The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-14
Presidents Use of the Big Stick
Leads to Resembling
of Order.
JAP CHILDREN MAY ENTER
SCHOOLS WITH WHITES
Resolution Makes No Change in
Status of Chinese and
Korean Pupils.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-The
San Francisco Board of Education kept
its word with President Roosevelt,
unanimously resembling the resolution
of last October by which Japanese
were segregated in the public schools
and adopting an alternative resolution
in accordance with che understanding
reached at the Washington conference
between the President, Secretary Root,
the School Board aAd Mayor Schmitz
The Board then sent the following tele-
gram:
San Francisco. March 13-To Theodore
Roosevelt President OF the United States
and the Hon. Elihu Root. Secretary OF
State;-At regular meeting OF the Board
of Education held this afternoon, q reso-
luton, as agreed upon with you, was
adopted unanimously. Certified copy was
given to United States District Attorney
Devlin. LAWRENCE +. WALSH.
President the Board OF Education.
The President having telographed
Mayor Schmitz yesterday that he would
direct Mr.. Devlin to dismiss the suits
against the Board III the United States
Circuit court and the Supreme Court of
California as soon as the action stated
should be taken by the Board, members
OF that body took up the Japanese in
cident as now closed, in so far As San
Francisco is concerned. There is, how
ever, it is stated, an unwritten reser-
walton to the effect that should the
President g reciprocal promises TO the
Board regarding discretionary restric~
tiop of coolie immigration to California
not be carried out, the Board may feel
at liberty to readopt the October reso-
luton and again segregate the Japan
eSe.
Text Of Resolution.
Following is the official record Of the
Boards action at today's meeting;
Resolved and ordered, that the follow
Ing resolution. adopted by the Board OF
Education on the 1lth day OF October,
1906 be and the same Is hereby repealed
excepting In so far as IL applies to Chi
nese and Korean children:
"ResolTed. that in accordance with
OF California, principals are hereby d.
rscted to send all Chinese. Japanese and
Korean children TO the Oriental public
street. between Powell and Mason on and
after Monday. October 10. 1906.
=, Resolved, that: Section !, Children Of
al allen races who speak the English
proper grade 10 which they may be en-
titled TO be enrolled must first be exam
lned 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 O. 10. IL. j.. IL. - Is
and Is years shall be enrolled In any of
The first, second, third, fourth. fifth, sixth
seventh or eighth grades. respectively.
Section 3. II said alien children shall
be found deficient In their ability to speak
or deficient in tho elements Of, the Eng
lish language. or unable 20 attend the
grades mentioned In section by reason
of the restrictions mentioned therein
such chlldron shall be enrolled in special
schools or I'm special classes established
exclusively for such children as and i'm
the manner the Board of Education shall
deem proper and most eNpedlent."