Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-19
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the coming of Japanee Iaborers, and our entire willingness and desire that Japan should sImiltrly put a stop to the going of American iaborers, skilled and unskilled, to Japan. and springs from DO motive other thaf to bring about commercial and industrial con ditions satisfactory to the two friendly nations.
 Events have convinced us. how ever. that many. and probably most of the Japanese laborers who come here. are really brought to this country in violation of the contract labor law, and that the well-being of our wage workers imperatiyely demands that immigration of Japanese laborers shall cease.
 We are satisfied from our numer- ous interviews with the president that the immigration bill shall prove inef- fectual for the purpose herein men tioned and intended every effort made by him not only to obtain a treaty with Japan authorizing legislation by both Japan and the United States to stood and misconstrued as an attack exclude from each the immigration of all subjects of other said nation
 who are laborers. skilled or unskill- ed but in any event, will favor sucn form of Legislation as will in the most speedy manner accomplish the results desired.
 "The national government has no
 purpose whatever to attempt to in- fringe upcn the rights of California as a sovereign state and the purpose of our national government was merely to fulfil it's bounden duty
 to friendly nation with which it has a treaty and to ascertain as a matter of international comity and courtesy whether by a true construc-
 tion of that treaty such rights hao been accorded to the subjects or
 Japan.
 We are fully in accord with the 1 view of the administration to the l effect that the attainment of the ex. clusion of all JapSTese laoorers
 should not be complicated with or
 endangered by the exercise of the right of segregation by the school | board authorized by section No. 1862 of the Political Code of the state of California.
 As a condition to the modified | tion of the resolution we respectfully l insist that the lgeal proceedings here | tofore instituted be dismissed forth with and 1t is expressly understood 1 that we have not conceded and dc not concede and do not inteno l0 | cclcede that our action was in vio l lation of any stipulations in the | treaty between the United States and Japan. On the contrary. we do claim
 and assert that if any stipulation ir l the treaty is insistent or conflicts
 with the power and authority given i by section 1862 of political coue su | far as said treaty attempts to cir | cumscribe or prevent the board of ed ucation from regulating our own school affairs as an exercise of police power such provisions in treaty are
 nugatorv and void.
 Tt therefore is proposed by the board of education of San Francisco
 to modify the order segregating the i San Francisco heretofore made"
 The State Department since the passage today of the immigration bill is prepared to take up again the nego- tiations already in progress with the
  regulation of Japanese immigration.
 It is sai dthat the negotiations will result in an agreement between Japan and the United States for the with holding by the former of passports to Japanese of the laboring classes, seek ing to enter the United States. For several years past the Japanese gov ernment has declined to issue any such passports, but the intention is to make this matter a formal agreement, if possible. ....
 In the short time~Femaining of the present session of congress it is not possible, it is said, to frame anything in the nature of a treaty which would require the action of the senate. In fact it is by no means certain that a formal convention is necessary to in sure the continuance of the present Japanese policy of refusing passports to the United States to coolies, so it may be decided to give this agreement another form than treaty.
 The Department of Commerce and Labor being in charge Of immigration will at once, upon the signature of the l immigration bill, proceed to instruct the collectors at the various points of entry of the restrictions placed upon the admission of immigrants by the new act. No mention Is to be made of Japanese laborers, but the collectors will be enjoined to enforce the pass port provisions of the new act, which will meet the needs of the Pacific
 coast.
 WASHINGTON Feb 18-The Cen