Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-19
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| lStSu Win W the HdtlOHdl SOAGTH-
ment is the burden OF the reply to
the Japanese protest, which today is
tentatively prepared by Secretary
Bryan.
Its publication is not contemplated
| new and possibly will not be public
| until Viscount Chinda has had an OPP
portunity to communicate its con-
tents to Toxic.
II is understood Bryan's reply re-
cites at length the steps taken with
| the California legislature on behalf
direct way, serves notice that moth
ing further can lie done to cross the
legislation CT a sovereign state.
There is no contention in Wash
ington that the drastic anti-alien land
law passed by Arizona will become
| a feature of the controversy with
Japan. There are few Japanese in
Arizona and, so far as has been in
Dictated, Ambassador Chinda has
made no open protest of the action
of that Commonwealth.
Yellow Press Warned.
Criminal prosecution of unscrupu-
lous newspaper editors, who, without
justification, have printed alarming
stories of how near war is between
the United States and Japan, was
urged today by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, himself newspaper editor
and publisher.
War scares and reports that the
government is facing crisis be-
cause of the Japanese agitation and
is preparing for an international
struggle" said Secretary Daniels to-
day, land statements that the truth
is being withheld and the public de-
ceiyed by the authorities are justi-
fed only so far as the public will
permit itself to be misled by certain
INSCRIPTIONS portions of the press"
Still Good Feeling.
Conservative educators and bust
ness men of all kinds are condemn
ing the present agitation over the
California situation as irresponsible
and uncalled-for. They strongly re-
iterate expressions of good feeling
for the United States.
With both the American and Japa-
nese governments awaiting the final
action of Governor Johnson on the
anti-alien land bill, the possibility of
postponing the operation of the pro-
posed California law by invoking the
referendum is again being discussed
in official circles
The overwhelming majority for
the Webb bill in both branches of the
California legislature makes some
Californians in Washington doubtful
whether the necessary signatures
for referendum, twenty-five per
cent of all the voters, could be OBJ
tanned.
The French chamber will be asked
tomorrow to vote four hundred mil
lion francs to meet the expenses of
placing the army on a basis which
will remove any fears of German
aggression.
The series of earthquake shocks,
which have been causing alarm in
many parts of Italy, continued today,
when two severe volcanic disturb
ances rocked the hills to the north
of the capitol.
Both shocks were felt in the upper
part of the city. One of the huge
blocks in the ruined Temple of BAG
chus was dislodged from its base and
broke into three parts.
In the lower Alps many of the
peasantry are greately excited.
CONGRATULATIONS are being extend
ed Brig. Gen. John P. Wiser in San
Francisco, who has received tele-
graphic tidings OF his selection to
fill one of the vacancies created by
the retirement Of Brig.-Gens. Walter
S. Schuyler and Fred A. Smith.
Topographic announcement has
come that Capt. Walter c. Short and
Capt. Douglas McCaskey, both of the
First Cavalry, have been transferred
to the Fourth Cavalry They will
sail for Hawaii on the transport leav-
ing San Francisco July 5.
Miss Fanny ,Bixby, philanthropist
and sociologist, sister of Geo. H.
Bixby, the Long Beach millionaire
who is now under indictment on a
Charge OIL CO1lIlUuJlllS W .IHC uCHll-
quency of Helen Barker and Marie
Brown Levy, believes that the vice
probe in Los Angeles should be con-
tinued with renewed Figor. II
The first of the new detachments
of United States Coast Artillery to |
be sent to Hawaii to bring the garri- /
son for the defense of Pearl harbor |
up to ten thousand men, left today |
from Slocum, New York.
The force consists of two hundred
and fifty men under the command of
Captain J. L. Roberts.
While the dispatch of these and |
other reinforcements of men behind |
the big guns to guard the Pacific ma
val base have 10 immediate relation
to the California-Japanes contro-
versy, it is said BY the army officers
to be an important tactic test of the
rapidity with which a United States
army could be modified on the, far
flung oceanic frontier.
The railroads and transports were
yiyaD only tho harpSf notice and the