Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-04-29
THIS SEEMS TO Be ULTIMATE CON.
CESSION UNCLE SAM WILL MAKE
10 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS.
Mr.. BRYAN STATES
HIS own POSITION
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Washington, D. c., April 29.-Secre-
tary Bryan's proposition to the Cali
fornians to suspend the passage and
application of anti-Japanese legisla-
ton until the president has had an
opportunity to negotiate new treaty
with Japan to replace the convention
of 1911, is believed to represent the
ultimate concession which the admin
tration is willing to make in defer
ence to public feeling in California.
The secretary's statement that in
event of passage of legislation in de-
fiance of the presidents advice, he
would feel obliged to "do everything
possible to minimize the i'll feeling
that may be aroused is regarded here
as making a purpose apart from the
government to become intervenor
with the Japanese in any suit they
may bring before the federal courts
to nullify the action of the California
legislature.
Assuming that one of the questions
which Mr. Bryan has transmitted to
the president on behalf of the Cali
fornia legislature is as to the prob
able time for negotiating new
treaty with Japan and just how such
a convention could be framed to
meet the views of California without
being Objectionable to the Japanese,
it may be said that such a method of
settling the present issue already has
been given some consideration.
The existing Japanese treaty was
intended to meet temporary need in
quieting the unrest on the Pacific
coast over school question. Neither
party has been satisfied with its work
ings, and it is remarkable for it's oms-
sions, compared with the other trea-
ties of trade and commerce.
HOLDS DOWN BRYAN's JOB.
Washington, D. c., April 29.-When
the cabinet assembled John Bassett
Moore, acting secretary of state, was
invited by the president to sit in the
place of Mr.. Bryan. 1t is a rare occas'
ion when an acting head of depart
ment sits with the cabinet and usually
he is sent for only for brief period
while the business of his department
is considered.
Mr.. Moore stayed virtually through
out the cabinet meeting, which was
taken as an indication that the Jap
anese question took almost the entire
time of the president and his advisers.
Mr.. Moore, who is an authority on in
ternational law, has given consider
able study to the international phases
of the alien land question in Callfor-
mia.
While the cabinet discussed the
situation in Mexico to some extent.
the principal subject under considera'
ton was the attitude of the Califtr-
mia legislature toward Mr. Bryan's
proposals.
\. No messages We're submitted by The
p7~sident to be sent either to Mr..
Bryan or the California authorities
and members of the cabinet also said
no conclusions had been reached. The
view was expressed, however, the
administration would not recede from
its position as described by Mr.. Bryan !
to the California legislature yester-
day.
In the event of rejection of those
suggestions, cabinet members felt that
the Japanese government would real
ize that the government at Washing
ten had done everything in its power
to prevent discrimination.
There were intimations that some !!
OF the members of the cabinet report
cd a growing sentiment about the
country for more careful inquiry into
the California viewpoint on the Japa-
nese question. This. it was said, how
ever, would be in line with the sug.
gestion to California to postpone CON
until a thorough investiga-
ton could be made and an understand
ing arrived at with Japan through di-
piomatic channels.
Mater Ambassador Chinda visited
state department and had long
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