The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-24
CAL|FORN|ANS VOTE
To RECEIVE BRYAN
AND HEAR MESSAGE
Make 1t Plain, However, That
They viii Do AS They
Please
PRESIDENT REGARDS
SITUATION AS GRAVE
His Idea of Sending Bryan to
Address Legislature lnspir-
ed By Fear of Posi-
bic Trouble

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Some
idea OF the grave concern with "hlsn
the president is now regarolng tne
auti-Japanese agitation in CahioFliIa
may be gathered from the tact that
tonight fe directed Secretary OF STATE
Bryan 10 hurry to Sacramento.
Mr.. BRYAN will leave Washington
Tomorrow afternoon. and will reach
Sacramento Monday. He has oeeh
instructed by the PRESIDENT 10 repre-
gent the national government IN the
drafting of an alien land but bE 'He
California Legislature.
johnson Wires Come.
THE president issued this direction
after he had ascertained from reso-
luton passed by the State legislature
this afternoon that the visit or the
secretary, az proposed by MIN NouIu
be agreeable 10 that body. Governor
Hiram Johnson also telegraphed that
the suggested Visit WoGld eS eaNat"AS
pleasing to him.
The exact purpose of the president
I'm having Mr. Bryan visit sacramento
Is TO counsel with the Legislature and
cooperate with the members OF the
legislature in the framing OF law
which VIII meet the views OF the
people of he State and yet leave I'M
tos. had tho international obligation
OF the United States.
Mr.. Wilson's decision 10 send the
secretary of state to California was
reached after a conference with Ar
BRYAN tonight The secretary of state
had himself in the course OF the al
ternoon, listened to the japanese am
lassador, Niscount Chinda, voice the
grave concern Of his government over
the situation now existing.
1T is regarded as certain here that
there would have been serious deyei-
opments within the last few days. as
Ia
caused the situation to assume q much
grsver aspect than that in which IT
TT FIRST presented itself 10 the presi~
dent and his advisers.
stand ON Their Right
The reply of the State senate Of
California to Mr. Wilson's proposal
to send Mr. Bryan to Sacramento,
carried a positive reminder To the
president that the Stale maintained
that 1t had the right "a legislaxe on
the subject of land ownership with
IN its border. IT asented to the exc
cutive proposal for visit from tho
secretary of state, however. The sea
ate passed a resolution, a copy o5
which was telegraphed To the White
House The resolution embodied the
text Of the presidents message and
said that while the senate respectfully
maintains the right OF the legislature
of the State of California to legislate
on the SUBJECT Oh ianu ownership Miin-
in the State. IL Will be entirely agree
able TO the senate 10 have the secre-
tary of state visit Sacramento, for
fifa purpose Indicated in the presi-
dents telegram.
st the conference with Mr.. Bryan,
a. the White House tonight, the presi-
dent learned of the formal statement
OF the japanese ambassador, made
at the state department this after
noon. outlining the views of his gov
ernment over the situation.
He decided that Mr.. Bryan SHOULD
leave for Sacramento as soon as pos
slhe
Neither Secretary Bryan. nor the
Japanese ambassador. would discuss
the conference between them at the
state department this afternoon, hut
1t is understood that he gave the sec
rotary Of state no assurances as to
the COURSE his government would take
should the objectionai legislation be
enacted.
The ambassador was greatly arous-
ed today over published report that
he had told the president that japan
would go to war with the United
States IL the proposed legislation was
enacted. The ambassador also seem
ed embarrassed over another state
ment attributed to him that there
was no possibility of war. no mat
ter what action was taken by Call
fornia. In view OF these erroneous
reports the ambassador issued this
formal statement:
Chinda Makes Denial.
mo visit has been made by the
Japanese ambassador to the White
House this week. nor has he ever
limited to anybody at such an alarm
ing outcome OF the situation as a
possible war between the two conn-
tries. In fact such a contingency has
not been discussed In any place, so
that 1t q equally erroneous to say
that the Japanese ambassador has
declared that no war will follow. In
fact he, as well as his government
confidently relies upon the sympa-
thettc attitude of the American ad-
ADMINISTRATION and the high sense OF
Justice and fairness OF the American
people to prevent legislation adverse
to the Japanese. In view of the
gravity of these reports, and OF their
possible mischief. the embassy au-
thor.zes the strongest possible denial
NJ these saftements.''
At the White House tonight there
were no evidences of optimism at the
oatlook. Mr.. Bryan probably will be
at the White House for several con-
ferences before his departure tomor-
row His final instructions will be
received then,
The issuance OF the order for Sec
ff,antIruAi an Sacspa r,ae,a