Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-15
Siqnificance Attached to Call
at White House by AM
baSSad0r Chinda.
WILSON IS CONFIDENT
OF AMICABLE SOLUTION
Senator La Toilette to Discuss Wis
consin Appointments-Squabble
in Kentucky.

The White House schedule today
showed Niscount Chinda. the Japanese
ambassador. to be slated for call on
President Wilson at 3 o'clock this aft
eInoon. This appointment was made
through the State Department. In
view OF the strong feeling in Japan
against the anti-Japanese legislation
before the California Legislature the
visit became important.
The President yesterday stated that
lie did not believe the Japanese gov
ernment would hold the United States
government responsible for the legis-
lation of any one state. enacted despite
treaty arrangements between this coun-
try and Japan. Coincident with the
remarks of the President were dis
patches from Japan asserting that
there was strong feeling there over
the proposed legislation. and that the
government expected to have the
merits of the California laws tested in
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
agreeable to President Wilson and Sec
-etary Bryan. They would like the
question of state interference with ma
tional treaties settled by the highest
court or Inc IanO. tOSetner Win any
other issues that may arise as an out
come of the California situation.
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
continue optimistic that the Japanese
government will eXonerate this gov
ernment from connection with the hos
tile legislation. The President regrets
that the masses of the Japanese people
will not understand the complicated
system of government in this countrN
by which one state can render null and
fl,nf fra ~ oh iDo Of on
eminent.
La Toilette Scheduled for Conference
Senator La Toilette was also scheduled
for a visit to the President this after
noon. He was sent for to be asked rela-
tive to the appointment of a collector
of internal revenue for. Wisconsin that
the President contemplates making. The
visit is of interest following the criti-
cism of the administration in Senator La
Follette's paper. of the nomination of
John Shelton Williams to be assistant
secretary of the treasury and the failure
10 give that place to Robert Wooley, the
newspaper man who was few days ago
nominated to be auditor for the Interior
Department.
Mr.. La Toilette charged that ''the in
terest" prevented Wooley being named
and brought about the nomination of
Williams. with the further intimation
that the interest were getting a grip
on things under the new administration.
Mr.. Wooley was visitor to the
White House this morning. merely to
pay his respects to the President and
TO thank him, it is said, for the ap-
pointment.
An incident Of the visits Of La Fol-
iette and Wooley is that the President
also saw Senators Martin and Swan
son of Virginia. who are involved in
the chain by which Wooley failed to
become assistant secretary. Wooley is
from Virginia. but has been hostile to
the democratic organization there
headed by Senator Martin. He has
felt. it is said. that Senator's Martin
and Swanson stood in his way White
House information is that these sena-
tors had nothing to do with the case
Of Mr.. Wooley