The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22
GOVERNMENT HANDS OFF.
After California Has Acted Wilson
Will Speak.-President Keep
ing in Touch.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-President
Wilson kept in close touch today WIN
the situation that has arisen over the
proposed allen land legislation. He
read with interest dispatches from To-
kio describing popular feeling against
the bills and studied the text of the
pending measures as we'll as a synop-
sis of similar laws in New YORK. ana
Texas.
The president told his callers that
the federal government must OF neces-
sitv refrain from interference Win
California. while in the process OF leg
islating. and it is not to make known
its attitude to Squirting nations until
the hills are passed He added, how
ever that if any impression had been
circulated in Japan that the admins
+ration here had become Indifferent to
the DEVELOPMENTS in California, such
view was unjustifed and that judg-
ment should be withheld until the
measures are finally framed and
passed.
Keeping in Touch.
Tn The meantime, the president de-
c1ared that every effort was oelng
made to keep in communication with
the California legislature. 1t IS un-
likely that the president will commu-
nicate his views directly or take any
step that will interfere with the leg
islative progress, but he hopes through
members of. congress here to prevent
arv utmost violation of treaty obllga-
tions. Should treaty rights be V1olat-
cd he is hopeful that Japan will with
hold Judgment until the American
courts have dealt with the question.
Outbursts in Toxic.
Government officials look upon the
popular outbursts in Toxic as unWar-
ranted at this time, as the federal
government fully intends to give jap
anese residents every protection and
privilege accorded foreigners under
the favored nation principls OF its
treaties.
At the same time diplomatic circles
nsre are alive to the situation ana
some Of the more prominent embassies
and legations have been ordered 10
<keep their governments advised on
everv action. Protests from Italy
which it is believed might be followed
bv more from other nations, as to the
restriction on aliens, excited mucn
comment among the diplomats, but
,+antion was mostly drawn to the ex-
citing alliances between Japan and the
great mowers which might be affected
in case of a breach between aJpan ana
the United States.
Diplomats on Watch.
Some of the diplomats suggested tna'
il was possible the present japanese
cabinet might be swept from power
through the present agitation and in
the hope of placating popular clamor
= new administration might issue
more emphatic protest or ultimatum TO
the Washington government, White
House officials declare their relatlons
with the japanese government through
} the ambassador here have been most
friendly and that the peculariues OF
the situation are fully understood
Because Of the intimation from To-
kio that along with demand for nat
uralization rights for japanese would
J come literal application in Japan OF
what is known as the claw relating to
foreigners right to ownership in land"
the text of that law is attracting much
attention here. It's application here
tofore has been very loose and there
hare large holdings of land by foreign
ers, including Americans, in many OF
the nlaces prohibited to them.