The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-16
PUBLISH JAP KICK
Uncle Sam Laying Plans to
Print Alien Protest.
Diplomatic Practice to Make
Due Allowance.
NO MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
President Wilson Tries to Pre-
vent "War ScareS."
Secretary Bryan Working on
Answer of e. s.
NO MOVEMENT OF TROOP!

Washington. May 16.-President
Wilson and the cabinet today consid-
cred the reply of the United States to
Japan's protest against the California
anti-aIien land law and 1T was an
nounced an answer to the japanese
note probably would be delivered very
soon. Secretary Bryan presented a
draft of the answer which is believed
to have been substantially approved.
1t may be made public after delivery
to the Japanese ambassador, though
that was not definitely determined
today.
1t is probable that steps soon will
be taken to publish the text of the
japanese protest though it may be
deferred until the answer of the Unit
ed States has been delivered. Al
though frequent inquiries from the
Japanese ambassador indicate a dis
position to press the negotiations
probably in recognition of the state of
public mind in Japan, diplomatic prac-
tice warrants an. allowance of at least
several days for the delivery of the
state department answer. Mr.. VIII
sons announcement that there are to
he no movements of troops or ships
that could be connected with the stu
alton is expected by official circles to
he construed as evidence of his con-
adjusted by diplomacy.
So far the order has not interfered
with the plan to send some coast ar
tillery troops from San Francisco to
reinforce the garrison in Hawaii. But
as the movement is in execution of
comprehensive plans for permanent
garrisons, in the insular possessions
and in the canal zone outlined by the
general staff last fall, and approved by
former President Taft and former
any suggestion of friction with Japan,
it is believed it's execution will not
be in violation of the presidents in
struction of yesterday. The admins
tration had been endeavoring to dis
courage "war scares" by every pos
sible means as was evidenced by exec
utfve disapproval of an order last week
for the immediate dispatch from New
port to Norfolk of the submarine flo
tilla.
Action After Conference.
This decision of the president was an
nounced in answer to a report current
in official circles that precautionary
movements by the army and navy were
contemplated and had been discussed at
a conference between the president,
ment. Secretary Garrison of the war
department and Acting Secretary Moore
of the state department.
Mr.. Moore went to the White House,
it was explained to discuss the franz
ing of a reply to the recent Japanese
protest against the California land leg
islation while the war and navy secre-
taries called to discuss routine affairs
of their departments.
The furor which called forth the
White House statement probably be-
gan its rounds when the war depart
ment public orders to three officers
and two companies of coast artillery
to sail for San Francisco for Honolulu
about May "a. These orders. it was
explained, were in conformity with the
program for the completion of a per-
manent and sufficient garrison at Ha-
waii outlined in the last annual re-
port of the secretary of war, and mere
ly carried out plans of long standing.
They relieved William c. Rafferty,,
Coast Artillery corps, of the command
of the coast defenses of the Potomac
and of the post of Fort Washington,
to sail for Honolulu with the One
Hundred and Nineteenth and the One
Hundred and Forty-third companies
OF coast artillery; assigned Captain
George L. Hicks, jr., to accompany
Colonel Rafferty, as a member of his
staff, and directed Major Frank w
Coe, now personnel officer, North At
lantic Coast Artillery district, to sail
on the same steamer.