Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-02-14

Washington, Feb ls--As result
Of an hours conference at the white
house yesterday, at which President
Roosevelt, Secretary Root, Mayor
Schmitz of San Francisco and mem,
bers OF the school board OF that city
participated, Schmitg last night made
"a statement summarizing the situa.
ton,
When asked the direct question
whether the proposition submitted by
the san Francisco delegation called
for the exclusion OF Japanese cooHe
labor from this country, SohmIts re.
piled;
We are not making a treaty aud
have not discussed with the president
the question of excluding the Japan.
ese from this country by treaty. On
Saturday We heard the presidents
views and today We presented our
side of the questions at issue. Il
now remains for us to modify our
views In order TO roach an agreement
with the president, or for the preai.
dent to modify his views to reach an
agreomet with us, Today's confer.
once adjourned subject TO call of the
president and do not believe we viii
be called 60 the white house again
until Thursday or Friday"
Cabinet to Consider Matter.
Il has been agreed that Che whole
matter will be considered at cabinet
meeting today. Mayor Sohmltg do
eltned to say whether the question of
excluding Japanese coolies by con.
gressional legislation formed part OF
their proposition, which was submit
tod to tho president yesterday IN
writing Sohmtz and other members
OF the San Francisco delegation have
received hundreds of kilograms urg
ing thom To advocate n treaty axclud
ing Japanese lahorers and Legislation
by congress to carry the provisions of
this treaty into effect rho mavor
mas admitted to the members OF the
Nalilornia delegation in congress that
while he is very anxious TO reach n
satisfactory agreement with President
Roosevelt and stands w1ng to make
any concessions that win be for the
good of the whole country, yet he
hesitates In making any agreement
mat VIII not meet the approval of tho
people of California
Wants Boards Order ReseInded.
II can be authortativcly stated thut
the president has appealed TO the Call.
tornians to bring the antlJapanese az
itation to an end by resembling the
school boards order for the establish
ment OF oriental schools. under the
California law the question of aepar
ate schools is left to the discretion OF
school authorities and before the
earthquake disaster the Japanese
were admitted to white achools
Sohmilz declared that the only reason
for establishing separate institutions
was because the Japanese were
crowdlng the whites out OF the schools
In certain districts of the city. when
asked as to the general tone of telo.
grams received from San Francisco.
Schmltz replied;
Opposed to Japanese Coolies.
The people OF California don I
give n rap about the school question
but they are opposed to the admis.
sion OF japanese coolies into this coun.
try"
Members of the California delegn.
ZION In congress last night expressed
lgorance OF the nature Of the basis
OF settlement proposed to the prest.
dent yesterday.
Secretary Loeb announced tina,
there VIII be no statement regarding
the conference from the white house.
secretary Root remained with the
president some time after the Cali
iornians left the white house