The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
Each Side in the Frisco School
Case Has Completely Stated
Its Position.
ONE MUST NOW CLIMB DOWN
VIII It Be President Roosevelt or the
Quake City?
President Has Appealed to San Fran.
cisco to DO the Graceful-That
Speck of War in Central
America.

Washington. Feb. 12.-As q result
of an hours conference at the White
House at which President Roosevelt
Secretary Root Mayor Schmitz, OF
San Francisco. and the members Of the
school board Of that city, participated,
Mayor Schmitz made q statement sum-
marizing the situation. When asked
the direct question whether the propo-
sition submitted by the San Francisco
delegation called for the exclusion OF
Japanese cOolie labor from this coun-
FRY Mayor Schmitz replied:
Not Engaged i'm Treaty Making.
We are not making a treaty, ana
have not discussed with the president
the question of excluding the Japanese
frGn this country by treaty. On Sat
urday we heard the presidents views,
and today we presented our side OF the
questions at issue. 1t now remains
Gor us to modify our views III order
to reach an agreement with the presi-
dent. or for Mr.. Roosevelt to modify
Ais views W I'LL w lin
us. TOday's conference adjourned sub
,ject to the call of the president, and
[ do not believe that we will be called
TO the White House again until Thurs
day or Friday"
Cabinet to Consider the Matter.
It has been agreed that the whole
matter will be considered at the cab
met meeting today. Mayor Schmitz
declined to say whether the question
of excluding the japanese coolies by
congressional legislation formed part
Of their proposition, which was sub
mitted to the president in writing.
Mayor Schmitz and other members Of
the San Francisco delegation have re-
ceived hundreds of kilograms urging
them to advocate a treaty excluding
the Japanese labOrers and legislation
by congress to carry the provisions of
this treaty into effect
Presidents Appeal to Schmitz.
1t can be authoritatively stated that
the president has appealed to Mayor
Schmitz and his associates to bring the
anti~Japanese agitation to an end by
Tescinding the school boards order for
the establishment of Oriental schools.
Under the California law the question
Of separate schools is left to the dis
erection of the school authorities and
Before the earthquake disaster the Jap
anese were admitted to the white
schools. Mayor Schmitz declares that
the only reason for establishing the
separate institutions was because the
Japanese were crowding the white
children out Of the schools in certain
districts of the city.
SCHOOL ISSUE NOT DOMINANT
Califorlians 'Don't Give Rap
About 1T, Says Schmitz.
When asked as to the general tone
of the kilograms received from San
Francisco Mayor Schmitz said: 1.-THE
people of California don't give Il rap
about the school question, but they are
opposed to the admission of Japanese
coolies into this country" Members of
the California delegation in congress
expressed ignorance of the nature of
the basis of settlement proposed to the
president. The widespread, newspaper
comment was deprecated at the confer
'ence, and the participants pledged
themselves anew to refrain from max
ing statements until some conclusion
has been reached.
The people of California are unduly
excited over misleading reports from
the east" said Representatives Hayes.
"They seem to believe that we are go
ing to give everything away, when rs a
matter of fact we will get what we are
'contending for. Had the school authori-
ties of San Francisco believed that
they would insult foreign nation by
closing the schools to certain foreign
'ers of course they would not have
done what they did. The very best
chat can be done Will be done. | feel
sure. and there is no reason for our
people anticipating that we are going
To- betray their interests