Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-16
THE DISPUTE SETTLED
Japanese to Be Admitted to San
Francisco Schools.
White HOUSE CONFERENCE
assurances Given to California
Visitors.
MAYOR SCHM1TZs STATEMENT
White HOUSE CONFERENCE
Given to California
Visitors.
MAYOR scHM1rz's STATEMENT
Satisfactory Understanding Upon the
Assumption Of the Passage Of
the immigration Bill.

The San Francisco school controversy
growing out of the segregation of the jap
| anese school children in that city, has been
settled. The basis of the agreement reached
at the White House conference yesterday
afternoon is that Mayor Schmitz and the
members Of the school board will, imme-
diately after the passage of the immigration
bill as reported by the conferees in Con-
gress, abolish the oriental schools and
again admit japanese children into the
white schools. The adjustment of the orr
entail schools applies, of course only to the
use Of them by the japanese. Their main
tenance for the Chinese will be continued,
The President and Secretary Root gave the
San Franciscans assurance that if the bill
was not passed at this session of Congress
an extra session would be called imme-
diately after the adjournment on March 4.
For some time after the conference broke
up Secretary Root was engaged in a dis
cussion of the matter with the President,
and announced to the press representatives
at the White House that the meeting was
state whether complete agreement had
been reached, but he did say that every
body seemed serene" He added that the
President and the California delegates natu-
rally would await action by Congress on
the immigration bill with regard to restrict
ing Asiatic coolie labor coming into this
| country.
Statement by Mayor Schmitz.
Mayor Schmitz gave out the following
signed statement last night:
I'VE have come to a satisfactory under
standing upon the assumption that Congress
will pass the amendmentzto the immigra-
| ton bill introduced February 49, Until
the amendment is enacted into a law we
shall make no statement as to what the
understanding Isl
Mayor Schmitz received the answer of
the Japanese government to his PROPOSE
ton for a separate school from Secretary
| the members Of the school board he again
called at the State Department and in
formed Secretary Root that the school
rescind its order establishing oriental
schools but no action would be taken in
this direction until the immigration bill.
including the exclusion amendment, had
been passed by Congress and signed by
the President They submitted this
agreement to Secretary Root in writing.
The .Californians called at the White
House at o'clock, and after thirty-five-
minute conference with the President and
Secretary Root announced that an AMIGA
BILE agreement had been reached, and
Mayor Schmitz promised to give out a
formal statement later in the evening
Secretary Root, who remained with the
President for some time after the San
Franciscans left the White House, was
rather HOu-COHliIlttdl III MS observations
Of the result Of the conference. He did
admit, however. that everybody looked
serene" but would not say whether a COM
plete agreement had been reached. He
added that naturally the President and the
California delegates would await the
action by Congress on the immigration
bill with regard to restricting Asiatic
coolie labor coming into this country No
official statement was issued at the White
House.
Agreement in the Senate.
An agreement was reached in the SEN
ate late yesterday afternoon to vote on
the conference report of the immigration
bill today, and last night the republican
senator's who were in charge Of the meas
ure declared that the bill would undoubt-
eddy be passed. No serious opposition
when the measure reaches the House of
Representatives was anticipated.
The Japanese ambassador. Viscount Aoki
last night refused to make any comment
on the situation pending further commune
cation with his government
Question OF Credit.
The California delegation in Congress Is