Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-13
NO AGREEMENT
ON JAPANESE
QUESTION
.CALIF0RNIANS PRESENT
VIEWS ON SITUATION
Another Conference Scheduled
for Today at White House,
When Entire Matter viii Be
ThreShed Out,
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Washington Feb. il.=AS "A result
OF an hours conference at the White
House mis- afternoon at which Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Secretary Root. Mayor
Schmhz, of san Francisco. and the
/ members Of the school board of that
city participated, Mayor Schmitz late
tonight made statement summarize
ing The situation
When asked whether The proposi-
iion submitted by the san Francisco
delegation called for the exclusion Of
japanese Coolie labor from this conn
try. Mayor Schmitz replied:
We are not making a treaty and
have not discussed with the president
The question Of excluding the jap
anese from this country by treaty.
saturday we heard the presidents
views and today we presented our
side of the question. II now remains.
FOR US To modify our views in order
to reach an agreement with the pres
ldonl or for Mr. Roosevelt to modify
ms views To reach an agreement with
as. Today's conference adjourned
subject to the call OF the president.
aud ! do NOT believe that We win bc
called To the White House again un-
tll Thursday or Friday"
II has been agreed that the whole
matter will be considered tomorrow.
Mayor Schmitz declined To say
whether the question Of excluding the
japanese coolies by legislation formed
a part of their proposition which was
submitted today. Mayor Schmitz and
other members of the san Francisco
delegation have received hundreds of
telegrams urging them to advocate
treaty excluding Japanese laborers
and legislation by congress To carry
the provisions of this treaty into ef-
feet.
It can be stated on good authority
that the president has appealed to
Mayor SChmitz and his associates to
bring the antj-Japanese agitation To
an end by resembling the order for
oriental schools. Under the California
law the question Of separate schools
Is left to the discretion of the school
authorities, aud before the earthquakc
disaster the japanese were admitted
TO the white schools Mayor Schmitz
declares that the only reason for es-
tablishing the separate institutions
was because the japanese We're crowd
ing the white children out in certain
districts. When asked as To the gen-
eral tone Of the kilograms received
from San Francisco, Mayor Schmitz
said "The people of California do
not give a rap about the school Ques-
ton. but they are opposed to the adj
mission of Japanese coolies into this
country"
Members of the California dclega-
tion in congress tonight expressed ig-
norance of the nature of the basis of
settlement
The widespread newspaper COM
ment was deprecated at the confer
ence and the participants pledged
themselves anew to refrain from state
ment until some conclusion has
been reached. The San Francisco del
egation has agreed that an statements
for the public must come from Mayor
SChmit2, while Representative Hayes
Is acting as spokesman for the con
grcssiOnal delegation.
As the Californians were leaving the
White House this afternoon the mayor
was asked If COPY of a Japanese
treaty on exclusion of laborers from
that country had been exhibited, but
Mr.. SchmitZ replied that he had not
seen anything of that sort.
Secretary Loeb announced that
there was no statement from the
White House
Secretary Root remained after the
delegation left and toward nightfall
took a long walk with the president.