Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
PARDEE ON JAPANESE
THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA
MAKES RECoMMENDATIoNS.

SACRAMENTO, January 9.-The message
Of Governor Pardee was sent to the legls-
iature yesterday:
Concerning the Japanese school question.
Governor Pardee said:
1T Is safe to say that the President.
when he penned the portion Of his annual
message upon the opening of Congress in
which he referred to the treatment of
Japanese in the San Francisco schools. was
not aware of the condition Of the coast
and especially in California. In common
with the people Of the east. who have had
no experience with the unassimilabe peo-
pie of Japan and China. the President does
not understand the racial differences be-
tween the Japanese and the Chinese and
people of Caucasian blood. Coming in
contact only with a few educated and in
telligent individuals Of these two races, the
people of the eastern states do not under
stand that to permit the Immigration OF
only small fraction of the whole number
OF these people means the nonopolfzing by
them OF such pursuits as they may en-
gage in. This monopolization would not
mitigate against the public good were the
monopolizers capable OF being absorbed
into the body polite in this generation or
even the next becoming integral parts
OF our cosmopolitan people.
Neither Are Capable.
Unfortunately. however. neither the
Japanese nor tho Chinese appear to be
capable Of absorption and assmila ton into
the mass of our people. 1t is useless to ex-
pect that such people. with different ra-
cial characteristics and civilization. can
ever mix with our people and become alb
sorbed into our body polite They cannot
become good American citizens 1t IS use
less to attempt to make them such.
Under the circumstances. 1t is not at
all strange that there Is an aversion to
the mingling of the children of the two
races And, therefore, California has de-
creed that. whenever 1t Is SO desired the
local school authorities may provide sep
In which they shall be taught as Cauca sian
Children are and by equally capable
teachers
In the case of the Ja~ ,nese the separa-
ton seems to be most necessary. but many
OF the Japanese who wish to attend our
schools are so much older than the Cauca-
sian children with whom, on account Of
their deficient learning, the Japanese must
be enclassed. 1t is not at all desirable that
youths. even Caucasian youths of eighteen
years or more Of age. should be associated
In the schools with children of tender ages
The reason Is. therefore. sufficiently eX-
planned by Its mere statement. The laws Of
California require the separation of the
Japanese children from the Caucasian. The
treaty. as l read 1t. does not require that
the japanese shall be put In classes with
our children. To give them as good school
facilities more than complies with the
treaty. Therefore, it would appear that
San Francisco. in providing separate schools
for the Japanese. is adhering strictly within
the letter and spirit of the laws of this
state. and Is in no way acting in con-
trariety to the treaty with Japan.
Has No Quarrel.
THE state OF California, a sovereign
state of the United States of America. has
no quarrel with the government of either
Japan or China. On the contrary. Cali
fornia has the greatest respect for these
two countries. and appreciates equally any
indignities which may be put upon Ameri-
cans in Japan or China, or upon Japa-
nese or Chinese in this country. We real
ize thoroughly that it is only the irrespon-
sible and vicious in China and Japan who
insult and injure American citizens: We
know equally well. and we hope that the
Japanese and Chinese governments also
know. that it is only the irresponsible and
The vicious who. in America. insult and in
fure the people of these two great coun-
tries. But, nevertheless. until the courts
of this country shall have declared that
California has no right to do so. this state
reserves to itse-f the right and privilege
to conduct under the law. state. national
and treaty. Its schools in such manner as
seems best ITO us; and this without the
slightest disrespect toward the COVER -lent
OF the United States or the subjects Of
any foreign nation