Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
PRESIDENT WILL IGNORE
ANTl.JAP. RE.OlUTl0NS
Administration to lake No Offic al
Not ce Of Nevada legisla-
ture's Drastic Action.

WAStiNh loN, l'h 81 ''H'"' 49,
Roosevelt, il Is understood. Will TAX"
no notice Of the Ir>n.u IONS on red
In the Nevada legi> @;nr" relating +"
he Jepanese question A. the sam"
time, the adminis,ru, IL regards Me-
,ada's attitude as 'nN&' unfor;nna'"
and III advised Til" President is en-.
dravuring TO settle III" JaVan"S" M
uigratiou question VIA A maAimuin
az efficiency and Il minimum of OF
nsr He regards he California ard
Nevada expressions again>t ja"aH
as an .ndcavor 10 ~ !uC" IL mani
mum OF OF nse. " III minimum OF
benefits
The. administration View Of ih' SIT
uation is that the \rNaLa resolutions
accomplish nothing toward III" great
rlirrt in view. which is the kr, pin"
our of undesirable classes of Japan
csc. while they MAKE il mo-" dlfilru(
f.r the government To main am
friendly relations Nl'h japan.
Members OF the administration call
cd al,en ion to the carefully and conf-
rrous,y wordcI expressions f the
lar anrse minister toy foreign AFT Hrs
n the diet yesterday. and Con"aS'"d
,hrm with he "bnoriah la"1na""' o!
thr NrvaGa resoluri ms
We are trying 80 h" as con td"r-
ate and pOlit" as 'hr la. anrS sIli
a spokesman oi III" administrator,
but il hampers ~ when such res :
litions as those OF III" Nevada l"gl-
turr are brought forward. Nevada :
action can be nothing hut a bite:
wound to Japan, aud Cuc EFFORT" :"
arC0mplSh Friendly and tiT"CilN"
settlement OF the immigration ln'$,
ton are thus unnrc": sariiy hanr!-
capped.
6eIligerence is Rfdiculed.
Nevain's htlliseT,l.,r toward Japan
was ridiculcd yesterday by admins
ration officials who recalled tn" fran
,ic effor;s of Gov. :. arks and he leg
islatu:r to lave Federal troop, re-.
aimed ut G. ldfield carly last year. i'll
n;G + ~ preserve the public peace.
The corr, spondCnct between Cover
uAr Sharks and the President. which
wa, transmitted 10 Congress at The
inc. wa, unearihrd
Governor SIarkS. in a Telegram,
dat Il Dec 5. 1907. adviser the Pres''
dent that the State has no enrOIi"d
militia, If it had. and | doubt very
much whether il would he effective
in maintaining law and order" N
later telegram he told The I!csi-
d Mt tial the miners union claimed
a membership Ct 5000. with fully On"
half OF them constantly armed, while
the mine owners had in their employ
la:ge number of WatChmen and
guards VIII, were constantly armed
Governor Sparks begged that the
troops be retained. declaring that !,
state of domestic violence and in.
surrcction had arisen. with suff-
ciCut power to overcome the civil
authorities" TIL" Presidents threat
to withdraw the troops imm2-
diately cause the governor to call tn"
legisla urc in special session. An in
luiry mo the situation at Goldtield
BY Nessrs. Murray. Neill AL Smith
acting by direction Of tn" President,
resulted in this report:
We find that. TO rut il tcrsely. the
State of Nevada. with population
of abor. 1nun". and the city of Cole,
fell with a population of probably
l5.o0n. are thus far in III" position
0! Gpliheratsly md expressly abdi-
eating their give nmental powers. in
he face of not more than a few hun
drei da- gerOu> and diSordPrlv mon.
Steamship Lines Blamed.
informant, II ,''ached Washington
yesterday. il j. aid which leads tn"
AZ ADMINISTRATION IN believe hat much
of the aH,i-Japan"se agitation in Cal
ifo-nia and Nevada is inspired by
which hav lo>r heir trade in trans
porting ia an.s" coolies to III" tni'c,i
States TIL" object OF the" con-
panies. according &c this report. Is
10 embarrass III" adninisr ration and
bring about III, repeal o. n" law
pr hibiiiEg JapIne:~ rom "nt"rlnc
IN. United S;r'., on indi! ~ pa =.
port. This law in connection with
the ELECTS Liam. has rt..uii'd IN
the III, riical .>rlusiun VI JapanCS"
ialu.rr<. ;hr~ d' Driving III" steam.
Sin cOmpani"I q; reveDu"