The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-14
JAP PANtSE SCHOOL
TROUBLE LESET7L[O
TO END DISCRIMINATION
In San francisco, Unless Japan
Wishes to Establish Separate
schoos-Cor gress conferees
Agree to Amendment.

agree TO Amenoment.
! Washington, Feb 13.-The Japan.
le school controv rsy is settled n.
sofar as President Roosevelt, Mayor
iSchmidtz and the San Francisco
, board are concerned An amicable
adjustment Of the question now rests
with congress If the amendment to.
IN Immigration bill, proposed by Sec
retary Root excluding foreigners who
iuse their passports TO ecure admis-
sion to the United states TO the detri.
ment of labor conditions in this cogn.
try, Is accepted by ,he senate and tn
house and the immigration bin is
passed at this ses ion Of congress,
tho San Francisco Board Of Education
viii rescnd It's order establi hing Ori-
ntal schools unless the Japanese gov
ernment agrees to a proposition for
separate schools which will provide
equal facilities for Japanese children.
Schmtz Thoroughly Satisfied.
Mayor Schmitz and mis- associates
had a conference with th pres dent
this af ernoon and assured Roosevelt
that the amcndmen; to the immi&ra-
tion bin is entirely satisfactory to
them Secretary Root participated in
conference and reported on his nego
tiatons with Republican leaders in
congre and the Japanese ambassa-
dor.
While Mayor schmijz and the m m.
bers cf the school board are still
hopeful that japanese Ambassador
Aold will agree to separate schools in
California, tn stand willing to re-
scind the order establiahing Oriental
schools and again admit Japanese
children to white schools
Schmitz today pointed our to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root the
advantages gained by the Japanes sc
children If Oriental schools are main
tanned and expressed a willing ness
TO give the japanese equal education
al facilities to those Civ TO white
children. If the Japanese government
will agree TO this proposition the
school board will establish fufficient
number of Ori ntal school houses to
accommodate the japanese and will
give the children individual instrac-
tion.
Final Settlement Friday.
An-ther conference will be at the
Whit House Friday ana in the mean
time President Roosev ], hopes 10
give Mayor Scmitl and his associates
a. surauce that the immigration bi!i /
including the exclusion amendment /
be passed at this session Of congress. |
S cretary Root will ascertain the a.
titude of japanese government on the /
fer separate schools and /
communicate the mavor's a surance /
hat the JapaGcse will uot he discrim I
mated against, but VIII have equal
EDUCATIONAL advantage with white chill !
drcn. If the proposition does not meet !
with Aokis views. the school board |
will abolish the Oriental schools. The /
only thing that win prevent an ami |
cable settlement on the whole Gu
lion Fs.day will be the unWill.ns8ess !
of congre. 10 pass the immigration /
bill This. g. can be stated on high f.
est official authority IS now he only
possible hitch that can Dee euc0uut. .
red in The negotiations.
The amendment. was fayorably +
agreed upor b. confcrees cf The sea- I
ate and house this afternoon and re-
ported TO congress. Tn provision /
greed upon is as follows.
That whenever the president shall .
he satisfied that passports issued by
any foreign government 20 ITS citi- .
p rs to go TO anv country other han F.
the C-itcd Sta.cs or 10 ans ins lar
posse sion OF TIE United states or I'D .
the canal zone are being used for thr .
purpose OF enabling tho holders ~
come to the continental trrilory of
the United States to the de- r.ment .
of the labor conditions therein. the I
president NAV refuse 10 permit such i
citizens Of the cou1t-y Issuing s1cn T.
passports to nier the contin ntai /
territory of Tho United States from
such o-hcr country or from s1ch in=a- .
lar passcssi- or from the canal .
zone"