The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10

70 Washington saves us from a horde OF Il. 900
70 10000 additional Japanese On the date 4
the passage Of the immigration bin the steam
ship Mongolia MAS on the high seas bound 70
this port from Honolulu with COO Iapanese.
They were admitted because. the President
stated the new law did not cover them. But
reached Honolulu the eject upon the japanese
was immediate. as a result the steamship Ala
media. which arrived last Thursday. March :,
from Honolulu, brought. instead of 900 japanese.
only three
II should also be borne in mind in this con
nection that while obtaining the present law
extending the powers Of the executive TO the
exclusion OF Japanese we have also obtained
the Presidents personal assurance that his powers
viii be exerted in this matter In the Interests
OF the people Of California. and moreover that he
VIII assist in the enactment OF exclusion law
81 the next session OF Congress.
BOOST FROM GOMPERs
Samuel Gompers president Of the American
Federation Of Labor, who is fully conyersant
with everything that took place at Washington.
has stated that IN securing the passage OF the
tng4on did more FOR the people Of the country
in measure and in less time than any thing
else that had been accomplished since the Civil
War. IL is charged by hostile press that We
surrendered our rights and Otherwise betrayed
the people Such statements are not only false.
they are knowingly false. and uttered with the
malicious intent Of beclouding the issue. con
cealine and distorting the facts and injuring
the union labor administration in the eyes oi
the community.
To achieve the great results brought about
what rights were surrendered by the Board OF
Education and myself; None were surrendered
The October resolution OF segregation was based
upon the Law OF the State That law mp
held; the rights Of the Board Of Education aris
ing frem IL maintained; that the action Of
the Board of Education 10 violation Of any
treaty rights of Japan we denied. and do stil
deny. AT Washington We insisted that caiifor
MIA had the right 10 regulate the affairs Of hei
State schools 10 suit herself In our statement
issued at Washington. which was read and
approved By the President and by the entire
California OQipCQfion Re0re
seutafivcs. expressly insisted upon these
points. and they were conceded by the PresI
dent.
In return for a present exclusion law. and fol
solemn promise Of the great aid Of the Presi
oeuf for a more extensive exclusion Jaw st the
next session Of Congress. we have simply agreed
10 change the wording Of the October resolution
hut without changing fits effect. The resolution
viii now apply 70 the children Of all alieT
races: IL VII regulate the admiftance Of chill
dreD deficient IN the English language. and Il
win prevent youths and eduts of Oriental races
ably the most bitter complaint made against
japanese pupils IN our schools from ths
great difference IN age between them and tbs
white children in the same classes This OBJ
lection viii be removed by limiting the ages oi
len children attending the various classes and
preventing the attendance Of adults IN classes
intended for babes Those Japsnese who ar'
barred by age by the other limitations In
the resolution from the primary grades viii
be required 10 attend separate schools provided
IN such manner As may seem best TO the Board
OF Education. The effect Of the resolution
therefore. Is practically the same as was fb'
eject OF the October resolution. The main diff
ference is that while the latter referred in
terms to Japanese. the former includes japanese
among other alien races.
The following memorandum sets forth briefly
the terms upon which the Board of Education
and myself reached the agreement WITH the
President and the Secretary Of State: