The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21
E-Mayor Phelans View.

WASHlAGION, Jan. 21.-EX-may-
Or Phelan OF Frisco, who is here In the
interest of legislation affecting San
Francisco said, We requested the Pres
ldent last summer to keep the fleet
on Pacific waters and he said the
program already advanced would be
fulfilled which left our coast unprotect-
ed, and if the Japanese desire they
could descend over to our shores and
% great injury before VIC could retail
ase Remember tley struck Russia
snfn they least expected and attack
ga fort Arthur while Russia was din
ng and would do the same thing to
le United States. If such thing hap
pened we would have thousands of en-
tnles right in our midst. Hawaii is
even worse off than California. Roose-
ven IS right in his contention that the
-aillorria legislature saould halt pro-
seedlnss in the anti-Japanese legisla-
'lor now.
Inc President probably knows more
luah ne lets the public know about the
japanese question. For the present at
'ssst california should trust the sit
uassoa TO Roosevelt. | am forced to
ssy the time will come when California
WI be compelled to act. | question
enelner California will be white
@aa country or whether It will
asons to the japanese. They are
s''ing The white man to the wall and
8 iat'er has begun to fight. Shall
Z MAINTAIN our standard or shall we
','st ourselves to business on a lev.
!. sia the japanese. I tlave faith
'He PRESIDENT and believe when he
a's On amieable agreement will be
. ,ssVaed whereby immigration will be
.ssu'esea he has good ground for the
sleht think the state legisla-
ls should allow ample time to ful-
!. us policy. also know the Jana.
" De clever and dangerous be
A.. sss' c'eser and they are progressing
ss'Ond all bounds in California where
~ Il. ass grave menace, | have nc
~ .Aey VIII ever become in anv
M, A'ieFlcans at heart. They don't
4. ~ VIVA our people. They lower
eo,.,a s'aAuard OF our life and are sup
!, s neither church, school. theatre
'4'''is IN an American sense.
roosevelt Replies to Critics.
~. ,Ma.AsHlNGToN, D. G.. Ian o.
~ tss,O.hlsns s..a' here generally deplor,
toosS s,'''uoe Of the radical legislators
Nh ~ i. seApressing regrets that Roosa
MI, Aaa not allowed the fleet to "a
t,m ' !, roosevelt replies to this criti
nog r.as 'nat We're the fleet theri
the .ot;l paA would naturally assum,
tonn,s as.vn OF the legislature had bee,
nsn, 'su 81 at by the federal govern
Mar pans ne purpose of resulting /,
Dsnhy setiuge ~. and Representatiy
ktlon, iespectively of the foreign re
,pnisr,saa , aaa corresponding committees
Poo, cons. at the White House toda,
safdns D,sffed with the President re-
\ tay g s,r .ne California situation Il
4 Ton :, ss,efai m of the California daleg,
\ he fs,s songressmen urged that Will
H night sboa .he immigration burea
H 'rdspsea saow w, decrease in immigrant,
A Y ls,aneesAl eAlsted of decided increas
VI hris sse sxa Senator Flint 6. Cal
N You'd sNplessed sna the belief the affa,
n eevss '4pside ~ temporarily and b,
N ality rsaa, snorough test of Japan,s 81,
n ugen. sssardins sa immigration would i
n ss pres,anaaato SENATOR Fulton of Oregon tol
N sltroablasaae . that while Oregon wa
" y hcrsss, u with Japanese there wa
" haeyed eos, ss q the Immigrants. n
'ss We're surreptiously 6,