New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-05
FIRMLY Asserts That the Ma
tionaI Government Must
Maintain Faith in OBJ
servanCe of Treaty.
NOTHING LIKE ULTIMATUM
Reioinder to American Reply to
Protest Against California
Law Leaves Way Open
for and Invites Furth-
er Discussion.
Iron The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, June 2-Japan's re-
ioinder TO this governments reply TO
the Japanese protest against the Cali
fornia anti-alien land ownership law
was submitted TO the Secretary Of
state by Viscount Chinda. the Japan
CSC Ambassador. at I o'clock this af-
ternoOn
Secretary Bryan turned the note over
10 the President this evening and had
an extended conference with him. Il
has not been decided whether the Cahi-
net will take up the question al a spe-
cial meeting tomorrow or whether ne
ton will be DELAYED until Friday. the
regular Cabinet day.
As has been indicated in dispatches
from Toxic. the rejoinder sets forth in
considerable detail that the attitude Of
the United States government toward
the Webb-Bloodgood law is not salts
factory, and that the explanations and
other representations in Secretarv
Bryan's reply do not meet the conJen-
tons Of Japan that the commercial
treaty Of 1911 has been violated and
tia, the law is both discriminatory and
humiliating in its spirit.
Locks TO Federal Government.
The Foreign Office at Toxic looks TO
the national government to prevent the
enforcement Of the objectionable law.
Il does not look favorably on the pro-
posal or suggestion that the japanese
in California have redress in the courts
and that Japan could virtually take thu
initiative in testing the validity Of the
act in the light OF the rights guaran-
ieed by the commercial treaty. II :
firmly asserted by Japan that il de-
wolves upon the United States 10 mein-
tain faith in the observance Of treaty
and that the national government
should institute such judicial action as
the exigencies OF the situation require.
Full recognition Of the states
rights" theory and its relation TO the
controversy is given by Japan, but the
Foreign Office is not inclined 10 believe
that a state has the right 10 enact laws
which contravene treaties, although
there is a clearly defined difference Of
opinion between the Department of
State and the Foreign Office as 10
whether the commercial treaty has
actually been violated. The contention
Of Japan is that treaties would go for
uothing II states had the right To enact
laws in defiance Of the national govern
ment as, il is contended. was done in
California.
Secretary Bryan and Ambassador
Chinda conferred for more than an
hour following the presentation Of the
note. While the notes exchanged are
necessarily decidedly formal. the dis
cussion between the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of the countries is free and
friendly 20 the greatest degree, 50 that
every phase Of the question is debated.
Neither Mr.. Bryan nor Niscount Chinda
would discuss the contents of the re-
joinder, although both indicated that
there was a possibility Of the notes
being made public.
Invites Further Discussion.
Nothing in the nature Of an ulti-
matum Is contained - the Japanese
note It's general tone is TO invite
further discussion Of the controverted
POINTS, and II contains nothing tending
70 make ID a final issue
Further representations VIII he made
BY the United States. and an effort will
Be made 10 satisfy Japan that the
treaty has not been violated and that
California was wholly within her rights
IN enacting the legislation in question.
Toxic. June Efforts are being made
ov prominent men. such as Baron Ei-tchi
snlbusaUa. chairman Of the Toxic Bank
srS Association. and Buei Nakano. chair
man OF the Toxic Chamber OF Commerce.
% Quei. the agitation which has been To-
menied by some merchants in favor OF the
ooycOuinR ~ California. both in connec-
uon with the PANAMA Pacific Exposition
and otherwise
Mr. Nakano is leading A movement TO
SEND the finest exhibits from japan 20
ne exposition. 10 show the true state OF
japanese civilization.
MIL lThMTC nIIT Cu0p1