Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Japanese Affair Purely Political In
Both Nations.
Especial Correspondence)

moving political pictures and the
lightning changes are fostered by the
emulation OF the newspapers and their
correspondents for something new.
This week the Japanese question is
on the boards and 1t has reached the
stage of a semi-official threat that no
apology can be expected from the Uni
ted States for what is purely state
affair The Japanese restaurant keep
er of Sans Francisco who was no
doubt abused and his restaurant
wrecked by a mob must seek repair
alton in the local courts, is the posi-
ton Of the Administration. But back
of all this is the determination of
Japan to demand the same treatment
for her subjects who desire TO settle
in the United States asais granted to
the people of other nations.
The real issue is a political one
both in Japan and here, for it so hap
pens that a national election occurs
next year in both countries and the
party out of power in Japan seizes
the opportunity to show that the party
in power is so unpatriotic as not to
protect its citizens. That the Roose-
welt administration has made mess
of the original dispute about admit
ting the Japanese to the public
schools in San Francisco is plainly
shown by its calling to Washington
the grating mayor of San Francisco
and the corrupt members of the
school board and making bargain
with them to modify the school regu-
lations for the purpose Of modifying
the national pride of the Japanese.
1t is a tempest in Japanese teapot
and would soon subside II our siren
uous administration will allow 1t to.
The perennial question of party poll
tics as to who will be the nominees
of both parties for President has re-
cefved an impetus by the endorse
ment of Senator Knox by the Repub-
lican State convention of Pennsylvan-
ia. He is evidently brought forward
by the faction of his party who are
determined TO prevent tariff reform,
or even reciprocity. This insures a
souabble over candidates and also on
the tariff plank In the Republican
national convention that will be diffi-
cult to compromise without losing the
votes Of those Republicans who real
| ly believe In tariff reform
The movement in the Democratic
party for the nomination Of South
ern man has been very generally
taken up in the South and nearly
every Southern State has presented
one or more favorite sons for consid-
Grafton. OF whom Senator Daniel OF
Virginia has so far received most gen.
eral attention. Such free, fair and
open discussion of who is the most
available candidate is a bright omen
for victory. There is no doubt that
a majority Of Democrats favor the re
nomination Of Mr.. Bryan, but many
who have been his most ardent sup
porters in other campaigns fear that
ne might again be defeated and they
feel that another defeat would be dis
astrous to him and the party. The
question that Democrats must settle
is therefore one of expedience as &c
who is the most available candidate
under all the circumstances. There
will be no dispute about the
platform, for there Is general unani
NIFTY Of fundamental principles and
not likely TO be much controversy
on the stand the party must take on
the issues that have arisen during tho
past four years that are open for set
Element In the future. Democrats o.
all shades Of opinion admire Mr
Bryan. they praise his honesty OF pur
pose and the only question they wan
answered Is, can he be elected an'
what states can he fairly be expected
to carry? ROBERT MILLER