The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

shat the President of the United States
has created the difficulty which he now
seeks TO remedy.
Had he. in the first instance, met
the demand Of Japan by insisting that
the domestic affairs OF the State of Cal
ifornia were outside the control of the
President Of the United States and had
he sought to insure lasting friendship
between the two countries by urging a
treaty that would prevent economic
friction upon our own soil, caused by
the Juxtaposition Of two laboring
classes. differing essentially in their
standards OF life and their standard of
wages; had he stood firmly for this, I
believe that there would have been no
danger Of the enmity Of Japan.
The people Of the United States and
the people of the Pacific Coast are de-
termined that there shall be no in
crease Of race complications upon
American soil The President Of the
United States arraigned the sentiment
OF the Pacific Coast, arraigned the San
Francisco authorities for exercising the
power which was theirs as local
sovereignty, and added fuel to the
flame by insisting that the Japanese
people should not only be permitted to
come here, practically without restric-
ton, but that they should be admitted
TO citizenship in the United States. He
Pacific Coast that will not rest until 1t
ends IN Japanese exclusion"
After declaring that the closed door
in the Philippines was the real cause
OF friction with Japan, Senator New
lands said:
7 90 not intend, Mr. President, to
enlarge upon the difficulties OF the
situation. though a vast field OF dis
cussion is opened as 70 the future re-
garoing the relations between japan
and this country, particularly II we
retain our possessions in the Orient
Friendship with Japan, IL we retain the
Philippines, is essential and we never
shall be able TO retain them II Japan
says no. We shall not be able to retain
them because they are 1000 miles away
from our base OF operations. We shall
not be able to retain them because to
fortify them would invoke a greater
expenditure than would be involved in
the fortihcation of the entire United
States. We shall not be able to retain
them because our transports carryin g
our men to defend them Will be cut
down in midocean-
I suggest TO the President of the
United States, If q suggestion can reach
him from this chamber, that he has
added himself to the real cause Of
future trouble between Japan and this
country"
Thanks TO the Presidents action in
ignoring the California delegation in
the school conference, both Senators
were able to deny on the floor that
they had participated in any deal IN
which the right Of the State was to
be bartered away for Japanese exclu-
sion.
Senator Culbertson reiterated, how
ever, that there must be q deal on foot,
as Mayor Schmitz was waiting for the
Congress TO close up the transaction
before announcing his surrender.
Senator Lodge asked for ruling
on his point of order against the reso-
luton instructing the conferees to
bring in a provision positively ex-
cluding Japanese laborers from the
country. offered yesterday by Senator
CuIberson. The Vice President sus-
tained the point and Senator Carmack
appealed from the ruling Of the chair.
A roll call was had on the motion
which Lodge at once made to lay the
appeal on the table. The vote was 45
70 lay the appeal on the table and "a
IN the negative. The chair was sus-
tained by practically a party vote.
Senator McEnery of Louisiana voted
with the Republicans and Senator La
Toilette with the Democrats.
The conference report was then
adopted without a roll call
After tonight's conference between
the delegation and school authorities
by both sides. Mayor Schmitz declared
that the Oriental School was not to be
abolished, but he admitted that con-
cessions were TO be made. He gave the
\ Impression that the board would issue
a manifesto that IL had not surrendered
and that as soon as public attention
was diverted Japanese children would
be quietly admitted into the white
schools. he insisted that the States
rights had not been bartered away.
One or two members OF the delega-
tion said that they were surprised TO
see that Schmitz had saved more out Of
the struggle than seemed possible.
They said that California would ao-
cept the statement soon to be issued
and that they did not regard the ar
rangement as q surrender.
The delegation IN Congress is In an
embarrassing position and is practical
ly forced to stand by Schmitz in his
agreement with the President The
Celifornians, IN other words, are glad
to get the exclusion amendment
through at any price. believing that
the people will calm down when they
realize that the Japanese are to be kept
out
Mayor echmitz has accepted an invi-
tation 70 dine with Vice President Fair
banks tomorrow evening.