New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-24
Secretary Will "Counse| and
Cooperate with CaIifor-
mia Legislature on
Land Bills.
0RAT0RY HIS MAINSTAY
Visit agreeable to Lawmak.
ers-3ull Moose Suspected
of Fomenting War Scare
to Embarrass the
President.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau.

From The Tribune Bureau.1
Washington, April 23.-After an ex.
change OF kilograms with Governor
Johnson and the presiding officers or
the California Legislature and confer
e..ces with the Secretary of State and
other officials. President Wilson gave
instructions tonight 10 Secretary
Bryan to go to Sacramento 10 Counsel
and cooperate" with the California Of
ficials with a view to framing an anti
alien land law which would yet leave
untouched the International obligations
OF the United States"
Secretary Bryan, accompanied by
Robert Rose. who will act as his cor
fidential secretary, expects to leave
washington at q O'Clock tomorrow
evening and to arrive in Sacramento
at 4:4o on Monday afternoon.
Inc impression prevails here that
secretary Bryan will deliver an appeal
to the Legislature at a Joint session.
depending upon his oratory to sway
the legislators from their apparent de-
ter--lnation to enact a law which will
discriminate against the Japanese.
However, the Secretary declared TO-
night that he had not formulated lis
plans. In any event, he will confer
with the leaders and at all times will
be under instructions from President
Wilson, who has assumed personal
charge of the campaign 10 prevent dis
crminatory legislation.
81 am going in tho hope that we may
be able to find the best solution Of tho
difficulty" said Secretary Bryan TO.
night. - feel sure that they in Cali
fornia will enter upon the work with
tho same spirit of cooperation as the
President and ! do. am hopeful. in
deed, that we will be able to arrive at
the wisest solution"
While in Sacramento Secretary Bryan
viii be the guest OF Governor Johnson.
having accepted a telegraphic invita-
ton from the state executive. II is ex-
pected that he will spend several DAYS
in Sacramento. Despite unfavorabIe
reports from California President Will
son is hopeful that Secretary Bryans
mission will produce the desired re-
suit.
In Conference with Envoy.
Viscount Chinds. the Japanese AM
passador, conferred with Secretary
Bryan late this afternoon, but Mr..
Bryan asserted that the ambassador
submitted no fresh representations or
inquiries from Toxic. II is understood
that Ambassador Chinda was particu-
larly anxious TO assure Secretary Bryan
that he was i'm no way responsible for
the printed reports that he had stated
that the passage OF the anti-Japanese
law by the California Legislature
would precipitate VA" between the
United States and japan. To the news
paper men the AMBASSADOR said that he
would not presume to predict war under
any circumstances.
The following formal statement was
given out by Viscount Chinda:
mo visit has been made by the am
bassador to the White House this week,
nor has he ever ninted to anybody at
such an alarming outcome Of the stu.
alton as a possible war between the
two countries.
"In fact, such a contingency has not
been discussed at any phase, so that il
is equally erroneous to say that the
Japanese Ambassador has declared that
we'll as his government, confidently re-
lies upon the sympathetic attitude Of
tho American administration and the
hiqh sense Of justice and fairness OF
tho American people to prevent legisla-
ton adverse to the Japanese.
"In view Of tho gravity Of these re-
ports and of their possible mischief, the
embassy authorizes tho strongest pos
sihle contradiction Of such statements"
At the termination Of his conference
with Ambassador Chinda this after
noon, Secretary Bryan admitted that
the ambassador was much con-
cerned" over the situation, but de-
clned 10 give any hint as to the reason
for the conference. He said the con-
ference was held at the request Of the
amba ssador, but that the latter SUBJ
mitted no additional protests against
the proposed legislation.
Sounded by President.
Before decision relative to sending
Secretary Bryan To Sacramento was
reached President Wilson sounded
Governor Johnson and the presiding
officers of both branches of the Legis-
lature. Whereupon joint resolution
was passed by the Legislature setting
forth that it was agreeable TO Secre-
tary Bryans visit TO Sacramento for
purposes indicated in the Presidents
telegram
The text Of President Wilson's teie-
gram was:
Governor Hiram Johnson, Sacra-
mento, Cal.
Thank you for your patriotic tele-
gram. We find it so difficult from this