The Washington herald., 1909-02-09

The President made further effort yes
terday to improve what ne chsracierizes
as situation fra9ght with grave mis-
CHER in respect TO the snf-JzpaueSs
question IN California; tst If the temper
OF that States delegation IN Congress-
Is any Indication OF the result. he msds
bad mess Of it Nearly every member
OF the delegation IL angry. and two ot
them spoke their minds freely in public
yesterday. with a promise Of more 70
follow.
The m-feeling directed toward tbs
President By tie Californisns was caused
BY Mr.. Roosevelrs severe criticism oc
certain members OF the delegation. ii
connection with individuals amons their
own number
Early in the DAY d conference was held.
al the White House on the Japaaess
question. the President calling IN seore-
tary OF state Bacon. Assistant secre-
tary O'LaughHn. Senator Flint aad Rep
resentative Kahn, OF California. and
Franklin K Lane. OF the Interstate Con-
merce Commission, who is also a Cali
fornian-
The President soes elaae # clear that
he wished to stir Up as strong q public
sentiment as possible. and 10 enlist the
strongest individual influences TO prevent
action BY the general assembly OF Cali
fornis directed toward japanese fmmi-
grants and residents
Telegram Is Prepared.
The immediate object OF this confer
ehce vas to read a telegram which Mr.
Seoseselt had prepared to send. to TIE
speaker Of the California legislature. and
Shich isser IN the DAY. lie did SEND Il
this telegram the President reiterated hss
position on the japanese question. and
gave a pointed warning OF Federal court
action similar TO the threat which was
employed in Ieo7. when the san Francisco
school question reached a crisis.
Before the holding OF the main V-hHs
| House conference, Representative Nc
Kinlay. OF California. who is in svr,-
pathy with some acton bv the legislature
Of MS state. believing Il 70 represent the
sentiment OF California people. visited ths
Presidents Office. To him Mr. Roosevelt
( scathingiy denounced Senator Perkins.
repeating substantially what he had said
about him IN 2 telegram TO Gov GHieft.
/ Later in the day. when Representative
/ Kahn was a. the White House. the Presi-
dent criticised Representative McKinIay-
/ quite as unsparingIy as ne had criticised
Senator Perkins when talking to Nj Nc
Kinlay.
These incidents we're soon recited a
other members Of the California delega-
tion at the Capitol. and the recital stirred
/ up some bittsr feelings. Representa-,
Knowland spoke out
The President says. IN substance that
Mr. Perkins erred IN voting for two battle
ships. instead Of four intimztinz that
delicate situation existed that should
have prompted Senator's TO vote 10 Ephold
the navy II such a situation exists. and
Japan Is threatening Us, It seems 10 ne
that il was nothing less than criminal 10
Withdraw the battle ship feet from the
Pacific
Perkins Plans Reply.
Other CslIfornians said things about
the President. but not for publication
Senator Perkins may make reply to ths
President in a speech in the Senate
TIE telegram which the President sent
to the speaker Of the California general
assembly is as follows:
Hon P A. Stanton.
Speaker Of the assembly
Sacramento. Cal:
7 trust there wiz De nc nisundsrstsn5-
ing OF the Federal governments attitude.
We are jealousIy endeavorsng TO guard
the interests OF California, and OF tb4
entire West, in accordance with the de-
sires Of our Western people. By friendly
agreement with Japan we are now czrrv-
ing out policy which. while meeting ths
interests and desires OF the Pacific Slo5s
is yet compatible not merely with mutual
self-respect, but with mutual esteem ana
admiration between the Americans ana
japanese The japanese government IS
Loyalty and in good faith doing It's uare
TO carry out this policy, precisely as trs
American government is doing. The policy
aims at mutually OF obligation snd bs-
havior
'In accordance with It the purpose is
that tls japanese snail come here exact
iy as Americans 20 to Japan. which q
in effect that travellers. students. persons
engaged in International business man
who sojOuTn for pleasure OF study. a7d
the Ike, shall have the freest access from
one country to the other. and shan -
sure OF the best treatment. but that there
shall be no settlement on uasss bv fba
people OF either country IN the other
During the last six months under iris
policy more japanese have left the conn
try than have come In, and the to47l
number in the United States has iiultn-
ished by more than two thousand. These
figures are absolutely accurate and can
not be imPeached. In other words. # tha
present policy is consistently followed
and works as well in the future as il =
now working. all difficulties and causes
OF friction, viii disappear, while al the
same time each nation viii retain It's self
respect ard the good will OF the other.
But such bin as this school biz accom-
piishes literally nothing whatever in ths
line Of the object aimed at, and gives
Just and grave cause for irritation; While
IN addition. the United States government
would be obliged Immediately 10 take ac-
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