The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-09

Capital Is Confident Enough
Referendum Signers Can
Be Obtained to Delay
California Act
NATURE OF JAPAN'S
PROTEST DUE.TODAY
Spirit if Not Letter Of Treaty
Violated Is the Prob
able Claim

! WASHINGTON. D. c., May Sit Is
believed in Washington that the refer
Iendum movement being urged by Theo-
dore Bell of San Francisco may have
the effect OF postponing the entire
question for period long enough for
the United States and Japan to arrive
lat an understanding. or perhaps nego-
ttiate new treaty covering disputed
spoints.
While Secretary. Bryan declined to
tdfscnss the referendum and White
House officials were equally reticent
it IS known that friends OF the adj
ministration have told the president
| that there would be no difficulty in get
ting sufficient signers In California to
compel referendum at the polls on
the alien bill
In the meantime 1t is expected that
the president or Secretary Bryan will
advise Governor Johnson of the atti-
tude of the federal government.
JAPANESE PROTEST TODAY
The governor has agreed to with
hold his signature from the bill at
least until the return to Washingto
Of Secretary Bryan.
He has until May Is to act on the
| measure. The japanese government,
Through Ambassador Chinda, will ac-
iquaint Secretary Bryan early tomorrow
of the nature OF its objections to the
ialien land bill awaiting Governor john
sons Signature IN California, and by.
noon It If especaeQ that the position
OF the, United States government will
have been Defined 10 the ,ambassa dor.
This understanding followed confer
fences which Secretary Bryan had late
today with President Wilson and with
Ambassador Chsnda. Secretary Bryan
had to hurry away to Baltimore to at
tend dinner there. and he talked with
! Ambassador Chinda only a few
minutes. arranging to meet him at
$50 o'clock tomorrow. Immediately
after which. by special arrangement.
the president and his cabinet will meet
to discuss the Japanese protest
NATURE OF PROTEST. UNKNOWN
Afterward Mr. Bryan will confer
again with Ambassador Chinda. ex-
tration.
! Secretary Bryan discussed the Cali
fernia situation at length with John
Bassett Moore. counselor of the depart
ment.
IT is not known whether the views of
| the Washington government will be
transmitted tomorrow or after Secre-
tary Bryan returns here Monday on his
! trip to New York, where he goes to-
morrow night to address the banquet
to the commission arranging for the
celebration of the treaty of Ghent.
/ Neither at the state department. nor at
the Japanese embassy. can any state
ambassadors forthcoming communica-
1 ton.
TO CITE INDIRECT VIOLATION
i The field of speculation. however. is
not broad. the recognized probabilities
being a contention by the Japanese
government that the California legisla-
tion would violate the spirit, il not the
letter. OF the treaty between the United
States and Japan in that 1t withdraws
from Japanese in California privileges
of land holding and leasing necessary
| to the transaction of their business and
a general proposition to negotiate a
new treaty of trade and commerce
Secretary Bryan may meet these
1 propositions with a suggestion that
! their consideration be deferred until
the California law has been signed and
the United States courts have passed
] upon It's constitutionality.
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