Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-08
STATEMENT FROM
PRIEST. ROOSEVELT
To be Given Out as Result Of Con-
ference at White House on
The Japanese Situation.
SECY. OF STATE BACON THERE
Also senator Flint aud Rep. Kahn OF
California-Bclieved Japan Has
Made Certain Representations.

Washington Feb. S-As result of
conference ou tho Japanese situation at
the White House today President
Roosevelt win give Co the public am
other statement FOR publication t0mor-
row morning The conference was
participated iu by senator Flint Rep
resentatiye Kahn and Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Lane of California,
Secy. of State Bacon and Asst secy
% Laughliu. The conference was not
a. long one. and at it's conclusion the
CalifomIaus declared that their mouths
had been closed by the president. who
udu asked thDm tO say nothing, as ha
intended 90 make "a statement The
state department officials also declared
that they could not talk
The conference was followed by an
other conference between the president
and Secretaries Newberry and Wright.
az lne conclusion OF which the direct
unequivocal statement was made bv
| both secretaries that the name Japan
or California had not been referred TO
and thar the discussion was an import
ant one, relating TO q bin in Congress
dealing with dCserters from the army
! and navy
The positive statement was made by
q member of the party that not ole
| word was mentioned as 90 an intimatiou
! from japan as 10 how she might treat
| certain legislation in California. Nor
would the president say a word toward
/ clearing up the remarks made by tho
speaker OF the California lower house
| that he was in possession OF infOrma-
| ton showing that the situation would
become critical II the legislature per-
! sisted lu its course.
The fact that the state department
/ was represented in the conference has
| excited more speculation than amy Oth-
/ er feature and caused the belief that
certain representations have been made
/ u} Japan as 90 how she regards pOsei-
Die legislation iu California. lutima-
] zion WAS conveyed that important mes
satr have been received from Ambas.
sador OBricu- our representative at
Toxic, portraying the feeling there. m
| reply Co Inquiries along these lines.
secy Becon declined TO talk.
A NEW COMPLICATION.
san Francisco, Feb. S.-The re-oDon-
/ ing OF the night over the passage OF the
anu-Japaucse bills i'm the lower house
| OF the California legislature Will begin
| today, and IL rs expected that the strug-
! gle viii be even more intense than il
was last week when tht struggle was
| terminated by the dramatic appeal OF
Speaker Walter stanton for delay. The
latest complication In tho controversy
/ which has two nations by the ears Is
| the preparation, according 20 a paper
| OF this city. 10y the local Chinese Of a
statement complaining that President
| Roosevelt Is discriminating against
their couutrymen IN favor OF the jana
nese. The memorial. drawn up by Rep
resentatives Of the six companies which
Is the Chinese Benevolent association OF
California, viii be telegraphed 20 the
president today. The telegram which
will be a lengthy document. embraces
am the Arrangements or rights under
which the Chinese claim TO be suffer
ing. A comparison OF the governmental
treatment OF the Chinese and Japa-
nese s. made. and the claim raised that
the latter are clearly favored by the
authorities az Washington.
Atty. q. p. Stidger who drew up the
telegram. says that it contains a strong
protest against the president exertmg
his power 10 prevent the segrega tion of
japanese children IN the public schools
while hc makes no complaint against
the common practise OF excluding Chi
nese from the white schools
The telegram denouncos the exclusion
act. complaining that the immigration
inspectors IN their enforcement OF 20
continually violate the fourteenth
amendment OF tho Constitution.