The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-14
JAPAN BASES Her
ALIEN FIGHT ON
insult !|!l.|||! TO HONOR
Avoids Charge Of Violation o..
Treaty Right in California
Land Bill.
ENGLAND HAS DRASTIC Law
Wilson and Bryan Come to conclu-
.ion That RAct With orsnsais !
was Not Broken ] ..,,i !
T., = .
ENGLAND HAS DRASTIC Law

washington. May ls.-The fol
lowing deaaite facts relating to the
controversy between the United
States and Japan over the California
alien land bislF became known to-
day
First--The japanese protest was
not based On the claim that the
proposed legislation constitutes q
violation OF the existing Treaty
between the two nations. but on
the still .loftier ground that II
amounts to an insult to the ma
tional honor OF Japan.
Second resident Wilson and Sec
retary Bryan stoutly maintain
that the contemplated law is en-
tirely In keeping with the treaty
obligAtionS 0f the United States
and viii moi. intervene again If
Governor johnson sees fit to al
low the law to become effective.
Great Britain Discriminates.
Third--LegaI experts OF the State
Department discover that the
British government in Australia
and Victoria not only discrimi-
mates against the Japanese hut
puts them In the same category
with "the Pacific Island blacks, I.
which is far more drastic than
any measure yet contemplated by
the. people of the Pacific coast.
Fourth7-sThe text of the protest
} /, made by Baron Chanda will be
made public here and at Toxic
simultaneously, IS soon as the
arrangements can be completed.
siPresideRt Mllaon and the officials
ofsthe sWarsapdl Navy Departments
are awaiting with concern the next
step to be taken by Japan II the
California bill is allowed to become
effective ..a. ~. !,
On. account of the stipulated I'M
willingness OF the administration to
do more than announce the attitude
,of the fedsralsauthorities,, it is con-
fidsntiy xexpscted by all concerned
that the. bin will be signed and be-
come effective before the close OF
another day.
No Treaty Violation.
To those. who talked with the
President today he supported the
eontsntion Of the state Department
that the proposed law does not cons
stitutc q violation of the treaty. He
even went further and said the leg
islation was founded on the treaty
obiigations.S Il ~
The Presidents argument. is that
the California legislature proposes
explicitly to grant the present resi-
dents who are not eligible to citizen
shiR the rights which are granted
tosthem by the treaty. ~, Il. i.,
The: Information that the Japan
ese are thinking more about their
national honor IN .the protest 4than
the treaty obligations also came
from the White House. 1t was ex-
pressed through Ambassador ;Chinda
by the Japanese was seeming ef-
fort to discriminate against them
ON the ground OF an alleged ineligi-
billty to citizenship.
In commenting upon this phase
OF the controversy State Department
officials pointed out that the atti-
tude OF Japan. toward this country
was at least unusual since the laws
of Victoria and Australia are far
more stringent. The commonwealth
Immigration act and regulations
exclude from Australia "all Asiatics
and Pacific Island blacks." "
isStudents Only Admitted. ,2
The enly concessions made ire
the Japanese and Chinese Of the.
student and tourist class who carry
PASSPORTS are admitted for period
OF tWs1ve4 months.
This regulation of which there,
- no complaint of record here
makes the California bill exceeds
~ paiid by comparison according to-
al who have made a study of the
controversy, 80 4
When ssked II the United states,