The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-10
THE JAPANESE QUESTION
The President Ready to Give Straight
Talk to the Californians on Their
Way to Washington.

| Wo refreshing IDEAS Have oSSh
brought to light to back up the effort to
open the white schools to the Japanese.
One is that by reason of its donation OF
public lands to the public schools, the
Federal government may exercise super
vision over these schools to carry out
treaty stipulations with foreign eoun-
tries. The other is that the Japanese are
not Mongolians and can not be placed
in the same category with regard to the
public schools. At last accounts the
prospects of converting the people to
these ways of thinking were not hatter-
ing.-Thc People, of Baton Rouge.
As Roosevelt has said it, his say must
be accepted withuot murmur; i'll fact,
with Christian fortitude. 1t has been
announced from Washington that Pres
ident Roosevelt has been printing him
self to have straight talk with the Cal
ifornians who are journeying to Wash
ington to see him. Roosevelt, has said
that California has no rights as State,
and it is So He has affirmed that the
Japs are not Mongoians and must and
shall receive full recognition in the
schools for white pupils. If the people
will not be converted and convinced
gently and philosophically. he will not
mnce matters, but will declare and
wage war if necessary on the Califor-
mans. Roosevelt's word is law, Accord
ing to telegram to the New' York
World -"the first riot the President will
say, in which Japanese subjects are
killed OF injured will produce such an
explosion of popular resentment III ia
pan as either to force war with the
United States or overthrow the domi-
nant government III that country. The
President will say that serious trouble
might follow the continued admission of
japanese laborers. Now he believes that
the exclusion of this class is absolutely
necessary to prevent a future clash with
Japan.
The visitors from San Francisco will
be told that if they withdraw their order
the President is hopeful that in short
time he can arrange a treaty by which
coolies will be excluded. and then the
question of permitting japanese child&A
to attend the public schools will be SET
tied forever The President will not fix
any definite perio in which the situation
between the United States and Japan
will reach climax He will merely
perdict that it must come whenever riot
ing begins. He will use the words war
and hostilities' in speaking to the San
Francisco delegation, just as he did in
addressing the California senator's and
representatives
1T is predicted tonight that the San
Francisco authorities will agree to re-
scind their order if the President can
obtain al, assurance from the Japanese
government that negotiations for the ex-
clusion of coolies will be begun in good
faith. They will insist their promise of
resembling the order shall not be made
final until the President has commune
Gated with Ambassador Aolti and re-
ceived reply giving the guarantee de-
sired. The efforts of the California del
egation in Congress will be conferred on
the San Francisco visitors to persuade
them to accept the Presi Tents represen-
tations and to yield OH the point at issue.
In view of the emphatic denials given
out by high officials of the adminiStra-
ton in regard to the existing situation,
specific inquiries were made tonight to
ascertain Just how far the President
went in discussing tie likelihood of war
when he called the California delegation
to the White House 1t is learned that
instead Of published statement being
exaggerated they were far less startling
than tie actual words used by the Presi-
dent. 7
President Roosevelt with his big stick
is irritating the Kaiser and the Califor-
mans shotill take warning They must
be good or