Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08

NTI-JAPANESE ISSUE
GIVEN CONSIDERATION
Chief Executive Told California
Legislature Will Pass Bill De-
spite Federal Opposition.

President Wilson's visitors before the
regular cabinet meeting today includ-
| ed William +. McCombs. chairman of
| the democratic national committee:
Representative Fitzgerald. chairman of
the House appropriations committee;
Senator Sheppard of Texas and Rep
resentative Raker of California who
has an appointment to see the Presi-
dent tomorrow. In the afternoon,
after returning from the Capitol the
President received Cardinal Gibbons.
who called to pay his respects, and
shook hands with more than 900 school
teachers from Massachusetts and
Rhode Island.
Tomorrow afternoon he is scheduled
to shake hands with fully 1000 high
school students and school teachers
from New England and other points.
At o'clock this afternoon President
and Mrs Wilson received the American
Cotton Manufacturers Association.
Chairman McCombs did not confer
with the President long. and expects
to see him this afternoon or tomorrow.
Cattlemen Are Alarmed.
Senator Sheppard's visit had to do
with the placing of meats on the free
list. Texas cattleman are greatly
alarmed over this provision. claiming
that it will mean that the beef. trust,
which owns most of the refrigerating
steamships between here and Argentine,
as well as big packing interests there,
will bring in such quantities of Argen-
tine meats as to cut the price of Amerf-
ca, can cattle to low point. Mr.. Sheppard
himself is for free meats. regardless
of its effect, but he presented the posi-
ton of the cattlemen of his state for
the information of the President.
Senator Sheppard said that the Presi-
dent believed the fears Of the cattle
men were not we'll founded, stating
that the facts had been thoroughly in
vestigated by the ways and means
committee and himself. Whatever the
outcome. the President felt that free
meats must be given in the bill He
thought that such a provision will
develop competition in the bringing in
of meats for the people and lead
eventually to lower prices than now
prevail
Representative Fitzgerald discussed
with the President the two appropriation
bills that must be passed at this session
the sundry civil. which President Taft
which failed to get through. The ap-
propriations committee will soon begin
work upon these bills. and the views of
the President were sought.
Anti-Japanese Legislation.
Representative Raker told the President
that his information from California is
that the legislature will pass the pro-
posed laws prohibiting Japanese owning
or leasing lands In that state regardless
of the attitude of the federal govern
ment.
The administration is giving this phase
of the relations with Japan careful con-
sideration and the President and Secre-
tary Bryan went over the matter at the
cabinet meeting. The President has al
ready talked with Secretary Lane of the
Interior Department Mr.. Lane is a Cal
ifornan, and understands sentiment there.
He also sent for Senator Works and Rep
resentative Kent and talked with them.
The California statesmen have been
given to understand that the President
feels that the prop osed legislation would
be a violation of our treaties with Japan,
and that If there is to be anti-alien legis-
lation at all it should be made to apply
TO all aliens without discrimination. Such
a course would eliminate protest from
Japan and would enable the whole ques-
ton to go to the courts for test as to
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