Show JAPANESE REPORT SENT TO CONGRESS k President Submits Result of Investigation Made by byM i M Metcalf I L' L FEW CHILDREN AFFECTED Condition Condition- II III In Sun zi ii co lU i Where so Ha e Bern l From Pl P I Schools Washington Dec Dee IS 18 1 Tho report ot Secretary on the situation affecting af at- the Japanese in San co co was submitted to 10 congress tc today da The The special me message and report In lii part follow r. r To tu the Senate Senale an and c c of ur He Representatives Herc rc I enclose herewith for tor your rom lnor- lnor mallon matIon the rt rt made to me personally nall b by S Secretary Metca t. t on the thc situation affecting the In San ati i Francisco The report dials als with f r three matters of or contro contro lers first tho the exclusion of ot the Japanese children I from the Sara San Fra cf rJ schools second second sec see ond the tho bo boycotting of ot Japanese restaurants restaurants resta- resta and third a acts ts of violence COI committed n against tl Japanese e. e Very Small A As to the fil first t matter I call your OUI OUIe e especial attention to the e very small emaIl number of Japanese children ren who at attend at- at f tend school hool to tho the testimony as to the nt I brightness cleanliness and arni good be- be ha o of these Japanese children In tho the schools and to the fact that o ow IJ ing to their brim being throughout through through- out the city t the w requirement nt for fOI them all aU to lo go to ohe oie special school chool is Js tin tin- JI possible of and means that 1 the they can not ot have C f school chool facilities I 5 it et me mc point out nut further that there j would WoUl be no objection whatever cr to Deluding from the he schools an any 4 ecton h Iid score of age It Is obviously lb 1 not that young oun men should hould t school hool with children The only point Js exclusion of ot the children HH c h t The number of or Japan Japan- O C e C 1 H attending tho the public 4 ini n Francisco waR wan very y sm- sm J b government go ha has hns already I t P.- P. wat qu C lr 1 i W r r au a n. n matter ot r c CIlZ ot or San Francisco will wm crulo to to der de- de e r these young youns Japanese children o of ot education ant anil will permit lh them m to lo logo togo togo go to the schools sChoos 4 C Violence The question t the as violence t n against the Japanese Is most admirably II ubI ably put b by Secretary Metcalf 1 and I have nothing to add to his hid statement f J am entirely confident that as Secretary Secre Secre- tar tal tary Metcalf sa says s the overwhelming o I of or tho thu state of or California is for law Jaw and order ordel und and for or the pi protection tion of the Japanese in their sons pel-sons ons t and nI property Both tl lh th chief of 1 police pid tid the acting mayor maor of ot San Francisco Francis Francis- co assured l Secretary Metcalf that thal I r everything po possible would woul bo he done Jone to toof of- of JI protect the Japanese In the city I 1 und and directed Secretary Met- Met I. I i calf cui to state that if it there thelo was failure I to protect persons and property then L tho the entire power of the fe federal government gov soy 1 k within the tho limits of oC the Coni ConIl Constitution Con Con- L Il would be used promptly and f c- vl vigorously to enforce th the observance of or our treaty tho supreme law of the theland theland theland land which treaty guaranteed to Japanese Jap Jup- an anese residents everywhere rc In the Union full and perfect protection for tor their portions and property and ancl to this end cud evel everything in ii In my power would be done donI nn and all alt the forces of oC the United States Slates both civil and military which I 1 could coul lawfully employ would be employed 1 I call cull especial attention to tu the concluding sentence of oC Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tar tary Metcalf ICH report ort of or November 26 G 1906 Secretary r O November C 6 26 1 1906 JOG The President ent I have the honor to submit the foli following following fol fol- fol- fol i lowing In my previous report I saId eald nothIng noth- noth I t Ing InS as to the causes leading up to the action of oC the school board In passing I th the tho l resolution of or Oct 11 11 an and the tho effect effect effect ef ef- ef- ef of or such uch action upon Japanese children of or the city of or San Francisco d desiring to attend the public public pub pub- lic schools of ot that city A report on this matter will viIi not bo ho made therefore therefore there there- fore and anti after atter describing the local sentiment concerning the recent dis- dis with regard to the Japanese Japan Japan- ese an un account will be given first o of tho the boycott maintained by tho the Cooks Cools and Wallets Waiters union of ot San Sun Francisco against Japanese Japan e restaurants dohig business in that ell city and second of J. J the several cases of ot 0 assault or Injury inflicted upon the tho persons or property property prop prop- erty crl of Japanese o le residents It that for tor several years the board of education of S San an Francisco had been beel considering the advisability of ot establishing reparato schools for Chinese Japanese and J Korean or nn chil- chil S. S v dren and on onta May ta 6 6 1905 passed tho the following resolution Heard f i I a That Thal the board boar of or education edu- edu i. i C cation Is determined in 11 Its efforts to toi i J c. c F Continued on Page I. I JAPANESE REPORT t SENT ENT TO CONGRESS Continued hilled from front Im c on one the establishment labH of or separate schools for e and Japanese Imp pupils lis not only Iy for the Purpose of reH re- re H the H congestion at Present pre pre- In our schools but also fo for the theo higher end V that our children n should nut not theIr o ho bo placed c Jn in an any posItion on where youthful ri riy Impressions be may mar af- af fh Sy b by assocIatIon with pupils of the me Mongolian M race lace I And on Oct ct- ct 11 n the board Passed the following resolution resolution- Resolved Th That lt In m accordance with i article law lacy ai ir Y X section 1662 of the sc school l of oC California principals are hereby here here- by br directed to send all Chinese Jap- Jap Japanese anese n or r Korean children to the public school st situated on the tho south sIde or of Clay street between Powell i and M Fon streets o on and nf after Monday Oct OCl 15 1906 1005 Korean Exclusion lon I League I The Thu action of oC the board in the pas- pas o of the re resolutions of or May G G. G 1905 and Oct CV 11 11 1906 was undoubtedly lar largely el ell by the ho activity of or th the ine Japanese and Korean Exclusion league an tin organization ors formed formell for Cor the 1 purpose of securing the enactment b by the congress of the thc United States Stales of or H a law extending the vi tV provisions plo of the existing Chinese exclusion act so as to exclude Japanese and Koreans The league claims a membership in the tho state or 01 California of or three- three fourths of ot which membership is said to be In the elt city of San Francisco The rhe membership is compo composed ed almost en entirely en- en of oC members of or labor Section 2 2 article 2 2 of oC the con con- of tho the league is as follows Tho The league as such shall not adopt nn any measure of or discrimination against any uny Chinese Japanese or 01 Koreans in the United States Slates Yet on oit October 22 22 1905 at a meeting meet meet- ing of the league hold held In to San Fran- Fran Francisco cisco as reported in the rite Sun San Francisco C Chronicle o of October 23 1905 a reso- reso muon was adopted b by the league In Instructing Instructing In- In its Us executive committee to 0 appear before beCore the board of education and petition for fur separate schools fo for r tho Mongolian children of oC San Fran Fran- cisco Prior to the thc action of oC the league tho the board of oC cd education II as I am Informed in In- In formed received many protests from citizens of or San Francisco whose children chil chil- dren Ien were atten attending ln the public schools against Japanese being permuted per per- permitted muted to attend those schools These protests were mainly against Japanese bo boys and men ranging from rom 16 to 23 3 and aurl andt 24 21 t years ears of age attending the primary grades rades and sitting silting be beside littie lit lit- tie lie girls and bo buys boys s 's of oC seven and eight years of oC age When hen thc these e complaints became known to 10 Japanese residents I am informed that some of oC lh the older pupils left the primary grades Japanese C Pupils On the day dao when the order ordel of oC October Oc Oc- tober 11 went into effect viz Iz October 15 there were attending the thc public schools of the city of San Francisco ya 3 Japanese pupils TI These pupils were distributed among 23 3 schools of oC the primary grades glades There arc are cI eight ht grades ldes In fn the thc public schools of or San Sail Francisco the lust first grade being the l lowest and the eighth the highest hest N s tOl or the th eighth grade grade- rad going t ll into Into the Vi h high Kh sh school Of or this total lOll of or 03 pupils 68 wore born In Japan Jaran and UC 5 j In the United States Those born in the United States would of course under Section 1 of Article tit XIV of the Constitution of the United States State be citizens of or the United States Slates and of nr the tho state stale wherein th they reside and os w such subject to the laws of or the nation as we well as o of the state The ages es of or the tho pupils attending the public schools on tho the da day when whon the or or- ort der del went Into effect ranged from 7 lo tu 20 O years cars A list of pupils attending the schools which list gives the name of oC each pupil name of or school age of or pupils grade place of or birth and se sex sex Is hereto attached and marked E Ex c- c hibit A A A. AIt It will be observed that those born in fn the tho United States occupy about the same samo position In the different grades as ns A American children of the sumo Mme a age e while those born in Japan are very much older It will be noted that the Japanese students were distributed dis dis- amon among the grades as follows Japanese Native Nature Grade born born No A Age c. c No Age Eighth 1 0 1 11 I 1 19 2 IS G 17 11 It 3 1 16 1 I 7 s li 13 1 ll It Seventh Ii 17 0 0 0 3 i 1 IG 2 Pi t M b S 1 or 1 20 O 1 1 1 13 J 1 19 1 l Z J i k- k I t 1 16 1 4 17 J IG 16 r e 4 II 15 A r 1 lt- lt 1 14 i S I IR j 1 I. I 1 i. i 1 it 1 f 13 0 I t 1 IL 11 Ul e 1 19 I 1 13 tl t ti 1 17 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 11 rr 1 lb IS 1 1 0 i t g H 13 9 1 i t 1 11 11 c A l 4 3 2 10 aU A 1 1 U IG 2 q I 18 j 1 1 1 s I 1 S 3 12 1 7 H t 9 r S 1 4 I 10 i 1 1 J 1 1 I 1 10 p to- to f I. I S I s 8 I 7 sL 7 11 Is 1 1 7 I 1 S She 7 G The he number numb of or sch schools I Ii in San Fran FranCisco Fran Fran- 1 Cisco ChiCO prior to April 18 IS was seventy tic six Of or this number twenty eight primary m mary r or 01 grammar schools and tw two o high schools were destroyed l by hy fire and one high school was destroyed b by earthquake e. e leaving forty five schools school Since April 18 twenty seven temporary y structures have havo been erected making s I Ithe the total number of or school buildings building at nt tho the present time lime seventy e the Oriental School i The rho Oriental school the school chool se td t n apart lart for Cor the Chinese e Japanese an amIl and amI d the burned sec sec- SeCtion l Korean orean children Is In hr lion tion There is only one Japanese student student stu dont dent attending this school at the present pres Ares cut ent time and there are arc no Japanese e children attending any o of the other othe I. I public schools I visited the tho Oriental Orient al J. J school hool in com company pan with the Japanese e consul and found it to compare comparo favorably favor Cavo favorably ably bly with man many of or the new ne temporary temporal y structures erected In tho the city T The t e co course urse of oC instruction Is IK exactly lh tho C the other public school schools s a as at same rune Ise competent teachers are assigned d and N for this school Nearly all of duty in 1 for tho ft pupils attending this school hay hayto have c c to be taught the English language will clearly sin sho show show- w Investigation I ft absolutely impossible le th that at it will b be 1 I for fur children residing In In the remote sections S of the tho city to a attend end the Oriental Ori I- I school The conditions In bt San Francl Francisco co are arc such owing to the great conflagration that it would not be possible pos pos- possible sible even for grown children living at remote distances to attend this school If Ie the action of or the board stands then and if it no nu schools arc provided In addition to the one mentioned men men- tl it seems that a number 0 of Japanese children will be prevented from attending the public schools and will have to resort to private tion Sentiment of Slate Stale J S found the sentiment in the slate state vcr very strong against Japanese young men attending the primary grades rUes Many tJan of or the people were outspoken In their condemnation of this course saying sayIng sayIng say- say Ing that the they would take exactly the same ame stand against American merican young I men of oC similar ages attending the primary primal primary mal mary grades gradess I am frank to say that this objection se sums ms ms to be a most moot reasonable reasonable reasonable rea rea- one All o of the political parties parties par- par ties tics In ht the state have inserted in ht their theil platforms planks in favor of Japanese and Kor Korean an exclusion and on March 7 1905 th the state slate legislature passed a joint resolution urging that action betaken betaken be betaken taken b by treaty Ireat or otherwise to limit and diminish the future Immigration of or Japanese laborers into the tho United States The press of San Fl Francisco pretty generally s upholds tho the action of the board of or education Of the attitude of the more violent and radical newspapers news news- newspapers papers it is unnecessary ry to speak further fur fur- further urther ur- ur ther than to say that their tone Is the usual tone of or hostility to Mongol hordes and the burden of or their claims claim Is s that Japanese are no better than Chinese and that the same reasons which dictated the exclusion of the Chinese call for fOI the exclusion o of th the e Japanese as well The temper lemper and tune tone of or the more conservative e newspapers may better beller b be illustrated b by an nn epitome of or their argument argument ar argument ar- ar practically is as follows Th The rhe public schools of or California are Ule a state star e and anti not a federal institution The state stat e has the power to abolish these schools school s entirely and the federal government go would woul have no right to lift Its voice in protest protest- Upon the tho other hand the state slate ma may extend the privileges es of Its schools to aliens upon such terms lerms asIt as asIt asit it the slate state ma may elect and the federal federal fed fed- eral government has no nu right to question question ques ques- tion lion its lis action in this regard legard Pd- Pd l madly marily and essentially the public schools are arc designed for or the education of the citizens of the state stale The stale stage stager Is interested in the education of its own citizens alone It would not for fora a moment maintain this expensive e institution in- in in institution to educate foreigners and aliens who would carry to their countries countries countries coun coun- tries the fruits of oC such education Therefore If It should be held that there ther was a discrimination operating In violation of oC the treaty trealy with Japan In III the states state's treatment of Japanese children |