The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-17
Gives Ambassador Chinda Text Of
Governor Johnson's Reply on
Anti Alien Land Law.
TORPEDO FLEET GETS ORDER
Two Batteries Coast Artillery Order
ed to Honoluln-Getting At
lantic Feet Ready.
wAsHHlNGToN. May LITTLE

w WaShiil Noli YIN, may nv
important Incidents OF the Japan
ese situation today were these:
At ) o'clock Ambassador Chinsia
called upon the administration Tor
,he official text or Governor John
sons message announcing his in
toutian to sign the California land
bill.
The document was delivered to
him by Acting Secretary Moore, The
ambassadors visit and interview
were brief.
! Immediately upon the retirement
Of Baron Chinda there was a con-
, ference at the White House between
, President Wilson, Secretary OF Wai
p, Garrison, Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels and Acting Secretary of State
| Moore,
The cruiser Maryland set out
from San Pedro under sealed ord
ers, but it was announced that she
lis going on coallng test
Two companies OF coast artillery
| were ordered to proceed to Honolu-
| Ia. Steps have been taken to in.
leraasa ths defsnsiveness OF Manila
THE hattleship fleet. which unfortu-
nately is In the north Atlantic sea,
is being put in readiness for the
long cruise to the Pacific in case Of
| necessity
Hope Move viii BE Unnecessary.
IL IS the sincere hope and expeeta
tion OF the administration that these
precautionary measures Will prove
unnecessary.
Japan may not formally object tc
, the movement of two batteries OF
artillery But 1t will be remember
ed that one OF the causes which pre-
cipitated the war between that
country and Russia was the action
of the latter in sending warshipf
to Port Arthur,
Torpedo Fleet Under Orders.
| 1t is also stated that the torpedo
| tlotilla has received orders and will
set out at once from San Diego
Whether the movement Of the
Maryland and the reported orders
to the torpedo fleet have any con
ueetion with the present situation
is not known, but the fact that the3
are under orders is admitted in ?
/ statement from the White House to
! night.
This statement, however, is de
cidedly pacific in tone and is to tn
| effect that no orders will be given
for the movement OF warships to thu
Pacific during the negotiations WIFI
Japan over the California land
bill
Japs to Rush Reply.
| Ambassador Chinda has forward.
ed the johnson letter to Toxic. II
| the japanese government acts III
this instance with the same swift
ness that has characterized its con
duct heretofore, Baron Chinda win
doubtless receive an answer tonight
or tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Bryan, absent from toady'
conference, Will doubtless be presen,
at the cabinet meeting tomorrow
| The situation tonight stands nm.
changed.
The demand of Japan is Tor the
vindication OF its national honor.
which is general y regarded as =
preliminary Tor an even stronger de
mand for citizenship in the severa
American states.
Wilson Will Try to Avoid War
President Wilson will never hay,
war with Japan or strained relation,
with that country IL he can avoid i
by any honorable means. Nor vii
he give any cause OF affront +,
Japan, for example. It was reiterat
ed tonight that there would be n,
movements OF ships which could b,
possibly misinterpreted by the Jap
anese
4 II was expected that although th,
orders for the dispatch to Homo ul,
OF the A9th and the l4sd com
panies OF the coast artillery, wer,
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