The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-25
HOPEFUL FOR BEST
SECRETARY BRYAN
LEAVES FOR COAST
Administration VIII Deal With
Sitaution From Viewpoint
of Japanese
Johnson APOSTLE
OF STATE RIGHTS
Issues Statement to Explain At
titude of California, But
Maintains 1t Can Do
AS 1t Pleases

WASHINGTON. April 24--After a
final conference with President VIII
son at the White House this after
noon. Secretary of State Bryan left
for Sacramento TO counsel with the
State legislature in the hope that the
difficulties which have arisen from
the anti-Japanese agitation may be
cleared up
lust before his departure, Mr..
Bryan said.
Il go hopefully, bur with full real
izetion Of the responsibility, The
purpose Of MY visit is to determine In
what way the present situation can
he remedied.
United states and Japan.
The secretary would not say spe-
rsfleaiiy that he intended TO try 10
bring about the enactment Of law
which will net discriminate against
Japanese residents of California with
regard TO land ownership. From in
formation obtainshle however, the
belief has been formed that the ad~
ministrat.on at present intends to deal
with he situation from the japanese
viewpoint, rather than from that Of
the ca'ifornians. and to seek 20 shape
the California legislation as nearly as
possible To coincide with the wishes
OF the Japanese government in the
expectation that il the mai results
are not entirely satisfactory. al least
this government viii he in a better
position to answer the formal objee-
tons Of Afnbassa dor Chinda
President Wilson and his advisers
it Is understood. feel that the course
they are following certainly will re-
suit in the establishment Of a better
feeling toward the national govern
nlent, both hy the Japanese lower
classes, who are responsible for the
MAR uprtstngs reported ia the Toxic
dispatches. and by the Japanese adj
minsstration itself
President wilson himself was auth
GRITTY for the statement today that the
situation had come 80 a standStill, and
that 10 developments were expected
until Secretary Bryan reached Sacra-
nento.
When he made this statement the
president made IL clear that al pres
ent the best of feeling exists between
the Japanese arr bassador and the
United States authorities
Secretary Bryan left on the Penn
ssiyania railroad at e:45. accom-
panied only by Robert Rose, who was
his confidential secretary in the cam
paien II 1905 Mr.. Bryan expects to
reach Sacramento Monday afternoon
johnson Explains,
SAN FRANCISCO April - I'm an
effort 10 set the State administration
right With the public, and with of
Gals al Washington. after the send
ing " kilograms To President Wilson
Yesterday, which were held bv many
members Of the legislature to be in
sHltlng 60 their tone, Governor John
son today issued a statement i'm which
ne upheld the Democratic doctrine of
State rights. and said that California
should bo able To legislate as 1t saw
ut without such stir of public
opinion throughout the whole eoun-
Try There was no reason. he main
tanned why California should not he
allowed ia pass laws without inter-
ference from the federal government.
or any one else.
While the kilograms sent to Presi-
dent Wilson indicated that the lcgis-
iatare will do as it pieases in the mat
ter of alien land bills. the alien land
hill that VIII become a law, If the bill
becomes law this session. will not
he drawn and ready for the legislature
until after Secretary OF State Bryan
has seen it, Senator Newton Thomp-
son, of Los Angeles asserted that
there would be no hurry in drawing
the bill. and that it would be time
enough To present when. Secretary
Bryan arrives.
THE proposed amendments to the
RirdSal bill will be ready for con-
sideration at the time Secretary Bryan
arrives Monday afternoon" said Sena-
tor Thompson.
Chinese Also Protest.
While the Thompson amendments
will constitute virtually new bill.
1t will be known as the Birdsall bill
Resides the protests made against
the proposed legislation by japanese,
the Chinese commercial organizations
OF San Francisco have voiced pro- ,
test against discriminatory legislation
such as is proposed by the administra-
tion leaders. The protest of the San
Francisco bodies was introduced into
the proceedings Of the upper house by
Senator u. j Rehan. II was signed by
officers of the Chinese Consolidated
RenevSlent association. Chinese Six
companies. Chinese chamber of com
merce and Chinese Merchants asso-
citation.