The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
OFFICIALS DENY THAT THERE is
DANGER OF HOSTtLiTlES
WITH JAPAN.
CONDITIONS POINT OTHER WAY
ARE MORE HOPEFUL OF EARLY
AND SATISFACTORY SETTLE
MENT.

Washington, Feb. 3. The White
House, the war department. the state
department and the California delega-
ton in congress unite in stating, Off
cially and unofficially. that there is
nothing whatever in the Japanese stu
alton to warrant the war-scare stories
which for two days have been appear
ing in various American newspapers.
Moreover, the president and Secre-
taries Taft and Root regret very much
that correspondents should be so ut
terly reckless in their search after
news as deliberately to attempt to mis-
lead the country.
Officials Are Annoyed.
The effort to connect Secretary
Taft's appeal to congress for an in
creased appropriation to defray the ex-
penses of fortifying the Hawaiian isl
ands with the present state Of tension
between the people Of California and
the Japanese there, and the hint that
the secretarys preparations are really
with view to resisting a possible
japanese attack upon Honolulu and
Pearl harbor have very much annoyed
the officials and is deprecated by them
as calculated to breed i'll feeling be-
tween two great peoples whose inter
ests should run on parallel lines and
without conflict
No Evidence Of Trouble.
Now it is stated at the war depart
ment positively that Secretary Taft,
contrary to reports that have come
from San Francisco, never received
one particle of evidence in an official
report to show that the Japanese in
Hawaii had any ulterior design upon
the government of those islands, or
that they were secretly arming and
drilling themselves with the view of
seizing control of the government at
some Opportune moment.
So far from being more serious at
this time. the situation has been vast
ly improved and is now more hopeful
of early and satisfactory settlement
than it has been at any time since the
breach occurred.
The Earlier Report.
Washington, Feb. 2. - most seri-
GUS and unexpected crisis has arisen
in the heretofore friendly relations
existing between the United States
and Japan. The utmost exertions of
trained diplomats will be necessary to
avert hostilities, precipitated by ia
pan.
One paramount concession to Japan
is essential to restore the semblance
Of friendship. The educational au-
thorities of San Francisco must re-
store Japanese children to the same
privileges of public school attendance
| they enjoyed before the fire and earth
quake.
Only Preventive Of War.
1t was seriously stated last night
that that is the only preventive of war
between the United States and Japan.
The president has sent for the pres
ident of the San Francisco board OF
education and the superintendent OF
| schools, plainly and unequivOcally to
inform them that their edict of non
admission for Japanese children must
be withdrawn.
Extremely Critical Situation.
President Roosevelt convinced the
| entire California delegation in con-
gress that the existing situation is ex-
tremely critical and that they must
| make some sacrifice of state pride for
the general good. He did not differen-
tiate as between the Japanese govern
ment and the Japanese people, but
made the broad, sweeping, comprehen-
sive declaration that Japan desires
| war and is seeking pretext for its
prosecution.
| Every member of the California del
| egation was impressed by the presi-
dents utterances and promised to ren-
der all possible assistance.
Willy Jap Dodses.
| The president and Secretary Root
are hopeful that if the action of the
| San Francisco school officers is re-
scinded, friendly relations may be
completely restored through diplomat
| ic channels and treaty arranged
whereby Japanese COOLIES may be ex
cluded from entering the United
| States. That this can be accomplish
| ed is still problematic.
! In all the negotiations up to TINS
time. Japan has adroitly asked for I'M
possible concessions as compensation
for the one favor of cOolie exclusion.