New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-10
Special Meeting Of Cabinet Ex-
peCted to Consider Her OBJ
jeCtionS to Legislation.
AMBASSADOR VISITS BRYAN
Conferences Suspended While
the Secretary Goes to New
York, but Will Be Resumed
This Morning.
From Tie Tribune Bureau. 2

Washington. Nav 9-Secretary Bry-
ans engagement TO speak IN New York
tonight made il necessary that the
negotiations between Viscount Chinda,
the japanese Ambassador. and the De-
partment Of State regarding the OBJ
jections Of Japan 10 the anti-alien
land bill passed by the California Leg
islature be suspended until tomorrow,
after a strong formal protest had been
presented to-day.
Conferences will he held by Secre-
tary Bryan and Ambassador Chinda.
and it is believed there will be a special
meeting Of the Cabinet TO consider the
japanese representations and receive a
more detailed report regarding Mr.
Bryan's mission TO Sacramento. Just
before leaving for New York Secretary
Bryan made an appointment with the
ambassador for $50 o'clock tomorrow
morning. and limited that, following a
meeting of the Cabinet, there would be
another conference with the ambas-
sadOr.
1t is the desire of the administra-
, ton to impress on the ambassador, and
through him on his government, the
fact that. despite the passage of the
alien land act, the situation is still
purely tentative. Secretary Bryan will
point out to Ambassador Chinda that
CALIFORNIA; step cannot be regarded as
fait accompli so long as there remain
two material possibilities by which the
legislative act may be set aside. one
is its repeal as a result of the referen-
DUN. and the other is the possible null
LEGATION Of the statute by judicial de-
cision.
1t s-thc earnest desire Of the admin
istration to avert an appeal by Japan
for arbitration by The Hague or any
other tribunal. That step must await
the termination of the tentative char
acter Of the California statute, but II
would be one which the administration
! appreciates would be attended with dill
fculty. not TO say embarrassment, IN
view of the somewhat narrow limita-
lions common TO all the general treaties
of arbitration which the United states
/ has with foreign powers.
/ As the treaty with Japan presents 90
many different phases. when studied in
/ the light of the anti-alien land BILL IT
/ will be some time before the Depart
ment of state can express any definite
opinion on the question of whether the
act is actually in violation Of the con
vention. John Bassett Moore. coun-
sellor for the department. is making a
careful study Of the law and Its rela-
ton TO the treaty, and is not yet pre-
pared TO say whether or not a viola
ton Of the treaty obligations is threat
ened.
The nature Of the japanese objections
presented to-day can be only surmised,
! as by mutual agreement the parties to
! the cOnferen refrained from discuss
: ing IL. That il is based on the general
( charge that the California act would
discriminate against japanese subjects
is believed .rtain. 1t is not known
whether a violation of the treaty is al
legged or a broad charge made that the
principles Of international law have
been disregarded. The entire CORE
spondence so far had on this subject
soon will be given to the public in the
! United states as well in japan.