The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-09
PRESIDENT WARNS CALIFORNIA
IN TELEGRAM TO SPEAKER
STANTON OF ASSEMBLY.
OENOUNCES SCHOOL BILL
Executive Declares Those Who Advo-
cate Anti.Jap Legislation Are Fol.
lowing Policy That Combines Min.
irnun Of Efficiency With Maximum
Of Insult and May Cause Mischief.

Washington, Feb. S-"The policy OF
the administration is to combine the
maximum of efficiency in achieving
the real object which the people of the
Pacific slope have at heart, with the
minimum of friction and trouble
while the misguided men who adVo-
cate such action as this against which
I protest are following policy which
combines the very minimum of eff
cheney with the maximum of insult,
~and which, while totally failing to
achieve any real result for good, yet
might accomplish an infinite amount
OF harm"
In this language. President Roose-
welt, in long telegram to Speaker r.
A. Stanton Of the California assembly,
set forth the governments view of the
Japanese school bill. The president
states that the bill gives just cause
for irritation, and that the govern
ment would be obliged Immediately to
take action in the federal courts to
test such legislation, because 1t is held
to be clearly violation of the treaty
obligations of the United States.
Sends Message.
To Speaker Stanton the president
sent the following:
IT trust there will be no misunder-
standing Of the federal governments
attitude. We are zealously endeavor-
ing to guard the interest of Califor-
MIA and of the entire west in accord
ance with the desires of our western
people. BY friendly agreement with
Japan we are now carrying out pol
Icy which, while meeting the interests
and desires of the Pacific slope, is yet
compatible not merely with mutual
self-respect, but with mutual esteem
and admiration between the Ameri-
cans and Japanese. The Japanese
government is in good faith doing its
part to carry out this policy, precisely
as the American government is doing
The policy aims at mutually of obli-
cation and behavior.
'In accordance with it the purpose
is that the Japanese shall come here
exactly as Americans go to Japan
which Is in effect that travellers, stu
dents, persons engaged in interna-
tional business, men who sojourn for
pleasure or study, and the like, shall
have the freest access from one coun-
try to the other, and shall be sure Of
the best treatment, but that there
shall be no settlement in mass by the
people of either country in the other
Japs Leaving.
During the last six months under
this policy more Japanese have left
the country than have come in, and
the total number In the United States
has diminished by over 1000. These
figures are absolutely accurate and
need not he impeached. In other
words. If the present policy is con-
sistently followed and works as we'll
In the future as it is now working,
all difficulties and causes for friction
will disappear, while at the same
time each nation will retain it's self
respect and the good will of the other.
But such a bill as this school bill ac-
complishes literally nothing whatever
in the line of the object aimed at and
gives just and grave cause for irrita-
ton; while in addition the United
States government would be obliged
Immediately to take action in the fed
eral courts to test such legislation, as
we hold it to be clearly a violation
of the treaty.
Cause Mischief.
''On this point refer to the numer
Gus decisions Of the United States
supreme court in regard to the state
laws which violate treaty obligations
Of the United States. The legislation
would accomplish nothing beneficial
and would certainly cause some mis-
chief. and might cause some grave
mischief. In short, the policy of the
administration Is to combine the max
imum Of efficiency in achieving the
real objejct which the people of the Pa
cific slope have at heart, with the
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