Show SENATOR CHARGED WITH TRYING TO PROVOKE WAR PRESIDENT IS HIS ACCUSER ACCUSE 3 C California Senator Who wiio Has Ha Been Fighting Greater Navy J. J Declared by Roosevelt to Be Bc Trying to Insult Japan SENDS MESSAGE IN WHICH i HE CRITICIZES PERKINS f. f L Lj j. j President resident Thanks Speaker of 1 California House for What He Has Done to Avert Anti- Anti Japanese Legislation STRUGGLE STILL GOES ON Washington Feb 7 7 Charging United States Sen Sen- Senator Senator ator George C. C Perkins of California with deliberate I advocacy of war provoking provoking- insult to the Japanese nation after seven years of persis persis- persistent persistent tent hampering of the Presidents President's Presidents Presidents President's dents dent's efforts to build up un a i navy President Roosevelt wired ired Governor Gillett of I California requesting a renewal re re- 7 7 newal val of his efforts to 1 prevent pre pre- yent vent the enactment pf of anti- anti i Japanese an se legislation and 1 t thanking g t 1 e gover- gover I 1 JC V lM 4 tt j T r j lie ha has st Q 1 y tiie ie 11 I administration diri i ion 11 I t la f- the text o ot of th the dents dent message mesag Go Governor J J. J N. N GUlett G Sacramento i I hI 1 taw saw w S Senator Flint as soon as your our message ca came ne He has been helping me In tn every possible Va way and aft aCl after l' l wt with him I r wired Speaker Sneaker St Stanton on a r message e which he can mako maKa public If tf he thinks It advisable Plea Plen see him I 1 am astounded at Perkins's has for the last s se seven evon n He lie conduct c n. n done whatever he could to ham- ham years andI and por at us In of ot the navy navr acted against the real ad advocates I hos ba he advises a u. Yet now of f tile na navy na have noth- noth I of or wanton anton Insult jg Bg to advise at the present moment tg I cannot speak too highly in praIse b- b gut the course you have ha toll followed owed I 1 my telegram to the speaker js is s pose assistance I can render best way ire re r Rase ase wire me If there Is an anything i. i do ican cnn THEODORE TH ROOSEVELT 1 Perkins Makes Trouble 4 1 1 i j Since the Japanese anti 1 before the California n now wt pending Introduced the was legIslature has been In dally daily communication Gillett am and Senator 7 Governor with caller at frequent has hils been a Flint Punt I the White House Reassuring messages mes- mes received from the governor were ti sages overwhelming defeat or of the J after the all aliens of the measure depriving acquire title to real property right to that thai California and It was thought In closed would be a matter the whole remaining bill bUls the thc as soon as incident ent brought U up for ion were of affairs however wa ns nschan This view with Son Son- when the interview chan changed ed which he endorsed the In Perkins bills was vas anU antt greatly irritated The President was was called callea to hi hi- p when th the interview Inter so 50 when he and still more attention or of the senator F lEarne learned that tha ha the views the California as as- had been ul used ie ed advocates In of or the school chool b by the SUT SUD ft 1 to s secure cure segregation m measure that that- the believed port It ItIs Is Is criticism rn of ot th California Is t senator from on Inise tuge SENATOR CHARGED WITH TRYING TO PROVOKE WAR Continue from Page n o One result of ot the Interview and nud is Intended to show how little regard Perkins lerkins has had for tor the tho protection of or orthe the Pacific coast In previous communications toe President assured the governor und and the speaker of oC the tho assembly of or the most arrangement between between between be be- tween the government and Japan whereby Japanese coolies were prevented pre pro vented from corning coming to this country He now relies on the governor to encompass encompass encompass en en- compass the prompt defeat of or an an measures which will tend to embarrass the federal government go In Its Telegram of Thanks Thank Sacramento Cal Feb 7 The Thc The following following fol tol- lowing telegram from President Roosevelt to Speaker Stanton was as made public to today a by Assemblyman of or Los Angeles stated that he did so In response to a am m message from Governor Gillett who had received Instructions from Crom the President to give publicity to the matter matter matter mat mat- ter Washington Feb 7 7 1909 Hon Philip A. A Stanton speaker of f the assembly Sacramento Cat Gal Cal Please accept the expression of ot m in profound obligations also the tile Amerlean Amor- Amor lean jean people as ns a n whole to tot for I the tho high and patriotic service you rou are aro render render- Ing I have unlimited confidence Inthe In iii tl the In right mindedness of the people of or California I r know that the thc they appreciate appreciate elate that the national government Is at ot this moment engaged d in doing everything It C can I to achieve the ends that California has hns in view while at atthe atthe atthe the same time preserving unbroken the tho relations of or respect and will wl with a great and friendly frendly nation naton and therefore I am sure sure ture the people of tl California will wf support you In taking the tue position you have ha taken which Isso is isso isso so in the Interests Interests not only of ot the American people as B a whole but hut especially especial of at the state ate of or Cali fornia Signed THEODORE ROOSEVELT |