The San Francisco call., 1907-02-04
War Talk Does Not
Worry the Members
Insist That Our Government
Defend Country's Rights

US so announce. II we were sure that
the enactment of the treaty suggest
ed would forever remove all chance of
trlctlon between the two governments,
even then we would not be justified
IN surrendering one bit of our SOW
erelsnLy; but such would not be the
case. surrender one point to Japan, and
she will ask for more in the future.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt must not treat with
Japan on any basis that recognizes the
right or foreign power to interfere
In our internal affairs"
TO SAVE THE NATION
1T is not alone California for which
we are lighting" said c. F. knight of
the Carpenters Union but we are
nghting to save the entire nation from
the Japanese and Korean influx that
in time will prove national disas-
ter | am for the resolution While
the iron is hot, let us strike. Let us
continue the fight until II Is won''
The direct interest the Japanese and
Korean Exclusion League has in the
school controversy rests in the effort
to keep the Oriental from this land" "
said Andrew Furuseth .I have seen
In the press dispatches that Califor-
MIA has been asked to cease her agita-
ton until such time as treaty could
be negotiated restricting the emigra-
nave not, however, seen definition
of the terms 'coolie' and 1aborer'
1t is question whether Japan
would acknowledge she had any coolies.
Many years ago she abolished the dis
tinction between the Samurai and the
workers of the nation and destroyed
every special privilege that had ex-
listed before that time. AS a result of
this action on her part, Japan might
say today that she had no coolies We
are interested in keeping this country
for the white men and in excluding
Asiatics as total. Should we exclude
only the laborers, the Japanese would
continue to pour into this country in
other capacities until they would be
forced to become laborers out of sheer
necessity. I am Ia favor of the reso-
luton
This ended the discussion: the ques
ton was put and the resolution carried.
We have been told to keep silent"
said Tveitmoe after the resolution had
carried, but it is fortunate that no one
had the power to make us keep silent
We will not cease to tell the world the
truth as we see it. They may call us
agitators and demagogues, but we will
continue to tell the truth until it has
prevailed"
MESSAGE FROM PERKINS
Tveitmoe then announced that he
was in receipt of communication from
George F. Hatton conveying to the
league telegram from Senator Per-
kins. The telegram was read. 1t fol-
lows:
Washington, d. c., Feb. e. 1907
Hon. George F. Hatton. Oakland, Cal.-PIeass
inform Exclusion League mass meeting, Sar
Francisco, tomorrow, l am not author of bill
modifying exclusion. Law author Is Congressman
James B. Perkins of New York.
GEORGE O. PERKINS.
After the reading of the telegram
one of the delegates to the league meet
ing started to speak as to the best
means to be pursued to hamper the
Japanese now here in the conduct OF
their various enterprises.
II will have none OF that" thundered
Tveitmoe. This is an exclusion league
not an institution for the furtherance
of boycotts. We will have none of that
discussion here" The speaker sub
sided
The league adjourned to meet on the
second Sunday of next month at a place
to be determined by the executive COM
mittee.