Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-21
ADMITS JAPANESE
Children Of That Nationality May
Enter San Francisco Schools
with White Pupils.
and LADORERS ARE BARRED
a New Treaty Is Soon to Be Arranged
Which 10 Expected to Remove
All Cause Of Friction Be-
Il tween Two Countries.

Washington, Feb. 1o.-Japanese
Children are to be admitted to the
white schools Of San Francisco under
certain. restrictionsE skilled and un-
skilled laborers coming from Japan
barred from the mainland Of the Unit
cd States, and American laborers,
skilled and unslilled, are TO be exclud-
ed from Japan.
This Is the basis Of the agreement
between President Roosevelt, Secre-
tary Root, Mayor Schmitz and the San
Francisco school board as an adjust
ment Of the anti-Japanese agitation
brought about by the segregation of ia
panese children In San Francisco
schools. The agreement means the
schools Of San Francisco will be con-
Quoted in the same manner as they
were before the board of education
adopted the resolution last October
providing for the segregation Of the
Japanese, except that adult japanese
who are In primary grades must con-
tinue to attend the Oriental schools,
and that Japanese children under 10
will be admitted to classes with white
children Of their own ages.
While the resolution Of the school
board, as amended, read. Children Of
alien birth" 1t Is freely admitted by
Mayor Sohmitz and his associates that
the resolution will apply only to the
Japanese children and that the change
IN the wording was to make 1t plain to
the Toxic government that no dlscrlm.
nation was intended against Japanese
children.
Assistant City Attorney Williams Of
San Francisco, who has acted as le-
gal adviser to Mayor Schmitz and the
have been pending, said Monday
night:
ITO understand the exact meaning
Of the statement given out by Mayor
Schmitz Monday night It will be ne
Cessary to read between the lines.
The only concession we have made
Is to admit Japanese children to white
schools, while in return the admins
tration has brought about the exclu'
sion Of Japanese laborers from this
country"
Mayor Schmltz said:
This Is only a temporary agree
ment. President Roosevelt has given
US direct and positive assurances that
be will at once begin negotiations with
Japanese for the purpose Of bringing
about new treaty that will exclude
japanese laborers, skilled and I'M
skilled from continental United
States.
The order regarding the San Fran
cisco schools will be amended by the
board Of education to read as follows:
"'Section children Of all alien
races who speak the English language
In order to determine the proper
grade which they may be entitled to
be enrolled, must first be examined |
as to their educational qualifications |
by the principal Of the school where
the application for enrolment shall
have been made.
"'section 2..-That no child Of alien
birth over the ages Of 10, II, 70, 10,
II, Is, 10, years shall be enrolled in
any Of the list, End, Srd, 4th, 9th, 9th,
18th, or 9Th grades respectively.
- Section 3.-If said alien chill
Gren shall be found deficient in their
ability to speak or deficient in the
elements Of the English language, or
unable to attend the grades mem
toned in section Q, by reason of the
restrictions mentioned therein such
children shall be enrolled in special
schools or IN special classes estab.
lished exclusively for such children
and In the manner the board Of educa.
Non shall deem proper and most ex
pedlent."