The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
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PARpEE SAYS SCHOOL REGUIA.
TON is STATES AFFAIR.
HAS NO QUARREL WITH The JAPANESE
Willing to Obey Treaty Provisions
Governor Holds Separation Of
Caucasian and Oriental Pu.
pills Is Not Violation.

The message of retiring Governo.
Pardee was presented to the Califor-
MIA legislature. Concerning the Jap
anese school question, Governor Par
dee said:
ut is safe to say that the president,
when he penned the portion of his an
nual message upon the opening OF
congress in which he refers to the
treatment Of the Japanese in the San
Francisco schools, was not aware of
the conditions on this coast, espec-
ially in California. In common with
the peple of the east, who have had
people of Japan and China the presi-
'ent does not understand the racial
differences between the japanese and
the Chinese and the people of Cauca-
sian blood. Coming in contact only
with few educated and intelligent in
dividuals of these two races, the peO-
pie of the eastern states do not un-
derstand that to permit the emigra
ton of only a small fraction of the
whole number of these people means
the monopollzing by them of such pur-
suits as they may engaged in. This
monopolization would not initiate
against the public good, were the
monopollzers capable of being alb
sorbed in to the body polite in this
generation or even the next, becoming
integral parts of our cosmopolitan peo-
pie.
Unfortunately, however, neither
the Japanese nor the Chinese appear
to be capable of absorption and as
similation into the mass of our peo-
pie with such different racial charac-
teristics and civilization can ever mix
with our people and become absorbed
into our body polite; they cannot be-
become good American citizens; it is
useless to attempt to make them such.
Under these circumstances it is
not at all strange that there is an
aversion to the mingling of the chill
dren Of the two races. And therefore,
California has decreed that, whenever
it is so desired, the local school au-
thoritfes may provide separate schools
for the Chinese and Japanese children,
in which they shall he taught. as eau
casian children are, and by equally
capable teachers ~F-''s -''v' : ''
I'm the case of the Japanese, this
separation seems to be the most nee
essary, because many OF the Japanese
who desire to attend our schools are
much older than the Caucasian chill
dren with whom, on account of their
deficient learning, the Japanese must
be enclassed. It is not at all desir-
liable that youths even Caucasian
youths of eighteen years or more Of
age, should be associated in the
schools with children Of tender ages.
The reason therefore is sufficiently ex-
planned by it's mere statement. The
laws of California require the separa.
ton of the Chinese and Japanese chill
dren from the. Caucasian. The treaty,
as i read IL, uOeS not require tHal TIE
Japanese shall be put in classes with
our children. To give them as good
school facilities more than complies
with the treaty. Therefore, it would
appear that San Francisco, in provid
ing separate schools for the Japanese
IL acting strictly within the letter and
spirit of the laws of this state and is
in no way acting in contrariety to the
treaty with Japan.
"The state of California, sover
eign state, of the United States o
America, has no quarrel with the gov
eminent, either of Japan or China
But, nevertheless, until the courts o
this country shall have declared tina
California has no right to do so, this
state reserves to itself the right ant
privilege to conduct under the law
state, national and treaty it's schools
in such manner as seems best to us
and this without the slightest disre
spect to the government of the Unite,
States or the subjects of any foreigl
nation"