The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-12
If CALIFORNIA
GAN Be PATIENT
Demands Can be Worked Out BY the
National Government II state
Does Not Force
an Issue.
BRYAN rs STILL BUSY
Secretary Of State, President Wilson
and Ambassador chlnda Are
Endeavorinu 70 Settle
the Controversy.

4 limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Will
son administration resumed its
marking time. in the Caiifornia-Jap.
anese situation. Nothing further can
be done, 1t was pointed out at the
state department, until Governor
Johnson acts. Word was expected
from the California executive today,
and arrangements have been com
tpleted by Secretary Of State Bryan
| to resume his conference with Am.
bassador Chinda Just as soon as Cali
Ifornia makes It's next move.
Much emphasis was placed on the
]clause in the telegram sent Governor
Johnson asking for delay by those
familiar with the entire situation. It
was accepted as proof that the infor.
NAL conferences between Bryan and
Chinda have resulted in an under
dstanding OF what could be accom-
plished through the medium OF new
treaty. 1t Is pointed out that, in ef.
ifect, the promise is made by the ad-
lministration that II California will
only be patient and not force an Is
Esue, its demands will be worked out
i by the national government.
The president also made II very
pain that he Is In sympathy with
4 some OF the contentious OF the Cali
4 fornians and emphasized his state
ssIpaent that Japan sis VIII ling TO ca.oper
& afej with the United tSates In remedy
ling any abuses. And It is claimed By
! officials familiar with the situation
i that his positive declaration In effeci
that Japan is friendly nation will
ling to cooperate in the establishment
& iof harmonious relations gives the liz
direct to the lingo attempt to make
the controversy a war issue.
!, Although there was genera. be
LIEF that Governor Johnson would ig
more the protest and sign the bill, |
Ia known that this belief was no
shared by the president personally
He was hopeful that the California
q executive would recognize the logic o
1.-THE latest appear to him and veto th'
llbill thus affording the administration
1.-THE delay necessary automatically t
! remedy the complaints. And becaus
lot this belief the president, 1T was es
Il planned, has refused to consider an.
future action until the California
! executive has spoken.
) Japs Protest is Earnest.
.ITBy John Edwin Nevin, Staff CORES
: pondent United Press.l
!. WASHINGTON, May 12.-Charac
terization of the Japanese govern
J. ment's protest against the pendinl
7 lanti-alien land owning legislation il
: California as very earnest" was tn
language OF Secretary of State Bryal
and not OF AMBASSADOR Chinda.
The negotiations between the an
, bassador and this government. hav
been extremely friendly, accordin
President Wilson, who talked frank
j ,,iy about the situation at his audienc
to the newspaper correspondents Il
t Eday. He explained that there ha
t been extremely friendly, according t
i withholding from the public tn
9 language of the protest. Instead, Jal
s- an had desired to be perfectly fran
r and to express herself with freedor
that might not have been considere
Il possible If the communications wer
otto be Immediately made public an
g the president had considered in cons'
Ii lquence that the protest should b