The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-12
NO SOLUTION HAS
BEEN ARRIVED AT
San FrancisCdns' COnfe-
renCes With President
Without Results
SCHMlTZ. NOT NOW
DISPOSED To YIELD
Bombardment With kilograms
From Home Causes the Mayor
to Grow More Firm-War
Not Imminent, But
Il Looked for
Eventually.
ny WAITER EDWARD HAl,I,ls

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WASHINGTON, D. c., February Ii
Conferences at the White House be-.
tween Mayor Schnitz and tic school
authorities OF San Francisco on the
ono side and President Roosevelt and
Secretary Root on the other, have not
resulted In progress towards solu-s
ton of the questions which are pre-.
venting the conclusion or satisfac-
tory treaty between Japan and this
country. The conference this after
noon was no more successful than
1tose whichl preceded It. There Is
no immediate prospect of solution
being reached.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
loot believe that should Congress at
tempt at this session to enact law
excluding the Japanese from this
country there would be an armed clash
between the two powers.
There IS possibility OF such an at
tempt being made. SO greatly has public
feeling or The Pacific coust been stirred
B by the attitude Of the President towards
the school board OF San Francisco which
excluded Japanese children from the
schools. and his action In sum.noning
Mayor Schmitz and the school board to
THIS city for conference.
People Thoroughly Aroused.
The report printed In San Francisco
papers that the San francisco officials
had yielded to the demands OF the Pres
'dent, and would admit the Japanese to
the schools caused more than 200 telc-
grams 10 be sent the Mayor from that
city, dcnouncing his course and demand
Ing that he stand firm. 1t Is realized,
possibly by the President himself, that
grave diplomatic error was made when
lie brought the San Francisco officials
here. isl II SI773
The government was the plaIntr in a
case to compel The schoo! authorities OF
California to admit the Japanese chill
dren, thus showing that the admlnistrn.
ton WAS trying to solve the problem In
favor OF the Japanese
But bringing the San Francisco peo-
pie to Washington has had the effect
OF focussing the attention OF the Jap
anese upon the Whitehouse, and should
II settlement fail to result form these
conferences, as Will almost certainly
be the case. the situation will be
made much more grave. Had the
case OF the government been allowed
10 drag along In the courts It is be-
lleved that by the time decision was
reached. public sentiment in both
countries would have Gained to such
n degree that Il verdict, no matter
what It's character. would not have at
tracted much attention.
Mayors Critical Situation.
1t is noticeable that since Mayor
Echmitz has received such large mum
her OF dispatches telling him to stand
firm. his bearing is quite different
from what 1t was when he first came
TO Washington last Friday. at which
time a spirit of compromise appeared
to have completely enveloped him. Now
]ie appears absolutely firm. unwilling
To make any concession whatever
He is In a critical position. He is
candidate for reelection. He Is now
under indictment for graft II he
should return home without having
gained anything In return for con-.
cessions he may make. It would prob
ably mean sure conviction. whereas.
If he should yield in the matter Of
Japanese children in the schools, and
carry back the compensatory as
suranco that no moro Japanese coolies
should be admitted to this country.
the effect Of his victory, for 1t would
be victory, would be reflected in the
jury box, and he would probably be
re-elected.
"Schmitz is in mighty tight place."
said u man who wna discussing the
question tonight.
The Rights Of Exclusion.
Tho fact Is not generally known,
perhaps, that the treaty which now
exists between Japan and America
gives to each the right to exclude cit
izens of the other. but neither has
ever exercised this right, which could
be done only by legislation
It is believed that even an attempt to
lcgislate on the subject nt the present
state of the negotiations between the two
countries would come perilously near to