The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
SCHMITZ TRIES
To EXPLAIN HIS
CAPITULATION
Portrays Himself to the
People as a Talented
Diplomat
BUSY WITH RHETORIC
Fact That Schools Are Open
Still to Japanese Is
Hidden in Words
TELLS OF MEETINGS
City's Executive Takes Sc
riously His Part in
Conferences
TELLS OF MEETINGS

Mayor Schnitz made public a
long and carefully prepared state
ment yesterday in which he en-
deavored to show that the agree
ment made by himself and the
Board of Education with the
President regarding the Japanese
school question in San Francisco
was not a surrender of local
rights, but that it would result to
the benefit of the people of the
State. He accused the press Of pur-
posely trying to misrepresent him. bu.
in his own recital of the facts IT NAV
fairly be questioned If he makes good
this allegation.
BY sophistry and voluminous rhet-
oric the Mayor endeavored to hide the
weakness of the Washington agree
ment and 10 picture himself as a tall
ented diplomat In trying to explain
TO the people of San Francisco he begs
the Question by quoting a compliment
bestowed upon him by Samuel Com
pers from the standpoint of labor in
terests- When the wheat has been
separated from the charr, when the
horid figures Of speech and the dra-
matically arranged sentences are re-
duced to plain truths. the fact still
remains that the Japanese are as free
as any other foreigners to afaliate In
the classroom with white children Of
all classes Of San Francisco.
MAYOR DOES TALKING
According to the Mayors statement
his trip to Washington was the result
of an urgent invitation to him from
the President OF the United States. He
makes no mention of the fact that the
original invitation was for Director
Altman and Superintendent Roncovierf
only and that 1t was due TO request
OF the Board Of Education. whose men,
bers depend upon him for positions that
bring them each $3.50 month. that he
and the other members were later In
cluded.
washington IT was stated that the
Mayor should be the spokesman for tho
party and this rule remained In force
after its return, for until the Mayors
statement was made public yesterday
not one Of the party could be induced
to express an opinion concerning ths
question in which. the entire city was
vitality interested.
Following IS the Mayors statement,
in its entirety. as given to The Call
yesterday:
INVITED TO WHITE HOUSE
To the People Of San Francisco:
On the s0th day OF January last received q
call from the President OF the United States. as
did also the members OF the Board OF Educa-
tiou. to come TO Washington to aid him IN
clearing mp the complications that had arisen
between the governments Of Japan and the
United States over the Interpretation and en-
forcement Of the treaty between the two ma
tions. Although I had many matters Of per-
sonaI as wefI as OF an official character to take
care Of 1 fully realized that. the call had
come from the President himself. the business
was most urgent and or the highest Importance
to the country at large and that therefors II
was my duty to cast aside all other consdera-
tons and respond promptly. I did 50. and went
to Washington
AS matter Of course. I did not expect that
the newspapers OF this city which are opposed
10 me for personal reasons. and the news
papers which for political reasons have opposed
and misrepresented my administration. would
present to the public fair account OF the
proceedings had at Washington between the
President the school Board and myself. I did
+h,,, bor~ovar that hacarse Of the great i'm
portance 10 the entire nation Of the questions
presented. involving they did the pressrva-
ton Of peace between Japan and the United
States. the local press would state at least
what questions were considered at Washington.
how they we're determined aud the effect OF such
determinations. Instead Of presenting the facts.
however. the three morning dailies Of this city
and at least one OF the evening papers have
resorted to every method known to those who
are animated b. malicious motives % falsify
the reports Of the proceedings at Washington
in an cndeavor to deceive the public and to
wholly misrepresent what was done b. our en-