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Show in the sane, good sense and rltsht-mindedness rltsht-mindedness of the people of -the BtaLo of California. I know that they appreciate ap-preciate that the national government s at this moment engaged In doirg everything It can to achieve the ends that California has In view, while at lhe same time preserving unbroken the relations of respect and good will with a great and friendly nation, au!, therefore, I ,am sure the people of California will support you in taking the position you have taken, which Ij so eminently in the interests, not only of the American people as r vhole, but especially of the state of California "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Mr. Transuc said today that he was not aware of any other message received re-ceived by Speaker Stanton from Presl- ; dent Roosevelt. As the telegram j above quoted was dated February 6, aad Stanton made his appeal to the : r Hsembly on Friday, February 5, it could not have been the one that he re-ferred re-ferred to at that time as having prompted him to take the floor and r.-iake a personal appeal for delay on anti-Japanese legislation. The senate will take a fling at the . Japanese question tomorrow. Immediately Immedi-ately after the reading of the Journal. The debate will be upon the report of the committee on executive communications, com-munications, which recommended lat wfek that no action be taken at this session upon any of the bills introduced intro-duced In the legislature tending to estrange the relations between Japan and the United States. Senator A. E. Campbell of San Luis Obispo, a number num-ber of the committee, gave notice that he would submit a minority report re-port and it is expected that the ttoor leaders of the minority party will viuake a fight for Its adoption. JAPANESE OUESTION LEADS Speaker Stanton Will Make Important Explanation Before Wednesday. Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 7. Antl-Ja-panese legislation will be to the fore this week In both branches of the legislature. leg-islature. Two resolutions drawn by Grove L. Johnson of Sacramento, and j'imed at the island empire's subjects, will be the subject of the discussion in the assembly Wednesday, one already pr.ssed segregating the Japanese in the public schools of the state ano: lhe other, which was refused passage, pass-age, empowering municipalities to segregate seg-regate In residential districts all undesirable un-desirable aliens whose presence might, in tho opinion of boards of supervisors, su-pervisors, be inimical to the public 'health and morals of the various committees affected. It Is the school bill that most deeply concerns President Roosevelt and between be-tween this time and Wodnesday, ior. which day it has been made a special order of business to determine whether wheth-er or not the vote by which It passed shall be reconsidered, it is expected that the national authorities will throw additional light upon the subject. Th.-j is supposed to be of an extremely important im-portant nature, showing the true state of diplomatic negotiations, now pending pend-ing between Japan and the Unite-l states, and revealing to the legislature legisla-ture the reason for Mr. Roosevelt's numerous telegrams to the governor, urging postponement of further action on anti-Japanese legislation. lhe situation is considered grave hy tho administration supporters. When Speaker Phillip A. Stanton took the floor at the crucial moment on Friday, after It became apparent that the assembly would vote down Walter Leeds' motion to reconsider if something were not done at once to change the temper of the assembly, he declared he had Information that he could not reveal that promptod him to make a personal appeal for delay de-lay to the members of the house. He promised at that time that he would, if possible, explain before Wednesday the reason for his unusual request, i Governor Gillett said yesterday in San Francisco, that he understood Speaker Stanton had received a message mess-age from President, Roosevelt that ho was at liberty to make public If be so desired Mr. Stanton, who went to Lob Angeles Friday night, refused to publish his correspondence with th9 President, but a telegram was received today at the - governor's office from Washington stating that the Roosevelt message might be given out, and As rcmblyuian J. .P. Transuo. one r.t Stanton's . lieutenants from Los, An-feles, An-feles, issued the following copy; "Washington. Feb. 6. "Hon. Phillip A. Stanton, Speaker ot the Assembly. Sacramento, Cal.; "PleaBC accept the expression ot profound obligation on behalf of the. American people as a whole for tlie high and patriotic services yoa are reuderlng. I have unlimited confidence |