The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-25
SAY ROOSEVELT
STAND IS WRONG
SHOP kIORDAN SAYS
CALIFORNIA WILL NEVER
GIVE IN TO JAPS.
TALKS STATES RIGHTS
And Says Moneolans Can Never be
Made Like Whites in Points
OF Morals or Civil.
xation.

Los Angeles, Feb 2l.-ArchbshoI
Patrick w. Riordan, at the home ol
Michael Cudahy, in Papsedena, where
he Is guest. tonight made even
stronger his previous utterances on
the Japanese school question.
President Roosevelt has wrouged
all California in this matter and done
so previously" declared the vener.
able Catholic prelate Los Angeles
will pass through precisely the same
experience as has San Francisco
ne added, unless the problem Is
settled right now"
The Archbishop could scarcely find
words with which the express his in.
dignation over the situation and he
rose from his chair and paced the
room as he talked.
Il hope You will make my attitude
on this important question Strong
enough he said. you cannot put
it too strongly"
III is not San Francisco question
but statewide one-in fact, it will
affect our whole glorious west.
And | can tell you without any
doubt, and from personal knowledge
of the feeling all over our common
wealth, that the state Of California
never, never will stand for the favor
able program that is being mapped
out for these Mongolians no matter
If 1t be supported by President Roose.
welt and the United States congress
States Rights Plan.
"Our states right in this mater
is unquestionable, and there exists no
nationai Law or no international obli.
cation that can make San Francisco
educate Japanese men Alongside of
Amerlcn littale children.
Il am saddened at President Roose.
velt's continued stand against the
best interests of our state But III
will not avail the Jap-never fear.
The people will not favor the Japan.
ese in the manner suggested.
Los Angeles will suffer from this
as we of San Francisco have
suffered. until II is settled. We are
not making laws for San Francisco
alone, but for the whole state, and
the Japanese are preading in hordes
everywhere in California.
most oarf Ixy
rigid exclusion of Japanese.
"Of course we in San Francisco
feel the effects of the heavy Mongo
lian immigration more directly than
any other place in California, for we
are the port of enry and the dump.
ing ground The Japs have been
stepping off the steamships by the |
almost daily and there are |
over 10000 of them already in Cali. |
fornia. Mixed with these japanese
are large numbers of Koreans and !
other Orientals.
No Law Compulsory.
There is no law, city, state or ma.
ional that compcls US TO educa
80. IT is not the province of our gov
arnment to educate them. or course. |
our national policy is and will always /
'emain the same as TO affordiug pro.
&c ion to lifc, health and the pursuit !
'f happiness to all the people per
nitted within our gates. but for our
government to describe that sixteen
'car-old boy and even grown men
De educated in our public schools |
alongside Of our little American tots
it is not proper nor right: It. would !
je an outrage and will not be toler-
tied by our people
The Japanese are not like MS. nor
If Us. and unlike other natlonalities.
lever will be. Their standards are
gholly different. and ever will be.
Their standards of civilization and
narality cannot be reconciled with
,urs. which should be guarded as
cherished posses sion.
Visits Millionaire.
Archbishop RiOrdan is making one
# his frequent visits a. the home OF
lis lifelong friend. Michael Cudahy.
It Pasadena. Forty years ago in Chi
ago Archbishop Riordan was Mr..
'udaby's pastor and the warm friend
hip formed then has grown ever
iDce. The Archbishop visited Bishop
'onaty in Los Angelo, Thursday and
atcr attended the exercise at ThrOoD
Institute. Il