The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
ANSWER is vOLUMNoUs

The answer being drawn by the
City Attorney will be as wonderful in
it's construction as the document to
which Il is a reply. The employees Of
the City Attorneys Office are busy
studying japanese life in all its de-
tails, and the forthcoming document
viii be voluminous. It viii discuss
the treatment accorded Americans in
Japan, contrast social and educational
conditions In the two countries and
charge that the treaty is not observed
by the japanese at home and that
American children are accorded no
such educational advantages in Japan
as are the japanese children under
the segregation system Of San Fran
cisco. It will take up the social con-
ditions OF the japanese here, show
that white children in San Francisco
have to go further to school than do
any japanese children, and take a
flyer for few pages into & discussion
Of the negro question and its relation
TO the Japanese problem
The time allowed for the fling Of
this answer extends well into February.
but it viii be ready for submission
within a week or ten days If the ma
terial on hand can be thoroughly as
simulated and exhausted within that
time. The result can mean but one
thinF-that the consideration Of this
immense amount OF unimportant mat
ter will occupy the attention of the
court and counsel TO an extent which
undoubtedly viii force the really
salient points of the controversy into
an obscure background.
BOTH SIDES PREPARED
That both sides expect to make the
fight a technical one is further eYi-
denced by the number OF witnesses
summoned to appear in behalf Of the
japanese when the case is called in
the United States Circuit Court on
March 4. One hundred persons con-
nected with the Department of Educa-
tion. including the members Of the
Board OF Education and guperintend-
ents and principals Of schools. have
been notified TO be on hand, prepared
70 testify. II Is believed by members
OF the Board OF Education that an en-
deavor will be made to prove bias and
prejudice on the part OF the school
authorities. and that the majority Of
the witnesses summoned viii be ez-
amined with this end in view.
The members Of the Board Of Educa-
ton, however. say that they acted in
strict accordance with the law Of the
State IN disbarring the Japanese pupils
and assigning them TO the Oriental
school, and they believe that the trial
Of the case viii prove the Justice Of
their stand
WITNESSES sUBPENAED
The following are the persons sum-
moned to appear before the court as
witnesses:
School Directors Walsh, Boyle, Oliver and
Altman; Superintendent Roncovier1, Deputy su-
perintendsntE Thomas L. Heaton, ". B. How
ard. A A MurcRda, 3. r. Webster and Prin-
cipals Adolph HerbGt, s. J. Jones. A. Gairgan.
A G. Regan A Cstiin. Phillip Prior, z. r.
Kelley, W ". Stone. / K Burke, A. z. Tie
man, 9. " Mark, A. I. Mann, ". l. Tarpy,
s. r. Earle. J. Saunders, 7. Spencer, S. Ban
ming C. N. Johnson, a. A. Wood, Rose Gold
smith W A. Shever Pauline Bart; G. =. Shaw
n. A. HasweIL A. z. Kellogg, R. Faulkner, l.
NcElroy. s. J. Mann. n. E. Sullivan G. Wash
burn. james II. Simmons, A. ]. Itsell, Q. D.
Barlow, James 7. Hamilton, 2. Butler, A. 2
Iyser, A. p. Campbell s. Quinlan, ". n. Ed
wards J. Perolini. A. r Casey, 81. l. o'Neill,
william A. Leggett. 7. Bsrtlett, NJ II. Walker.
K III Crowley, A. n. Haggerty, ]. z. Brogan.
r. ri Lyon. B. J. Delay, A B. Stincen. c. D.
Heath s b. Jenkins, A. Deyer, N. A. DeaDe.
n r. Keating, c. +. Riordan, J. NJ. A. Hurley.
Il r Mills r s. de Bell, H. McGrath Z. s.
cole G. RI Ketchin, NJ Msgner, C. n. Nc
Carfhy, q. z. stincen and NJ f. Thomas.