The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-05-27
JAPANESE CABINETS
FATE IS INVOLVED
Will Be Overturned if the Cali
fornia Land Bill Be Not
Fought.

TOXIC, May 14.-Aside from the ut
terances that are appearing in the
jingo press, it is realized here that the
fate of the new cabinet depends upon
its attitude toward the Land Owner
ship BIZ in California. Whatever the
fate of the bin or it's ultimate status
as established by the United States
Supreme Court, for it is not questioned
that it will be declared unconstitution.
al as infringing the Japanese-American
Treaty of 1911, there is desire of
all classes that japan shall make such
representations at Washington that
will prevent the subject from becom
ing chronic.
1t is remembered that when the sub
iect came up in President Roosevelt s
administration he replied by sending
the United States battleship fleet
around the world, and that in Presi-
dent Taft's time, in the case of
Oregon, the federal government took
n firm stand against that State. Such
state of affairs should end, it is de-
clared, and the Toxic Asahi, which
possibly represents the rational senti-
ment here, urges that as soon as the
California affair shall be settled the
two countries work together to pre-
vent future ill.feeling. This paper
proceeds:
"The United States is said to have
been founded in the spirit of humanity.
We are told that the Democrats, who
are now in power in America, espe-
cially cling to this spirit of humanity.
For our part, we Japanese are ever
grateful to the Americans for the fact
that our country was first opened to in
ternational intercourse through their
forefathers But the Americans who
introduced us to the world are now
seeking to shut their doors against us
and the people which always processes
its adherence to the spirit of humanity
are now planning most discriminatory
treatment against the japanese.
+" But what most surprises us in this
connection is the attitude of President
Wilson on the question. He is report
ed as having decided not to take any
decisive step against this anti-Japanese
bill, but merely to submit it, after 1t
has passed the Legislature, to the Su-
i preme Court to determine whether il
does not violate the American Consti-
tuition or the American-Japanese treaty
He is further reported as having sug
gested that the California Legislature
draft the bill in such n form as not
to affect the vested rights of the Japa
nese, and simply to forbid the pur
chase of land by the Japanese in the
J future. Is the President persuaded
that Americans can adopt any discrim
inatory measures against the japanese
if only these measures do not affect
the vested rights of the Japanese
Does he really think that in case tn,
Supreme Court S Judgment is in favor
of the Californian9 on this question
the issue will not injure America-Japa
nese relations in any wayf
1--WE regret that the President, upor
whom the japanese most rely, SHOULD
| take such an optimistic view of thii
question. If he thinks the Japanes,
, will once again calmly yield to thu
! American demand he is mistaken. TIL,
F, public here are deeply aroused and tn,
various public bodies have adopted
resolutions requesting the American
to reconsider their attitude, and earn
estly de9lring the rejection of the bill
] in question by the California legisla
ture.