The Washington herald., 1907-02-09
FRISCO ENJOYS HERE
Will Discuss japanese Prob
lem with President.
CONFER WITH C0NGRESSMEN
California to Dwell on PcriIs OF Jap
anese IiamiEration-WiH Argue for
Agree 60 Compromise on school
Question To Eject This.

In response 10 an urgent summons
from the President of the United States,
there arrived in Washington last evening
a delegation of distinguished citizens OF
San Francisco in whose hands Is popular
ly supposed 10 rest the fate of the ma
ton.
At the head Of the delegation is Mayor
f. Z. Schmitz. Accompanying him are
the members Of the school board Of san
Francisco. as follows. /. +. Walsh, pres
ident; David Oliver. jr., Aaron Altman.
LefingweU, secretary; John T. Williams,
city attorney. and Alfred R0ncoviese, su-
perintendent Of schools.
Delayed twenty-four hours in the
Rocky Mountains by heavy SHOWS. the
san Francisco officials arrived travel
stained and weary They were met at
the Pennsylvania station by committee
from the California delegation fin Con-
gress, headed by Representatives Kahn
and Hayes. and were escorted TO the New
Willard Hotel, where they viii make
their headquarters while in the city.
They do not wish to be put la the posi-
tion Of being responsible. for an entangle-
ment with the japanese government.
They will state their case freely and
frankly To the President, and they will
receive his arguments i'm like spirit
They believe that they will be able TO
show the President that he has not fully
realized the intensity of feeling ON the
Pacific Coast against the idea Of rccog-
nizing the Japanese as social equals en-
titled to all the privileges accorded TO our
own citizens
Want To Exclude Coolies.
They viii dwell ON the Perls of Japan
ese immigration to the Industrial wei
fare of the Coast States. Their greatest
desire as present is To bring about ex-
clusion Of japanese ccoIie labor IF they
can be convinced that surrender of their
convictions on the school question viii
effect this. they will give in at once. Only
about sixty children are involved in this
problem. and they regard it as a small
matter compared with the threatened in
undation Of the Coast States with cheap
labor from Japan.
Il is stated that there has been a
marked reversal of public opinion or the
Coast since the seriousness Of the pres
ent situation became known out there.
Although the newspapers of San Fran
cisco have continued their anti-Japanese
attitude there has developed a spirit of
Cancellation among the people at large.
particularly among the element repre-
sentcd by the gentlemen who have JUS:
arrived i'm Washington
A lengthy conference was held at the
New Willard last night. in which the
visitors and the California Congressman
participated.
VIII See President To-day.
There will be "a conference at the White
House to-day, probably this afternoon,
between the delegation and President
Roosevelt.
The attitude Of Mayor Schmitz and his
followers appears TO be most reasonable.
and by tonight it is confidently expected
that the whole San Francisco school mat
ter viii be adjusted. Mayor Schmitz said
last night that no Californian would
stand on technicalities if the well-being OF
the country at large was endangered
President Roosevelt thinks that the school