Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
Uncle Sam Annoyed Over Con.
] tinual Petty Complaints Over
Trivial Incidents
PATIENCE TRIED TO LIMIT
Mik.do's Subjects on Pacific Coast
Have All the Rights Of American
citizens-Jap's Misconstrue Attitude
Government at Washington May
Give Broad Hint.

Washington, June S-There is be-
ginning to be manifested here dis
tinct feeling of irritation against an
apparent disposition on tho part of
certain people in Japan to magnify
molehills into mountains and to per-
sist in an endeavor to precipitate
trouble between this country and
Japan.
For months the state department
has been extremely tender OF the sus-
capabilities Of the Japanese. Last
fall when the japanese ambassador
made his protest against the treat
ment of his countrymen in the schools
Of San Francisco no one away from
the Pacific slope ever had heard of
the case. The protest came like thun-
der from clear sky. The federal
government here was entirely ignorant
of the fact that Japanese were dis
eliminated against in the public
schools of San Francisco. 1t required
a special investigation on the part of
government officials before it could be
learned what the Japanese diplomatic
agents were talking about M
Then the state department went out
Of its way to be nice to Japan. Secre-
.tary Root admitted that the treatment
in the San Francisco schools was OBJ
noxious to the treaty with Japan. This
doctrine never has been accepted in
congress, and the department has been
forced to admit to every one THAT it
has no possible control owe, the school
situation in any city or state of the
union.
Nevertheless, the president also went
out of his way to make things pleas
ant for the Japanese and sent. In
message in their behalf which set
congress by the ears and inf1amed the
Pacific coast as nothing else had done
during his administration. All these
things were done because the admins
tration believed the Japanese We're
sensitive people, and that they were
entitled to be treated differently from
the Chinese not only because of their
success In war, but because of their
extraordinary progress in civilization.
AS a further result of this desire
OF the administration to show its
friendliness for Japan the president
went out his way to settle the school
question in California, which was,
strictly speaking, entirely beyond
the province OF the federal
government. He called Mayor
Schmitz of San Francisco and
the school authorities to Washington.
A compromise was patched up as a
result of which the Japanese. under
certain conditions, re entered the pub
lie schools.
Trivial Complaints Frequent.
Since that time there has been 2
manifest disposition on the part OF
certain public men in japan to criticize
the United States and to complain
about all sorts of little things. The
Japanese consul in San Francisco and
the ambassador in Washington are
perfectly well aware Of the condition
of affairs in the Pacific coast metrop-
oils They know that the mayor and
other officials of that city have been
indicted for gross dishonesty. They
are aware that there are labor trou-
bles there which are extremely difficult
of settlement. Every one knows, and
no one better than the Japanese rep
resentatiyes in this country, that con-
ditions exist in San Fra nciscO which
are wholly unusual, and are beyond
control of the state authorities, to say
nothing Of the nation.
In spite of this, reports continue to
come from Japan like the cabled in
terview with Count Okuna, in which
reference is made in serious fashion to
the japanese outrages in San
Francisco. The government here Is be-
coming annoyed at these repeated COM
plants about petty crimes and insults
against the japanese. They have the
same rights in San Francisco that AM
orleans have.
There is growing belief that the
Japanese at home and abroad have
misconstrued the attitude of the feder-
al government Courtesy and consid-
Grafton for a friendly nation Induced
the president and secretary of state
to go infinitely farther than they would
have gone had a European country
been involved. Apparently the Japan
ese have interpreted this as weakness
or even as fear on the part Of the Un-
tied States. The Japanese papers have.
been filled with complaints of the atti-,
tude Of the United States. Some OF
them are bitterly crticizing the ex-
clusion act passed by the last con-
gress, altho that law was passed after
the personal assent of the Toxic gov
eminent and the japanese ambassador
in Washington has been obtained.
All reports from San Francisco in
dictate that the latest alleged "out-
RACES" in San Francisco are extremely
minor incidents of the general riot
which has come about as result of
the paralysis Of the city government.
The wrecking of a bath house and res
taurant during the time of the riot
would not be considered an interna-
tional incident by any of the great
European powers. The state depart
ment probably would be asked to see
that foreigners were given as much
protection as possible, but there the
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