New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
No CLASH WITH JAPAN
SOLUTION IN SIGHT.
Understanding Reached at Confer
ence Of Californians 7cith President.
IRON The Tribune Bureau. ]

.,,7 70 removing all cause for the friction which
f.s grown out Of the exclusion Of Japanese
mills from the schools of san Francisco. The
Inference lasted an hour and a quarter, and
"a statement regarding it was given out at the
white House. It was said on authority tonight.
,orev1sr. that the one result of the conference
vas mutual understanding that settlement
,ould be reached which would be satisfactory.
.,d which would leave no ground for trouble
-oaklng complaint by Japan. The California
allegation came 70 Washington, it was said,
r4th nothing in the nature of an uItimatum, but
,s,ber open to the consideration of any basis Of
.+-lar7ent which the administration might pro-
pose
PRESIDENT URGES CANCELLATION.
# is understood that the President pointed out
N his callers The manifest advantage TO be OBJ
tanned by a conciliatory course on their part-a
course SO conciliatory as to enable him 10 con-
clude negotiations looking to a treaty providing
for the exclusion Of Japanese coolies from this
country The President is said to have made
onlv one promise and to have demanded none,
hui 10 have asked the officials 10 rescind their
order excluding japanese from the public
schools The President Is declared TO have asked
the Califoruians 10 trust him implicitly without
IFS making any definite promises, except that he
would not conclude treaty which would in
volva the rights Of California a state. The
President is asserted TO have expressed entire
confidence in his own ability to bring about Jap
aaese exclusion IN SO far as japanese Iaborers
are concerned. and 10 have urged the Caltfor-
mans TO uphold his hands to the best of their
ability by removing everything which can in any
zsv offend tha pride Of the japanese. He II
said have implied that II the treaty he eX-
pecte5 10 conclude did not meet the approval IF
the people Of California they could al nay time
'fsnew their exclusion policy with regard to the
school children Obviously. the President in
spred great confidence among the men who
have come so far TO confer with him, and their
disposition this evening Is TO accede 70 his re
quest
The attitude Of the President was somewhat
new 70 the Californians, and they asked some
fine TO consider the subject with the result that
# was arranged TO hold q second conference on
Monday. but there Is no doubt that the present
disposition Of Mayor Schmitz and his associates
IS 70 agree to the Presidents wishes Mayor
sch-aitz told the President that the exclusion OF
japanese labor was a question far more vital to
the coast than the admission Of Japanese chill
dren 10 the schools.
THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE.
Mayor Schmitz and his followers reached
Washington yesterday afternoon TOO late for
.isit to the White House. The Mayors party
Included John T Williams, City Attorney; DR..
Alfred Reconviera. Superintendent Of Schools:
T. c. Lef1ngwell. secretary Of the School Board
and aaron Altman, David Owen, IT., L. F. Walsh
and Thomas T. Boyle members Of the board
Mayor Schmitz, accompanied by Representatives
Kahn and Hayes. called at the White House to
see the President and at the State Department
70 see Secretary Root in the morning and made
arrangements to bring the other members Of the
-C at ? n m The MaEOT
was IN a conciliatory frame Of mind and an
nounced his willingness to DO anything In his
nov-er TO settle the question finally for the best
interests Of all concerned. Promptly at the ap-
pointed hour the Mayor and his followers re-
turned to the White House, had their pictures
taken on the steps and were ushered into the
Presidents Office. The conference took place in
the Cabinet room and ended at 4:15 p. m. The
meeting gave the Californians the first chance
they have had TO present at first hand TO the
President their exact attitude on the school
question, the reasons which actuated the San
Francisco authorities in dealing with the Jap
anese children who wanted TO enter the schools
with white children as they had. and the state Of
feeling existing in san Francisco and other parts
Of California on this subject.
"We have nothing to report except that gen
eral discussion took place" said Mayor Schrntz.
acting as spokesman for the delegation "The
matter VIII be finally settled. it is believed, at
another conference 10 be held on Monday CT
Tuesday We placed our position before the
President. and ne stated his to US. There was
nothing IN the way Of an ultimatum' or a state
Hent Of demands from either side. but just
plain straightforward announcement Of the
stand taken by each"
Was the conference on the whole satisfactory
or unsatisfactory" the Mayor was asked
would NOT ha roSsible o saw that jt
either" he replied. we win hold several meet
tngs among. ourselves between now and Monday
and win then inform the President that we are
ready 70 call upon him again for the final con-
ference. We feel sure that the outcome VIII be
satisfactory TO all concerned. We are prepared
to receive and consider proposals from the Presi-
Dent and the Secretary OF State, or to make
proposals. We have agreed that nothing regard
ing the details Of the meeting are to be dis
cussed with the newspapers. and VIII have no
further statement to make"
Masuji Aiiyakawa, the representative Of the
Japanese residents Of San Francisco and their
attorney IN the injunction case in the United
States Circuit Court against the Board OF Edu-
cation. arrived here last night with the San
Francisco Board of Education. To-day he had
conference with secretary Straus of the De-
partInent Of Commerce and Labor.
I appreciate highly the attitude Of the Presi-
aent the Cabinet and the Japanese Embassy for
bringing about an amcable settlement Of the
school controversy" he said tonight, land I
an also satisfied with Mayor Schnlitz and the
members OF the Board Of Education for their
conciliatory attitude. I am here as the attorney
lor the japanese school children IN the federal
%9urt % 70 look after the japanese END OF the STU
1tlon, and Ia this capacity wish to state that
me Japanese want compromise upon the
sehool children's rights II thirty-nine Jap
4hese boys and girls between fifteen and twenty