The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
STOP WAR this TALK
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT URGES
NEWSPAPERS TO CUT IT.
in the Japanese Fuss-He May prom
Iss California That No More Coolies
Will Come to coast-Mikado to Is
sus order-But People Of Golden
state Are Not Easy to Convince.

President Roosevelt is urging news
inner correspondents to do all in their
rou,er to minimize the talk of a pos
sihIa war between the United States
md Japau. He is explaining In detail
,ho method by which he expects to
ovsrt any further irritation between
tho two governments. He expresses
the utmost confidence in his ability
70 bring the San Francisco school au-
tborities to his way of thinking. He,
therefore. feels no hesitancy in ask
ING the correspondents to deny that
The situation is serious or acute.
The president had a special audience
r~ecently with the correspondents Of
those newspapers which are staunch
supporters of his administration. To
The members of the party he expressed
his p~ositive belief that when the San
francisco authorities take up the ques-
tion with him he will have no serious
trouble in getting them to agree to the
withdrawal of the order barring Japan
ese pupils from the public schools Of
their city.
The presidents plans for a final set
Element of the coolie labor problem, in
which It is said the Japanese ambassa-
dor heartily comedies, involve the is
suance of an imperial edict and a codi-
Gil to the present commercial treaty.
The edict will forbid Japanese sub
iects leaving the empire for the United
States. 1t may appeal to the patriotism
of the Japanese in declaring hat their
services are more necessary to the gov
eminent at home and in Manchuria.
The proposed codicil to the exist.
ing commercial treaty will deal en-
tirely with the exclusion of Japanese
coolies from this country and the bar
ring of American workmen from Jap
an. The remainder Of the treaty will
be left undisturbed.
1t was made evident by the presi-
dents utterances that he does not De-
lieve anything can be accomplished by
legislation looking to Japanese exclu-
sion. He thinks a long period of time
would be required for the passage of
a bill through congress. He also be-
lieves that it would be attended by
the delivery of so many inflammatory
speeches as to render this undesir-
able.
He considers this the only practical
BILE method of settling the question.
This argument will constitute n Of
the strong points in presenting his
case to the San Francisco delegation.
He will assure them that the Califor-
mia delegation in congress cannot rem
der any assistance by urging an exclu-
sion campaign, but that he alone can
procure relief through the medium OF
an imperial edict and a codicil to the
commercial treaty nov in operation.
The concerted denials from all ad-
ministration officials that absolutely
nothing is being done looking to prep
aration for possible wal was made
somewhat ridiculous Saturday after
noon when Secretary Metcalf, himself
a citizen of California, issued an order
allowing 81, 200, 900 for the immediate
prosecution of repairs to the ~battleship
Oregon, now lying at the Puget Sound
navy yard. This allowance of 81, 0o0,-
700 Is intended to put the formidable
battleship, which was the historic bat
lie craft in the Spanish war, in strictly
first class condition. The action Of
Secretary Metcalf Is made all the more
significant by the fact that the Ore
gen is on the Pacific coast, where 1t Is
to be desired that every available war
ship should be ready for prompt and
efficient service.
Official circles are deeply interested
In the question whether President
roosevelt and his cabinet advisers will
be successful In their efforts to domi-
nate he San Francisco authorities.
p their final answer in a great de-
gree hinges the probability Of an open
rupture between the United States and
Japan. The president is in no wise
concerned over the report from the
Pacific coast that the school board has
pledged itself to remain firm and not
consent to the obnoxious order being
either suspended or rescinded.
To Washington.
San FranciscoeAfter a conference
at the home of Mayor Schmitz the
members of the board of education de.
clded that the entire board, with SUI
p~erlntendent Ronconvierei and Assis-
tant City Attorney Williams, will go
10 washington to confer with the fed
eral officials on the Japanese question.
Mayor Schmitz will also be one of
the party.