The peo)le o the Pacific slope. and especially those of tht State of California. and more particularly those of tile city oJ San Francisco. wer thrown into a state of fright. which almos alreouited to furor. by the vigorous words of the President it his niessage to the preseit session of Congress. wherein lie de chlred his purpose. if need be. to exhaust the civil and militar3 power at his command to enforce tile provisions of tile " most favorediation " clause of the Japanese treaty in regard t( seprate public schools in the city of San Francisco. Sinci that tinle the attention of lawyers and public n111 everywheri lis been shlarply drawn to the question of the treatynliakiill power as it affects the States. ild to the specific question "t: to whether the Japanese. under the treaty of 1894. can com pel their admission to the white schools of California any years ago the legislature of that State passed a law em powering school trustees. whenever they should see fit. to es tahlish separate schools for Indians. Mongolians. antd for th children of Chinese or Mongolian descent. and providing furthe that whelt such schools were established. Indiai and Chines children. or children of Mongolian descent. must not be per ilitted to attend the white schools. The number of Japanese in San Francisco and California ha been growing very rapidly for the past ten years. until at th present time it is claimed that nmore than a thousanid Japaies enter the port of San Francisco every month. and that there ar more than 50.000 Japanese wageearners ii) California at present The rapidly increasing number of these people constralined th anthorities to establish separate schools for orienltals and other provided for in the statutes. The Japanese in their controversy with the United States contend. is I understand it: from the public press. that .Article I of the treaty of 1894. whiich declaresThat in whatever relates to the rights of residence and travel the citizens or subjects of each contracting party shall enjoy in the territories of the other the same privileges. liberties. and rights. and shall be subjected to no higher imposts or charges in these respects than native citizens and subjects. or citizens and subjects of the mostfavored nationgives them the right to attend the white schools of the Comionwealth of California. or. for that matter. anywhere in the United States.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizing about the rapid increase in the Japanese population and the perceived threat they pose.