The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
EKCLUSIONISTS
SAY THEY WILL
NOT Be MUzzLEO
League to Continue Urging
Cause Against the
Japanese
TVEITMOE TALKS OUT
Committee to Go to Sacra-
mento to Work for the
MCGOWAN Bill
EGGS" FOR SCHMITZ
Unpleasant Reception Sug-
gested for Home-Com-
ing Delegation
EGGS" FOR scHMITz

If President Roosevelt and his
Washington advisers. together with
the silenced California delegation
headed by Mayor Schmitz, believe
that California is n1uzzled on the
question of Japanese exclusion the
meeting of the Japanese and Korean
Exclusion League last night should
thoroughly dissipate that notion. The
flourish of the big stick" has in no
wise impaired CALIFORNIA; speaking
voice. we viii not be uuzzled, an
nouneed President o. A. Tveitnoe.
Tt was lively and emphatic meeting.
and harmonious President Roosevelt
and the school delegation. singly and
collectively. were all condemned for
their attitude.
Il was unanimously agreed by the
league TO send a committee. composed
of President Tveitmoe, Walter Macar-
thur aHd q third. who viii be selected
later. TO Sacramento to urge that all
pending legislation relative to the Jap
snese question be at once taken up and
disposed Of This is to be done in spite
of the message. said Macarthur. which
the returning delegates are bringing
from the President. "sdmonishing US
10 be good and keep our mouths shut"
The AdcGowan bill. which was
temporarily laid aside by the Leg
islature in compliance with the
Presidents request, was approved
f7y the meeting and the com
- ittee was instructed to make all pos
sIble Efforts to secure its passage. The
effect Of such action on the relations be
tween the United States and Japan was
not considered. 1t was only agreed
that the MCGOWAN Till. which provides
that the people of the State have the
right at the next election to vote on the
question Of Asiatic exclusion. should be
passed by the Legislature before it ad-
5ourns
Many " the strongest unions are
REPRESENTED on the executive board Of
the league. and it was stated by Tveit-
moe that the legislators. if the city
refused to grant the right to vote on
the question. could not return to their
home constituencies with impunity.
Il would TO Cod" said President
Tveitnoe. that ] had the confidence
IN the President. IN the California dele
gates and in the Legislature of this
state to act honestly and rightly on
this question that I have in the peo-
ME Of California. If the Legislature
win put the question Of Japanese ex-
ciusion on the ballots at the next cleo
tion ard give the people Q sthe State
= chance TO express themselves, / DO
not care how much Roos g<elt waves
bis stick. or how much money or how
narv men are sent TO California to
heat Il. japanese exclusion in this
state would become an accomplished
fact. and we should be able to conduct
our schools according to our own no
tians
Nothing could have been stronger
than the denunciation of the Mayors
breach Of trust by z. A. Gates. He
suezested that rotten eggs should be
included in any scheme of proper re-
cen+,on 10 the returning delegat ton .
ana the remark was loudly spplauded.
II was the judgment OF the execu-
tive committee that continued agita-
ton Of the Japanese question was the
only solution Of the situation. The Sc
oretivs methods OF President Roose-
velt. in keeping the public in ignor-
s,ce AZ to their conferences. were con
demned as un-American in spirit and
unjustthed-