Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-15
PRESIDENT IS FIRM
May Call Extra Session if I'M
migration Bill Fails.
OF THE FIRST IMPORTANCE
Opposed to japanese Amendment in
Separate Resolution.
MAYOR SCHMITZ SEES MR.. ROOT
Another Conference to Be Held at the
White House Today - Congress
sional Delay Disappointing.

A futter of interest was occasOned among
senators today by the report that President
Roosevelt was so intent upon the passage
of the immigration bill that, in case of its
failure he would recall Congress in extra
session to complete the work. l. was said
this afternoon that the President had out
lined his intention to several senators who
have called upon him since the democratic
opposition to the bill was sprung in the Sen
ate yesterday afternoon.
1t was said that the President deems it Of
the first Importance that the Japanese
amendment to the immigration bill shall be
adopted. The democratic opposition is not
directed to the japanese amendment but to
other features of the BILL and the sugges-
ton was made that in event of the failure
of the bill the substance of the Japanese
amendment could be passed in the form of
a resolution.
The President is said to have replied
that this just what he desired to
avoid it was not desirable that such stress
and Importance should be placed upon the
Japanese amendment as would be given
by it's embodiment in a. separate resolu-
ton. 1t was preferable that the provision
should come in a regular immigration bill
and not appear to be especially applicable
to Japan.
For this reason the President was in
clined to the opinion that in all of the
circumstances of the case the embodiment
of the provision in the immigration law
and it's passage in the near future would
warrant him in insisting that Congress
should act either at this session or at an
extra session. One report had 1t that the
President went so far as to say that there
might be other questions which could be
we'll considered at an extra session, II one
were made necessary by failure to act on
this bill.
The democratic opposition to the immi-
grafton bill continued this afternoon, but in
the Judgment of senators 1t may be possible
to remove the objection of the democratic
senators who are fighting the Dill. Their
opposition is directed to one feature OF the
bill which in their judgment will interfere
with the bringing of cheap foreign labor
to the southern states. This clause of the
bill was under discussion this afternoon,
| and it was the opinion of we'll posted setaa-
tors that the objection of the southern
democrats can be met in satisfactory
way. SO as not to interfere with the pas
sage of the Dill.
Conference at State Department.
Mayor Schmitz and Secretary Leffingwel
| of the San Francisco school board called al
the State Department early today and had
a conference with Secretary Root. Neither
of the parties to the conference would dis
close the nature of the questions discussed
Mayor Schmitz, however. In response to ar
| inquiry said that his committee had not
| finally considered the Japanese school ques.
ton.
| that at the conference which will be held
| later in the day with the President all mat
tiers in dispute whi be amicably adjusted
! Mayor Schmidt will remain in the city
until next week in order that he may at
| tend a reception in his honor Monday might
| by the representatives Of organized labor IL
| this city.