Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-02-14
TO Be NO TROUBLE
PRESIDENT AND FRISCO Az.
THoRITlEs so DECIDE.
ADJUSTMENT NOT AGREED UPON
But School Question viii Be Set
tied Amicably Mutual Under
standing to the Effect That Set
Element Can Be Reached.

Washington, Feb. IL - President
Roosevelt and the authorities of
San Francisco today reached the
mutual understanding that the Gail
| fornia-Japanese school question can
be adjusted without danger of any
serious difficulty with Japan. The
details of the adjustment are not
agreed upon. To arrange them other
conferences are to be held, the next
to take place Monday. 1t was au-
thoritatively stated tonight that the
one accomplishment of today's con-
ference was a mutual understand
ing that a settlement could be
reached which would be satisfac-
tory and which would leave no
ground for trouble-making COM
plant by Japan.
The California delegation came to
Washington, it is stated, with moth
ing in the nature of an ultimatum,
but rather open to the consideration
of any basis of settlement which the
administration might propose.
The conference took place at the
White House this afternoon. 1t was
attended by President Roosevelt
and Secretary Root. representing
the administration, and by Mayor
E. E. Schmitz, the members of the
board of education, the superintend-
ent of schools and the assistant city
attorney of San Francisco, repre-
senting the educational interests of
that city.
The Californians reached the exc
cutive Offices shortly before
o'clock and halted for a few mo-
ments on the steps, where they
were photographed in a group. Pre-
ceding their call. the president had
been closeted for some time with
Secretary Root. presumably to talk
over the situation. This over, the
president cordially greeted the Cali
fornians, who had been shown into
his offices and after brief formali-
ties the conference was begun.
Secretary Root remained at the
presidents request. because of the
fact that whatever diplomatic ne
gotiations may arise as result of
the decision finally arrived at will
have to be conducted by the state
department.
No statement as to the results OF
the conference was obtainable at
the White House. 1t was said the
president would have absolutely
nothing 10 say on the subject for
publication and that the San Fran
ciscoans had agreed not 10 discuss
the subject in a public way.
Japs Want No Compromise.
Masuii Miyakawa, representative
of the japanese residents of San
Francisco, and the attorney of the
injunction case in the United
States circuit court of San Francis
co against the board of education,
arrived here last night with the San
Francisco board of education. He
had a conference today with Secre-
tary Straus
Il appreciate highly" he said to-
night. the attitude of the president.
cabinet and the Japanese embassy
for bringing about an amicable set
tlement of the school controversy
and I am also satisfied with Mayor
Schmitz and the members of the
board of education for their con-
ciliatory attitude. | am here as the
attorney for the Japanese school
children in the federal court, to look
after the Japanese end of the situa-
ton, and in this capacity l wish to
state that the Japanese want to COM
promise on the school children
rights