The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-05
LOOK To FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT ONLY
FOR NU[L|F|CAT|0n
Legal Aspects Overshadowed
by Determination to Secure
Equal Privileges
JAPAN WILL ACCEPT
NOTHING BUT THIS
Do Not Care What Steps Gov
eminent Takes to Nullify
California Law, But 1t
Must Dol Somehow

WASHINGTON, June 4.-The lat
ent Japanese issue confronting the
United States over the California alien
! land law was revived this afternoon
by the presentation of the second
Japanese note in the controversy Wis.,
count Chinda. the Japanese ambassa-
dor. handed to Mr.. Bryan a long coma
munication from his government In
which a fresh appeal Is made to the
United States for the notification Of
the California statute.
The secretary of state and Ambas-
sador Chinda were in conference near
ly two hours. At the conclusion OF
their discussion of the note and ita
contents, Mr.. Bryan left it at the
White House for the president to read
this evening. Mr.. Bryan will discuss II
with him tomorrow and 1t probably
will be the chief topic at the cabinet
meeting on Friday.
Base Reply on Racial Question.
Though the Japanese government
/ looks to the federal government to
render the California statute invalid
by some means and to that end dis
cussed in the note presented today tho
legal aspects OF the situation, the
emphasis of the Japanese protest still
remains on the broad racial question
involved. The ambassador made IL
clear to Mr.. Bryan today that he and
his government still consider the
racial Discrimination involved as
greatly overshadowing the legal
phases Of the matter.
The dissatisfaction Of Japan with
: he vii .r.lxy kn To ,v,ss 4vi<p
inal protest was likewise made clear
in the note presented this afternoon.
II can be said that the Japanese note
informs the United States that the
Toxic government will not condescend
to seek PREPARATION in the federal or
State courts of California. This was
practically the only solution Of the
question offered Japan in the note OF
Mr.. Bryan to which the communists
ton presented by, Ambassador Chind3
| today is a reply,
The ambassador again made 1t clear
| that his government will consent to
look only to the federal government
of the United States for relief from
| operation of the California statute.
What They Desire.
What the Japanese desire is that
the Washington government shall in
stitute proceedings through the courts
to attack the California alien land law.
The Japanese embassy here has made
thorough search into all cases bear
ing in any way upon the present issue
and has brought this acquired knowi-
edge to bear upon the state depart
ment in the communication OF today.
The fact that President Rooseve1t,,
when the Japanese school question
was the question of agitation in Czlf-
fornia. threw the influence OF the fed
eral administration upon the sidA 81
/ Japan Is called to the attention Of
Mr.. Bryan in today's note. At that
time the United States appeared tn
court In two ways. first as the instiga-
tor of suit and also al "amicua
curiae.' or friend OF the court, In 4
suit entered by Japanese resident
of California. Japan nows wants the
Washington government to do the
same thing in the present instance ana
thus bring about the notification of
the California law IL possible.
The Japanese government Is aware
that proceedings cannot be brought
against the California statute until Il
goes into effect next August. They
do not intend, however, that this fact
shall cause any delay In the presenta-
ton of their case The Japanese gov
fernment maintains thar II Is concern
ed little with how the United States
effects the notification of the Cali
/ fornia law so long as It, is nullif1ed.
Naturalization Not Asked.
I In the note presented today Japan
refrained from raising the question
of naturalization. 1t Is expected that
when this fact becomes known in
Japan There will be, to say the least.
popul9f disappointment.
Whether the Japanese government
is holding this matter of naturalization
in reserve for future discussions or not
Ia not definitely known here. There ID
reason to believe that Japan has re-
Trained from asking naturalization be-
cause OF the practical certainty Of
4 meeting with a refusal from the
i United States IL such demand were
presented.
i From reports of the political sit
uation In Japan which have reached
Washington it is indicated that tho
failure OF the Japanese government to
ask for eligibility to citizenship for sts
4 subjects will be taken up by the ops
position to the present administration
4 IN Toxic.
It Is generally believed hyre that
the president will not give his COM
sent to any legal proceedings against
tho California statute. In fact, II ID
not seen here how the administra-
] ton could take the position asked ~
Z the Japanese IS Il already MAJ ~.
ciared it's belief that the California
alien land law ia not in violation 81
the Japanese treaty Of 1871. II aa4He
as Ii there ID danger now uf IN twn
governments coming 70 donA10<
lover this phase Of the iassae. 1s sss
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