The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-21
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington. May 20.-Representa-
tive Barthodt of Missouri announced
today that he proposed to Introduce
next Friday a resolution to empower
congress to legisiate exclusively on all
questions affecting the rights of aliens
residing in the United States.
The purpose of the measure would
he to prevent individual states from
passing laws which might cause fric-
ton with foreign countries. Lack of
federal control, he said, affecting the
ability of the government to carrys out
"A treaty in all its Integrity, was a pal
pable defect
Since the death of the old japanese
emperor, the authority of the govern
ment has steadily diminished in resist
ing the growing influence of public
opinion and the spirit Of democracy is
argmenting throughout the empire.
Arthur Bailly- Blanchard, secretary
Of. the United States embassy, visited
Baron Moboah Wakino, the foreign
minister, TO-DAY and related the deter
n,ination OF tt sJaited States govern
ment to exeT ~ influence in order
to find frief1as and satisfactory So
the fact that sswas a. Californian and
not an American question and thanked
the governnaasst Tor Is friendlipess and
for its efforts to restrain excited public
opinion of Japan.
FIND A SOLUTION.
1t is generally believed here that
Washington will find a solution of the
problem, but the more conservative
elements in Japan are now echoing the
public agitation for equal treatment of
the Japanese. They declare that the
racial issue which it is contended is in
volved and the steady recurrence of
enti-Japanese bills should receive
basic curative treatment"
prominent official said today:
The Japanese people feel that their |
ma ational honor is involved. The present |
question will be solved peacefully but |
nence of our traditional friendship Is a |
change of heart in some Americans |
toward the Japanese"
With the answer of the United States !
to Its protest it now devolves upon the |
Japanese foreign Office to take the next |
step in the negotia tions over the Call
fCrnia alien legislation. 1t is said the /
rejoinder to Secretary
Bryan will be strongly argumentaINe
and calculated to result in the conduct
Of the future negotiations on strictly
legal ba sis.
JAPAN TO TEST LAW.
AS It is understood the state depart
nent ts looking to the Japanese gov
arnment, or some Japanese citizen to
test the new law by recourse to the
United States courts, IL may be sig
yif1Cant OF the craving OF dHoLHSi is / ,
sue that the Japanese are believed to
be reluctant to begin such movement.
In his protest of May to the state
department., the Japanese al mbassa dor
8 understood to have made 1t perfectly /,
lear that ia pan finding it impossible
o deal directly with the state of Cali
'ornia. was relying entirely upon the
ederaI government to insure what he
believes to be fair treatme for its
subjects. Probably that contention
vii he extended to cover the legal test
# the California land law, though the
ordinary procedure in such cases would
,e to allow a Japanese subject threat
med with eschea tment of his lands, to
,eein action by application for a. in
JUNCTION
Meanwhile it is expected that several
laws will elapse before the Japanese /,
ejoinder is received. in view of the
act that ten days were taken for the )
,rena ration and delivery of the Amer
can reply to the original protest. 8