Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
MUST SOLVE QUESTION
UNDER OLD AGREEMENT
Senate's Hostility to Presi.
dents Scheme of Keeping
Laborers at Acme May
Defend Plan

TOXIC, Feb. 4.-Aftor careful sur
vey of public feeling here regarding the
prospects Of satisfactory solution of
the San Francisco school controversy
1t may be stated that while the ap-
proach of the termination of the dis
agreeable affair is welcomed, yet the
report from Washington that a solution
may be affected by a mutual treaty
excluding the immigration of laborors
is generally disbelieved as unreason-
able.
According to the prevailing feeling
a solution must be effected on Japan's
treaty rights pure and simple. How
ever, confidence continues that So
luton Of the question will be reached
without the least sacrifice of Japanese
honor and prestige.
Senate Hostile to Plan.
Washington, D. c., Feb. president
Roosevelt's plan for amicably adjusting
all differences between the United
States and Japan with the view to ex-
Guiding coolies, is doomed to certain
failure in the opinion of the laborers in
the senate. He will never be, able to
obtain the ratification of treaty bar
ing American workmen from Japan.
The President has made his calcnla-
tions on the theory that as no Ameri-
can ]aborers go to Japan there will be
no objection to having clause insert
ed in a treaty providing for their ex-
clusion This will be reciprocal for
the exclusion of Japanese coolies. 1t
has already become self-evident that
the senate will refuse to approve any
convention in which distinctions be-
tween American citizens are made.
Senators talked with last night say
there might be no opposition to the
exclusion of all Americans, but there
will be determined antagonism to bar
ring workingmen and admitting mil
lionaires and other high grade travel
ers.
Will Resist Class Distinction.
AS there are no class distinctions in
this country there would be a tremen-
dous popular outcry against having
them defined in treaty. It Is doubt
full whether any senator would dare
vote for the ratification Of such a con,
vention and then appeal to the people
for reelection. The complete exclu.
sion of all Americans would be ac-
cepted with but little less resentment
1t is becoming apparent the Presi-
dent will not be able to fulfill his prom
Use to the California delegation in
congress and which will be repeated
the last of the week to the visitors
from San Francisco who are now en-
route to the city for conference that
a satisfactory treaty can be negotiat-
ed within thirty days. If the principle
of reciprocal exclusion is the basis
y,
able that 1T will never be approved by
the senate. If it is abandoned there
is no other concession that can be
offered in exchange for the exclusion
of Japaeese laborers.
President Outlines Plan.
Several members of the senate for.
eign relations committee have already
been consulted by the President regard.
ing the scope Of treaty between the
United States and Japan. The Pres
ident has told these senators he will
at the beginning placate Japan by rec
ognizing the principle that she is fully
an equal in all respects with the
United States and he will suggest that
all concessions be reciprocal. He will
offer the exclueion of American labor
ers from japan in return for the ex
clusion of coolies from the United
States.
He will propose that the inability
Of the federal government to control
the action of state in educational af
fairs should be Offset by concedins
the right of any Japanese province tc
prevent the attendance of American
children at its schools. The President
is particularly anxious to- avoid any
/. direct reference to the school question
| in a treaty and will avoid it if posi-
\ Bile. He hopes to reach an agreement
in general terms for each country tc
deal with aliens and their families ac