California Senators Seek United Stand on Excluding Japanese Youths
California Senators Flint and Perkins told Congress California will never admit grown Japanese youths into public schools with American children. The delegation urged a federal solution, while President and Metcalf's reports awaited. Debate split California on excluding Japs, with labor and farming regions taking differing views on timelines and immigration. Other measures aim to widen federal court jurisdiction over treaty rights in anti Japanese actions.
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Flint
Perkins
Congress
Senate
House
San Francisco
California
Judge Baldwin on California Japan school dispute
U.S. jurist Simeon Baldwin discussed the Japan California controversy and urged adjudication via mandamus to admit Japanese children to public schools if local laws denied them. He cited treaties overriding state law and warned discrimination could implicate the United States. He referenced a Massachusetts will case as precedent.
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An Haven
New York Herat
Simeon Baldwin
International Law Association
Tong
Yale Law School
Connecticut Supreme Court
Baldwin
California
United States
France
San Francisco
Massachusetts
Will Mooney
Congress Condensed Delays, Swearing, and Nominations
Senator Dupont from Delaware is sworn in as new member. Resolutions on information to the armies of colored troops offered by Teeaker and Penrope. A long list of nominations and a reoriented Cabinet sent in. no action yet. House adjourns in memory of deceased Representatives. Writ of mandamus seeks trustees to admit descendant per will. Prof Woolsey declines comment pending President's stance.
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Dupont
Delaware
Theodore 8. Woolsey
Yale
Metcalf against Japanese pupils in San Francisco debate
The Call reports Secretary Metcalf told San Francisco school directors that they may legally set up a separate Japanese pupil school. Attorneys say a treaty does not resolve the issue and a federal test case may proceed. The case could go to the Supreme Court with potential new state laws to exclude Japanese from white schools.
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Frisco
San Francisco
D. H. Oliver
Metcalf
Washington
Japan
America
United States
Supreme Court
Our Weakness on Pacific and Duty to Arm Defenses
Commodore argues Congress must promptly fund full coast defenses. He warns relations with Japan threaten strain, cites Japan's fleet and army, and urges sacrificing Pacific holdings like the Philippines and Hawaii to fortify the U.S. west coast. He critiques Manila and San Francisco defenses, stressing need for range finding, mine defenses, and adequate manpower.
Nation Seeks Rapid Fortification On Pacific Coast
The National Coast Defence Board urges doubling Pacific Coast defenses at a cost over 36 million dollars to deter Japan. Immediate action calls for artillerymen and crews for submarine and torpedo defenses as shortages persist. Miller of Yokohama denies alarming USJapan war reports.
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Navy Yard
Pacific
National Coast Defence Board
Japan
Port Arthur
Congress
Atlantic
United States
Washington, D. C
Reduction of District Estimates Appeals to Congress
Secretary Shaw proposes cutting District Commissioners estimates by 320,296.63 to fit projected 1908 revenues, raising a total requested appropriation of 11,598,222. Commissioners vow to press for full funding, arguing revenues cover their needs and that Congress should decide on the final amount. The plan preserves current municipal services while seeking 1,875,400 for extraordinary improvements including building, fire protection, sewers, a municipal hospital, and railway terminal work.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
District of Columbia
Congress
Treasury Department
Macfarland
United States
Inland Waters Raises Rivers and Harbors Plan Total
The rivers and harbors bill to be reported to the House would fund internal improvements nationwide, likely between 50 and 60 million dollars. Major projects like widening the Ohio River to nine feet and deepening Des Plaines and Illinois rivers may not be included. Public backing from Louisiana merchants for the latter is strong, but committee action awaits engineers reports.
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Burton
Ohio
Desplaines
Oinois
Aoan
Great Lakes
Gulf
Louisiana
Rivers and Harbors Committees
Mississippi
Delta
Bartholdt Peace Measure Creates Fourth Assistant Secretary
A bill introduced by Representative Bartholdt of Missouri would establish a fourth assistant secretary of state to oversee international arbitration and peace. The appointee would track progress of arbitration, treaties with peace aims, Interparliamentary Union activities, and wartime costs, with salaries set at 1500, 2000, 1300, 1200, and 1000 dollars for annual staff.
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Representative Bartholdt
Missouri
Bartholdt
Interparliamentary Union
DC House Members Proposed to Vote Like State Members
A DIN introduced yesterday by Representative Kline of Pennsylvania would have two DC members talk and vote as state members. He proposes they be elected every two years and participate in roll calls alongside the other 386 members.
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District of Columbia
Kline
Pennsylvania
Labor Leader Gompers Targeted By House Joke
Speaker Cannon playfully presented 2000 plus sets of labor petitions urging support for the ship subsidy bill. Unions, largely AF of L affiliated, sent requests after the Federation's Minneapolis convention condemned the measure. The subsidy would aid wartime needs by paying sailors in the merchant marine an annual bend subsidy of 40 dollars. The Merchant Marine League, led by Harvey D. Goulder, boosted labor support for the bill during the convention period.
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Cannon
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
House
American Federation
Gompers
Federation
Minneapolis
Ati Bend
Merchant Marine League
Harvey D. Goulder
Cleveland
Beveridge to push child labor intersate commerce act
Senator Beveridge will introduce a bill to prohibit carriers in interstate commerce from transporting products of factories and mines that employ children under fourteen. The act sets six month effective date and requires affidavits filed with carriers, renewed every six months, asserting compliance. Penalties include fines up to 10,000 and imprisonment up to six months for carriers and those who falsify affidavits.
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Beveridge
Department of Commerce and Labor
Foraker for President Endorsement by Ohio Republicans
Senator Charles Dick, head of Ohio Republicans, said Foraker would be endorsed for president in 1908 if he seeks it. He dismissed claims that $5,000 was spent to influence Dayton Soldiers Home voters for John B. Harding and said the Ohio campaign is closed as they prepare for the next race.
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Charles Dick
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Harvey C. Garber
Damosade
Soldiers’ Home
Dayton
John B. Harding
Congress
Government Budget Estimates Request Funds for 1908
Secretary Shaw sent to Congress estimates totaling 69,028,453 to operate government branches in the year ending January 30, 1908. The document lists these estimates alongside the prior year's appropriations for each item.
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Shaw
Congress
No New Rate Laws Expected This Session
Lawyers in both Senate and House say no further rate legislation will be pursued at the present session. They contend last session achieved what was possible and it will require years of testing to judge effectiveness against discriminations and rebates. The Interstate Commerce Commission reportedly has amendments to send to Congress, but Congress is unlikely to take up the subject soon after the general law.
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Senate
House
Interstate Commerce Commisssion
Congress
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Wadsworth
Fraud Charges Probed Over Oklahoma Tribal Lands
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has not fixed a time to consider a report by a special subcommittee that investigated fraud in disposing of coal lands of the Choctaw Chickasaw and Cherokee nations in Oklahoma and Indian Territory. The inquiry seeks to protect Indian lands valued from grazing use up to fifty million dollars amid a long congressional contest over the lands.
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Senate
Bea
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Congress
Burrows to Press Smoot Case Next Monday
Senator Burrows, chair of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, said he will give notice in the Senate at the first opportunity to call up the Smoot case on Monday and press it to final determination. Delegate Kalanianaole to depart for Washington in December.
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Ita
Burrows
Committee On Privileges and Electons
Senate
Finn
Cabinet nominees rename the nation’s first year shifts
The incoming administration plans a cabinet reshuffle around January with Moody moving to the Supreme Court, Bonaparte to Justice, Straus to Commerce and Labor, Metcalf to Navy, Cortelyou to Treasury, and George Von L Meyer to Postmaster General, Garfield to Interior. Senate action awaited after recess. Moody’s confirmation faces cautious opposition, while other recess appointments await confirmation and broader reorganization.
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Supreme Court
Bonaparte
Department of Justice
Mr. Straus
Commerce
Labor
Mr. Metcalf
Navy
Shaw
Cortelyou
Treasury
George von L. Meyer
St Petersburg
Garfield
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Senate
Edgar H. Clark
Iowa
James 8. Harlan
Dimnola
Interstate Commerce Commisssion
John Avery McIlhenny
Lonitiana
Herbert C. Saulers
New York
Panama
Bailey
Tillman
Roosevelt
Congress
Texas
Tilman
Mr. Mondy
Messrs
Judson
Harmon
Santa Fe
Committee On the Judiciary
Ettepeinmet
Dupont Wins Laurels In New Congressional Directory
Henry Alger Dupont of Winterthur Republican gains long autobiography in the new Congressional Directory. His war record includes Cedar Creek actions with a Congressional medal for gallantry. He notes presidency of the Wilmington and Northern Railroad from 1879 to 14 and a later shift to agriculture. He is sixty eight years old.
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Henry Algernon Dupont
Republian
Winterthur
Allee
Sup
Planta
Dupont
Winher's HU
Congressional Medal
Cedar Creek
Duponts
Wilmington and Northern Railroad
Bill to tax incomes proposals tax schedule and exemptions
Representative Sheppard of Texas introduced a bill in the House proposing a progressive income tax from incomes over 4000 with rates rising to 6 percent for incomes above 64000. The plan would tax high earners including Carnegie and Rockefeller and even tax nonresident investors on American income. U.S. bonds would be the only exempt property.
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Congress
Shepperd
Texas
Andrew Carnegie
John D Rockefeller
Sheppard
United States
NEW ISLE OF PINES TREATY SEEN AT PRESENT SESSION
A new Isle of Pines treaty will be sent to Congress to define title and add safeguards for American landowners, with Republicans on Foreign Relations committee planning changes to address principal objections. Gov Magoon is expected to negotiate the revised accord with the State Department.
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Isle of Pinay
Cee
Gov. Magoon
State Department
Ig Pald
Dlaar
Ion
Seven Republican members flaunt black enamel P button
Seven Republicans from Steater New York display a black enamel button with a gold P on their tape. Surrounding text reads On the Job Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Con Brees. The device marks affiliation with New York customs officers, including Moussis Olcott Parsissons Bennett Dunwell Law Calder and Satie ees Cee ie.
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Brees
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Olcott
Parissons
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Dunwell
Law
Calder
Satie
Gréxs
New York Custom-House
Capitol whispers on resignations and Senate odds in 1908
Heard at the Capitol reports Rep John W Dwight doubting Thea Platts resignation talk and predicting Platt will serve out his term. Wadsworth, Smith, Alger, and Cochran are cited in a flurry of races, health hints, and political maneuvers as the 50th Congress looms.
Grip Presents Recall Letter From Swedish Minister to United States
Retiring Swedish Minister to the United States, Mr Grip, called at the State Department and formally presented recall to Secretary. He avoided press inquiries and declined to issue a statement. He later dined with Baron Speck von Sternburg and plans immediate return to Sweden. A For sale sign appeared in front of his legation at 2117S Street NW, indicating occupancy by Mr Grip. The reason for recall remains unclear with speculation of preference for a native Swede. The postal commission adjourned after brief session and will reconvene to finish revising second class matter laws.
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H. D. Miller
San Francisco
United States
Japan
Root
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State Department
A. Grip
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Grip
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