Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-07

done, the pfeslueht hae
IRON Japan that the latter Viii assem-
10 an arrangement whereby the lmml'
grafton OF Japanese coolies to TINS
country will be virtually prohibited oy
the home government Japan neeus
This class of her citizens at home ara
In the development of Corea and Man
churia, while their presence on the
Pacific coast aud tbs large Increase III
their arrival. month by month Is os-
lleyed to be the real source OF lfflla'
tion in California. as they compete
with native laborers and tend TO keep
wages down, While Japan would lor
seli.lnterest and TO please us, check the
emigration OF coolies, she would never,
as a matter OF pride, submit to the eS'
olusion OF her citizens, as Chinese are
excluded. BY simply admitting less
than hundred pupils TO the public
schools in san Francisco, II appears
that this whole troublesome question
may be settled without further friction,
The school board OF that city, In re-
Spouse to President RooSevelt's invita-
ton, will visit him at the White House
this week, when he hopes to bring
them to his way OF thinking, as he has
already done with the California dele
cation in Congress.
Japan has impressed upon the ad.
mlnistration that she is quite in ear
nest over this matter. She regards
the San Francisco incident as an in
fringement of her treaty rights, and
the exclusion of japanese pupils as a
national atfront, an attempt at humill-
alton which she, the mistress OF the
Orient, does not deserve and will not
brook, Japan feels that International
obligation, solemnly entered into, su
tains her, as well as the respect she
commands for her subjects the world
over. She admits no race inieriority
and recognizes no superior, on the
broad issue itself. She knows nothing
OF the limitations of our federal gov
eminent in its dealings with the states.
She deals with Washington What
Washington agrees to. she expects to
see performed. If rights guaranteed
by Washington are infringed at san
Francisco, she expects Washington to
have things righted. Ii they are not,
Tor any reason whatsoever, she will
call Washington to account. And
Washington means the whole country.
What will happen ii Japan gets no
satisfaction cannot now be determined
1t would, in sense, be a small matter
to 90 to war over. But, in different
sense, it is not snail matter. To
Japan it is an att'ront, an insult, to the
nation and the race. The proud con-
querers of great Russia not good
enough to be admitted to the public
schools in America, where Jews and
Italians, and the children of all other
races except negroes, Indians and
Chinese are admitted japanese
placed in the same category with
these! just see how this appeals to
the spirit OF people who have lately
astounded the world by their valor in
war, and no less by their progress in
peace.
II San Francisco does not yield, and
cannot be made to yield in this matter,
1t will surely be the precursor OF trou.
BILE, sooner or later. From friendIi.
ness toward us the japanese will EN-.
brace resentment, which, courted by
the very natural feeling bound tc
come between trade rivals in the Pacif
lc, may turn in few years to deep
seated enmity, which only some it'll,
incident may serve to fan into flame
President Roosevelt is quite right il
making this clear to his visitors from
San Francisco. He would be doinot 3
patriotic service, too, if he impresse,
on them that war with japan. if i
ever comes, will be no pastime 70
Uncle Sam. He would have orea
deal to lose, and absolutely nothing t,
gain by such a contest, bound to b.
costly, bloody, ferocious.
And there is this to consider. too
Japan, flushed by her recent triumpbs
with seasoned army and a splendi,
navy at her command; with our Phil
lpplne and other insular possession
lying open for her occupancy will
our Pacific coast in easy reach an,
but poorly defended with the Panam
canal unfinished; with no speed
means OF reinforcing our Paci(j
squadrons-knowing all this, Japat
may see that if fate is to decree tha
war should ever come between IN
rivals OF the East and West, the pres
ent Is the golden moment tor her I