The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-12
CHINESE SEEK AID.
Coast Orientals Say laps
Get All Attention.
PROTEST TO ROOSEVELT.
They Dispatch Telegram to President
Chief Executive Holds Weighty
Conference on Anti-Japanese Stu
alton in California.

opening of the fight over the passage
OF the anti-Japanese bills in the lower
house of the California legislature be-
gan yesterday, and it is expected that
the struggle will be even more intense
than 1t was last week, when the strug-
gle was terminated by the dramatic
appeal of Speaker Walter Stanton for
delay. The latest complication in the
controversy which has two nations by
the ears was the preparation, accord
| ing to morning paper of this city, by
the local Chinese Of a statement
complaining that President Roosevelt
| is discriminating against their coun.
trymen in favor of the Japanese.
The memorial, drawn by representa-
| tives of the six companies, which is
| the Chinese Benevolent association Of
California, was telegraphed to the
| president yesterday. The telegram,
which was a lengthy document, en-
braced all the abridgment of rights un-
| der which the Chinese claim to be suf-
fering. A comparison Of the govern
mental treatment of the Chinese and
Japanese is made, and the claim raised
that the latter are clearly favored by
the authorities at Washington.
Protest Against President.
The document made a strong pro-
test against the president exerting his
power to prevent the segregation Of
Japanese children in the public
schools, while he makes no complaint
against the common practice of ex-
Guiding Chinese from the white
school. The telegram also denounces
the exclusion act, complaining that
the immigration inspectors in their
enforcement of it continually violate
| the fourteenth amendment of the con-
stitution.
Royalty to Cut California.
1t was announced by Kikuo Kiyose,
the correspondent Of the Asahi of
Tokyo. that two parties Of Japanese
] royalty planning to visit the United
| States this year will cut California
| from their itinerary. Included in the
| parties will be Prince and Princess
Kunyo Shi. The members of both
parties are middle aged, and this will
Put OFF Action Until Thursday.
Sacramento, CAL, Feb. 9-The SEN
ate decided yesterday to postpone un-
| til Thursday any discussion of the re-
| port of the committee on legislative
communication regarding anti-Japan-
csc legislation. The report, which was
based on the recent message of Gov.
1x,ici
| legislation, was submitted last week
and placed on file.
Nebraska at It, Too.
Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 9-Representa
tive Jerry Howard of Douglas county
yesterday introduced in the house of
representatives a bill to segregate
Japanese and Chinese laborers from
American workmen. The measure
provides that the Japanese and Chi.
csc must not work in company with
white men and must not be employed
in the same building.
Howard says his bill was evolved to
eradicate conditions existing in South
Omaha, where Japanese laborers are
employed in the packing houses.
ffeSlCent ReruSeS TO ak.
Washington, Feb. 9.-As the result
of an important conference on the
Japanese situation at the White
House yesterday, President Roosevelt
will give to the public another state
ment for publication
The conference was participated in
by Senator Flint, Representative Kahn
and Interstate Commerce Commission
er Lane of California, Secretary of
| State Bacon and Assistant Secretary
| O'Loughlin.
The conference was not long one,
and at it's conclusion the Calisornians
| declared that their mouths had been
closed by the president, who had asked
| them to say nothing as he intended
| to make a statement. The state de-
partment officials also declared that
they could not talk.
Another Conference Held.
| The conference was followed by an
other conference between the president
and Secretaries Newberry and Wright,
at the conclusion of which the direct,
unequivocal statement was made by
both secretaries that the name Japan
or California had not been referred to,
and that the discussion was an unim-
portant one, relating to bill in con-
gress dealing with deserters from the
army and navy.
The positive statement was made by
member of the party that not one
word was mentioned as to an intima-
ton from Japan as to how she might
treat certain legislation in Cal
| ifornia.
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