Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-12
Want Them Excluded
from United
States
Many TelegramsReceived
at Capital From
Coast
School Problem May BE Solved, Pro-
viding Treaty Barring Lowest
Glass of Japanese
Is Made
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-As a result
of an hours conference at the White
House this afternoon at which Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Secretary Root, Mayor
Schmitz of San Francisco and the mem
bers of the school board of that city
participated, Mayor schmitz late to-
night made a statement summarizing
the situation.
When asked whether the proposition
submitted by the San Francisco dele
cation called for the exclusion of Jap
anese coolie labor from this country,
Mayor Schmitz replied:
I'VE are not making a treaty and
have not discussed with the president
the question og excluding the Japanese
from this country by treaty. Saturday
we heard the presidents views and to-
day we presented our side Of the ques-
ton. 1t now remains for us to modify
our views in order to reach an agree
ment with the president or for Mr..
Roosevelt to modify his views to reach
an agreement with the United States.
Today's conference adjourned subject
TO the call or the president.
Expect Agreement Soon
1t has been agreed that the whole
affair will be considered at the meet
ing tomorrow. Mayor Schmitz declined
to say whether the question of exs'
Guiding the Japanese coolies by legis-
lation formed a part of their PROPOSE
tion which was submitted today in
writing Mayor Schmtz and other
members of the San Francisco delega-
tion have received hundreds of tele-
grams urging the advocacy of treaty
excluding Japanese laborers, and legis-
lation by congress to carry out the pro-
visions of this treaty. The mayor has
admitted to members of the California
delegation in congress that while he is
very anxious to reach satisfactory
agreement with the president and
stands willing to make any concessions
that will be for the good Of the whole
country, yet he heSitates to make any
agreement that will not meet with the
approval of California. The private
dispatches from the coast have in all
instances indicated the wide interest of
the people there.
President Makes Appeal
1t can be authoritatively stated that
the president has appealed to Mayor
Schmitz and his associates to bring the
anti-Japanese agitation to an end by
resembling the order for oriental schools.
Under the California law the question
of separate schools is left to the discre-
ton of the school authorities, and be-
fore the earthquake disaster the Japan
ese were admitted to the white schools.
Mayor Schmitz declared that the only
reason for establishing sepa- ate schools
was because the Japanese Were crowd
ing the whites out in certain districts.
When asked as to the general tone of
the kilograms received from San Fran
cisco, Mayor Schmitz said:
THE people of California do not give
rap about the school question, but
they are opposed to the admission of
Japanese coolies into this country"
Members of the California delegation
in congress tonight expressed ignorance
of the nature of the basis of settlement.
The widespread newspaper comment
was deprecated at the conference and
the participants pledged themselves
anew to refrain from statements until
some conclusions have been reached,
The San Francisco delegation has
agreed that all statements for publica-
ton must come from Mayor SchmitZ,
while Representative Hayes is acting
as spokesman for the congressional
delegation.
AS the Californians were leaving the
White House this afternoon the mayor
was asked If a copy of Japanese
treaty on exclusion of aborers from
that country had been exhibited, but
Mr.. SchmitZ replied that he had not
seen anything of that sort.
Secretary Loeb announced there
would be no statement from the White
House.
Secretary Root remained with the
president for some time after the Cali
fornians left, and toward nightfall took
long walk with him.