Show j p ADMINISTRATION S SCOFFS OffS AT IDEA BUT TALK OF JAPANESE WAR VAR GROWS I Secretary Metcalf Sets Aside Asi e to Rebuild Battleship Battleship Battleship Battle Battle- ship Oregon Now on Pacific Coast Other Coast Other f. f Preparations Are Being Made PRESIDENT DECLARES ALARM IS WITHOUT V CAUSE GAUSE I j j Correspondents at Washington Get Instructions to Hold Hold News of Possible Conflict Californians Believe Proposed Proposed Pro Pro- f posed Treaty Will Be Worthless 1 I Washington Feb 2 President President Roosevelt 1100 Is urging newspaper correspondents corres cones to tp do all aU In their theil power to minimize the tho talk tull of or a probable wal war wa- between l tween tho the United States Stales and Japan Ho lie is explaining In detail the method by Ly which he expects expect to avoid any further fur fur- ther Irritation between n the two gov o Ho iii expresses s 's the thc utmost confidence in his ability to ft i-i bring tho the I ISan San Francisco school authorities to his wn way of or thinking lie He reels feels no hesitancy In a asking the thc correspondents cor cor- respondents to deny that tho the situation situationS Is S serious s or acute Tho The President hall hail a special audi audi- this afternoon with tho the corres corres- correspondents of or those newspapers which are ire staunch supporters of or hl his adminis adminis- ratIon To ln a ne members of or th the party port he te expressed PI hi his positive belief that when the lie San Francisco Francsco authorities take ake up UI lit tho question with him he ho will have no Ito serious trouble in thorn them to agree aglE to tho I o othir of oC tho thir order barring Japanese pupils from Crom rein the public schools of or their city l End I of or ilk Cot Lubor l The Tho President plans q for 01 u tL final settlement set Ret of or the labor problem in which It Il said ahl the tho Japanese c um- um heartily coincides coincide tho of ot an Imperial Impe edict diet an and anda a n. codicil to the present ns corr commercial t trent treaty ty i. i Iho t miu- miu j t tM t tor f rt if-i if f I I E tu t o l i patriotism of or tho ho j in Iii- big Ing that lint theIr arc mote mon sary salY to In the at home and auth andin II in Manchuria Z The Tho could l 10 to tho the existing existing- commercial treaty will deal dEul entirely With villa the tho exclusion ui of Jar coolies from rein this country and antI th the barring barring- o oC American An woi knien from Japan Tho The remainder of the lie treaty lt will be he loft left tt Li undisturbed rid 1st d It awai as made evident Q lu by hy the Presidents President's PresS PresS- dents dent's utterances this Ihl that he ho does docs not u anything can cnn be accomplished b by legislation looking to Japanese exclusion Ho lie thinks a a. long IonS I period o of time limp w would uld lJ bo be required forthe for 01 forthe the passage lh of or a bill through congress lIe IIo nl also o CH that lint It would be at attended nl- nl tended by th tho he delivery el of qC no so o many Inflammatory speeches as to lo render this course dangerous Treaty Is IN Only Method Ho lie eon considers a treaty the only practicable practicable method of settling the lie ques ques- tion lion This argument will constitute h his points In presenting one ne of strong his case to tile Il san inn an J ut KU llon tion He lit will assure th m that the thie I a-I California delegation In congress can cannot cannot cannot not render any a assistance b by urging exclusion legislation but that thai ho he alone alono I can procure rc relief lIef through the tho mod medi medium urn um of nn an imperial edict and a n codicil to the commercial treat treaty now nets In oper oper- atlon The concerted denials from all administration administration ad ad- ministration officials that absolutely nothing i is being done llono looking to Preparation preparation prep- prep for foi war 31 was waR made mado somewhat when Secretary Sec See ridiculous this afternoon rotary Metcalf himself a citizen of or California Issued an un order allowing for foi tIme till Imm immediate lutc prosecution culion cu- cu lion tion of repairs to 10 the battleship Oregon Olegon Oregon Ore Ole i gon now lying at Puget Sound Soune navy yard arll This Tills allowance of or intended to put the famous ba ha batie- batie llo- llo shill which was a In iii lie Ow historical fire In the Spanish American war in strictly first class condition The Thc action alIon of ot Secretary Metcalf Is made malle all the tho more mor significant anti and conspicuous conspicuous con con- by the th fact that hat tho the Oregon Is on tho the Pacific coast where it is tobo to tobo tobo bo dl desired lre 1 that ever every available warship war wat- ship should be bo read ready for tor prompt pt ana anti I efficient ser serice Official circles aro are deeply Interested In tho the question whether or not President dent Roosevelt Roose an and his cabinet advisors ad advisers ad- ad visors will be bo successful In their ef efforts of- of forts to dominate the San Sari Francisco school authorities Matter In iii Hands of oC Californians Upon its final answer In a great gream degree hinges the he probability of au an open rupture between the United States Stales and Japan The President is in tn inno no wl o disconcerted OV over r the report from from- Ito 10 Pacific coast that the tho school board boar officials have pledged themselves them them- selves to remain firm and not consent to the obnoxious order being suspended or rescinded The greatest encouragement is derived de lle- rived from rom the thc attitude altitude of oC the California Califor nia delegation in congress which to a aman a man several months ago denounced the tho Pr Presidents President's attitude on tho the Japanese Japan Japan- ese ceo question In th the Iho face faco ace of an nit overwhelming over o whelming popular sentiment at al home and at ut the tho risk of or pO possible political ef- ef f- f In the future they lucy have united to exert nit nil their Influence upon the school chool boari to bring ring the tho members members mem mem- bers hers to the tho now occupied b by President ent Roosevelt elt There will be little or no change chang In ir Inthe the tho situation during tho coming coining week The conference between n tho the President President dent and tho ho board of oC education ot ol San Ran Francisco cannot bo be hold Itoh before Friday or oi- Saturday May Make MaIm Per Personal nal Appeals It Is believed hero here that President ent Roosevelt has huts prel prepared i arell to relieve c the pr present s nl hazardous conditions b by per per- Konal sonai appeals to 10 tIle the school board because be he- cause causa he lie Is la convinced that the suit now I. I pending In tn the California court to con compol tho lie admission of or Japanese pulIs pupils pu pu- I Pus pils lIs to the tho public schools will provo prove unsuccessful It Is understood his le legal le- le gal a advisers have o Informed him that In all probability a D. decision will bt bl I 1 rendered against ag the government on out the Iho ground that a n state has supreme emo and solo 8 control over o Its own 1 public schools Is t I In the lie meantime no rio extensive preparations prep prep- can cnn bo be e made for fut war var No open steps can be taken In iii that direction I. I because the tho enmity of or Ja Japan an would J be bo at nice aroused It ia is certain the tho r. r arm army bill now being arranged b by tho ho J 1 I senate committee on military Ullar affairs will be materially enlarged antI and 1 strengthened ll Provisions PIo will bo be o made to cover Ct J jl many iY weak spots that would hn have 0 been lieen slighted If th the danger dangel of or trou trouble lo with Japan had not arisen Secretary I of War Tar Taft Tart and other of ihu thi war var department have havo In person person per PI son before the committee and have havu I urged tho the most liberal allowance for fol forthe tho the army have Ha Doubts f About T Treaty al I Private advices t received hero o from rota San Francisco indicate that thal tho hue P OP 9 of California are aie e extremely skeptical in regard to the tho treaty which tho the Ie Pre President expects to nc negotiate within u. u thirty days utter after the tho order ordet- Is sms u p ll j nl f iq od 00 providing for foi Iho exclusion at Jap- Jap 1 I of They are uro cai a that lu I o. o 1 ono one obstacle utter after another will it UH I thrown In lii tho the way Wll of arranging nT p f I treaty an and that It 11 i e. t f r O nO nJ hit rc l tulln LJ rJ QC 1 r 4 4 u d p. p fO l J tI bo Ar iSIt gated iS' iS t I It is 18 not hot believed tho J IU is t r entirely Jy too in tho ho matter 4 of or negotiating a n now ett w treaty Ut na r Ion coming coming- cominG from tom the tho ho MITI m bl busty l h Is to 10 the tho effect that that muc little r.- r. 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W gross glesa l 9 hula han JUl been nad in fn th tu in t t r I arranging arranging- a new tc- tc iti i Jn that Secretary Root anti and VI Viscount nc S I havo have held hold a several tl conferences on UI this in I subject but i really nothing nothing- ha hn been accomplished The Japanese c are aio ts- ts j fled fed with wih the tho tw treaty now nou In force and anil will demand mun many important wIl COIC conces concessions f- f I I dons agreeing to nn any I Ilion t lion tion lon by which coolies cooles will bo be excluded Jj I wi Jf Don't Dont m of i t i It I is tho ho feeling oll by IW 31 the 1 7 I Japanese Jatan als that make tho tw hi Ban 1111 Francisco board of nf education unwilling ling hug ilg to 10 1 rescind its Is OI order CI on the tho mere mero J that a treaty will wIl be hereafter here lier I- I after l negotiated b because the they are reasonably well satisfied that such a treaty as Is proposed will stIhI wi not provo O I acceptable to Japan 5 Administration a ore arc to today a continuing their policy of or denying that lint t tany nn any actual friction fricton exists between the ho Z s United States and Japan and anc ridiculing ridiculing ridi ridi- I the I idea ea that thai war ma may grow ro I out of or the tho San Francisco school Inci mci- dent Senator Cullom choh chairman an of or I Ith th the foreign relations committee had hada a talk with wih tl the President Pr this after after- acer acer- I 11 noon Upon leaving h th the 1 White house houe I he declared that thai It is I i utterly impossible i for fez war to result leHult from such a trilling l maler matter i 1 I I |