The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-23

ldHu plll USCdluS tuS law VI inc SIdI6
Monday. Against the protests of Japan
and representations of President Will
soraand his personal envoy, Secretary |
of State Bryan, Governor Johnson
signed the bill and ninety days after |
the adjournment of the legislature, or
on August 10, the act becomes opera
tive
MISUNDERSTANDING Bryan Mon
day handed Ambassador Chinda the
reply of the United States govern
ment to the Japanese protest against
the California alien land legislation.
The ambassador Immediately cabled
it to Toxic. No intimation as to the
nature of the reply was given out.
Upon learning through press dis
patches that Governor Johnson had
signed the Webb land act, Secretary
Bryan telephoned Viscount Chinda and
invited him to come to the state de-
partment to receive the reply which
he had been anxiously awaiting since
the presentation of his own note on
May 9.
When the answer had been deliver
ed the secretary and the ambassador
conferred earnestly for an hour re-
garding the general aspect of the prob,
lem. Of course, the opinions express.
ed were tentative; as for his part the
ambassador felt that he must be guild
ed entirely by the directions of the
foreign office at Toxic and he could
:: only surmise what might be the atti
tude of the officials at home.
In view of the understanding be
tween the two governments regarding
Withholding of the correspondent
from publicity; none OF the official
J at the White House, the state depart
e meiit or the Japanese embassy care
: to indicate the nature of the Japanes
il objections, or of Secretary Bryan's r.
d ply.
c From other sources, however,
l. was gathered that while the Japanes
y allege technical violations OF tn
L. treaty of 1911 by the California Law
a these relate to minor provisions sue
g. as that prohibiting Japanese from i
heriting property in California. II
j. real weight of objection is again
lie the spirit of the whole legislatic
Of which is regarded as distinctly dl
S. criminatory against the Japanese. III
lie spirit of the convention, as we'll
O. the general principles of information
Of law. are regarded by Japan as OF
le ragged by this act The fact that &
Id United States has entered into trea
ed relations with Japan is cited as
e. admission of equality.
he In his answer, Secretary Bryan
o. understood to have recounted
nd length efforts made by the administ
m ton to guard against an infrlngeme
of the treaty rights of the Japane
lie Officials here believe that this 81
tx stantially has been accomplished a
in that at any rate, if the Japanese g
- eminent takes contrary view, 1t v
of be an easy matter for it to test
en- matter in American courts. TINS
lg, pointed out to seem to remove the
err. sue from one of treaty CONSTRUCT
he if the state departments view is
ian rect, to the broad field OF internatlo
ion law. 1t is realized here that the j
My anese government is not much c
his cerned about the exclusion OF It's
ay- ieets from America, for they
SON much needed in Manchuria, Korea
of Formosa. Underlying the whole
lection, it is said, is the intense
tional pride of the Japanese WI
nan has been touched to the quick oy
mes general development of antl-Japal
the feeling on the Pacific coast