Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-02-09
JAPAN MAKES
FIRM PROTEST
AGAINST BILL
Says CALIFORNIA; Action Is
a Violation of Treaty
Rights Between Nations.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
HAS THE SAME VIEW

npecidt oV united Press WfTe-
Washington, Feb. 9:-Read be-
tween the lines the Presidents tele-
gram received today by Speaker
Stanton, of the California assembly,
was filed with forebodings. The
impression is becoming stronger
daily that the exchange of diploma
tic notes between Japan and the
United States, recently referred to
by Foreign Minister Venura in the
Japanese parliament, proceeded far
ther than has been believed. Recent
callers upon the President declare
he used the term war" in referring
to the California situation.
The sincere hope of the admins
tration leaders is that the note of
warning sounded will be sufficient
for the California legislators.
The report comes from Sacrament
to that the mum erous kilograms of
President Roosevelt to the governor.
speaker of the assembly and others,
protesting against the passage of
anti-Japanese legislation by the as
sembly is apparently failing in ef-
feet
Assemblymen, today, expressed
great dissatisfaction both at the
of the Presidents protests. They
declare they had not changed their
minds to vote against a reconsiders-
ton by the assembly of the vote on
the Japanese school segregation bill
which was passed last week.
What the senate will do with the
bills is problematical. Delegates
from anti-Japanese communities are
arriving here today to bring pres
sure to bear on the legislators to
stand firm.
Baron Takahira conveyed TO the
state department an intimation from
his government that the proposed Cal
ifornia Legislation was against the
treaty rights of the Japanese and IL
passed would be regarded as a breach
of the comfy OF nations and as q
| barrier to friendly intercourse
| On receipt of this President Roose-
welt sent his long telegram to Speaker
Stanton of the California assembly.
declaring that the anti-Japanese bills
involved "a minimum Of good and q
maximum of insult" and declaring
that the government VIII take imne-
diate action in the courts to nullify
the bills IL passed
1t was Rsren TaLkah, -aani-
cation also which lea "a xfefare
at the White House ry-s sso, :. resi-
dent Roosevelt, Secretary OF State
Bacon. Assistant Secretary O'Laugh-
lin, Senator Frank P. Flint of Califor-
MIA. Interstate Commerce Commission
er Lane, elso a Californian, and Rep
resentatives Julius Kahn and JOSEPH
R. Knowland
1t is understood that the presideL
1 purpose in calling In the California
was TO consult with them about Il
means by which he can safely eonfis
to the California legislature enous
information about the situation di.>
| lomatically to make the necessary i'm
preston on that body without takiI..
chances that it would be made publ
The president stated that the an
japanese bills give just and gra
cause for irritation and that the goM
ernment would be obliged immedlatU
ly 10 take action in the federal courtS
to test such legislation. because 1t is
held TO be clearly violation of the
treaty obligations Of the United States.
The president considers that for
state of the Union to pass legislation
such as the California legislature is
considering would amount to a direct
and highly offensive impeachment of
the good faith OF the Tokyo govern
ment This. he considers, Is direct
insult to a nations honor. and wheth
er 1t could be repudisted by declare
ton of the federal government IS
gravely doubted