The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
President Calls on Westerners
to Revoke the Legislation
Against laps in Order to
Prevent Possible War.
SITUATION At PRESENT
is DECIDEDLY CRITICAL
Leaders in Congress Instruct
ed to Hold Associates in
Check so no lnfIammatory
Speeches Will be Made.
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Publishers Press.1
Washington, Feb. 2.--The feeling of
alarm in official circles. growing out
of serious and critical situation be-
tween this government and Japan. is
more general tonight than at any time
since the beginning OF its dcvelop-
ment.
This can be stated with all positive
ness.
The president in his confidential
talks with leading senators and MEM
bers OF congress freely expresses the
apprehension and uneasiness that ha
feels.
His appeal to the California deiega-
tion In congress ION patriotic
grounds" has added the weight of
their influence to his in the strong
effort that is being made by the exc.
cutive branch OF the government to
have the San Francisco authorities
cease excluding Japanese students
from the public schools.
Most of today's session OF the cabi-
net was devoted to discussion of
the Japanese question 1t was the
unanimous belief that the objection.
able legislation against the Japanese
must be revoked IL peaceful relations
are TO continue between the United
State and Mikado's people.
Leaders In Congress Warned.
Ine leaders in both branches OF
congress have been warned to hold
their associates in check and prevent
further utterances that are calculated
to inflame the people OF Japan and
impel them to force hostile action by
their government.
Secretary Taft has been In the main
the medium thrQugh which words oi
warning to the national legislatures
have been conveyed In each instance
the secretary of war made il plain
that unless extreme caution is exer.
cised an open conflict between the
two governments will eventually fol-
low.
The president and his advisors are
awaiting the arrival of President Ait.
man of the San Francisco board OF
education and Superintendent Ron.
covieri of the public schools of that
city.
Upon their decision will depend the
character of the relations to be sus-
tanned in the future between the two
governments. Ii an open rupture
comes the responsibility for 1t will be
placed on these two men.
The situation is one demanding GER
tain sacrifices in the interest of pat
riotism and the general good.
Suspension of Barring Order.
Every member of the California
delegation i'm congress has pledged
himself to exert all possible influence
upon the two men to have them sus-
pend the order barring the Japanese
from the schools. They believe the
situation as presented by President
Roosevelt, Secretary of State Root.
and Secretary of War Taft. combined
with their influence and advice will
have a successful termination and av-
ert the crisis.
The members of the delegation have
sent kilograms to prominent men at
home counselling moderation and a
cessation of inflammation utterances.
1t was the first intention to have
Governor Gillette accompany the
school board officials here but it was
later decided that he could perform
a greater service in California by u.s.
ing his best endeavor to prevent in
speeches in the general
and urge that no bills are
introduced prohibiting Japanese child
rem from attending the public schools
or affecting Japanese laborers.
How Jaos Were Excluded.
An official investigation disc,e
hat the school board of San Fz.,ra,
IN adopting resolutions for th ~, -,
cation of the Caucasian ana,... :,
Ian races, acted under sec =, i,,
Of the civil code of CaIifor, :, 81
reads as follows: ,,.,,
Trustees shall have tbs
exclude children Of filthy
habits, and also to estabIis.
schools for Indian childreI
children of Mongolian on C-,c~
:ent. When such seperate sSna
Indian. ChinesIhlcago
,olian children must not b
nto any other school, iuozone.
On May Is, 1905, the sci bottle
ldopted a resolution pressi
ermination to effect the ..
nent of seperate schools (.
nd japanese pupils. On O..
/ directed principals to sens.
'se, Japanese or Corean clAiniy.
he Oriental public school c.. :,
er Monday. October Is, 1sperience.
Hold Japs not Monqoii ns 1,e snose
It is officially held hereed under
apancse are not MongolianS., .,,.
or n