to as
sumo that we had the right to interfere In her
internal afairs. She is sovereign nation. as is
the United States, and recognize her rights;
she must recognize our rights Also
A. e. Lipdstrom expressed the opin-