Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
JAPAN IS FRIENDLY
WITH UNCLE SAM
Newspapers of the Mikado's
Kingdom Scout All Idea
of a War.
HAVE MADE CLEAR STAND
California School Question is Treated
Simply as a Diplomatic
Incident.
FOREIGN PRESS MAKES TROUBLE
London Will Not Have ANY Part in
It-aerman Press Makes an Err
ror in Regard to the Matter.
HAVE MADE CLEAR STAND
FOREIGN PRESS MAKES TROUBLE

special Cablegram to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 2-Copies of lead.
ing Japanese newspapers that have bee,
received here, with dates of issue as recent
as January l, convey an attitude on IN.
part OF the press of japan on the Cali
iornia issue distinctly friendly to the United
states as whole. The japanese newspa.
pers which have reached this side thus far
scout the possibility of war between IN.
TWO nations or leave that entirely upms,-
TONED and discuss the California soh,,
issue simply as diplomatic incident. There
"o disposition, of course, to minimize the
importance Of the contentious of the Ian
ahese relative to the admission of that.
chiidren into the public schools of Co,
FRANCISCO but apparently, the conviction
on this point is tempered by a beua, Tho.
INC people o. the United States, and partic.
uiariy The President. are entirely in sym.
pathy with Japan in the matter
L. oshima of the Japanese imnort;p. sr,.
OF Mogi' Momonoi & Co., IL Barclay s,r..,
summarized some of the editorial ar.,.,.-
translated w
appearing in the Toxic Times, one
soon after President Rooseyelts mess.a,
was sent to Congress- and the otl,er q, ~.
ia.'er part of December. speakin- sr.t
OF what he had road in the Toxic r,rn..
the Osaka Mainichf DAILY Osaka c..v..,.,
ana the Osaka Asal, osaka EyenIn,, o.,
]ette) as well as OF Yokohama papesr. ana
several magazines, notably the Sun Trad.
Journal, Mr.. Oshima said:
Trust in Roosevelt.
Inc position Of the press of Janan en-
Tar as indicated by the papers down 70 RI.
nrst OF January Is one of implicit trust a.,
PRESIDENT Roosevelt. They are supported
Al their confidence in him by the tone OF
ms message to Congress on the California
question by his sending Secretary Metcalf
mere 10 investigate the conditions and by
all OF his subsequent acts. The papers.
down to the first of January, did NOT taka
any STOCK. as you would say, In the talk
OF war between the two countries Th.,,
were disposed to attribute the talk to the
desire OF European newspapers. notabIv
those with Russian sympathies, to make
1urther trouble Tor Japan, and make II more
oimcut Tor our country to work out the
problems that were left for solution by the
Russian war;
Mr.. Oshima then translated an editorial
from the Toxic Times of December z ON
the subject Of the Presidents message. This
editorial said, in part:
The people of the United States and
President Roosevelt have made clear
| stand In regard to the question of the ex-
ciusion Of the Japanese from the public
schools. Especially the President has shown
mat ne appreciates the importance and
dimcuity of the task of bringing this mat
ter to satisfactory conclusion.
But, small as TINS incident is. II is Iiabla
to lead to trouble between the nations ie
IT is not taken care of, and It will be wise
for the United States for this thing to be
settled as soon as possible, and the sooner
II is done the better from the point OF
view of the United States. or course IL in
to be lamented that such thing has hap
pened, and we Japanese honestly hope that
1t will be settled satisfactorily to ali con-
cerned, especially insofar as 1t concerns the
right of the children to attend the schools.
for this is a matter that should not be dis
posed Of temporarily now, only to be drag
ged out at some later time.'
Nothing to Fear.
Mr.. Oshima also translated an editorial
from the Toxic Times of December 81 which
began by praising President Roosevelt for
his continued efforts to settle the California
| question, and then said: Japan has no
doubt but that the President will do his
best according to what he thinks is right
We Japanese have nothing to fear, but may
leave the matter to him. Although it has
reached the point of becoming an incident
between Japan and the United States. wo
are informed that the cause Of the trouble