The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
JAP CONFERENCE
AGREEMENT RELIEVED TO HAVE
 BEEN REACHED.
President submits Proposition to CaI- ffernfa Delegation But Nothing Would be Given 0mt--Wiu
 Confer Again Soon.

Washington, Feb 9.-President Roosevelt and the authorities of San Francisco today reported the mutual understanding that tho California-Jap- anese school question can be adjusted without danger of any serious difficulty with Japan. The details of the ad- justment are not agreed upon. Other conferences are to be held, the next to take place Monday.
 The California delegation came to Washington, 1t Is stated, with noth- ing in the nature of an ultimatum. but rather open to the consideration of any basis of settlement which the adEatn- istratlen might propose
 The confcra ls tffe Afternoon was attended kt &ktAgitlS.a RoDscyelt and Secretary Root and by Mayor P. E.. Schmitz. the members of the Boara of Education the Superintendent of Schools and the Assistant City Attor- ney of San Francisco.
 The President cordially greeted the CaIlfornians and after brief formalities the conference was begun. Secretary Root remained at the Presidents re- quest because of the fact that what ever diplomatic negotiations that may rise as a result of the decision finally arrived at will have to be encountered by the State Department. It was also expected that Secretary Metcalf would attend the conference, as he had made an exhaustive report on the situation in California when the matter first became acute. Later, however, he de- cided not to attend.
 When at 4:15 o'clock the conference ended, Mayor Schmitz and his party re- turned to their hotel. Speaking of the meeting the Mayor said:
 Nothing has been decided on and no proposition Is pending. Nothing will t.n Ak t. ,lI Monday or Tuesday when another conference will be held. by which time I think a decision will be reached. The meeting was entirely friendly, but I am not prepared to say whether the result is satisfactory, nor am I pre- pared to say 1t was unsatisfactory.
 We are prepared to receive and con- sider proposals from the President and the Secretary of State or to make pro- posals. We have agreed that nothing regarding the details of the meeting are to be discussed with the newspa- pers and will have no further state ment to make.
 The meeting of the President and his Secretary of State with the Califor- nians afforded an opportunity for a full and free discussion of the issues which brought them together. It was the first chance the Californions have
 
 President their exact attitude on the controverted school question, the req sons which have actuated the San Francisco authorities in dealing with the Japanese children who wanted to enter the schools with white children as they had, and of the state of feeling existing in San Francisco and other parts of California on this subject
 On the other hand, the meeting gave the President an opportunity to pre- sent fully the Japanese side of the case and to impress on his visitors his great desire that matters could be so adjusted that all the rights guaran- teed the Japanese by the treaty obli- gations might be faithfully carried out.
 No statements as to the results of the conference was obtainabl0 at the White House. It was said that the President would have nothing to say on the subject for publication.