Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Declares That California and Arr
IONA Anti-AIien Laws Are Of
Tense to Her Pride, Dignity and
HOnor-The Text Kept Secret,
Bryan Rushes Message to Presi-
dent-U. S. Reply Found Insult
fcient-"An Early and Salts
factory Answer" Is Requested.
Bv JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.

WASHINGTON, June Inc lOIS
delayed answer of the japanese ma
ton to the American reply has been
delivered by Ambassador Chinda to
Secretary Bryan.
After the two had held more than
an hours secret and earnest discus
sion, Secretary Bryan took the docu-
ment in person to President Wilson.
The retotnder asserts unequivocally:
That Japan is on plane Of
- absolute equality with the
leading nations of the world.
That, therefore, the discrimi-
&. nation of the California and
Arizona alien land laws constitute
an offense to the pride, dignity
and honor of Japan.
Much Secrecy Is Maintained.
An extraordinary degree of secrecy
was thrown by the White House and
the State Department around the
japanese note.
The Sunday American correspond
ent asked Viscount Chinda, imme-
diately on his leaving the State De-
partment to state in general terms
the purport of the rejoinder,
my lips are absolutely sealed" re-
piled the Ambassador.
"Can you say" he was asked,
whether the reply OF the United
States TO your Government was salts
factory or unsatisfactory, as reported
here from Japan?"
at would be premature" replied
the Ambassador, "to answer that in
auiry. The reioinder ! have delivered
is the only answer to that question
and am net at liberty to dis
euss it,"
Secretary Bryan Retieent.
Secretary Bryan was requested to
make a statement as to the contents
of the japanese message.
Not a word" he replied.
He was asked If his taking the
document at once to the White House
meant it would call for a special
meeting Of the Cabinet.
That" said Mr.. Bryan, lis mat
ter for the President"
The answer Of the United States to
Japan asserted three things.
That the treaty of 1911 was not
violated.
That the evident intention of the
California alien land law was to &C
eormodate itself to the treaty.
That Japan should exhaust all rem
edies in the courts before she could
complain Of any abridgrent of the
RIGHTS Of Japanese in America.
Rsjoindsr Not Utimatum.
The answer invited further diplo-
matte discussion.
The rejoinder takes issue with all
Of these contentious.
The answer Of the japanese Am
bassador to the inquiry of The Ameri-
can. however. indicates that the re-
ioinder is not an ultimatum in the
technical sense, although il presents a
situation that can be changed only by
diplomacy. The United States is ex-
pected either to yield or to offer some
solution not yet suggested.
The Japanese document is very long
and is a firm reassertiOn OF the posi-
ton assumed by Japan in her first
protest.
It is apparent that Japan has not
yielded one jot or title of her conten-
ton that the citizens Of Japan are en-
titled 10 fun equality Of treatment by
rne United States with any other civ
iifzed people.
Demands Amends BY U. s.
Japan also firmly asserts L is the
obiieation and duty of the United
States to make amends for the insult
10 it's people in the California land
law.
II is admitted by officials Of the |
Government that Japan has officially |
and aggressively taken cOgnizance Of
the Arizona land law as a distinct
aggravation Of the California offense.
Il is understood Japan has elimi- /
mated the question Of United States |
Supreme Court decision on these two Z
laws as remedy for its complaint. |
TINS position IS based upon the sle- |.
uent Of uncertainty in the character ;
Of the Supreme Court decision.
The japanese officials take the
ground that as the California land
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