The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-01-29
THE JAPANESE MAY
Be ONLY FOOLINC US
Accuracy Of the immigration Figures
Doubted,
GOVERNOR GILlETTs BIG BURDEN.
President Declares, However, That IL
the Japanese Are Not Honestly
Keeping Their Agreement He VIII
No Longer Try to Prevent Any
Hostile Legislation.

Washington, D. C. Especially -
The japanese legislation question in
California was discussed at confer
ences between President Roosevelt
and Senators Flint and Fulton and
others. The President urged the
necessity of CALIFORNIA; congressional
delegation using their influence as
fully as possible against legislation
that might be resented by Japan.
The President talked cautiously
with some of the congressional visi-
tors. He went so far as to say he
thought nothing pending in Congress
nor any of the differences between
himself and Congress were of half
the importance OF the Japanese Cali
fornia question.
Although talking with great de-
liberation and care, the President
still recognizes the existence of q
ment to the japanese in California
and the wisdom of placating that
sentiment so as to end the agitation
Because of the almost unanimous
sentiment in the State the Presi-
dent realizes the responsibility upon
Governor Gillett in using his infiu-
ence on the legislature to stop legis.
lation at this session, and wants to
do all he can to share some of that
responsibility.
Senator Flint, in his conferences
at the White House, agreed with the
President in considering the burden
upon Governor Gillett an important
and serious. one and is willing to
share with the Governor the work
of trying to allay the irritation. The
President is not hesitating to use
the power of Senator Flint and will
not refrain from doing anything
within reason himself.
Senator Flint and other Californi-
ans have told the President pretty
plainly that while they are willing
to help him, they do not place much
confidence In the figures of the gov
eminent as to the decreasing num-
Der of Japanese In this country.
'The facts dispute the figures" they
declare, and add that the Japanese
are taking possession of whole
towns.
The President advised his Califor-
mia visitors that he would like to
see fair trial given to the promises
of the Japanese to decrease the num-
Der of their citizens in this country,
and If this trial shows that there
is no decrease, then he will no long
er use his influence, even after he
goes out of Office, to prevent hostile
legislation.
Senator Fulton, of Oregon. after
his talk at the White House, sad
that the feeling as to the Japanese
in his State was not as acute as in
California.
japanese and Chinese children
attend the same schools as white 3
children in our State" said the Sem
ator, and we have not had any
trouble so far. We have many Japa-
nese in the State, but they seem to
have colonized more extensively In
California than with u.s."
Like many other callers. Senator
Fulton expressed the opinion that tho
situation would be cleared up and
possible trouble avoided. This view
was taken by number of White
House callers, among them Repte-
sentatives DENLY and Townsend,
who introduced the visitors. Mr..
DENLY lived in China number OF
years.
81 don't believe the situation is
as critical now as it was two years
ago." said Mr.. DENLY. "and / think
it will be satisfactorily settled"